Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 869 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Show HOW): Spot the weak verb: went, ate, said, looked, walked, took. Ask HOW it was done: quietly? greedily? quickly? Choose the strong verb that means exactly that: tiptoed, gobbled, dashed.

1. 1.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) raced (c) leapt
2. 2.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) plunged (b) gobbled (c) raced
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) clutched (c) got
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) peered (b) scrubbed (c) munched
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) drank (c) did
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) did (c) giggled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) got
8. 8.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) sprinkled (b) crept (c) whispered
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) glanced (b) sobbed (c) sipped
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) had (b) crawled (c) moved
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) got (c) munched
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) peered (c) raced
13. 13.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) giggled (b) tumbled (c) peered
14. 14.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) shouted (b) gulped (c) peered
15. 15.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) soared (b) tossed (c) slammed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) grabbed (b) crawled (c) whispered
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) sipped (c) dashed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) ran (c) went
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) slammed (b) tumbled (c) tiptoed
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) had (c) plunged
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) tumbled (b) strolled (c) slammed
22. 22.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) whispered (b) munched (c) sprinkled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) gulped (b) shouted (c) staggered
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) staggered (c) made
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) dashed (b) blazed (c) soared
26. 26.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) tumbled (c) blazed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) sipped (b) sobbed (c) crept
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) had
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) tossed (b) trudged (c) peered
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) scribbled (b) tossed (c) plunged
31. 31.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) hurled (c) scribbled
32. 32.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) plunged (b) muttered (c) glanced
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) gulped (b) scribbled (c) trudged
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) went (b) burned (c) blazed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) did (b) looked (c) glanced
36. 36.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) crawled (b) scrubbed (c) sobbed
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) leapt (b) plunged (c) gobbled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) tiptoed (c) leapt
39. 39.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) staggered (b) hurled (c) shouted
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) went (c) spoke

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