Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 871 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) had (b) laughed (c) giggled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) made (b) sprinkled (c) put
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) tumbled (b) stared (c) strolled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) blazed (b) peered (c) dashed
5. 5.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) tossed (b) plunged (c) whispered
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) stared (b) slammed (c) hurled
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) leapt (b) hurled (c) slammed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) made
9. 9.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) fluttered (b) leapt (c) shouted
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) flew (c) got
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) fluttered (b) sipped (c) staggered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) went (c) drank
13. 13.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) nibbled (c) stared
14. 14.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) crawled (b) fluttered (c) munched
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) giggled (b) wandered (c) munched
16. 16.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) trudged (b) hurled (c) gobbled
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) got (c) went
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) had (c) shouted
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) fell (c) had
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) hurled (c) trudged
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) trudged (b) grabbed (c) scribbled
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) dashed (b) sipped (c) scrubbed
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) walked (c) came
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) clutched (b) scribbled (c) staggered
25. 25.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) dashed (c) glanced
26. 26.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) gulped (b) clutched (c) crawled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) got (c) staggered
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) did (b) muttered (c) spoke
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) made (c) tumbled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) got (b) walked (c) trudged
31. 31.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) plunged (b) nibbled (c) dashed
32. 32.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) gulped (b) wandered (c) sprinkled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) had (b) munched (c) ate
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) glanced
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) held (b) got (c) clutched
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) blazed (c) hurled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) staggered (b) munched (c) slammed
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) muttered (c) glanced
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) made (c) nibbled
40. 40.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) wandered (b) sprinkled (c) tossed

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