Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 873 · 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 “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) scrubbed (c) whispered
2. 2.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) tossed (b) crept (c) stared
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
   “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) slammed (b) munched (c) fluttered
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) giggled (c) stared
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) soared (b) raced (c) giggled
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) fluttered (c) stared
7. 7.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) staggered (b) slammed (c) fluttered
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) walked (c) came
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) went (c) spoke
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
    “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) slammed (c) tossed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) nibbled (b) shouted (c) soared
12. 12.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) fluttered (b) crept (c) gobbled
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) went (b) shouted (c) spoke
14. 14.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) scribbled (c) muttered
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) grabbed (b) sipped (c) staggered
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) plunged (c) tiptoed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) shouted (b) soared (c) leapt
18. 18.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) scribbled (b) tumbled (c) munched
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) went
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) staggered (b) sprinkled (c) whispered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) slammed (b) soared (c) shouted
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) came (b) fell (c) plunged
23. 23.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) shouted (b) plunged (c) leapt
24. 24.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) shouted (c) sprinkled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) gulped (b) clutched (c) scrubbed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) nibbled (b) scribbled (c) crept
27. 27.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sipped (b) strolled (c) giggled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) trudged (c) went
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) giggled (b) dashed (c) sprinkled
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) did (b) hurled (c) threw
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) strolled (c) did
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) made (b) walked (c) wandered
33. 33.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) trudged (c) staggered
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) scribbled (b) fluttered (c) raced
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) scribbled (b) dashed (c) munched
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) had (c) drank
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) came (c) tossed
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) shut (c) came
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) came (c) looked
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) soared (b) shouted (c) grabbed

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