Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 882 · 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 “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) glanced (b) tiptoed (c) nibbled
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) made (c) ate
3. 3.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) wandered (b) crawled (c) gobbled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) tumbled (b) leapt (c) clutched
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) went (b) tiptoed (c) walked
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) did (b) staggered (c) walked
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) soared (c) stared
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) grabbed (b) plunged (c) munched
9. 9.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) munched (c) peered
10. 10.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) munched (b) hurled (c) scrubbed
11. 11.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) raced (b) glanced (c) muttered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) made (b) walked (c) strolled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) gulped (c) trudged
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) had (c) spoke
15. 15.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) tossed (b) raced (c) plunged
16. 16.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) tossed (c) sobbed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) muttered (b) staggered (c) scribbled
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) fluttered (b) stared (c) grabbed
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) strolled (c) tumbled
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) nibbled (c) blazed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) made (c) plunged
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) soared (c) scribbled
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) went (b) ran (c) raced
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) trudged (b) crept (c) scribbled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) munched (b) tiptoed (c) fluttered
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) nibbled (b) shouted (c) slammed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) made (c) slammed
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) went (c) gulped
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) made (b) crawled (c) moved
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) came (c) sobbed
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) flew (b) went (c) fluttered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) nibbled (c) crept
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) had (c) wrote
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) got (b) dashed (c) ran
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) got (b) spoke (c) whispered
36. 36.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) trudged (b) nibbled (c) gobbled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) strolled (c) muttered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) sobbed (b) plunged (c) scrubbed
39. 39.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) giggled (b) scribbled (c) soared
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) tossed (c) peered

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