Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 886 · 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) giggled (c) laughed
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) got (c) dashed
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) sprinkled (c) nibbled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) munched (b) trudged (c) sipped
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) scribbled (b) hurled (c) muttered
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) went
7. 7.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) tumbled (b) peered (c) gobbled
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) threw (c) hurled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) tossed (b) muttered (c) tiptoed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) had (b) looked (c) stared
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) grabbed (b) tiptoed (c) gobbled
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) had
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) held (c) did
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) got
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) did (c) tiptoed
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) clutched (c) gulped
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) went (b) shut (c) slammed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) came
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) gulped (b) wandered (c) tossed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) stared (b) sprinkled (c) gulped
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) sprinkled (b) whispered (c) scribbled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) went (b) spoke (c) shouted
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) hurled (c) plunged
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) sipped (c) tumbled
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) leapt (b) plunged (c) sipped
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) came (c) drank
27. 27.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) slammed (b) munched (c) fluttered
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) got (c) crept
29. 29.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) hurled (c) leapt
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) scrubbed (b) sobbed (c) grabbed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) leapt (b) munched (c) slammed
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) did (b) drank (c) gulped
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) cried (c) came
34. 34.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) peered (b) sobbed (c) tiptoed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) plunged (b) staggered (c) nibbled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fluttered (b) whispered (c) tumbled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) had (b) took (c) grabbed
38. 38.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sprinkled (b) blazed (c) strolled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) did (c) wrote
40. 40.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) slammed (c) strolled

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