Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 890 · 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) crawled (b) glanced (c) grabbed
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) gulped (b) strolled (c) slammed
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
   “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) glanced (c) giggled
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) slammed (b) strolled (c) shouted
5. 5.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) strolled (b) hurled (c) shouted
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) hurled (c) clutched
7. 7.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) sipped (b) glanced (c) gobbled
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) sobbed (b) tiptoed (c) fluttered
9. 9.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) hurled (b) crawled (c) munched
10. 10.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) staggered (b) whispered (c) grabbed
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) had (b) clutched (c) held
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) came (b) slammed (c) shut
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) walked (b) strolled (c) got
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) got (c) glanced
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) went (b) gulped (c) drank
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) came (b) leapt (c) jumped
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) dashed (c) grabbed
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) got (b) fell (c) tumbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) gulped (c) soared
20. 20.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) scribbled (b) slammed (c) plunged
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) peered (b) slammed (c) gobbled
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) moved (c) had
23. 23.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) clutched (b) crept (c) nibbled
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) trudged (b) stared (c) fluttered
25. 25.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) shouted (c) blazed
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) plunged (b) sprinkled (c) shouted
27. 27.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) clutched (b) sipped (c) raced
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) went (b) sprinkled (c) put
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) got (c) laughed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) raced (c) nibbled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) blazed (c) clutched
32. 32.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) strolled (b) scribbled (c) grabbed
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) crawled (b) munched (c) clutched
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) came (c) spoke
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “A butterfly flew from flower to flower.” (a) clutched (b) grabbed (c) fluttered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) did (c) ran
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) cleaned (c) went
38. 38.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) gobbled (b) sprinkled (c) staggered
39. 39.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) giggled (b) stared (c) leapt
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) looked (b) stared (c) had

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