Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 896 · 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 “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) peered (c) sipped
2. 2.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) scrubbed (b) tossed (c) sipped
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) did
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) blazed (b) gobbled (c) glanced
5. 5.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) blazed (b) raced (c) fluttered
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) did (b) spoke (c) whispered
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “cried” in this sentence?
   “The lost child cried until his mother found him.” (a) glanced (b) sobbed (c) peered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) tumbled (b) gobbled (c) giggled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) scrubbed (b) nibbled (c) shouted
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) clutched (b) scrubbed (c) leapt
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) whispered (b) raced (c) blazed
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) came (c) gulped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) came (c) looked
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) got (c) tiptoed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) staggered (b) scribbled (c) gulped
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) made (c) muttered
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) gulped (b) tiptoed (c) tumbled
18. 18.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) sprinkled (b) raced (c) slammed
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) went (c) giggled
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) came (c) went
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) munched (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) trudged (b) peered (c) whispered
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) did (b) sobbed (c) cried
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) grabbed (c) went
25. 25.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) giggled (b) soared (c) munched
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) went (c) walked
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) sprinkled (c) whispered
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) blazed (b) whispered (c) strolled
29. 29.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) staggered (b) stared (c) glanced
30. 30.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) fluttered (b) sipped (c) clutched
31. 31.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) muttered (b) gobbled (c) raced
32. 32.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) gulped (b) tiptoed (c) hurled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) had (b) soared (c) flew
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) had
35. 35.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) sobbed (c) wandered
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) did (b) put (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) trudged (b) shouted (c) sipped
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) blazed (b) crept (c) shouted
39. 39.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) trudged (b) crawled (c) clutched
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) did (b) shut (c) slammed

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