Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 9 · 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 “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) blazed (b) whispered (c) tumbled
2. 2.Which strong verb means “spoke very loudly”? (a) plunged (b) shouted (c) wandered
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) crawled (c) muttered
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) made (c) gobbled
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
   “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) soared (b) scrubbed (c) plunged
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) got (b) spoke (c) whispered
7. 7.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
   “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) slammed (b) fluttered (c) raced
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
   “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) sipped (c) nibbled
9. 9.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) gulped (b) plunged (c) glanced
10. 10.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) whispered (b) peered (c) clutched
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) came
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) hurled (b) peered (c) tiptoed
13. 13.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) soared (b) munched (c) staggered
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) sobbed (b) had (c) cried
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) had (b) crept (c) went
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) got (b) gulped (c) drank
17. 17.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) blazed (b) sipped (c) tossed
18. 18.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) strolled (c) tiptoed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) munched (b) soared (c) raced
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) made (c) fell
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) made
22. 22.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) dashed (c) munched
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) whispered (b) tumbled (c) soared
24. 24.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) sipped (c) soared
25. 25.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) wandered
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) crept (b) tossed (c) munched
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) came (c) trudged
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) whispered (b) gobbled (c) strolled
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) had (c) dashed
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) did
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) went (c) scrubbed
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) nibbled (c) sipped
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) got (c) raced
34. 34.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) muttered (b) scribbled (c) crept
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) soared (b) raced (c) scrubbed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) raced (b) sipped (c) hurled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) had (c) glanced
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) jumped (b) got (c) leapt
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) had (c) threw
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) staggered (b) sprinkled (c) hurled

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