Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 919 · 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 means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) stared (c) crawled
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) muttered (c) glanced
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) soared (b) tiptoed (c) sipped
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) sprinkled (b) scrubbed (c) raced
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) went (c) wrote
6. 6.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) strolled (b) shouted (c) fluttered
7. 7.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) giggled (b) peered (c) tiptoed
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
   “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) shouted (b) crept (c) glanced
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) had (b) shouted (c) spoke
10. 10.Which strong verb means “moved slowly and quietly”? (a) peered (b) soared (c) crept
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) nibbled (b) hurled (c) muttered
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) made (c) blazed
13. 13.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) giggled (b) gulped (c) tumbled
14. 14.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) scribbled (b) stared (c) dashed
15. 15.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) soared (b) crawled (c) giggled
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) went
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) went (c) threw
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) hurled (b) giggled (c) sprinkled
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) strolled (b) blazed (c) tiptoed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) staggered (b) fluttered (c) clutched
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) whispered (b) tossed (c) staggered
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) had (b) went (c) crept
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) crept (b) gobbled (c) slammed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) slammed (b) munched (c) giggled
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) whispered (b) spoke (c) came
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) had (c) trudged
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) had
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) plunged (b) crept (c) scrubbed
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) made
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) gulped (b) staggered (c) scribbled
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) sipped (b) stared (c) dashed
32. 32.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) gobbled (b) sipped (c) fluttered
33. 33.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) raced (b) scrubbed (c) tossed
34. 34.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) giggled (b) peered (c) slammed
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) made (c) tiptoed
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) had (b) giggled (c) laughed
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) made (c) staggered
38. 38.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) had (b) threw (c) hurled
39. 39.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) stared (b) giggled (c) trudged
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) made (b) ate (c) munched

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