Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 92 · 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 “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) gobbled (b) strolled (c) munched
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) had (c) went
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) whispered (c) glanced
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
   “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) blazed (b) grabbed (c) wandered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) went
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) gulped (b) glanced (c) strolled
7. 7.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) blazed (b) fluttered (c) stared
8. 8.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) crept (b) clutched (c) soared
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
   “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) scrubbed (b) whispered (c) munched
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) leapt (b) sprinkled (c) soared
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) made (c) flew
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) strolled (b) gulped (c) raced
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) gulped (c) muttered
14. 14.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) glanced (b) sprinkled (c) sobbed
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) did (c) tiptoed
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) ate (c) did
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) trudged (b) dashed (c) sipped
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) did (b) wandered (c) walked
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) made (b) clutched (c) held
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
    “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) raced (c) soared
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “The bowler threw the ball towards the stumps.” (a) hurled (b) muttered (c) fluttered
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) did (b) tumbled (c) fell
23. 23.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) sobbed (b) giggled (c) grabbed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) crept (c) strolled
25. 25.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) slammed (b) glanced (c) sipped
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) had (b) ran (c) dashed
27. 27.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) clutched (b) raced (c) muttered
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) got (c) scrubbed
29. 29.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) staggered (c) sipped
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) made (c) blazed
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) made (b) jumped (c) leapt
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) hurled (b) gobbled (c) soared
33. 33.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) munched
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) scrubbed (c) fluttered
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) did (c) shouted
36. 36.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) blazed (b) tiptoed (c) sipped
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) tiptoed (b) plunged (c) crawled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) staggered (b) sobbed (c) gobbled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) nibbled (c) scrubbed
40. 40.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) crawled (b) soared (c) scrubbed

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