Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 935 · 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 verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) had (c) moved
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) did
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) came
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Grandpa ___ through the park after dinner.” (a) strolled (b) got (c) walked
5. 5.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) slammed (b) clutched (c) sprinkled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) had (b) leapt (c) jumped
7. 7.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) soared (b) stared (c) whispered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) leapt (b) sprinkled (c) trudged
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) made (b) sprinkled (c) put
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) dashed (b) nibbled (c) wandered
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) fell (c) went
12. 12.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) wandered (b) peered (c) gulped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) did (c) spoke
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) scrubbed (b) slammed (c) shouted
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) came (c) slammed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) muttered (c) dashed
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) trudged (b) gobbled (c) grabbed
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) shouted (b) wandered (c) clutched
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) went (b) giggled (c) laughed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) soared (c) whispered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) blazed (b) strolled (c) whispered
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) sprinkled (b) whispered (c) trudged
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) soared (b) gulped (c) plunged
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) walked (c) went
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) slammed (b) peered (c) sipped
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) gulped (b) trudged (c) tumbled
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) made
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) had (b) staggered (c) walked
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) did (b) blazed (c) burned
30. 30.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) plunged (b) soared (c) leapt
31. 31.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) glanced (b) tossed (c) plunged
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) walked (b) did (c) trudged
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) grabbed (b) tiptoed (c) glanced
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) looked (b) glanced (c) did
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) scrubbed (b) sipped (c) dashed
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) hurled (b) peered (c) raced
37. 37.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) stared (c) shouted
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) dashed (b) muttered (c) soared
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) muttered (c) munched
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) made (c) gulped

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