Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 943 · 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 “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) scrubbed (c) munched
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) got (b) scribbled (c) wrote
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
   “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) blazed (c) gulped
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) gulped (b) glanced (c) nibbled
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) munched (c) got
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) did
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) did (c) nibbled
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) whispered (b) tumbled (c) nibbled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) staggered (b) sipped (c) plunged
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) muttered (c) came
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) went
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) fluttered (b) flew (c) had
13. 13.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) tossed (b) crawled (c) plunged
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) staggered (b) trudged (c) tossed
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) fluttered (c) sprinkled
16. 16.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) hurled (c) clutched
17. 17.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) munched (b) strolled (c) whispered
18. 18.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) gobbled (b) scribbled (c) wandered
19. 19.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) got (b) crept (c) went
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) got
21. 21.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) scribbled (b) trudged (c) clutched
22. 22.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) shouted (b) raced (c) tossed
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) raced (c) came
24. 24.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) munched (b) grabbed (c) crept
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) got (c) whispered
26. 26.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) sipped (b) soared (c) tossed
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) shouted (b) sipped (c) gobbled
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) made (b) peered (c) looked
29. 29.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) slammed (b) plunged (c) sipped
30. 30.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) got (b) plunged (c) fell
31. 31.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) sobbed (b) clutched (c) nibbled
32. 32.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) made (b) gobbled (c) ate
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) came
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Mum spoke softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) gobbled (b) whispered (c) munched
35. 35.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) slammed (b) clutched (c) whispered
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “shut” in this sentence?
    “Kabir shut the door when he was cross.” (a) tiptoed (b) slammed (c) plunged
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) gobbled (c) plunged
38. 38.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) plunged (b) staggered (c) giggled
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) sipped (b) blazed (c) dashed
40. 40.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) whispered (b) sprinkled (c) giggled

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