Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 949 · 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?
   “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) came
3. 3.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) put (c) made
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) got
5. 5.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) sprinkled (b) fluttered (c) scrubbed
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) came (b) ate (c) munched
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) had (b) spoke (c) muttered
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “moved” in this sentence?
   “The baby moved across the carpet to her toy.” (a) blazed (b) soared (c) crawled
9. 9.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) went
10. 10.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) munched (b) scrubbed (c) grabbed
11. 11.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) giggled (b) glanced (c) wandered
12. 12.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sprinkled (b) gobbled (c) strolled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) shouted (b) nibbled (c) crept
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) went (b) peered (c) looked
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) got (b) looked (c) stared
16. 16.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) scrubbed (b) tiptoed (c) plunged
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) tossed (b) staggered (c) clutched
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Grandpa walked through the park after dinner.” (a) stared (b) strolled (c) slammed
19. 19.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) glanced (b) sobbed (c) leapt
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) giggled (b) tiptoed (c) plunged
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) did (c) flew
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) went (c) scrubbed
23. 23.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) sipped (b) dashed (c) tossed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) grabbed (b) dashed (c) soared
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “Rohan spoke crossly under his breath.” (a) gobbled (b) muttered (c) fluttered
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) fell (b) plunged (c) went
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) had (c) ran
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The tired runner ___ over the finish line.” (a) walked (b) staggered (c) went
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) burned (b) blazed (c) did
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) shouted (c) giggled
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) got
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked unsteadily, almost falling”? (a) tumbled (b) nibbled (c) staggered
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) made (b) went (c) crept
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) strolled (c) tiptoed
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) nibbled (b) scrubbed (c) tiptoed
36. 36.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) crept (b) sipped (c) staggered
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) made (b) clutched (c) held
38. 38.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) clutched (b) stared (c) crawled
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) scribbled (b) went (c) wrote
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) took (b) got (c) grabbed

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