Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 953 · 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 could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “The children looked at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) hurled (b) wandered (c) stared
2. 2.Which strong verb could replace “laughed” in this sentence?
   “The girls laughed at the funny cartoon.” (a) munched (b) giggled (c) tossed
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) soared (b) clutched (c) nibbled
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) walked (b) came (c) wandered
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) came (b) cried (c) sobbed
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) did (c) jumped
7. 7.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) nibbled (b) stared (c) grabbed
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) did (c) sprinkled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
   “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) nibbled (b) peered (c) plunged
10. 10.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) tumbled (c) soared
11. 11.Which strong verb means “moved on hands and knees”? (a) slammed (b) whispered (c) crawled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) tumbled (b) raced (c) sipped
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) cleaned (b) scrubbed (c) got
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) muttered (b) munched (c) plunged
15. 15.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) gobbled (c) went
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) got
17. 17.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) tossed (b) shouted (c) gulped
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) went (b) looked (c) glanced
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Aarav looked at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) soared (c) dashed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) gobbled (c) wandered
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The diver ___ into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) got (c) fell
22. 22.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) had (b) slammed (c) shut
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) peered (b) gobbled (c) wandered
24. 24.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) blazed (b) leapt (c) glanced
25. 25.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) walked (c) made
26. 26.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) tossed (b) fluttered (c) wandered
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) came (b) went (c) crept
28. 28.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) crept (b) tossed (c) stared
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) dashed (b) gobbled (c) muttered
30. 30.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) strolled (c) peered
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) sprinkled (b) munched (c) clutched
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) sipped (b) soared (c) tiptoed
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) dashed (b) plunged (c) scrubbed
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) hurled (c) munched
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) made
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) muttered (b) scrubbed (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) had (b) spoke (c) whispered
38. 38.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) dashed (b) gobbled (c) glanced
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The coach ___ to us from across the big field.” (a) spoke (b) shouted (c) made
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) tossed (b) trudged (c) whispered

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