Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 96 · 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) staggered (b) stared (c) tumbled
2. 2.Which strong verb means “took a very quick look”? (a) sipped (b) raced (c) glanced
3. 3.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The oranges fell out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) slammed (c) trudged
4. 4.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The eagle ___ above the hills.” (a) soared (b) flew (c) had
5. 5.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) scrubbed (b) scribbled (c) soared
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) raced (b) went (c) ran
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) looked (b) peered (c) came
8. 8.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
   “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) dashed (b) plunged (c) fluttered
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) crawled (c) fluttered
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) had
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) went (b) sprinkled (c) put
12. 12.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) slammed (b) stared (c) sprinkled
13. 13.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) clutched (b) stared (c) soared
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) spoke (b) whispered (c) had
15. 15.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) sobbed (b) strolled (c) munched
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) did (c) slammed
17. 17.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) made (c) went
18. 18.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) plunged (b) staggered (c) nibbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) shouted (b) clutched (c) trudged
20. 20.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) shouted (c) slammed
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) went (c) moved
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) clutched (b) gulped (c) shouted
23. 23.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) tumbled (c) made
24. 24.Which strong verb means “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) sipped (b) slammed (c) fluttered
25. 25.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) crept (b) glanced (c) scrubbed
26. 26.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) sobbed (c) had
27. 27.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) scribbled (b) blazed (c) sobbed
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) laughed (b) giggled (c) went
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) got (b) walked (c) tiptoed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) clutched (b) stared (c) tiptoed
31. 31.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) hurled (b) fluttered (c) muttered
32. 32.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) clutched (b) leapt (c) shouted
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dad ___ the keys onto the table.” (a) threw (b) tossed (c) came
34. 34.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The children ___ at the giant elephant in surprise.” (a) had (b) looked (c) stared
35. 35.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) munched (b) wandered (c) tossed
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) fluttered (b) wandered (c) whispered
37. 37.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) staggered (c) nibbled
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) nibbled (b) clutched (c) soared
39. 39.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) made
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) grabbed (b) gulped (c) muttered

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