Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 967 · 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 “drank in tiny mouthfuls”? (a) staggered (b) crept (c) sipped
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) tumbled (b) came (c) fell
3. 3.Which strong verb means “walked in a slow, relaxed way”? (a) shouted (b) blazed (c) strolled
4. 4.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
   “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) whispered (b) sprinkled (c) tossed
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) tossed (c) scrubbed
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Aarav ___ at the clock and hurried out.” (a) glanced (b) did (c) looked
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “A butterfly ___ from flower to flower.” (a) did (b) fluttered (c) flew
8. 8.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Mum ___ softly so that she would not wake the baby.” (a) got (b) whispered (c) spoke
9. 9.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) gobbled (b) tumbled (c) gulped
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) crawled (b) did (c) moved
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) went (b) crept (c) did
12. 12.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) whispered (b) nibbled (c) crept
13. 13.Which strong verb means “shut hard and loudly”? (a) crawled (b) plunged (c) slammed
14. 14.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) staggered (c) scrubbed
15. 15.Which strong verb means “swallowed quickly in big mouthfuls”? (a) gulped (b) crept (c) wandered
16. 16.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) grabbed (b) leapt (c) peered
17. 17.Which strong verb means “threw with great force”? (a) staggered (b) fluttered (c) hurled
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) spoke (b) made (c) muttered
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) giggled (b) raced (c) scrubbed
20. 20.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) tiptoed (b) dashed (c) shouted
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) got (b) sipped (c) drank
22. 22.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) sobbed (b) slammed (c) gobbled
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) plunged (c) glanced
24. 24.Which strong verb means “flapped its wings quickly and lightly”? (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) slammed
25. 25.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) trudged (b) clutched (c) crept
26. 26.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) tumbled (b) wandered (c) grabbed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Riya ___ a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) ate (b) came (c) munched
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “We ___ home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) walked (c) came
29. 29.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) trudged (b) scrubbed (c) sprinkled
30. 30.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) grabbed (b) staggered (c) whispered
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) soared (b) hurled (c) sipped
32. 32.Which strong verb means “wrote quickly and untidily”? (a) nibbled (b) gulped (c) scribbled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) walked (b) tiptoed (c) went
34. 34.Which strong verb means “jumped high or far”? (a) sobbed (b) leapt (c) scribbled
35. 35.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) slammed (b) dashed (c) tossed
36. 36.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Nani ___ sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) put (b) got (c) sprinkled
37. 37.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) shouted (b) tiptoed (c) scribbled
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) peered (b) gobbled (c) muttered
39. 39.Which strong verb means “spoke very softly”? (a) wandered (b) whispered (c) glanced
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) tossed (b) hurled (c) raced

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