Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 982 · 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?
   “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) made (b) burned (c) blazed
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) did (b) nibbled (c) ate
3. 3.Which strong verb means “spoke in a low, grumpy voice”? (a) grabbed (b) nibbled (c) muttered
4. 4.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) peered (b) trudged (c) clutched
5. 5.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
   “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) sprinkled (b) scrubbed (c) scribbled
6. 6.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The oranges ___ out of the bag and down the steps.” (a) fell (b) went (c) tumbled
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) crept (b) went (c) came
8. 8.Which strong verb means “looked closely at something hard to see”? (a) peered (b) staggered (c) crawled
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
   “We walked home through the deep mud.” (a) trudged (b) soared (c) tumbled
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) came (b) walked (c) wandered
11. 11.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) made (b) grabbed (c) took
12. 12.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bowler ___ the ball towards the stumps.” (a) threw (b) hurled (c) came
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Kabir ___ the door when he was cross.” (a) shut (b) slammed (c) did
14. 14.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) sipped (c) did
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “cleaned” in this sentence?
    “Mum cleaned the muddy floor until it shone.” (a) crept (b) tossed (c) scrubbed
16. 16.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) plunged (b) crawled (c) tossed
17. 17.Which strong verb means “flew high in the sky”? (a) dashed (b) peered (c) soared
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The deer ___ over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) came (c) jumped
19. 19.Which strong verb could replace “threw” in this sentence?
    “Dad threw the keys onto the table.” (a) leapt (b) sipped (c) tossed
20. 20.Which strong verb means “laughed in a light, silly way”? (a) dashed (b) giggled (c) staggered
21. 21.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) strolled (b) blazed (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “put” in this sentence?
    “Nani put sugar over the hot pancakes.” (a) sprinkled (b) soared (c) shouted
23. 23.Which strong verb could replace “jumped” in this sentence?
    “The deer jumped over the fallen log.” (a) leapt (b) gulped (c) scrubbed
24. 24.Which strong verb means “took tiny little bites”? (a) scribbled (b) nibbled (c) shouted
25. 25.Which strong verb means “moved very fast to win”? (a) whispered (b) raced (c) nibbled
26. 26.Which strong verb could replace “went” in this sentence?
    “The cat went quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) shouted (b) crept (c) soared
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) drank (b) gulped (c) went
28. 28.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) went (b) dashed (c) ran
29. 29.Which strong verb means “ran very fast”? (a) giggled (b) plunged (c) dashed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The tired runner walked over the finish line.” (a) clutched (b) tossed (c) staggered
31. 31.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Diya ___ her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) got (b) clutched (c) held
32. 32.Which strong verb means “walked quietly on your toes”? (a) tiptoed (b) giggled (c) shouted
33. 33.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
    “The two friends ran to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) gulped (b) raced (c) tumbled
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) crawled (b) grabbed (c) gulped
35. 35.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) gulped (b) sobbed (c) stared
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “Dev walked past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) tiptoed (b) whispered (c) plunged
37. 37.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The two friends ___ to the gate to see who was fastest.” (a) ran (b) did (c) raced
38. 38.Which strong verb could replace “spoke” in this sentence?
    “The coach spoke to us from across the big field.” (a) fluttered (b) tiptoed (c) shouted
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) staggered (c) scrubbed
40. 40.Which strong verb could replace “walked” in this sentence?
    “The lost calf walked through the fields.” (a) nibbled (b) giggled (c) wandered

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