Strong Verbs Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 13: Strong verbs · Set 989 · 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 lost calf ___ through the fields.” (a) wandered (b) walked (c) came
2. 2.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The mouse ___ the corner of the cheese.” (a) ate (b) nibbled (c) came
3. 3.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) sobbed (b) plunged (c) gulped
4. 4.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) raced (b) crawled (c) stared
5. 5.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “Meera ___ to the bus stop before it left.” (a) ran (b) went (c) dashed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
   “After the race, Kabir drank a whole bottle of water.” (a) leapt (b) gulped (c) slammed
7. 7.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
   “The lost child ___ until his mother found him.” (a) cried (b) sobbed (c) came
8. 8.Which strong verb means “walked slowly with heavy steps”? (a) fluttered (b) trudged (c) scrubbed
9. 9.Which strong verb could replace “ran” in this sentence?
   “Meera ran to the bus stop before it left.” (a) blazed (b) scrubbed (c) dashed
10. 10.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Dev ___ past his sleeping baby sister.” (a) came (b) tiptoed (c) walked
11. 11.Which strong verb means “scattered tiny bits over something”? (a) wandered (b) whispered (c) sprinkled
12. 12.Which strong verb means “threw lightly”? (a) gobbled (b) tossed (c) crawled
13. 13.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The cat ___ quietly towards the pigeon.” (a) got (b) crept (c) went
14. 14.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) staggered (b) gobbled (c) giggled
15. 15.Which strong verb could replace “drank” in this sentence?
    “Grandma drank her hot tea slowly.” (a) sipped (b) slammed (c) wandered
16. 16.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Tara ___ into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) looked (c) went
17. 17.Which strong verb could replace “held” in this sentence?
    “Diya held her mother’s hand in the crowd.” (a) clutched (b) trudged (c) nibbled
18. 18.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The hungry boy ___ all the samosas in a minute.” (a) ate (b) got (c) gobbled
19. 19.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) fluttered (c) tossed
20. 20.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Grandma ___ her hot tea slowly.” (a) drank (b) made (c) sipped
21. 21.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The monkey ___ the banana from my hand.” (a) had (b) took (c) grabbed
22. 22.Which strong verb means “ate very fast and greedily”? (a) glanced (b) gobbled (c) scribbled
23. 23.Which strong verb means “walked around with no plan”? (a) scrubbed (b) sprinkled (c) wandered
24. 24.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Ishaan ___ a phone number on his hand.” (a) wrote (b) scribbled (c) came
25. 25.Which strong verb means “held on tightly”? (a) tiptoed (b) clutched (c) trudged
26. 26.Which strong verb means “cried noisily”? (a) sobbed (b) gulped (c) scrubbed
27. 27.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The bonfire ___ on Lohri night.” (a) had (b) blazed (c) burned
28. 28.Which strong verb could replace “looked” in this sentence?
    “Tara looked into the dark cupboard for her shoes.” (a) peered (b) gobbled (c) muttered
29. 29.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The girls ___ at the funny cartoon.” (a) giggled (b) made (c) laughed
30. 30.Which strong verb could replace “fell” in this sentence?
    “The diver fell into the deep pool.” (a) plunged (b) tossed (c) staggered
31. 31.Which strong verb could replace “burned” in this sentence?
    “The bonfire burned on Lohri night.” (a) muttered (b) blazed (c) whispered
32. 32.Which strong verb means “chewed with a crunching noise”? (a) munched (b) clutched (c) crawled
33. 33.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “After the race, Kabir ___ a whole bottle of water.” (a) gulped (b) drank (c) had
34. 34.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “Riya ate a crunchy apple on the bus.” (a) tossed (b) raced (c) munched
35. 35.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “The baby ___ across the carpet to her toy.” (a) moved (b) did (c) crawled
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “wrote” in this sentence?
    “Ishaan wrote a phone number on his hand.” (a) blazed (b) scribbled (c) glanced
37. 37.Which strong verb means “burned brightly and fiercely”? (a) grabbed (b) clutched (c) blazed
38. 38.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) crept (b) grabbed (c) tiptoed
39. 39.Which strong verb could replace “took” in this sentence?
    “The monkey took the banana from my hand.” (a) tiptoed (b) grabbed (c) strolled
40. 40.Which verb paints the clearest picture?
    “Rohan ___ crossly under his breath.” (a) muttered (b) spoke (c) came

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