📚 Quick Study Guide
🔍 Strong verbs add detail and make your writing more interesting.
💡 Strong verbs replace weak verbs like 'is', 'are', 'was', 'were', 'have', 'has', 'had', 'do', 'does', 'did', 'make', 'makes', 'made', 'get', 'gets', 'got', 'go', 'goes', 'went', 'see', 'sees', 'saw', 'look', 'looks', 'looked', 'say', 'says', 'said', 'think', 'thinks', 'thought', 'feel', 'feels', 'felt', 'show', 'shows', 'showed', 'keep', 'keeps', 'kept', 'let', 'lets', 'led', 'become', 'becomes', 'became', 'begin', 'begins', 'began', 'seem', 'seems', 'seemed', 'help', 'helps', 'helped', 'turn', 'turns', 'turned', 'start', 'starts', 'started', 'might', 'may', 'must', 'can', 'could', 'shall', 'should', 'will', 'would.
📝 Example: Instead of 'The dog ran,' try 'The dog *sprinted*.'
✍️ Using strong verbs helps paint a clearer picture for the reader.
📖 Using a thesaurus can help you find stronger verbs.
🧠 Practice Quiz
- Which of the following is a stronger verb for 'walked'?
- A. strolled
- B. went
- C. moved
- D. traveled
- Which of these verbs is the strongest?
- A. looked
- B. glanced
- C. saw
- D. watched
- Which of the following is a stronger verb than 'said'?
- A. spoke
- B. stated
- C. talked
- D. whispered
- What's a better verb to use instead of 'ate'?
- A. consumed
- B. digested
- C. enjoyed
- D. had
- Which verb is stronger than 'took'?
- A. carried
- B. grabbed
- C. moved
- D. held
- Choose the strongest verb to replace 'hit'.
- A. touched
- B. smacked
- C. felt
- D. tapped
- Which verb is a stronger way to say 'cried'?
- A. felt sad
- B. wept
- C. was emotional
- D. teared up
Click to see Answers
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. B