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Strong Verbs Group 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A blizzard was _____ great drifts of snow across the lake.

a)

crashing

b)

brooding

c)

blasting

d)

craving

2.

Much as I ______ revenge, I'll turn away and not waste my time making plans of assaulting him with insults.

a)

burst

b)

crash

c)

detect

d)

crave

3.

His wife’s illness had dramatically _______ his income and he was looking for a part-time job.

a)

captured

b)

drained

c)

crushed

d)

amplified

4.

Extroverts prefer lively conversation to _______on the meaning of life.

a)

brood

b)

absorb

c)

bash

d)

devour

5.

Sometimes, it takes years for an artist to _____ these God-inspired insights.

a)

amplify

b)

crave

c)

discern

d)

capture

6.

Revealing past happenings and events like this one may ________ a friendship that took so many years to build.

a)

discern

b)

demolish

c)

blast

d)

absorb

7.

According to French designer Yves St-Laurent, a good model can _____ fashion by ten years.

a)

amplify

b)

burst

c)

charge

d)

advance

8.

She believes in spending half an hour each day to relax and ______ with nature.

a)

absorb

b)

crave

c)

commune

d)

devour

9.

I could ____ a figure in the darkness but wasn't quite sure whether it was a good thing I wasn't alone or not.

a)

depart

b)

capture

c)

discern

d)

advance

10.

Inspirational teachers can ______ their students' self-esteem. If people believe in themselves, it is amazing how much they can accomplish.

a)

absorb

b)

boost

c)

crave

d)

dash

11.

They were politely kind to each other, as people always are whose ambitions temporarily _________ in public.

a)

amplify

b)

deviate

c)

collide

d)

crash

12.

All the conflictual situations had ________ her perception of the reality she was living in. She no longer blamed their group for all the misfortunes they were facing.

a)

collided

b)

charged

c)

deviated

d)

altered

13.

He just stood there, ______ the door handle with a blushing face and a crazy heartbeat.

a)

capturing

b)

dragging

c)

clasping

d)

crackling

14.

The logs in the fire ______cheerily adding to the excitement.

a)

crackled

b)

collided

c)

deviated

d)

beamed

15.

No, I won't let you, guys, ______ me into your argument! I have my own battles to fight.

a)

deviate

b)

clutch

c)

drag

d)

burst

16.

It is not pain she feels, but terror, which dries her mouth to an almost unbearable hue, and when she tries to make spit and swallow it her tonsils burn and ____ at the back of her throat.

a)

burst

b)

boost

c)

deviate

d)

dangle

17.

_______ out the door, she left the house that day never to be seen there ever again.

a)

advancing

b)

clutching

c)

charging

d)

dashing

18.

Her parents are ________ with pride. She is the first college graduate in the family.

a)

communing

b)

bursting

c)

absorbing

d)

brooding

19.

The President is fully ______ on the situation and will soon make a public statement.

a)

charged

b)

briefed

c)

boosted

d)

communed

20.

I’m afraid that I am urgently needed elsewhere and must immediately ______.

a)

advance

b)

dash

c)

depart

d)

deviate

21.

Would humanity _____ in fear, or stand its ground and fight back?

a)

advance

b)

crave

c)

commune

d)

cower