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WorksheetsStrong Verbs Group 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
A blizzard was _____ great drifts of snow across the lake.
crashing
brooding
blasting
craving
Much as I ______ revenge, I'll turn away and not waste my time making plans of assaulting him with insults.
burst
crash
detect
crave
His wife’s illness had dramatically _______ his income and he was looking for a part-time job.
captured
drained
crushed
amplified
Extroverts prefer lively conversation to _______on the meaning of life.
brood
absorb
bash
devour
Sometimes, it takes years for an artist to _____ these God-inspired insights.
amplify
crave
discern
capture
Revealing past happenings and events like this one may ________ a friendship that took so many years to build.
discern
demolish
blast
absorb
According to French designer Yves St-Laurent, a good model can _____ fashion by ten years.
amplify
burst
charge
advance
She believes in spending half an hour each day to relax and ______ with nature.
absorb
crave
commune
devour
I could ____ a figure in the darkness but wasn't quite sure whether it was a good thing I wasn't alone or not.
depart
capture
discern
advance
Inspirational teachers can ______ their students' self-esteem. If people believe in themselves, it is amazing how much they can accomplish.
absorb
boost
crave
dash
They were politely kind to each other, as people always are whose ambitions temporarily _________ in public.
amplify
deviate
collide
crash
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.
collided
charged
deviated
altered
He just stood there, ______ the door handle with a blushing face and a crazy heartbeat.
capturing
dragging
clasping
crackling
The logs in the fire ______cheerily adding to the excitement.
crackled
collided
deviated
beamed
No, I won't let you, guys, ______ me into your argument! I have my own battles to fight.
deviate
clutch
drag
burst
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.
burst
boost
deviate
dangle
_______ out the door, she left the house that day never to be seen there ever again.
advancing
clutching
charging
dashing
Her parents are ________ with pride. She is the first college graduate in the family.
communing
bursting
absorbing
brooding
The President is fully ______ on the situation and will soon make a public statement.
charged
briefed
boosted
communed
I’m afraid that I am urgently needed elsewhere and must immediately ______.
advance
dash
depart
deviate
Would humanity _____ in fear, or stand its ground and fight back?
advance
crave
commune
cower
