WRITING WITH VERBS

Using a little help from Keith Polette

WHAT DO THESE WORDS HAVE IN COMMON? pour laugh soar run toss catch skip frown swim drink open carry

WHAT DO THESE WORDSHAVE IN COMMON?

am were are is was will be have been will have been

WHAT IS A VERB?

What kinds of verbs are there?

WHAT DIFFERENCES DO YOU NOTICE BETWEEN THE VERBS IN COLUMN 1 AND THOSE IN COLUMN 2?

ran said held went walked saw opened cut fell attached showed closed turned ate separate took

scampered exclaimed gripped scurried moseyed spied ripped hacked tumbled stitched unfurled slammed whirled devoured split seized

Column 1 Column 2

REPLACE WEAK VERBS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH ONES THAT ARE MORE SPECIFIC.

EXAMPLE:

He went down the street.

He sauntered down the street.

She cut down the tree with the axe.

She hacked down the tree with the axe.

Now try your own!

THE GIANT WENT AFTER JACK.

JACK WENT DOWN THE BEANSTALK.

THE GOAT PUSHED THE TROLL OFF THE BRIDGE.

KING MIDAS HELD THE GOLD COIN.

CINDERELLA CLEANED THE STOVE.

IN WHAT CATEGORY CAN WE PUT THESE VERBS?

devoured gazed scampered agonized grazed shivered clamored journeyed stole

climbed growled sunk clutched plodded tromped dashed raced whined

WHAT ARE SOME VERBS FOR THESE CATEGORIES?

WHAT AM I?

I leap, I plop, I swim, and I croak. What am I? I flit, I fly, I flutter, and I fold my wings. What

am I?

Try your own! I __________, I __________, I __________, and I

__________. What am I?