Strong Verbs and Adjectives

Strong Verbs
and Adjectives

Language (30 MIN.)

I will write sentences using strong (specific and descriptive) verbs and adjectives.

STRONG VERBS (15 MIN.)

The antelope ate the grass.

The lion ate the antelope.

​Act it out

Antelope ate

Lion ate

● munched

● chopped

● nibbled

● slobbered up

● grazed on

● gobbled

● slurped

● feasted on

● devoured

● demolished

Poll

Antelope ate.

• • munched

• chopped

• nibbled

• slobbered up

• grazed on

Poll

Lion ate.

• gobbled

• slurped

• feasted on

• devoured

• demolished

Roger went to the principal’s office with proof of his
innocence.

The burglar went out the back door when he heard the car in the driveway.

Roger

Burglar

● stomped

● stormed

● marched

*

*

● ran out

● snuck

● busted

*

*

​acting out

“Let the games begin,” said the Emperor to the crowd in
the arena.
“Oh, the pain, the pain,” said Sarah after falling out of the tree.

Emperor

Sarah

● shouted

●announced

● yelled/shouted

*

*

● blurted

● yelled

● cried

*

*

● exclaimed

● bellowed

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Strong Verbs
and Adjectives

Strong Adjectives (15 Min.)

I will write sentences using strong (specific and descriptive) verbs and adjectives.

good

bad

● kind

● behaved

● nice

● amazing

● excellent

● terrible

● horrible

● self deprecating

● trouble maker

● misbehaved

STRONG VERBS (15 MIN.)

Pretty flowers sat in the greenhouse.

Open Ended

Revise this sentence:

Pretty flowers sat in the greenhouse.

When you revise it, substitute a strong verb and a strong adjective for sat and pretty.