Powerful Verbs

To look at something or someone very quickly

• glance

• saunter

• grin

• stare

To look directly at someone in an angry way

• peer

• beam

• glare

• stare

To smile widely

• stroll

• grin

• stomp

What will happen next; tell what you think will happen in the future

• analyze

• predict

• evaluate

• summarize

Choose the best definition for the word strode

• to slide your feet without lifting them completely

• to walk with long, confident steps

• to move slowly, without a clear purpose or plan

Choose the best definition for the word stomp

• to walk or move with heavy or loud steps

• to slide your feet without lifting them completely

• to make facial expressions in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain

At first I couldn't understand Howie's mumble but then it became clearer.

The word mumble means __________

• to speak in a way that is not clear

• to speak with a very loud voice

• to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb:

The girls __________ slowly toward the school cafeteria.

• saunter

• shuffle

• strode

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb:

"Everyone, stop playing around!" he ___________.

• responded

• roared

• stammered

• hesitated

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb:

"Please have mercy on me," the thief ___________

• replied

• whispered

• implored