Vivid and Precise Verbs

Look at the sentence.

Someone drove a car down the street.

Which rewrite is MOST precise and descriptive?

• There are a lot of cars that drive along my street.

• Someone drove a convertible down Green Street.

• A car roared down Green Street.

• A silver convertible roared down Green Street.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which choice is the most precise phrase to use in the passage?

Becca Gordon lives in Gary, Indiana. She celebrates nature through art. She ________________ of trees. Some of her paintings are displayed at art museums. She also owns a company that sells art and frames. People pay a lot of money for her work.

• paints pictures

• paints watercolor pictures

• draws pictures

• makes watercolor art

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

Diana is giving directions to her friends. Which of the following sentences is most precise?

• Drive one block past the flower shop, and turn left on Spring Street.

• Turn after that one sign by the shop.

• Find my street, and keep going until you see my car in a driveway.

• Drive a ways down the road, up a hill, and look for the street by the mall.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

Which vivid verb should be used to replace the underlined verb in the sentence?

Shane walked down the hall to his class, unmotivated to to take his math test.

• hiked

• trudged

• ran

• skipped

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CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which of the following describes the way something feels?

• Invisible ropes of baked apple cobbler tugged my nose toward the kitchen.

• His head was like a helium balloon with a thin string dangling from it.

• The chair springs squeaked like a pack of wild mice when Granny Jean sat down.

• The warm milk comforted my stomach like a warm blanket covering a child.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6

Identify a more vivid way to write the verb in the following sentence: The boy found a sick cat in the woods and touched its fur to comfort it. 

• felt
• caressed 
• smelled
• admired

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify a more vivid way to write the verb in the following sentence: The hungry student ate his lunch in 10 seconds because he was starving. 

• protested
• eating
• drank
• gobbled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Identify a more vivid way to write the verb in the following sentence: Her brothers and sisters told her to study harder so she can be successful.

• screamed
• tell
• encouraged
• talk to 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

Look at this sentence.

I had a busy weekend.

Which rewrite is most descriptive?

• Last weekend, I did many things that were fun.

• I like the weekends more than the weekdays.

• I was busy all weekend because I was doing a lot of stuff.

• My busy weekend included a bike ride and lunch with my friends.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

True or False: Vivid verbs help readers see what you are saying in your writing

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.4.6