Precise Verbs/Showing and Telling

Verbs are words that describe

• Person, place or things

• Actions

• People

Precise verbs describe actions precisely

• True

• False

The following word is an example of a strong verb

• Run

• Jump

• Bolted

• Hide

The following word is an example of a strong verb

• Walk

• Ride

• Dashed

• Danced

Revise the following sentence to include a strong verb.

"Jamal and Dani ate the appetizers"

• Glided

• Waltz

• Bolted

• Gobbled

Revise the following sentence to include a strong verb.

Her brothers and sisters told her to study harder so she can be successful.

• Screamed

• Encouraged

• Talk to

• Told

Which word is NOT a strong verb?

• Discovered

• Glanced

• Saw

• Spotted

Which word is NOT a strong verb?

• Crunched

• Swallowed

• Nibbled

• Ate

Which sentence does NOT uses a strong verb?

• My mom said it was time for dinner.

• She yelled across the room to her brother.

• I shrieked when I received the gift that I really wanted for my birthday

• The baby babbled to its mother.

Which sentence does NOT uses a strong verb?

• I was pacing back and forth waiting for my grandparents to arrive.

• I took a stroll on the beach.

• I walked around the neighborhood with my mom.