Replacing Lame Verbs with Specific Verbs

The best feeling is when the parachute opens and you _ _ _ _ _ slowly to earth.

• creep

• drift

• flow

• roll

Straight after zorbing, he felt dizzy and _ _ _ _ _ back to the car park like an old man.

• staggered

• whirled

• zoomed

• dashed

He just _ _ _ _ _ in here and stole my sandwich. I was eating it!

• rolled

• marched

• plunged

• whooshed

We kept to the side of the road as cars and trucks _ _ _ _ _ past us.

• hurtled

• marched

• zoomed

• soared

Tom _ _ _ _ _ the envelope full of money across the table to Mary.

• pushed

• leaped

• slid

• zoomed

Leaves were _ _ _ _ _ in the air.

• hurtling

• sliding

• whirling

• rolling

Taking a deep breath, she _ _ _ _ _ in.

• soared

• went

• soared

• plunged

Her dance partner _ _ _ _ _ her around.

• whooshed

• whirled

• crawled

• strolled

Did anyone notice me _ _ _ _ _ in quietly at the back of the room during the talk on safety procedures?

• dragging

• sinking

• creeping

• soaring

The skier was out of control and came _ _ _ _ _ down the slope at top speed.

• limping

• hurtling

• crawling

• pushing