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WRITING WITH VERBS

WRITING WITH VERBS. Using a little help from Keith Polette . What do these words have in common?. pour laugh soar run toss catch skip frown swim drink open carry. What do these words have in common?. am were are is was will be have been will have been. What is a verb?.

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WRITING WITH VERBS

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  1. WRITING WITH VERBS Using a little help from Keith Polette 

  2. What do these words have in common? • pour • laugh • soar • run • toss • catch • skip • frown • swim • drink • open • carry

  3. What do these wordshave in common? • am • were • are • is • was • will be • have been • will have been

  4. What is a verb? What kinds of verbs are there?

  5. What differences do you notice between the verbs in column 1 and those in column 2? Column 1 Column 2 • ran • said • held • went • walked • saw • opened • cut • fell • attached • showed • closed • turned • ate • separate • took • scampered • exclaimed • gripped • scurried • moseyed • spied • ripped • hacked • tumbled • stitched • unfurled • slammed • whirled • devoured • split • seized

  6. Replace weak verbs in the following sentences with ones that are more specific. EXAMPLE: He went down the street. He sauntered down the street. She cut down the tree with the axe. She hacked down the tree with the axe. Now try your own!

  7. The giant went after Jack. Jack went down the beanstalk.the goat pushed the troll off the bridge.King Midas held the gold coin.Cinderella cleaned the stove.

  8. In what category can we put these verbs? • devoured • gazed • scampered • agonized • grazed • shivered • clamored • journeyed • stole • climbed • growled • sunk • clutched • plodded • tromped • dashed • raced • whined

  9. what are some verbs for these categories? summer verbs winter verbs autumn verbs spring verbs baseball verbs story verbs science fiction verbs movie verbs school verbs song verbs ocean verbs city verbs verbs for walk verbs for see verbs for move verbs for write verbs for eat verbs for run verbs for call

  10. What am I? • I leap, I plop, I swim, and I croak. What am I? • I flit, I fly, I flutter, and I fold my wings. What am I? Try your own! • I __________, I __________, I __________, and I __________. What am I?

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