Strong Verbs


 

 



 

 

Strong Verbs

 

Note: Eliminate Dead Verbs.  Learn how here:  Dead Verbs



 

Verb : an action word that tells what something is doing

 

 


 

 

 

  1. Kay worked hard in class.
  2. The work we completed included counting equipment and cleaning floors.

 

 

Stong Verb : a specific action word that creates an image in the readers's mind

 

 

 

 


Sample Pargraphs

 

6W

Here's another paragraph from 6W:

Slam Miss

I aim with my hand to slam-dunk the ball. I jump five feet in the air and dunked from half court. I sprinted down the  middle and tripped, jumped up, and sprinted to the hoop to dunk it. When I first dunked, I missed.

 

5W

 

Another strong verb paragraph from 5W:

 

 

High Hitter

Barry prepares for his turn at bat for the Red Sox. He trudges out of the dugout and waves at the crowd. The crowd cheers. “Yay!” The opposing team boos. “Booo!” He swings his bat in the air as if hitting the ball. He practices three times imagining he hits three home runs. Three players stand on the field at each base. He steps up to the plate and knocks the dust off his shoes with the bat. The pitcher throws a fast ball. Crack! Barry busts the ball and the bat breaks. All players sprinted home with long strides. Barry slides as the umpire yells, “Safe!”  The game is won.

 

 



 

Incorporate strong verbs as much as possible in your writing; elminate dead verbs. Dead verbs include is, am, are, was, were, have, has, had, take, took, run, ran, go, went, give, -ing words, etc.

 

Assignment: Keep a list of strong verbs in your notebook.

 

 

Assignment: Add to this StudentVerbs page to display your original strong verb paragraph. StudentVerbs

 

 



Scoring Strong Verb Paragraphs