Verb Activity:

Where can you find lots of action words? In the sports pages, course!
Here's your assignment:

First, print out this page.

Next, visit Sports Illustrated for Kids, The Desert Trail, or The Hi-Desert Star. Read one or two interesting sports articles.Find at least 15 unique verbs and write them down on the form.

Do you remember that a thesaurus will help you find words that have similar meanings? Well, use the thesaurus on-line (or a traditional thesaurus) to find an alternative word for each of your verbs. Write them down on the worksheet, too.
 
 

 
Interesting verbs from sports article
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