IXL | Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Read the sentence.

Rusty eats his food every night.

Now, revise the sentence to show that he eats quickly.

Rusty

gobbles up

his food every night.

nibbles at

gobbles up

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question

Read the sentence.

Suddenly, the car's engine began making noise.

Now, revise the sentence to show that the engine was loud.

Suddenly, the car's engine began

humming

roaring

humming

key idea

When you write, choose your verbs carefully. Strong verbs can add extra information and make your writing more interesting.

For example, here is the same sentence with two different verbs:

Finn ate a grilled cheese sandwich.

Finn gobbled up a grilled cheese sandwich.

Both sentences tell you that Finn ate a sandwich. But the second sentence uses a stronger verb. Gobbled up tells you that Finn ate his sandwich quickly.

solution

You can sometimes use roaring or humming in place of making noise. But only roaring shows that the engine was loud.

Suddenly, the car's engine began roaring.

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