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English Vocabulary for Verbs of Movement

Learn Common Verbs of Movement in English

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This is a lesson to help you learn common verbs of movement in English. There are eight learning methods for you to work through, including five different games and three different types of flashcard. At the end, there are three example sentences for each word.

Vocabulary Games for

The games and flashcards are currently set to test the following [wait...] words:

Table of Contents

  • Match-the-Pairs Game
  • Memory Game
  • Basic Flash Cards
  • Spell-the-Word Game
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Learn with Hangman!
  • "Sentence" Flash Cards
  • "Missing Word" Flash Cards
  • Example Sentences
learn English words verbs of movement

Match-the-Pairs Game

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  • Your mission is to match each picture with the correct word in as few a clicks as possible.
  • There are three pictures in each set, and there are sets to complete.
  • Click on your first square to start. Good luck!
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Memory Game

Pairs: getting ready...

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getting ready...
  • Your mission is to pair pictures with their correct titles in as few a clicks as possible.
  • Click on a card to turn it. Next, try to find its partner by clicking on a second card. (If you fail to find a match with your second click, both cards will turn again.)
  • This is a memory game as well as a vocabulary-learning game.
  • Click on your first card to start. Good luck!
Ranking (Clicks)

Guru ()
Hero ()
Captain ()
Sergeant ()
Recruit ()

Basic Flash Cards

Spell-the-Word Game

Spell the word represented by the picture.

Learn with Hangman!

Hangman is a classic word game. In this version, the hidden word is one of the words from the "verbs of movement" category. Choose your first letter to start.
  • Guess the hidden word by choosing one letter at a time.
  • If you guess a letter in the hidden word, then all is good.
  • If you guess a letter that is not in the hidden word, then the hangman starts to build the gallows.
  • If the gallows are completed, you lose.
  • Good luck!
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Create Your Own Version of This Game

Here is the word library for this game:

"Sentence" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the word in a sentence.

"Missing Word" Flash Cards

Click on the box to see the missing word in a sentence.

Example Sentences

Here are 3 sentences for each of the following words from the "verbs of movement" category:
  • walk, run, jump, swim, fly, climb, drive, ride, skip, crawl
    walk vocabulary list

    walk

  • She walks in the park with her children.
  • The two puppies walked slowly.
  • George walked through the forest at night.
    run vocabulary list

    run

  • Adam runs every morning to stay fit.
  • The woman ran to catch the bus.
  • Rabbits run faster than dogs.
    jump vocabulary list

    jump

  • I like to jump into the swimming pool.
  • The girl always jumps on the bed.
  • Harry jumped on his brother's trampoline.
    swim vocabulary list

    swim

  • We swim every Saturday at the pool.
  • Our children love to swim in the lake.
  • Catherine frequently swims in her new pool.
    fly vocabulary list

    fly

  • You usually see butterflies flying here.
  • What time does the plane fly?
  • The bee flew to the red rose.
    climb vocabulary list

    climb

  • Charlotte climbs trees to pick apples.
  • The boy climbed on the roof.
  • You need good boots to climb this mountain.
    drive vocabulary list

    drive

  • You must drive carefully when it rains.
  • Louis drives a red car.
  • We drove to the castle in the valley.
    ride vocabulary list

    ride

  • Elizabeth rides her horse often.
  • Riding a bicycle is a good way to get fit.
  • He was nervous when he rode the motorcycle.
    skip vocabulary list

    skip

  • My youngest daughter skips on her way to school.
  • I skipped a gray stone across the lake.
  • Do you prefer to skip with a rope?
    crawl vocabulary list

    crawl

  • My son learned to crawl in March.
  • The doctor says my daughter is too old to crawl.
  • The caterpillar crawled on the leaf.
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.

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