Descriptive verbs

The fire * in the chimney.

• creaked

• was crackling

• was whirring

• snapped

when something *, it makes a high-pitched noise when you put weight on it

(a)  

The leaves * under our feet.

• smashed

• crunched

• snapped

• hissed

The bridge * as the tanks were rolling over it.

• whirred

• rumbled

• groaned

• snapped

The dog started to * at Karen.

(a)  

What can hiss?

• a wooden chair

• a snake

• water

• a dog

Thunder * in the distance.

• creaked

• rumbled

• trickled

• groaned

When car brakes, the brakes *.

• trickle

• screech

• whirr

• slam

He * the door because he was angry.

(a)  

Robbers can get into buildings by * the window.

• smashing

• cracking

• trickling

• crunching