1. The Turkey Shot
Out of the
Oven

2. With each slide,
find the verbs.

3. The turkey shot out of the over
an rocketed into the air
it knocked every plate off the table
and partly demolished a chair

4. It ricocheted into a corner
and burst with a deafening boom,
then splattered all over the kitchen,
completely obscuring the room.

5. It stuck to the walls and the windows,
it totally coated the floor,
there was turkey attached to the ceiling
where there’d never been turkey
before.

6. It blanketed every appliance,
it smeared every saucer and bowl,
there wasn’t a way I could stop it,
that turkey was out of control.

7. I scraped and I scrubbed with displeasure,
and though with chagrin as I mopped
that I’d never again stuff a turkey
with popcorn that hadn’t been popped.
- Jack Prelutsky

8. The turkey shot out of the over
an rocketed into the air
it knocked every plate off the table
and partly demolished a chair

9. It ricocheted into a corner
and burst with a deafening boom,
then splattered all over the kitchen,
completely obscuring the room.

10. It stuck to the walls and the windows,
it totally coated the floor,
there was turkey attached to the ceiling
where there’d never been turkey
before.

11. It blanketed every appliance,
it smeared every saucer and bowl,
there wasn’t a way I could stop it,
that turkey was out of control.

12. I scraped and I scrubbed with displeasure,
and though with chagrin as I mopped
that I’d never again stuff a turkey
with popcorn that hadn’t been popped.
- Jack Prelutsky

13. Verb 911
• Directions: Read each sentence and replace the
underlined word or words with strong, more
precise verbs. If you need to change the sentence
slightly to make your words fit, it’s okay.
• When he heard the baby cry, he ran quickly to
the bedroom to check on his infant daughter.
• Karla said, “Stop! I saw you take his wallet!
Someone call the police!”

14. Verb 911
• What is Papa cooking? said Benito. I can hear my
stomach growling.
• The puppy walked over to the water dish after
playing ball in the yard and drank from it.
• The skateboarders really go fast down hills and
half pipes.

15. Verb 911
• On Saturday my Aunt Rita makes pancakes with
maple syrup.
• The car was really noisy as it drove down the
street.
• Sara walked around the new college campus
before finally telling her mother she wanted to
go to UCLA.