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E-Verb Word Sort

E-Verb Word Sort

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📚 Part 1: Match the E-Verbs to Their Definitions

Instructions: Draw lines to match each verb with its correct definition.

1. Elapse
2. Emerge
3. Erode
4. Erase
5. Emigrate
6. Emit
7. Evade
8. Eject
9. Evict
A. To remove something completely
B. To pass or go by (time)
C. To come out from somewhere hidden
D. To avoid or escape by cleverness
E. To gradually wear away
F. To leave one country for another
G. To send out or give off
H. To force someone out of property
I. To throw out with force

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

Instructions: Choose the correct E-verb to complete each sentence.

1. Several hours _____________ before they heard back from the doctor.
2. The sun began to _____________ from behind the thick clouds.
3. The cliffs are slowly being _____________ by the powerful ocean waves.
4. Please _____________ the whiteboard before the next class arrives.
5. Many families decided to _____________ from Ireland to New Zealand in the 1800s.
6. The old car began to _____________ black smoke from its exhaust pipe.
7. The clever rabbit managed to _____________ the hungry fox.
8. The referee had to _____________ the player for unsporting behaviour.
9. The landlord threatened to _____________ the tenant for not paying rent.

🎯 Part 3: Multiple Choice

Instructions: Circle the correct answer for each question.

10. Which verb means "to send out light, heat, or sound"?

Emerge

Emit

Erode

Evade

11. What does "emigrate" mean?

To wear away gradually

To leave one country for another

To come out of hiding

To avoid something

12. Which word best describes what happens when time passes?

Time erodes

Time elapses

Time emerges

Time evades

📝 Part 4: Create Your Own Sentences

Instructions: Write your own sentence using each E-verb. Make sure your sentence shows you understand the meaning.

13. Write a sentence using "eject":
14. Write a sentence using "evict":
15. Write a sentence using "emerge":
16. Write a sentence using "evade":

🎨 Part 5: Word Categories

Instructions: Sort the E-verbs into the categories below. Some verbs might fit in more than one category.

17. Verbs related to movement or leaving:
18. Verbs related to removing or getting rid of something:
19. Verbs related to time or gradual change:
20. Which E-verb do you think is most useful in everyday conversation? Explain why:

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