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How do we move our body? #1

Match the following phrases to the verbs of bodily movement.

  1. She flexed
  2. She shook
  3. She snapped
  4. She craned
  5. She held
  6. She wiped
  7. She clenched
  8. She folded
  9. She scratched
  10. She tapped
  11. She rubbed

a) her head in violently.
b) her fists angrily.
c) her neck to peer over his head.
d) her muscles showing off her biceps.
e) her forehead with a hanky.
f) her foot in time to the music.
g) her shoulders.
h) her breath under water.
i) her knee to see if she had sprained it.
j) her arms and relaxed
k) her head thoughtfully.
l) her fingers to get attention.

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