Learn Sport and Exercise Verbs in English

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List of Sport and Exercise Verbs in English

Walk – Don’t try to walk before you can crawl.
Run – Do not run too fast after gain.
Stretch – Breathe in through your nose as you stretch up.
Jump – Can you jump over the river?
Bounce – Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
Serve – Serving is arguably the most important aspect of the game, as it is the one shot which has to be in every single rally.
Lie down – For this exercise, it is best to lie down, or sit with both feet on the floor.
Sit – Sit on the floor, stretching your legs out in front of you.
Kneel – Do not run, stand, kneel or spin in the slide.
Ride – Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.
Kick – The kids love to kick a ball against my wall.
Hop – I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.
Skip – They skip rope and play catch.
Pass – Pass the ball to the person next to you in the circle and pretend the ball is really heavy by miming.
Dribble – He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.
Shoot – Keep your distance, or I’ll shoot!
Catch – The baseball hitter fumbled his attempt to catch it.
Hit – Look! He is hitting the ball to the goal.
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