Language Activator – Kick

Kick/boot/knee

kick

(intransitive/transitive verb)

.The boy behind me kept kicking my chair

kick something along/over/around etc

?Who kicked the ball over the fence

kick

(countable noun)

a kicking action or movement

.And what a tremendous kick that was – straight into the goal from 200 yards

give somebody/something a kick

(verb phrase)

to kick someone or something once

.He gave the bundle a gentle kick, but still it didn’t move

give something a good kick

kick it hard

.If the door won’t open, just give it a good hard kick

Knee

(transitive verb)

to hit someone using one of your knees

.She struggled free and kneed her attacker in the groin

boot

(transitive verb)

to kick something hard, especially a ball

.He booted the ball up to the other end of the playing field

:Practice

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

.N1. He was dragged ————- and screaming into a waiting police car

.N2. I could feel the baby ————- inside me

.N3. One of the gang ————- him in the stomach

.N4. One karate kick can ————- someone

.N5. Suddenly this big heavy guy came up and ————- me in the stomach

:Answers

Kicking/ kicking/ kicked/ kill/ booted