The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. dived, gliding, sprang, darting, whipped …back, delving 1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ______ into my pockets for morsels of cake. 2. I saw a cobra _____ out of a clump of cactus. 3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue _____ in and out. 4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose _____ aside. 5. The snake _____ his head _____ to strike at the crow. 6. The birds _____ at the snake.

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1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began delving into my pockets for morsels of cake.

2. I saw a cobra gliding out of a clump of cactus.

3. The snake hissed his forked tongue darting in and out.

4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose sprang aside.

5. The snake whipped his head back to strike at the crow.

6. The birds dived at the snake.