Today I am going to present a quick review of the vocabulary related to different parts of the body as well as present some of the verbs you might use to describe the actions of these body parts.

Head: to shake; to nod
(Shake your head from side to side.)
(I need you all to nod your heads if you understand.)

Ear: to listen; to hear
(Listen up!)
(I hope you can hear what I am saying.)

Eye: to see; to watch; to observe
(Do you see the bird?),
(Let’s watch TV.)
(He observes the animals before taking pictures.)

Mouth: to chew; to talk; to kiss
(Chew your food well before you swallow.),
(I talk to my friend every day.)
(Kiss me!)

Neck: to bend
(Can you bend your neck so your head touches your shoulder?)

Shoulder: to shrug
(When the children don’t understand they shrug their shoulders.)

Chest: to cough
(He was coughing so hard his chest hurt.)

Stomach: to digest; to growl
(I can’t eat dinner I’m still digesting lunch.)
(My stomach is growling I’m so hungry.)

Arms: to bend; to lift
(Can you bend your arm behind your back?)
(How much weight can you lift?)

Elbow: to bend
(Bend your elbow and place your hand over your heart to say the pledge of allegiance to the flag.)

Wrist: to bend; to flex
(Bend and flex your wrists to relax them after that last Yoga position.)

Hand: to wave; to shake
(Wave good-bye to your grandmother.)
(People in the United States shake hands when they first meet.)

Finger: to point
(Can you point to which piece of jewelry you would like me to take out of the case?)

Leg: to walk; to run
(I go for a walk every day.)
(I like to run in marathons.)

Knee: to bend; to kneel
(I have to bend my knees up to my chest to fit into this small seat.)
(People often kneel down to pray.)

Foot: to step
(Step over the sleeping dog.)

Toes: to curl; to tip-toe
(It is so cute when the baby curls his toes after you tickle his foot.)
(We have to be quiet, so please tip-toe into the room.)

There are of course many more verbs associated with these different body parts, but the ones I have highlighted here are some of the more common ones.  Can you think of any more verbs associated with these body parts?  If so, please leave your ideas in the comments section of this post.

* diagram = a simplified drawing
** finer = smaller