Verbs that start with R

Risk is a measure of the chance of something going wrong, and what bad things will happen if it goes wrong. For example, you have a higher risk of having a heart attack as you get older and fatter. Risk is also exposing yourself to the possibility of something bad happening, for example the man in the picture risks falling off the cliff he is climbing if he loses his footing.

You roll when you lie down and move from your front to your back (or the other way around). If you keep rolling you can travel quite some distance. You roll a ball or something else round when you push or pull it along the ground and it moves by turning over and over without losing contact with the ground.

You rub something by pressing firmly against it and moving backwards and forwards. People rub metal things with a cloth to clean them. People rub their eyes when they are tired. And dogs love having their tummies rubbed.

Running is a lot faster than walking. When you run, you take much longer steps, and you'll find that both of your feet are off the ground at the same time as you run.