Parts of Speech Jeopardy Template

Verbs

Nouns

Adjectives/Adverbs

Conjunctions/Prepositions

Name the Parts of Speech

100

What is a verb?

Action or State of Being

100

What's a noun?

A person, place, or thing

100

What does an adverb answer?

How, when, where

100

Name all the conjunctions.

FANBOY

For, and, nor, but, or, yet

100

Give the noun and the verb in the sentence below:

Jessica lived in a blue house.

Noun- Jessica

Verb- lived

200

Name the state of being verbs.

Am is are was were be being been

200

Give an example of a pronoun.

He, she, we, it, they, etc.

200

Does an adverb or adjective normally end in "ly"?

Adverb

200

What does a preposition do?

What does a conjunction do?

Shows direction

It combines two or more words, or sentences.

200

Give the noun in the sentence and name what kind of noun it is:

The little girl was running through the park.

Girl is a common noun.

300

Name an action verb.

Jump, sit, clean, give, kick, etc.

300

Give three common nouns.

Any noun that is not capitalized

300

Blue, soft, fuzzy, tough, angry, and cold are all examples of what?

Adjectives

300

In, above, below, behind, on, and over are examples of what?

Prepositions

300

Give an example of an adverb, adjective, noun, verb, conjunction, and preposition.

Teacher's score.

400

Name the verb in the sentence:

I helped my brother carry in the groceries.

Helped

400

Find the simple subject noun in the sentence:

Mr. Jones loves going to the grocery store after work.

Mr. Jones

400

What does an adverb describe, and what does an adjective describe?

Adverb describes a verb

Adjectives describe a noun

400

Use a conjunction in a sentence.

Any of the FANBOY's.

400

Find the adverbs, adjectives, simple noun, verb, conjunction, and preposition in the sentence below.

The small, silly girl jumped very swiftly through the obstacle course, under the net, up the rope, and over the finish line.

Adverbs: swiftly, very

Adjectives: small, silly, finish

Simple Noun: girl

Verb: jumped

Conjunction: and

Preposition: through, under, up, over

500

Name the verb (be careful):

It has been broken for a long time.

Has been

500

Name the proper noun in the sentence:

My sister, my cousin, and Ben went to the park after church to enjoy the warm weather.

Ben

500

Name all the adjectives and adverbs in the sentence below:

The big, orange, rubber ball bounced quite quickly down the rocky street.

Adjectives- big, orange, rubber, rocky

Adverbs- quite, quickly

500

Name all of the prepositions and conjunctions in the sentence below:

The big park was on the other side of the street, with many oak trees above it, and tons of bushes and flowers in the ground.

Prepositions- on, above, in

Conjunctions- and (x2)

500