What type of NOUN?
Find the NOUNS
What kind of VERB?
Find the VERBS
Friendle
100

What type(s) of noun are these words? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?


building, goat, cloud, boy, basketball, jersey

COMMON and SINGULAR

100

What type(s) of noun is the italicized word in this sentence? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?

What country do you live in?

COMMON

100

What are the 3 types of verbs?

Action, Linking, Helping

100

Which two sentences do NOT have a helping verb?

  1. She can speak three languages.
  2. I do understand the math problem.
  3. Sam does like pizza.
  4. We sit outside to enjoy the weather.
  5. They had left by the time we arrived.
  6. Sam always plays basketball at recess.
  7. We should eat more vegetables.

4 & 6

100

What everyday school object does Nick decide to call a frindle?

A ballpoint pen

200

What type(s) of noun are these words? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?


clouds, dogs, leaves, people, basketballs

COMMON and PLURAL

200

What type(s) of noun is the italicized word in this sentence? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?

Sam's face looked shocked when he saw what was for lunch.


SINGULAR and POSSESSIVE

200

These words are examples of what kind of verb? (hint: It is a type of helping verb.)

can, cannot, may, should, will, would, must, could

MODAL 

200

What verb or verbs should in the blank?

Sam and his friends _______ to the field.

runs            running            was running             run

run

200

What was Nick Allen famous for doing in his elementary school years before inventing the word frindle?

Making the 3rd grade classroom look like a tropical island 

BONUS (200 more points): What did he do to make it look like a tropical island?

BONUS AGAIN (200 MORE points): How did Miss Deaver react?

300

What type(s) of noun are these words? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?

mom's, Sam's, dog's, today's 


SINGULAR and POSSESSIVE

300

What type(s) of noun is the italicized word in this sentence? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?

The creativity of the class was awesome. 

ABSTRACT

300

What type of helping verb expresses ability, permission, possibility, obligation, or advice? 

MODAL

300

Which sentence uses the word is as a linking verb?

1. My favorite movie is the new Spiderman movie.

2. Sam is watching the game right now. 

Number 1!!!

Bonus: How is the word is used in the 2nd sentence (Sam is watching the game right now.)?

300

Which item is Mrs. Granger most passionate about and constantly expects her fifth-grade students to use independently?

A heavy dictionary (Lone Star dictionary)

400

What type(s) of noun are these words? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?


communication, happiness, love, joy, peace

ABSTRACT
400

What type(s) of noun is the italicized word in this sentence? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?

The houses are all black and white.

PLURAL and COMMON

400

Name 5 helping verbs.

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, may, might, must, should, would, were, will...
400

List all the action verbs in the following sentence:

My elderly aunt was coming from the market and I carried her bags when she arrived with the fruit she will use when she makes a pie!

coming, carried, arrived, use, makes

400

What question does Nick ask Mrs. Granger at the end of class that sparks the idea for creating a new word?

"Who decides what words mean and where they come from?"

BONUS (200 extra points): Why did Nick decide to ask this question near the end of Mrs. Granger's class in Chapter 4? 

BONUS AGAIN (200 extra points): How did Mrs. Granger respond to his question?

500

What type(s) of noun are these words? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?

Atlanta Hawks, Community Christian School, Samuel, The Petersons

PROPER

500

What type(s) of noun is the italicized word in this sentence? Are they abstract, common, proper, plural, singular, plural possessive, singular possessive, irregular plural, or pronouns?


The houses' doors are all made of wood.

PLURAL and POSSESSIVE

500

Name 5 linking verbs.

am, is, are, was, were, being, been, appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, look, stay, tastes, turn...
500

List ALL verbs in these sentences:

In our PE class, we play lots of games. My favorite is kickball. We kick the ball, then we run around the bases. I like pitching the ball and try tagging the other kids out. I do my best and throw the ball to my teammates. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes not. But, we enjoy ourselves each time.

There are 11.

play, is, kick, run, like, pitching, try, tagging, do, throw, succeed, enjoy

500

How would you describe Miss Granger?



She taught language arts for 5th grade, didn't let mischief slide, she wore dark, plain clothes, and she loved her dictionary more than anything. 

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