Spelling Bee
A person who writes books.
Author
Identify a noun in this sentence: "The astronaut floated in space."
Astronaut, space
The word "microscope" has the prefix "micro-." What does "micro-" mean?
Small
A very large animal with a long trunk.
Elephant
An overweight feline
a fat cat
Very beautiful or delightful
Gorgeous
What is the correct article to use before the word "alien" — "a" or "an"?
An
Which of these words does NOT come from Latin: "video," "audio," "kangaroo," or "media"?
Kangaroo
A place where you can borrow books and read quietly.
library
A happy father
a mad dad
a place where scientific experiments are done.
laboratory
Identify the conjunction in this sentence: "The planet was far away, but the telescope could still see it."
But
What kind of landform is named after Vulcan, the Roman god of fire?
Volcano
This lets you talk to someone far away.
telephone
The correct plane trip
the right flight
a word that has the same meaning as another word.
synonym
What is the grammatical term for a word that shows the relationship between a noun and another word, like "above" in "The satellite orbits above the Earth"?
Preposition
What word, coming from the combination of "dis" (bad) and "astro" (star), means a bad event?
disaster
A story that is made up.
Fantasy
A hex even more heinous than the last
a worse curse
A set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from individuals.
questionnaire
The word "light" can be a noun, a verb, or an adjective. Give an example for each use and explain how the word's job changes.
Examples:
"The light from the star was bright" (noun)
"The astronaut will light the flare" (verb)
"The light backpack was easy to carry." (adjective).
What word, meaning someone who has gone crazy, comes from the Latin word meaning moon?
Lunatic
A device you use to help remember events.
Camera
A cacophonous mob
a loud crowd