Grammar
Parts of Speech
Fix the Error
Toss-Up
Cause & Effect
100

Name the verb in the following sentence: My sweet dog licked the peanut butter off my bread.

licked

100

What is the name for a word that describes a noun?

adjective

100

Mom cried, "Be careful before you cross the street.

Mom cried, "Be careful before you cross the street."
100

What is the following an example of?

My diamond ring shines like the sun.

simile

100

Sherry was hot so she jumped in the pool.

What is the cause in the sentence?

Sherry was hot.

200
What is the adverb in the following sentence.

The nice teacher quickly walked to the playground.

quickly

200

What is the meaning of the word, readjust?

to adjust again

200

Look at the italicized word, what change needs to be made if any?

The bears hibernating in the cave all winter long.

A. hibernate

B. will hibernating 

C. no change

A hibernate

200

Fact or Opinion?

Sunny weather is the best.

Opinion

200

What is the effect in the following sentence?

Mrs. Mcgregor planted seeds in the spring and the irises bloomed.

the irises bloomed

300

What is the subject of the following sentence?

Tim and Jane played outside all summer long.

Tim and Jane

300

Which of the following nouns are concrete?

Tennessee

happy

book

puppy

friendship

bravery

Tennessee

book

puppy

300

What is the correct way to write the italicized word?

Instead, I just think about what is comeing up ahead on the trail.

A. comming

B. coming

C commeing

D. The word is correct as written.

B. coming

300

As he wandered, Johnny carried a leather bag filled with appleseeds he collected along the way. 

Which word could best replace wandered without changing the meaning of the sentence?

A. hiked

B. roamed

C. floated

D. raced

B. roamed

300

I left my homework in the rain.

Name the effect.

It got wet and was ruined.

400

What is the predicate in the following sentence?

The giant squid fought the sperm whale.

fought the sperm whale

400

She wears the shirt on Monday.

Make the italicized verb past tense.

wore

400

What changes (if any) need to be made to the title of the book?

In the book, the Wizard of oz, Dorothy wears ruby slippers. 

The Wizard of Oz

400

The jumps are a lot of fun.

What is the correct way to write the italicized word?

A. is

B. am

C. be

D. The word is correct as written

D. The word is correct as written.

400

A moth flew into a spider's web. What is the effect?

The spider will eat the moth.

500

Identify each part of speech in the following sentence. Alvin Ailey danced swiftly on the rainy street.  

Nouns? Verbs? Adjectives? Adverbs?

nouns- Alvin Ailey, street

verbs- danced

adjectives- rainy

adverbs- swiftly

500

People became used to seeing Chapman and looked forward to his visits. The word, forward, comes from the root word, fore. What does fore mean?

A. ahead

B. behind

C. around

D. later

A. ahead

500

Name the errors in the following sentence. Clue: There are 4 errors.

Frogs and fishes are a big parts of alligators diets

Frogs and fish are a big part of alligators' diets.

500

Is the book, Giant Squid: Searching for a Sea Monster, fiction or non-fiction? What text features make it fiction or non-fiction? (Name 3)


Non-fiction

Must name 3 of the following: photographs, captions, headings, subheadings, diagrams, glossary, table of contents

500
Give an example of Cause and Effect.

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