Parts of Speech
Types of Sentences
Commas
Capitalization
Words!Words!Words!
100
What is the naming word in the sentence... She goes to Disney World every year.
Disney World
100
What type of end mark is needed and why? Where were you yesterday__
A question mark because it is an asking sentence.
100
What are commas used for ?
To seperate items in a series. To take the place of the word and.
100
What are the three things you always capitalize in a sentence? (BIP)
B- begininng of the sentence I- I pronoun P- proper nouns
100
What is the compund word? How do you know? A. haven't B. snowman c. always
B. snowman You can draw a picture of both words seperate, then a new picture of the two combined or you can flip the words to define the word a snowman is a man made of snow.
200
What is a another word for a Verb may be called a____ word Adjective may be called a _______ word Noun may be called a _____ word
Verb may be called a Action word Adjective may be called a Describing word Noun may be called a Naming word
200
What is needed at the end of a telling sentence? Tom lives at the end of Main Street__
A period.
200
If you have four items in your series how many commas do you need? We need a bucket a blanket a shovel and an umbrella at the beach. How many commas are needed and where?
One less comma than the number of items Four items three commas We need a bucket, a blanket, a shovel, and an umbrella at the beach.
200
What should be capitalized in this sentence but is not? Everyday we go to specials, Sam tells us which one, today is thursday so we go to art.
Thursday (It is a Proper Noun naming a day of the week)
200
What is the antonym (opposite) of the word chilly in the sentence? When I walked outside I wished I had my jacket because the weather had turned chilly. A. warmer B. cooler C. about the same.
A. warmer
300
What is the desrcibing word in the sentence... Did you see her yellow hat today?
Yellow (it describes the hat.)
300
What punctuation shows emotion? My entire class screamed Happy Birthday__
An exclamation point!
300
Where is the comma missing? Sara went to school on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, and Thursday.
after Tuesday
300
Which word should not be capitalized and why? A. Everyday B. Sammy c. Georgia
Everyday is not a proper noun, pronoun I, or at the beginning of a sentence (BIP)
300
What word to the contractions shouldn't, wouldn't, don't, and can't all have in common?
not
400
What part of speech (noun, adjective or verb) is missing from the sentence.... She _______ over the big river!
The verb (action word) is missing. She jumped over the big river.
400
We went to the market, the mall, and the park ___ Is what kind of sentence and needs what type of punctuation?
A telling sentence and needs a period.
400
Which is incorrect? A. Today we will eat cookies, cake, and popcorn. B. Teddy plays basketball, baseball and tennis. C. You will need paper, pencils, and books for school everyday.
B. Teddy plays basketball, baseball and tennis.
400
Which sentence is correct? A. Today is March 3, 2009 the last day before i take vacation. B.Today is March 3, 2009 the last day before I take vacation. C.today is March 3, 2009 the last day before i take vacation.
B.Today is March 3, 2009 the last day before I take vacation. It has all the components of BIP B- Today I -I P- March
400
What contraction could you change so the sentence would mean the opposite.. I'll go the store for you after I do my homework. I _____ go to the store for you after I do my homework. A. she'll B. won't C. I'm.
B.won't
500
What is a pronoun used for? Give examples of pronouns.
A pronoun is used to take the place of a noun. (he, she, we, you, me, I, us, they, them, our, his, theirs, mine, my)
500
Which sentence is correct and why? A.He went to the store? B.He went to the store. C.He went to the store!
B. He went to the store. (Telling sentences have to have a period.)
500
What is wrong with this sentence and how do you fix it? We went to lunch ate a ham and cheese sandwich a fruit cup and mashed potatoes.
The commas are missing it should read... We went to lunch ate a ham and cheese sandwiches, a fruit cup, and mashed potatoes.
500
Which word in the sentence should be capitalized but is not? The capital of Georgia is atlanta, we are studying about this in Social Studies. A. Capital B. Atlanta C. We.
B.Atlanta (it is a proper noun)
500
What group of words mean the same thing (synonyms) as small A. tiny, bigger B. little, tiny C. baby, child
B.little, tiny
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