Grammar
Literary Devices
Spelling
Vocabulary
Surprise
100
These are the two easiest ways to make sure your sentences don't look terrible.
What are capitalization and punctuation?
100
An example of this literary device is: They ate like pigs at the potluck yesterday.
What is a simile?
100
The answer is the correct spelling for this word: ryming
What is rhyming?
100
This adjective includes the root "sens," meaning to feel, and pertains to the five senses.
What is "sensory"?
100
Some people think that the movie _______________ is overly sentimental.
What is [any sentimental movie]?
200
These are the two main parts of a sentence, telling (1)who or what the sentence is about and (2)what happens.
What are subject and predicate?
200
Edgar Allan Poe uses this literary device to show us the continual beating of the narrator's heart in "The Tell-Tale Heart."
What is repetition?
200
This is a common saying that helps students remember how to spell words that have an "i" and an "e" next to each other.
What is "i" before "e," except after "c"?
200
This word contains the root "duc" meaning to lead, and can refer to leading an orchestra or a presentation.
What is "conduct"?
200
This is the term for a story written from an omniscient, outside point of view.
What is 3rd person?
300
This part of speech describes the way an action is done.
What is an adverb?
300
The following is an example of this literary device: Those guys are such clowns.
What is a metaphor?
300
The correct spelling for the following word is ___________. unacceptible
What is unacceptable?
300
The word "justice" refers to fairness and contains the Latin root "jus" meaning _______________.
What is law?
300
This has been a recurring theme in stories throughout history, demonstrated by "the good guys" and "the bad guys."
What is good vs. evil?
400
The following is an example of this type of sentence: Sorry I didn't turn in my homework but I was so busy and my mom was at work so she couldn't help me and there was no one else at home but my little brother and he definitely couldn't help so I was stuck alone and I couldn't figure it out so I just didn't do it but can I turn it in late?
What is a run-on sentence?
400
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is an example of a common saying, otherwise known as a(n) __________.
What is an idiom?
400
This is a term for words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings.
What is a homonym? (Homophones can also have the same sound, but they don't have to have the same spelling.)
400
This word would describe a host who offers his or her guests food, friendship and a comfortable place to stay.
What is "hospitable"?
400
This is the term for two or more characters talking in a scene.
What is dialogue?
500
This part of speech is only featured in ONE of these sentences: 1) The dog ran happily along the sidewalk. 2) What a productive day we had! 3) They walked slowly around the park all day.
What is an adjective?
500
This term describes a simple story that stands for a larger, more important theme.
What is an analogy?
500
This type of dancing demonstrates the silent letter ending found in many French words. (Name it and spell it correctly.)
What is ballet?
500
The words "container," "retain," and "detain" all share the Latin root "tain," meaning ____________.
What is to hold?
500
This word is an antonym for "superior."
What is "inferior"?
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