Name the set of homophones that have the following definitions: (1) the contraction for "they are;" (2) a location - opposite of here; (3) a word showing possession or ownership.
What are (1) they're, (2) there, and (3) their?
100
The writing trait that emphasizes having a clear beginning, middle, and end; also includes leads, transition words, and conclusions.
What is Organization?
100
The name of the punctuation mark that comes at the end of a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
100
The name of a shortened form of two words (one of which is usually a verb) in which an apostrophe takes the place of a missing letter.
What is a contraction?
200
The part of speech that shows action; every sentence must have a noun and a _____ .
What is a verb?
200
The name of the pair of homophones that have the following meanings: (1) to trace or form letters or words on the surface of some material using a pen or pencil; and (2) the opposite of left.
What are (1) write and (2) right?
200
The writing trait that emphasizes focusing on one topic and including details about that topic.
What is Focus or Ideas?
200
The name of the punctuation mark that comes at the end of an exclamatory sentence.
What is an exclamation point?
200
Words that are opposite in meaning.
What are antonyms?
300
The part of speech that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
300
Name the homophones with the following meanings: (1) the state of the atmosphere with regard to wind, temperature, cloudiness, etc. and (2) used to introduce two or more alternatives in a sentence.
What are (1) weather and (2) whether?
300
The writing trait that involves "beefing up your sentence;" encourages use of specific, precise nouns, descriptive adjectives, and strong action verbs.
What is Vocabulary or Word Choice?
300
The name of the punctuation mark that comes at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
300
The name of a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word that results in a word with a new meaning.
What is a prefix?
400
The part of speech that describes a verb; often tell when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened; often ends in -ly.
What is an adverb?
400
Name the pair of homophones that have the following meanings: (1) the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso and (2) to consume or spend without purpose; squander.
What are (1) waist and (2) waste?
400
The writing trait that involves the tone of your writing.
What is Voice?
400
The name of the punctuation mark that is used in place of a missing letter in a contraction, or to show possession.
What is an apostrophe?
400
The two suffixes (a letter of group of letters added to the end of a word) that mean either "one who" (for people) or "one that" (for things).
What are "er" and "or?"
500
A word or phrase that links nouns, pronouns, and phrase to other words in the sentence.
What is a preposition?
500
Identify the homophones that have the following meanings: (1) a conjunction; (2) a mineral or rock that contains metal; and (3) a wooden paddle used to row a boat.
What are or, ore, and oar?
500
The writing trait that encourages using a mixture of sentence structures, which, in turn, increases the flow of your writing.
What is fluency?
500
The name of the punctuation mark that appears in between the hour and minutes on a digital clock.
What is a colon?
500
A type of poem that is written in the shape of a diamond. Each line uses specific types of words, like adjectives and verbs that end in –ing. This type of poem does not have to rhyme.