Plurals
Root Words
Suffixes
Parts of Speech
Mixed bag
100

The plural form of the word BAY. 

What is "bays"?

100

Based on the definitions of words like arachnophobia, claustrophobia, and agoraphobia, the Greek root "PHOBIA" most likely means: 

What is "fear"?
100

The doctor wants to speak to you __________:

A) immediately

B) immediatly

C) both are correct 

What is "A" (immediately)? 

100

Words like "statue," "poster," "skeleton," "tissue," and "gecko" are all examples of: 

A) common nouns

B) proper nouns

C) adjectives

D) verbs 

What is "A" (common nouns)?

100

The capital of Florida. 

What is Tallahassee?

200

The plural form of the word BATTERY. 

What is "batteries"?

200

Based on words like biology, psychology, and anthropology, the Greek root LOGY most likely means: 

What is "study of"?

200

_______________, your particular case of rabies is _______________.

A) Unfortunatly, uncurable

B) Misfortunately, incurible

C) Unfortunately, incurable

What is "C" (unfortunately, incurable)?

200

"Cheetos," "Metallica," "Pastor Lavoy," "Dunkin Donuts" and "Toyota" are all examples of: 

A) common nouns

B) proper nouns

C) adjectives

D) prepositions 

What is "B" (proper nouns)?

200

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."


This excerpt comes from the document known as __________________. 



What is the Declaration of Independence?

300

The plural form of the word GRASS. 

What is "grasses"?

300

Based on the definitions of words like maternity, maternal and matriarch, the Latin Root MATER most likely means: 

What is "mother"?

300

Select all the possible suffixes for the following word: REGRET

☐ -ful

☐ -able

☐ -ation

☐ -ible

☐ -ance 

What are "-ful" and "-able"?

300

Give five examples of adjectives. 

Answers will vary but may include: smelly, lucky, prickly, pretty, ugly, musical, creative, casual, formal. 


 
300

Spell the capital of Florida without looking.

What is T-A-L-L-A-H-A-S-S-E-E?

400

The plural form of the word QUIZ.

What is "quizzes"?

400

Based on the definitions of words like fracture and fraction, the Latin root FRACT most likely means: 

What is "break"?

400

The knight's bravery was _________ in face of the killer chihuahuas.


A) admirous

B) admirable

C) admiration

C) admirible  

What is "B" (admirable)?

400

Give five examples of adverbs. 

Answers will vary but may include: quickly, slowly, beautifully, magically, sneakily, crazily, randomly, fast, late, already, never.

400

This monumental and very bloody event happened on March 15th, 44 BC. The date is referred to in literature as "the ides of march." 

What is the assassination of Julius Caesar?

500

The singular form of the word RABIES. 

What is "rabies"?

500

Based on the definitions of words like autobiography and automatic, the Greek root "auto" most likely means:  

What is "SELF"?

500

Rudolph stashed away four ___________ of glow-in-the-dark spray paint in his winter coat.

A) bottlesfull

B) bottlefuls

C) Both are technically correct, but "bottlefuls" is more common 

What is "C" (both are technically correct, but "bottlefuls" is more common)?

500

Give three examples of prepositions (words that show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in the sentence). 

Answers will vary but may include: in, on, between, beneath, beside, across, between, during, through, within, around, against, upon, and many more.  

500

Name two Cold War presidents. 

Answers will vary but may include: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Carter, H.W. Bush 

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