Tense
Spelling + Other
Common Grammar Mistakes
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

Find a mistake:
1. I amn't tall, but my sister is short.
2. Is he a good student?
3. They are not great mechanics but we are good cooks.

1

100

Spell the word: Yellow

Cool!

100

Fix the grammar mistake in the following sentence:

I prefer to work by my own.  



I prefer to work on my own. 

I prefer to work by myself. 

100

3 words - Nationalities and languages

Very good!

100

She _____ (speak/doesn't speak) Chinese well.

doesn't speak

200

Make 2 WH-questions.

A member in your group must respond to the question to get the points.

Examples:

What is your name?

What are you doing?

200

Spell the word: present

Good!

200

It was much hotter (that /than) today.

than

200

3 words - Daily activities

Great!

200

______ (When/What/Where) do you do? (job)

What

300

Use Present Simple negative and create a sentence on the topic Job and work.

Great!

300

Sally ___ to school everyday.

goes

300

Vivian draws very (good / well).

well

300

3 words - Verb + preposition

Great!
300

Look at the dialogue, what does the italized colloquial expression mean?

A. "I can't figure out the math problem.  It is too difficult.

B. Let's look at it together to see if we can solve it! You know what they say "two heads are better than one."

That it is easier to solve a problem if more people are working on it together. 
400

Ask someone a question using Present Simple.

400 Points for a question with no grammar mistakes

300 Points for a question with one grammar mistake

200 Points for a question with two grammar mistakes

100 Points for a question with three or more grammar mistakes

400

Create a sentence comparing two people you know.

400 Points for a question with no grammar mistakes

300 Points for a question with one grammar mistake

200 Points for a question with two grammar mistakes

100 Points for a question with three or more grammar mistakes

400

How do you pronouce the italized words in the setences:

1. He is from Poland he is Polish.

2. I need to use the funiture polish to dust the desk. 

Poh-lish 

Pah-lish

 

400

3 words - Jobs

Very good!

400

When someone says: "it's pretty short notice" they are saying what?

That the person didn't let them know about something important in advance or in enough time.  


I am not giving someone enough time to decided 

500

Ask a question using the past tense to a member in your group.

In order to get the full points, your group member must respond to the question correctly using a complete sentence. 

Did you study yesterday?

Yes, I studied in the library.

500 Points for a question with no grammar mistakes

400 Points for a question with one grammar mistake

300 Points for a question with two grammar mistakes

200 Points for a question with three or more grammar mistakes

100 if the question has mistakes and the response has grammar mistakes. 

500

Create a sentence using time expressions.

For example: This week, right now, later, yesterday, etc..

500 with no grammar mistakes

450 Points for a question with one grammar mistakes

300 Points for a question with two grammar mistake

200 Points for a question with three grammar mistakes

100 Points for a question with four or more grammar mistakes.   For your best effort 

500

Fix the grammar mistakes in both sentences 

1. Susan plays the guitar bad.

2. We had a funny time at the park. We do many exciting activities such as to swing on the swings, to walk around,  and to play on the playground.

1. Susan plays the guitar badly.

2. We had a fun time at the park. We did many things such as we swung on the swings, we walked, and we played on the playground.  

500

3 sentences on any topic using the present perfect tense. 


Example:


I have seen that movie. 

I have tried duck...

500

Look at the dialogue below, what does the italized colloquial expression mean?


Sam: "Hey Scott, do you want to go to a basketball game on saturday?"

Scott: "I am up for that"




It means he wants to go

or 

Scott is in the mood to go to a basketball game.
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