High School Grammar Jeopardy

Subject-Verb Agreement

100

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Jennifer (collects, collect) ceramic figurines.

collects

200

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Family members (has admired, have admired) Jonathan’s determination.

have admired

300

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: The letters that need to be mailed (is, are) on the counter.

are

400

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Here (is, are) the tickets that you reserved.

are

500

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: The principal or the teachers (makes, make) the final decision.

make

Sentence Errors

100

She (don’t/doesn't) like to wake up early in the morning.

She doesn’t like to wake up early in the morning.

200

Each of the students (has/have) submitted their homework.

Each of the students has submitted their homework.

300

Correct the sentence:He is more smarter than his brother.

He is smarter than his brother.

400

I have been living here (for/since) five years.

I have been living here for five years.

500

The teacher, along with the students, (was/were) present in the hall.

No, the teacher, along with the students, was present in the hall.

Spelling

100

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: We visited four European (countrys, countries) during our vacation.

countries

200

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The coach reminded the players to wash the (jerseys, jersies) before the game.

jerseys

300

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: Joseph spotted two (deers, deer) at the edge of the field.

deer

400

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The musicians played two separate (pianoes, pianos) on stage.

pianos

500

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The construction crew examined various (roofs, rooves) throughout the course of the week.

roofs

Diction

100

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Samantha located (a lot, alot) of errors in her essay.

a lot

200

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone seemed (alright, all right) until the argument began.

all right

300

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: We decided to take a different (course, coarse) of action.

course

400

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Benjamin is a better writer (then, than) Sherry is.

than

500

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: The new gas prices are (quit, quiet, quite) alarming.

quite