Jeopardy - 5th Grade English

Prepositional Phrases

100

Name the preposition to best complete the sentence: Arushi thought that the puppy's leash was ____ her reach. A. within B. on C. through D. by

What is A. within?

200

The following word best completes this sentence: _____ midnight, the sky will have come alive with beautiful moonlight. A. Among B. On C. Between D. By

What is D. By?

300

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: Somewhere beyond the sea lies my sweet memory. A. beyond B. sea C. sweet D. memory

What is B. beyond?

400

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: I feel like a different person when I am playing the piano in my room. A. I feel like B. playing the piano C. in my room

What is C. in my room?

500

This word best completes the sentence: Carly placed the cheesecake _____ the jar of cookies. A. at B. beyond C. beside D. under

What is C. beside?

Spelling

100

This word best completes the sentence: You should never _____ someone personally. A. attack B. atax C. atack D. ataque

What is A. attack?

200

Hot peppers are bad for my ______ system. Choose the proper spelling. A. dijestive B. digestive C. digestiv D. dijustive

What is B. digestive?

300

Martin Luther King spent his life fighting people's _____. Pick the proper word to describe MLK's work. A. prejudusses C. prejudices B. prejooduces D. prejudesses

What is C. prejudices?

400

Complete with the correct spelling. Did you ____ your report card in the mail? A. recieve B. receave C. receive D. receeve

What is C. receive?

500

Choose the correct spelling. On Halloween, my sister loves _____ me! A. scareing B. scaring C. scarin' D. scaren

What is B. scaring?

Synonyms and Antonyms

100

Choose a synonym for the word constantly in the sentence below: These sharks live alone and roam the ocean, constantly searching for food. A. unknown B. hungry C. scary D. always

What is D. always?

200

Choose the synonym for the word pressure in the sentence below: The ice could slide down a slope if there is too much pressure on the bottom of the glacier. A. sheets B. strain C. warmth D. frost

What is B. strain?

300

Choose a synonym for the word chief in the following sentence: Although no longer used as a chief source of fuel in the U.S., kerosene is still used today. A. main B. boss C. ruler D. instant

What is A. main?

400

Choose a synonym for the word everyday in the following sentence: It soon became an everyday source of fuel in the 1800's. A. exciting B. relaxed C. common D. peaceful

What is C. common?

500

Choose the antonym for the word dense in the following sentence: This makes the glacier dense and makes it look blue. A. blue B. heavy C. light D. cold

What is C. light?

Roots and Affixes

100

Choose the meaning of the word PREPAY as used in the following sentence: Some gas stations that are afraid of theft will require the customers to prepay for their gas. A. pay after B. pay more C. pay before D. pay late

What is C. pay before?

200

The meaning of the word FEARLESS in the following sentence: Newton was the most fearless player on the football team.

What is LACKING FEAR?

300

The meaning of the word INTERWOVEN in the following sentence: The cloth was interwoven with bright and dark colors. A. woven against B. woven between C. woven before D. woven wrongly

What is B. WOVEN BETWEEN?

400

Adding -FUL to the root word PAIN in the following sentence changes the meaning to: I got a painful injury when I fell from the swing. A. small pain B. full of pain C. without pain D. the most pain

What is B. full of pain?

500

The magazine's readership was at an all time low, and they were losing money. The word READERSHIP means: A. needing to be read B. the condition of being read C. during reading D. the condition of not being read

What is B. the condition of being read?

Conjunctions and Interjections

100

Harold sped on the highway and got a ticket ____ taking his time driving to New York. The word or phrase that best completes the sentence is: A. rather than B. as for C. and D. than

What is A. rather than?

200

Write the following sentence correctly: You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track but also baseball.

What is You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track or baseball?

300

"_____ You should be more careful!" Marla exclaimed. The interjection that best completes the sentence is: A. Around! B. Hey! C. Nor! D. For!

What is B. Hey!?

400

_____ the mayor nor the city manager had an explanation as to why the pets in town were missing. Complete the sentence with the best choice. A. If B. Whether C. Either D. Neither

What is D. Neither?

500

____ you're here!" Felix announced as he seemed surprised to see her. The word that best completes the sentence is: A. For! B. Oh! C. But! D. Over!

What is B. Oh!