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Parts of Speech
100
Which of the three -- to, too, two -- is a number?
two
100
What does it mean to feel apprehensive?
To feel worried, nervous, or unsure
100
The correct spelling for this machine
What is v-a-c-u-u-m?
100
What the root word "aqua"
What is water?
100
The naming of a person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
200
Which means the head of a school: principle or principal?
principal
Hint: The princi"pal" of a school is your "pal".
200
Who is the protagonist in a story?
The main character.
200
Correctly spell this object
What is c-o-l-u-m-n?
200
The root word "agro/agri" means this
What is farming/agriculture/working the land?
200
I modify or describe a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
300
Which shows possession (ownership): there, their, or they're?
their
Hint: There is an "i" in "their", meaning "I" own something.
300
What does "sever" mean?
to cut
300
"Mountain" is the noun form. Spell the adjective form.
What is m-o-u-n-t-a-i-n-o-u-s?
300
The meaning of the root word "hydra/hydro"
What is "water"?
300
Joining words that hook sentences or phrases together,
I like music because I play an instrument.
What is a conjunction?
400
Which means can not move: stationary or stationery?
stationary
Hint: The a in "stationary" means anchored down or attached. The e in "stationery" means "edit", as in what you do when you write (stationery is paper for writing).
400
What are you like when someone calls you intrepid?
fearless/brave/courageous
400
Correctly SPELL this:
What is E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T?
400
The meaning of the root word "anti"
What is against/opposite of/opposed to?
400
A word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence
"She took a book from the teacher".
What is a preposition
500
Which means a place: their, there, or they're?
there
Hint: You have the word "here" in this word, which is also a place.
500
What is the difference between hew and hue?
"Hue" means color.
There is also "hew", which means to chop roughly at something.
500
This is the plural spelling for "mouse".
What is m-i-c-e?
500
The meaning of the root word "inter"
What is between/among/jointly/together?
500
I modify or describe a verb, an adjective of an adverb
What is an adverb?