Shakespeare
Commas
Books
Vocabulary
Prefixes & Suffixes
100

Name 5 plays written by Shakespeare

Any Shakespeare play

100

Although the game was exhausting, I was happy we won.

Is this a comma splice, why?

Yes, because it separates two main clauses joined by only a comma.

100

“Well, there is this one girl. I’ve had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I’m pretty sure she didn’t know I was alive until the reaping.”

From which book is this quote from?

The Hunger Games. 

100

What does Sesquipedalian mean? 

Long

100

What does the suffix -less mean?

Without 

200

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

38

200

I like ice cream. It is the best on hot days. 

Correct or incorrect, and why?

No, because the two sentences can be united by a comma. 

200

What are the names of the 3 Brontë sisters? 

Charlotte, Emily and Anne

200

What does Worcestershire mean?

It’s a county of west central England and it is also a unique sauce for food and drink.

200

What does the suffix -phile mean?

Loving something

300

When was William Shakespeare born?

1564

300

I finished, my homework, I decided to watch a movie.  

How can this sentence be fixed?

I finished (delete comma) my homework, (so) I decided to watch a movie.


300

The hobbit.

Who wrote it? 

J. R.R Tolkien 

300

What does Serendipity mean?

The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

300

What does psychosomatic mean?

condition in which symptoms of physical (somatic) illness or disease are worsened by mental distress.

400

What’s the name of the “Shakespeare theatre” in London?

The Globe Theatre

400

And Dumbledore said happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to ruin on the light.

What is wrong with this sentence? 

It needs quotation marks and a comma before the quote. 

400

When was “Crime and Punishment” published? 

1866

400

What does Ephemeral mean?

Lasting for a very short time

400

What does somatic mean?

Relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.

500
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once” is from which play

Julius Caesar

500

She loves sports and to crochet, people make fun of her.

What is the sentence missing?

A conjunction: She loves sports and to crochet, even though people make fun of her. 

500

How many books are in the Sherlock Holmes series ? 

4 novels 

500

What does equanimity mean?

Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.

500

What does antidisestablishmentarianism mean?

Opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England.

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