Grammar
Writing
Word Definitions
Spelling
Wild Card
100
This mark, used to divide independent clauses within a sentence ";"
What is a semicolon?
100
A form of writing that attempts to persuade the reader to do something.
What is persuasive writing?
100
This word means "a domesticated feline".
What is "cat"?
100
(The contestants must close their eyes.) How do you spell "insect"?
What is i-n-s-e-c-t?
100
A writer who wrote the best-selling Harry Potter books.
Who is J.K.Rowling?
200
A punctuation mark used in the context of the contraction "it's".
What is an apostrophe?
200
The section of the writing process where you edit mistakes.
What is proofreading?
200
A six-letter word meaning a type of African tree.
What is "baobab"?
200
Contestants must close their eyes. How do you spell "aviation"?
What is a-v-i-a-t-i-o-n?
200
Our language arts teacher.
Who is Miss Carrie?
300
A punctuation mark that starts with "c" used to separate items in lists.
What is a comma?
300
A kind of book listing English words and their definitions.
What is a dictionary?
300
A synonym of the word "informal" that starts with "c" Hayden got out on it in the district spelling bee.
What is "colloquial?"
300
CLOSE YOUR EYES! How do you spell "colloquial?"
What is c-o-l-l-o-q-u-i-a-l?
300
Words that come into the English language that are related to a person's name.
What are eponyms?
400
The masculine pronoun and possessive pronoun in the English language.
What are "he" and "his"?
400
A person who writes poems.
What is a poet?
400
A seven-letter word starting with "s" that means two words with the same meaning.
What is "synonym"?
400
How do you spell "aerospace"?
What is a-e-r-o-s-p-a-c-e?
400
The writer who penned the "Chronicles of Narnia."
Who is C.S. Lewis?
500
"it" and "her" in the sentence "He gave it to her".
What are direct and indirect objects?
500
The first edition of a story, not to be published.
What is a rough draft?
500
The word Hayden won the school spelling bee on. Starts with "a" and means "strict".
What is "authoritative"?
500
How do you spell "authoritative"?
What is a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-a-t-i-v-e?
500
The tense applied in the phrase "I wish I were a bird."
What is the subjunctive tense?
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