GRAMMAR
What are these shortened versions of words called?
won’t isn’t you’re she’s
contractions
What kind of a walk am I going to TAKE when I LAND MY SPACESHIP in a place where fish have feathers?
(poem If I Could Be an Astronaut)
weightless
Which word is correct?
I'd like to come ______.
1) to 2) too 3) two
2) too
What is another name for Father Christmas?
Santa Claus / Santa / Saint Nicholas / Saint Nick
Name the irregular forms of the verb SLEEP.
sleep slept slept
MERRY and MARRY are ________
1) antonyms 2) synonyms 3) homophones
3) homophones
In which kind of a bed was Jesus laying? (think of the poem Long, Long Ago)
manger / manger bed
Which word is correct?
He _____ the horse through the field.
1) road 2) rode
2) rode
What made Rudolph different from the other reindeer?
He had a (big) red nose.
The verbs in English can be REGULAR or _________
IRREGULAR
Spell how
nip + ing = ________
is written.
(as in Jack Frost … on your nose.)
nipping
Which kind of trees were the winds softly blowing through? (think of the poem Long, Long Ago)
olive trees
Spell the word that you hear: /ˈkandl/
C-A-N-D-L-E
How many wise men/ magi visited newborn Jesus?
Three
Which of the three is correct? The base word is BAKE.
1) bakeing 2) bakking 3) baking
3) baking
Name the nouns in this sentence:
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
Chestnuts, fire or
Chestnuts, open fire
When somebody is not upset in a stressful situation / not easily bothered by things, then we can say that he/she is
"calm, cool, and c________".
1) collected 2) contraction 3) collie
1) collected
Spell the word that you hear: /ˈsnəʊman/
S-N-O-W-M-A-N
Jesus was born in the town of ...
Bethlehem
Can the ending ED be added to the verb "run"?
1) yes 2) no
2) no.
RUN RAN RUN - it is an irregular verb
Name the words that have to be capitalized in this sentence:
ms. jones and mrs. brown left london on december 22 to celebrate christmas with their families.
Ms. Jones Mrs. Brown London December Christmas
What is the meaning of the sentence?
Willaby was like a dog with two tails when she saw Ms. Finney's note.
She was very happy.
Spell the word that you hear: /ˈsnəʊfleɪk/
S-N-O-W-F-L-A-K-E
Name a Christmas song that is about Jesus.
Silent Night / The Little Drummer Boy /
Away in a Manger / O Come All Ye Faithful /
The First Noel / ...
How many verbs are in this sentence?
She decided to make a little pause, eat a cookie, drink some milk, and finish the letter to Santa.
Five: decided make eat drink finish