Name That Part of Speech
Spelling and Punctuation
Synonyms and Antonyms
Random Skills
Feeling Lucky?
100
What are the nouns in the following sentence? The books were on the shelf.
books AND shelf
100
Which word in the following sentence is incorrect? We walked along the creek to pick the ripe berrys.
Berrys When a word ends with a consonant and y, change the y to an i before adding -es
100
What is a synonym for pretty?
Beautiful, gorgeous, etc.
100
Place the homonyms "through" and "threw" correctly in the sentence below. I burst the door feeling excited because I the winning pitch in the game.
I burst through the door feeling excited because I threw the winning pitch in the game.
100
Which word would come first in the dictionary - apple or appreciate?
apple
200
Name two adjectives that could be used to talk about summer.
Examples might be sunny, hot, fun, etc.
200
What is wrong with the following sentence? This year we read the book, shiloh, about a boy who will do almost anything to make a dog his.
Shiloh is a proper noun and it should be capitalized.
200
Name two antonyms for the word "small."
Large, giant, enormous, etc.
200
After the bell rang, the students were like cars at a green light. What does the simile in the sentence mean about how the students acted?
The students left quickly.
200
Put the following words in alphabetical order: time, tone, tame, teeth, tunnel
tame, teeth, time, tone, tunnel
300
What is a verb?
A verb is an action word. The boy RAN home after school.
300
What type of words are these? himself, birthday, outside, flashlight
Compound words
300
Find the pair of synonyms in the following sentence: If rainy days made me happy, I would be really glad today!
happy and glad
300
What's wrong with the following sentence? Its funny when the dog chases it's own tail!
"its" and "it's" are used incorrectly Correct: It's funny when the dog chases its own tail!
300
How many syllables are in the word "misunderstand?"
4 (mis-un-der-stand)
400
What are the adjectives in the following sentence? The sticky candy was a yummy treat after our big dinner.
sticky describes candy / yummy describes treat / big describes dinner
400
Name ALL of the errors in the following sentence: we were so excited about the clas field trip on tuseday
We were so excited about the class field trip on Tuesday.
400
Which of the following words is the best choice for an antonym of the word "brave?" safe / courageous / heroic / scared
scared
400
Analogies: An hour is to a clock as a is to a calendar.
month
400
Put the words "there," "their," and "they're" in the correct order in the following sentence: going to build house over .
They're going to build their house over there.
500
Name the nouns, the adjective, and the verb in the following sentence: The heavy rain pounded against my window.
rain and window are nouns / heavy is the adjective / pounded is the verb
500
What type(s) of syllables are in the word "misbehave?"
mis-be-have closed-open-VCE
500
List 2 synonyms for the word "little" and 2 antonyms for the word "cold."
small, tiny, etc. hot, warm, etc.
500
When I woke up, the birds were singing and it was a really bright Tuesday morning. In fact, it was a little too bright! I looked at the clock and it said 7:55 a.m. I was supposed to be up at 7:00 a.m. I jumped out of bed and got ready as quickly as I could. I ran downstairs and grabbed a banana for breakfast on my way out the door. Because the alarm was not set, I was late for school. It was not the best start to my day, but at least I got to school in time for the math test. That was a close call! Name a cause and effect from this passage.
Because the alarm was not set (CAUSE), I was late for school (EFFECT)
500
What do the prefix "-un" AND the suffix "-less" mean? Give an example of a word with each.
-un as in the word unlikely means not. -less as in the word harmless means without
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