Parts of Speech
Make Comparisons
Indefinite Pronouns
Fact or Fiction
100
Noun
What What do you call a person, place, thing or idea? Give 2 examples.
100
Add -er: bigger
What do you do to a word when you want to compare two things that are different? Give an example.
100
Words that don't name a specific person, place, or thing.
What are indefinite pronouns?
100
The Egyptian pharaoh, Cheops, his son, and his grandson.
Who built the three Pyramids of Giza?
200
Verb
What do you call an action that you do? Give 2 examples.
200
Use as....as: as tall as
What is another way to compare 2 things that are the same? Give an example.
200
anybody, somebody, everybody, nobody, anyone someone, everyone, no one, anyting, something everything, nothing, each, one
What are some examples of singular indefinite pronouns?
200
They found nearly 900 huge stone statues.
What did archaeologists find on Easter Island?
300
Adjective
What part of speech describes a noun and/or a pronoun? Give 2 examples.
300
Than
What word follows the comparative when it ends with -er?
300
both, few, many, ones
What are some examples of plural indefinite pronouns?
300
Both have civilizations with large numbers of people that seem to have vanished without a trace.
How are the mysteries of Machu Picchu and Easter Island similar?
400
Adverb
What word describes a verb? Give 2 examples.
400
The 'y' changes to 'ier' - easier
What changes when the comparative word ends in 'y'? Like the word easy?
400
Yeti
What is another name for Bigfoot?
500
Preposition (at, on, on, over, between, etc)
What part of speech shows location and time? Give 2 examples.
500
Various
What are some examples of using comparatives with -er and as....as?
500
They think the stones were arranged to measure the sun's movements.
What do archeologists think was the purpose of Stonehenge?
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