W + G 7

Nouns

100

Which word in following list is not a noun?

A. Bird    B. Money   C. Class   D. The   E. Moon

D. The

200

Which word in the following list is never a noun?

A. Jumping  B. Xenotransplantation 

C. is            D. escape 

What is is...

C. is

300

List the four things that a noun can be.

person, place, thing, idea.

400

Grab a library book. Pull up a google timer. Other team picks a page at RANDOM from the middle of the book. You have 12 seconds to find 10 nouns. You must say the word out loud and the other team may challenge and help check. You may pass this challenge over to another team member if you prefer.  

Did you win? Add 100 additional points to your total.

500

This sentence does NOT contain nouns.

That sentence, in fact contained two. If you correctly identified them. Take the points. If you did nothing before seeing this answer, subtract 200 points.

The answers are italicized.

"This sentence does NOT contain nouns."

Verbs

100

Which of the following is not a verb?

A. cry  B. swim C. sky  D. scrape

C. sky

200

Which of the following is always a verb?

A. jumping B. is C. center D. question

B. is

300

Find the verbs in this sentence

Verbs are everywhere, and they make our lives easier to understand.

Verbs are italicized

Verbs are everywhere, and they make our lives easier to understand. 

Half credit for finding one. 100 points extra for finding two.

400

Make up a sentence. Tell everyone where the verb is in the sentence. Tell everyone what the complete predicate of that sentence is.

Other team may challenge and check. Have a teacher check if it can't be resolved.

500

Grab a library book. Pull up a google timer. Other team picks a page at RANDOM from the middle of the book. You have 25 seconds to find 10 verbs. You must say each verb out loud and the other team may challenge and help check. You may pass this challenge over to another team member if you prefer.  

If you won the challenge add 100 extra points to the total

SPECIAL!!

100

You are all awesome students who make me proud!

Add 100 extra points!

200

We learn Writing and Grammar because it is

A. Fun  B. required or you will be arrested

C. useful for later in life and it helps keep our language intact.

C. 

300

Stand up and give the other team high fives. As you do so, you must say compound nouns or compound verbs. Do this 4 times. If you mess up no points.

Good job! (probably)

400

The answer to this question is so obvious...

RADISHES! 

Take only 50 points. If you actually got the answer right, take 2000 additional points.

500

Grab a library book. Pull up a google timer. You have 60 seconds to find imperative sentences. The other team may challenge and help check. You may pass this challenge over to another team member if you prefer.  

If you find 1 imperative sentence receive full points. If you find 2 add an additional 200 points.

If you find 3 or more add an additional 500 points!