NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
VERBS
ADVERBS
COMMON MISSPELLINGS
100
The definition of the word: NOUN.
What is a a person, place, thing, quality, or idea?
100
The definition of the word: ADJECTIVE.
What is a word that DESCRIBES a noun?
100
The definition of the word: VERB.
What is an ACTION word?
100
The definition of the word: ADVERB.
What is a word that DESCRIBES a verb?
100
The correct spelling for all three forms of the homophone: YOUR.
What is YOUR, YOU'RE, and YORE?
200
Nouns can be abstract. This is an example of an abstract noun that is a "quality" or "idea."
What is __________?
200
An example of an adjective that we do not hear overused every day.
What is ___________?
200
What two parts of speech does every sentence require?
What is a subject noun and a predicate verb? OR What is a noun and a verb?
200
A sentence that uses the word "there" as an adverb.
What is _______________?
200
The correct parts of speech for all three forms of the homophone: YOUR.
What is "your--possessive," "you're--contraction," and "yore--noun"?
300
A category of nouns that must always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
300
Name six synonyms for the overly used adjective: "good."
What are _____? a good product: fine, superior, quality; excellent, superb, outstanding, magnificent, exceptional, marvelous, wonderful, first-rate, first-class, sterling; satisfactory, acceptable, not bad, all right; informal great, OK, A1, jake, hunky-dory, ace, terrific, fantastic, fabulous, fab, top-notch, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, bang-up, killer, class, awesome, wicked; smashing, brilliant. ANTONYMS bad. 2 a good person: virtuous, righteous, upright, upstanding, moral, ethical, high-minded, principled; exemplary, law-abiding, irreproachable, blameless, guiltless, unimpeachable, honorable, scrupulous, reputable, decent, respectable, noble, trustworthy; meritorious, praiseworthy, admirable; whiter than white, saintly, saintlike, angelic; informal squeaky clean. ANTONYMS wicked. 3 the children are good at school: well-behaved, obedient, dutiful, polite, courteous, respectful, deferential, compliant. ANTONYMS naughty. 4 a good thing to do: right, correct, proper, decorous, seemly; appropriate, fitting, apt, suitable; convenient, expedient, favorable, opportune, felicitous, timely; archaic meet. 5 a good driver: capable, able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished, skillful, skilled, talented, masterly, virtuoso, expert; informal great, mean, wicked, nifty, ace, crackerjack. ANTONYMS inept. 6 a good friend: close, intimate, dear, bosom, special, best, firm, valued, treasured; loving, devoted, loyal, faithful, constant, reliable, dependable, trustworthy, trusty, true, unfailing, staunch. 7 the dogs are in good condition: healthy, fine, sound, tip-top, hale and hearty, fit, robust, sturdy, strong, vigorous. ANTONYMS poor, ill. 8 a good time was had by all: enjoyable, pleasant, agreeable, pleasurable, delightful, great, nice, lovely; amusing, diverting, jolly, merry, lively; informal super, fantastic, fabulous, fab, terrific, grand, brilliant, killer, peachy, ducky. ANTONYMS unpleasant, terrible. 9 it was good of you to come: kind, kindhearted, good-hearted, thoughtful, generous, charitable, magnanimous, gracious; altruistic, unselfish, selfless. ANTONYMS unkind, thoughtless. 10 a good time to call: convenient, suitable, appropriate, fitting, fit; opportune, timely, favorable, advantageous, expedient, felicitous, happy, providential. ANTONYMS inconvenient. 11 bananas are good for you: wholesome, healthy, healthful, nourishing, nutritious, nutritional, beneficial, salubrious. ANTONYMS bad, unhealthy. 12 are these eggs good? edible, safe to eat, fit for human consumption; fresh, wholesome, consumable; formal comestible. ANTONYMS bad, inedible. 13 good food: delicious, tasty, mouthwatering, appetizing, flavorful, delectable, toothsome, palatable; succulent, luscious; informal scrumptious, delish, yummy, lip-smacking, finger-licking, nummy, melt-in-your-mouth. 14 a good reason: valid, genuine, authentic, legitimate, sound, bona fide; convincing, persuasive, telling, potent, cogent, compelling. ANTONYMS unconvincing. 15 we waited a good hour: whole, full, entire, complete, solid. 16 a good number of them: considerable, sizable, substantial, appreciable, significant; goodly, fair, reasonable; plentiful, abundant, great, large, generous; informal tidy. ANTONYMS small. 17 wear your good clothes: best, finest, nicest; special, party, Sunday, formal, dressy, smart, smartest. ANTONYMS casual, everyday. 18 good weather: fine, fair, dry; bright, clear, sunny, cloudless; calm, windless; warm, mild, balmy, clement, pleasant, nice. ANTONYMS bad, inclement.
300
These are the 8 state of being verbs, also called "linking verbs" because they link the subject to a piece of info about the subject.
What are be, been, being, am, was, is, are, & were?
300
One of these words cannot be used as an adverb in the sentence "I'm doing _____.": GOOD, WELL, BETTER.
What is GOOD (an adjective)?
300
The correct spelling and parts of speech for both forms the: ITS.
What is "its--possessive" and "it's--contraction"?
400
These are 10 examples of PRONOUNS.
What are____?: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, each, other, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, he, her, hers, herself, him, himself, his, I, it, its, itself, many, me, mine, more, most, much, myself, neither, no, one, nobody, none, nothing, one, one another, other, others, ours, ourselves, several, she, some, somebody, someone, something, that, their, theirs, them, themselves, these, they, this, those, us, we, what, whatever, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose, you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves
400
These are 10 examples of COMPARATIVE and/or SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES.
What is ________? (words that have the suffix "-er"/"-est" OR have "more"/"most" placed at the beginning)
400
These are 10 examples of action verbs that we do not hear overused in our daily life.
What are ____________?
400
Give me five sentences that include adverbs and identify each one.
What is are ____________? ______________________? ______________________? ______________________? ______________________?
400
The correct spelling and usage of both forms of ITS in a sentence.
What is ______? and ______?
500
Name the nouns in this sentence: The Red Hot Chili Peppers used to be my favorite band when I was a teenager, but ever since I saw The Black Lips perform live in Lexington, Kentucky--they have been my favorite.
What are ______?: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, band, I, teenager, I, The Black Lips, Lexington, Kentucky, they, favorite
500
Name the adjectives in this sentence: The Red Hot Chili Peppers used to be my favorite band when I was a teenager, but ever since I saw The Black Lips perform live in Lexington, Kentucky--they have been my favorite.
What is favorite? (as it describes the noun "band")
500
Name the verbs in this sentence: The Red Hot Chili Peppers used to be my favorite band when I was a teenager, but ever since I saw The Black Lips perform live in Lexington, Kentucky--they have been my favorite.
What is used, be, was, saw, perform, have, & been?
500
Name the adverbs in this sentence: The Red Hot Chili Peppers used to be my favorite band when I was a teenager, but ever since I saw The Black Lips perform live in Lexington, Kentucky--they are my favorite.
What are when, ever, since, & live?
500
This a sneak preview of future W.O.W.s: Spell and correctly use all three forms of the homophone: THERE.
What is ___________? ___________? ___________?
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