Synonyms and Antonyms
What is a synonym for "happy"
Joyful, cheerful
Unscramble: GNDARE
Garden
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
“It’s raining cats and…”
"Dogs"
What’s the homophone for “flower”?
Flour
What punctuation ends a question?
A question mark (?)
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
What is the correct word: “The book is (beside/besides) the lamp.”
Beside
What is an antonym for "cold"?
Hot, warm
Unscramble: HRCSAOL
Scholar
What is a verb?
An action word
“Break a…”
Leg
What’s the homophone for “knight”?
Night
Add punctuation: “wow thats amazing”
“Wow, that’s amazing!”
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What do we call a word that describes a sound (like bang, splash, or buzz)?
Onomatopoeia
What is a synonym for "angry"?
Mad, furious
unscramble NEEILPG
Peeling
Identify the adjective: “The tall boy ran fast.”
Tall
“Spill the…”
"Beans"
Correct version: “They’re/Their/There going to the park.”
They're
Name the punctuation: ‘ ’
Quotation marks / inverted commas
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
An echo
WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE
A word that describes a noun. Examples: blue, angry, tall, delicious
What is an antonym for "brave"?
Cowardly, scared
Unscramble: ECCONNEFRE
CONFERENCE
Fix the sentence: “She don’t like apples.”
She doesn’t like apples.
“Bite the…”
"Bullet"
Correct version: “I read/red that book already.”
Read
What punctuation goes before a list?
A colon (:)
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses like or as; a metaphor does not
What is a synonym for "enormous"?
Huge, massive, gigantic
Unscramble: MSYYNNO
SYNONYM
What’s the difference between "their", "they're", and "there"?
Their = belonging to them, they're = they are, there = a place
A blessing in....
"Disguise"
Homophones in: “I knew the new student.”
Knew/New
What punctuation separates items in a list?
Commas (,)
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb (e.g., quickly, softly)
What is an antonym for "generous"?
Selfish, greedy
Unscramble: NPOUINTCTAU
PUNCTUATION
What is the object in: “She threw the ball.”
The ball
“Let the cat out…”
Of the bag
Correct version: “Your/You’re amazing at spelling!”
You're
Add punctuation: she said i love reading
She said, “I love reading.”
I’m always in front of you but can’t be seen.
The future
Fix the sentence: “They was late to class.”
They were late to class.
What is a synonym for "melancholy"?
Sad, gloomy, sorrowful
UNSCRAMBLE: SCNOOMIMTUANCI
COMMUNICATIONS
Choose the correct sentence: “He don’t/doesn’t have any pencils.”
“He doesn’t have any pencils.”
“The ball is in…”
Your court
Name 3 sets of homophones
e.g. Pair/Pear, Hear/Here, To/Too/Two
Name 4 punctuation marks and what they’re used for.
Full stop (.), Question mark (?), Comma (,), Exclamation mark (!)
I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?
A joke
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
Give two synonyms for “exhausted” and two antonyms for “honest.
Synonyms for exhausted: tired, drained / Antonyms for honest: dishonest, deceitful
Unscramble: NCEOILTEABR
CELEBRATION
Identify all the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in: “The extremely tired student quickly finished the difficult test.
Nouns: student, test;
Verbs: finished;
Adjectives: tired, difficult;
Adverbs: extremely, quickly
“Hit the nail on the…”
“…head.”
Use the following homophones correctly in one sentence: to, two, too
Example: I went to the shop to buy two apples, but I bought bananas too
Add correct punctuation: sarah said i cant believe its already friday
Sarah said, “I can’t believe it’s already Friday.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter “M”
Use “their”, “there”, and “they’re” correctly in a sentence.
They’re going over there to get their books.