6th Grade ELA JEOPARDY GAME!

Parts of Speech

100

This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.

NOUN

200

Where are you going? Which words in this sentence are VERBS?

are, going

300

I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?

Awfully

400

I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?

ADJECTIVE

500

This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.

Proper noun.

Word Parts

100

Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?

End

200

True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.

False- 

"hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone 

"aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along

300

What is the meaning of the prefix: un-

Un- means NOT

400

What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness

-ess means something is female

500

Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography

Prefix: bio- meaning life

Root: graph - meaning to write

Suffix: -y - means - quality of

Vocabulary 1

100

Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional

a.) gratitude

200

Which word matches this definition? An area surrounded mostly by homes a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed

a.) residential

300

Which word matches this definition? To consume destructively a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation

b.) devour

400

Which word matches this definition? Usual, by habit a.) resemble b.) gyre c.) accustomed

c. ) accustomed

500

Which word matches this definition? To move along heavily or clumsily a.) whiffling b.) galumphing c.) gyre

b.) galumphing

Figurative Language

100

What figurative language is used here?

The flower was soft as silk. 

a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole

Simile

200

What figurative language is used here?

The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. 

a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole

b.) personification

300

The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. 

a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole

c.) hyperbole

400

"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." 

a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification

a.) onomatopoeia

500

"Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!" 

a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole

a.) idiom

Reading Skills

100

In order to find the main idea of a passage, you first must look here. (HINT: 3 places)

the first sentence, last sentence, and title

200

What two things do you need to make an inference?

background knowledge and information from the text

300

Using context clues and word parts to help you, what part of speech is the following word: ominous 

The blackened sky appeared ominous and we all ran inside for cover.

Ominous is an adjective. 

Ominous is describing the sky, a noun, which makes this describing word an adjective.

400

What does it mean to "visualize" while you read? 

How can this help you understand a story?

Visualizing means to make a picture in your head. 

This helps to understand and remember a story because with focus, you can recall more details about a story that will carry on throughout the page, chapter, or book.

500

I picked up a woozle and turned it around. It was slippery, wiggly, and goopidy goopy. 

What part of speech is a "woozle"? How do you know?

Woozle is a nonsense word used as a NOUN. 

Nouns have an article (a, an, the) before it and the sentence states that it can be touched and manipulated.