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.

What is a 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 - Example: "time-less" - time is the root word that can stand alone, but "bio-logy" - bio 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

Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The flower was soft as silk. a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole

Simile

200

Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found 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

Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. "Getting great news is music to my ears!" a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole

b.) metaphor

ELA Reading Skills

100

In order to find the main idea of a passage, you first must look here. (Name all three to pass, four to gain an extra 100 points.)

What is the first sentence, last sentence, and title/ heading. *BONUS: What is the thesis statement?

200

What two things do you need to make an inference?

What is 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. For these reasons, I know it's a noun.