6th Grade Grammar Jeopardy

Parts of Speech

100

What is a conjunction?

A conjunction is a word used to connect other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

200

What is an Adjective?

An Adjective is a word that describes, or modifies, a noun or pronoun.

300

What is a Verb?

A verb is a word in a sentence that expresses action or a state of being.

400

What is an Adverb?

An adverb is a word that describes, or modifies, a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

500

What is the difference between a noun and a pronoun?

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

A pronoun is a word that can take the place of a person, place, thing, or idea in a sentence.

Homophones

100

What are Homophones?

Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
Ex: (write, right)

200

Choose the appropriate word for the sentence below:

I could feel their cold (stairs/stares) on me.

I could feel their cold stares on me.

Stairs: a set of steps leading from one floor of a building or level to another.

Stares: to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.

300

Choose the appropriate word for the sentence below:

John said, "I don't (see/sea) why we should put ourselves in more danger for more homework."

John said, "I don't see why we should put ourselves in more danger for more homework."

See: Perceive with the eyes; visually.

Sea: A large lake.

400

Choose the appropriate word for the sentence below:

Christian never listened to the teacher, he was sent to the (principle's/principal's) office everyday. 

Christian never listened to the teacher, he was sent to the principal's office everyday.

Principle:a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning. 

Principal: Head of the School

500

Choose the appropriate word for the sentence below:

As we (passed/past) a coral reef, we saw a tiger mark.

As we passed a coral reef, we a tiger mark.

Pass: move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Past: gone by in time and no longer existing. (tense)

Capitalization & Punctuation

100

Fix the sentence below:

he loved the book, which was called "a day in france."

He loved the book, which was called "A Day in France."

• He must be capitalized because it is the first word of the sentence.
• A must be capitalized because it is the first word in a title.
• Day must be capitalized because it is a major word in a title.
• France must be capitalized both because it is the name of a country, and because it is a major word in a title.

200

Fix the sentence below:

september and october are the prettiest months of autumn.

September and October are the prettiest months of autumn.

• September and October need to be capitalized because they are the names of months. Autumn does not need to capitalized because seasons are not proper nouns.

300

Fix the sentence below:

i am originally from the south but now i live in the north.

I am originally from the South but now I live in the North.

• I must be capitalized because it is the start of the sentence, and because I must always be capitalized.
• South must be capitalized because it refers to a specific location/ region within the context of this sentence.
• North must be capitalized as well, because it too refers to a specific location.

400

Fix the sentence below:

captain chris set sell with his crew on the atlantic ocean

Captain Chris set sail with his crew on the Atlantic Ocean.

-Captain: Capitalized; first word of a sentence.

-Chris: Capitalized; name of a Person
-Sell: Sail (sell means to buy something)
-Atlantic Ocean: Noun/Proper noun, specific place, thing, person, etc.
-Period at the end of the sentence.

500

Fix the sentence below:

amy and i are going to the movies this weakend

Amy and I are going to the movies this weekend.

-Amy: needs to be capitalized; persons name
-i: needs to be capitalized; Pronoun
-weekend: misspelled
-Period at the end of the sentence. 

Interjections

100

What is an interjection?

An interjection is one or more words used to express mild or strong emotion.

200

True or False?

Interjections are connected grammatically to the rest of the sentence and are underlined as subject or predicate parts.

False!

Interjections are NOT connected grammatically to the rest of the sentence and are NOT underlined as subject or predicate parts.

300

Where are interjections usually found in a sentence?

Interjections are usually found at the beginning of a sentence and separated from the rest of the sentence with punctuation marks.

400

Is a mild interjection followed by a comma and/or period, question mark, or exclamation point?

A mild interjection is followed by a comma or a period.

500

What is a strong interjection followed by?

A strong interjection is followed by an exclamation point.

Possessive Nouns

100

What is a Possessive Noun?

A possessive noun is the name of a person, place, or thing that owns something. 

200

What are the two jobs of Possessive Nouns?

1. To show ownership

2. Modify like an adjective

300

How are Possessive Nouns labeled?

Label: PNA

(Possessive Noun Adjective)

400

True or False?

A possessive noun will always have an apostrophe after it. It will have either an apostrophe before the s ('s) or an apostrophe after the s (s'). 

True!

500

Identify the Possessive Noun in the sentence 

The girl's shoe came off.

The girl's.

(Whose shoe came off?)