Parts of Speech
Punctuation Power
Spelling Sprint
Capitalization Corner
Sentence Skills
100

Identify the part of speech for the italic word: "The cat quickly climbed the tree." (quickly)

a) noun

b) pronoun

c) adverb

d) verb

c) adverb

100

Add the missing end punctuation: "Watch out for the wet floor"

a) period

b) exclamation point

c) comma

d) question mark

!!!!

100

Which is the correct spelling? 

a) definately

b) definitely 

c) definatly

b) definitely

100

Capitalize the proper noun in this sentence: 

"we visited london last summer."

London

100

Is this a fragment or a complete sentence? "Walking to the store."

fragment

200

Name the part of speech that shows action or state of being.

a) noun

b) verb

c) adjective

d) adverb

b) verb

200

Where should the comma go in this sentence: "Before we eat we should wash our hands" 

a) Before we eat, we should wash our hands.

b) Before we eat we should, wash our hands.

c) Before, we eat we should wash our hands.

d) Before we, eat we should wash our hands.

a) Before we eat, we should wash our hands.

200

Spell the plural form of "city."


cities

200

Which words should be capitalized in the title: "a tale of two cities"?

A Tale of Two Cities

200

Combine these two sentences into one complete sentence using a coordinating conjunction: "I wanted to go to the park. It started to rain."


 I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain."

300

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Either Sarah or ____ forgot the book." (him / she / her)

her

300

Use punctuation to correctly join these sentences into one: "I have a dog. It is very friendly."

I have a dog and it is very friendly. 

I have a friendly dog.

300

Choose the correct homophone: "I can't wait to (hear / here) the new song."


hear

300

Correctly capitalize this sentence: "on monday, mrs. jones will visit st. luke's hospital."


On Monday, Mrs. Jones with visit St. Luke's Hospital. 

300

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory: "Please close the door."


declarative

400

Identify the adjective(s) in this sentence: "The small, eager puppy wagged its tail."

a) small

b) eager

c) wagged

d) tail

a) small OR b) eager
400

Add quotation marks and commas where needed: The teacher said you may read silently during class.

The teacher said, "you may read silently during class".

400

Correct the misspelled word and write the proper form: "The scientist recieved the award."


received 

400

Explain whether to capitalize the word "president" in this sentence: "The president visited our town." (brief answer)


No unless it's a specific president. President Obama. 

400

Correct the run-on sentence: "She loves reading she goes to the library every week."


She loves reading. She goes to the library every week. 

500

Read the sentence using a stronger verb: "The man walked slowly down the road."

ran, jogged, lollygagged, etc.

500

Correctly punctuate this complex sentence with a dependent clause: If you finish your work early you may play outside

Hint: there is a comma and period needed. 

If you finish your work early, you may play outside.

500

Provide the correct spelling for MORE happy of "happy."

Happier

500

Rewrite with correct capitalization: "dr. martin luther king jr. gave a famous speech in washington, d.c."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech in Washington, D.C. 

500

Rewrite this sentence to change passive voice to active voice: "The cake was baked by Jamie."

Jamie baked a cake.