7th Grade ELA JEOPARDY GAME!

Parts of Speech

100

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

NOUN

200

What is the verb in the sentence?

My dad ran to the store, quickly.

ran

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

What is the acronym for your conjunctions. (In order for this to be considered correct, you must tell what each letter stands for in the acronym.)

F- for

A- and

N- nor

B- but

O- or

Y- yet

S- so

Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases

100

What does a prepositional phrase begin with?

The preposition

200

Identify the preposition in the sentence.

"This situation is beyond me."

beyond

300

Conjunctions and Prepositions share this word

For

400

What is the preposition in this sentence?

"Our house is just around the corner."

around

500

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

"People always park on this street when it is rush hour."

always park on this street

Singular v. Plural Verbs

100

What does desired mean in this sentence?

"Our boys desired to win the newspaper drive."

a. worked b. wanted checked d. followed

b. wanted

200

What does the word mischievously mean in the sentence?

"Sam mischievously placed the fart pillow in mom's chair."

a. happily b. sadly c. naughtily d. softly

c. naughtily

300

What does the word amiable mean in this sentence?

"Lance is an amiable boy. He has a lot of friends in and outside of school."

a. smart b. generous c. athletic d. kind 

d. kind

400

What does immense mean in the sentence?

"Micheal Jackson has an immense fan base. The whole world adores him."

a. huge b. cool c. loving d. respects

a. huge

500

What does miniscule mean in the sentence?

"The dirt in the paper was miniscule I could not even see it."

a. big b. long c. short d. small

d. small

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

a) 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. "The sun was a gleaming pearl." a)metaphor b)simile c)idiom

a.)metaphor

ELA Reading Skills

100

How many sentences does it take to have a complete summary?

5-6 sentences

200

If the noun is singular, the verb is ______.

If the noun is plural, the verb is _______.

plural and singular

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

There are five words that the subject verb agreement rule tells us "If you see this word in the subject of a sentence, the verb is singular". The five words are _____, ______, _______, ______ and ______.

I, You, Each , Every, and No

500

List all parts of speech.

List all figures of speech. 

noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, articles

simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole