Grammar
Spell-It-Out
Middle School ELA
9th/10th Lit
11th/12th Lit
100

In the following sentence, the italicized word represents what part of speech?

Dr. Smith placed new tires on her car.



What is a verb?

100

This is the correct way to spell the word (Word #1)

Narrator

100

This point of view allows the reader to know the perspectives of all characters at any time.

What is third person omniscient?
100

This is the sentence that comes at the end of the introduction of an essay and which clearly explains the author's point.

What is a thesis statement?

100

This is what you call a comparison that does not use like or as.

What is a metaphor?

200

This is the part of speech that is italicized in the sentence below.

Mr. Philpot has been reviewing congruent triangles with DAS math students.

Verb phrase

200

This is the correct way to spell (Word #2)

Citation

200

Credible websites should end in these three domains.

What are .org, .edu. and .gov?

200

This is the author of the tragedy "Romeo and Juliet".

Who is William Shakespeare?

200

This is what you call the beat of a poem.

What is rhythm?

300

This is what you call words like "a, an, as, or the".

What is an article?

300

This is the correct way to spell (Word #3)

Dialogue

300

In "Thank You, Ma'am" she was a large woman Roger tries to rob?

Who is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones?

300

What do you call a group of words that do not express a complete thought?

What is a sentence fragment?

300

This is a journey or mission often taken by a protagonist to prove their worth and get glory or fame.

What is a quest?

400

This is what you call periods, commas, and exclamation marks used in writing.

What is punctuation?

400

This is the correct spelling of (Word #4)

Perspective

400

This acronym is used to explain the important parts of public speaking.

What is PVLEGS?

400

This is the acronym for the writing strategy used at DAS.

What is RACE?

400

These are the two religious beliefs that are present in Beowulf.

What are Christianity and Paganism?

500

This is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. For example: "and, but, or if".

What is a conjunction?

500

This is the correct spelling of (Word #5)

Plagiarism

500

"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of this figurative language.

What is alliteration?

500

This is informal language, colorful expressions, colloquial speech and cultural idioms.

What is vernacular?

500

This is the universal conflict behind Grendel's war with the Danes.

What is the battle between good and evil?