ELA Jeopardy!

Figurative Language

100

This is a HYPERBOLE.

An exaggeration.

200

This is ALLITERATION.

Alliteration is the same letter or letter sound occuring repeatedly within a sentence or phrase. 

300

This is PERSONIFICATION.

Personification is when a non-living object takes on human qualities. 

400

Create a sentence using a SIMILE. 

Answers will vary. A SIMILE compares two things USING the words "like" or "as". 

500

Create a sentence that includes a metaphor. 

Answers will vary. A metaphor compares two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as".

Verbs

100

This is the irregular past tense verb in the sentnece.

"She ran across the playground."

What is "ran". 

200

This is the future tense of the verb "drive". 

What is "will drive".

300

This is the helping verb in the sentence below:

"I can give you money for the game."

What is "can".

400

Change this sentence to make it PAST TENSE.

"We turn off the lights when we leave the room."

What is:

"We TURNED off the lights when we LEFT the room."

500

Find the VERB in this sentense:

"Chocolate is the most popular type of candy."

What is: 

"IS"

Nouns

100

Find the NOUNS in the sentence:

"The girl drove home."

What are:

"girl and home"

200

Find the PROPER NOUN in the sentence. 

"I went to Target after school."

What is:

"Target"

300

This is the plural form of the noun "child".

(You must spell it correctly.)

What is "children".

400

This word is an abstract noun:

"I searched the internet for a new topic to research."

What is:

"internet"

500

This word is an irregular plural noun:

A. dogs

B. monkeys

C. geese

D. babies

What is:

C. geese

Pronouns

100

This is the SUBJECT pronoun: 

"We went to the game last night." 

What is:

"We"

200

This is the OBJECT pronoun:

"Mark went with them to the party."

What is:

"them"

300

This words is a POSSESSIVE pronoun:

A. hers

B. it's

C. I'm

D. him

What is" 

A. hers

400

This words is written INCORRECTLY in the sentence:

"I hope thier going to the party tonight."

How should the word be spelled instead?

What is: 

"thier" it should be "they're"

500

This words is a REFLEXIVE pronoun: 

"Gina caught herself when she fell."

What is: 

"herself"

Other Grammar

100

This is the SUBBORDINATING CONJUNCTION:

"The game was cancelled because it was raining."

What is:

"because"

200

This is where the missing COMMA belongs:

"Today is Friday March 22, 2024."

What is: 

"between Friday, March"

300

These words should be CAPITALIZED in the title of the book:

"where the wild things are"

What is:

"Where the Wild Things Are"

400

This is where the QUOTATION MARKS belong in the sentence where someone is speaking:

We should go and see that new movie Mom said. 

What is:

"We should go and see that new movie," Mom said.

500

This word is a LIMITING ADJECTIVE in the sentence:

"I would like to buy these pants."

What is:

"these"