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NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
VERBS
WHICH VERB TENSE?
ODDBALLS
100
Which word is a noun and how do you know?

a. run
b. like
c. boy
d. play
A boy is a noun because it is a person.
100
Which word is an adjective and why?

a. boy
b. dog
c. cute
d. pizza
Cute is an adjective because it is a describing word.
100
Which word is a verb and why?

a. desk
b. door
c. walk
d. water
Walk is a verb because is is an action word.
100
What verb tense is the word "played" in?

a. present tense
b. past tense
c. past progressive tense
d. future tense
Past tense because it has -ed on the end.
100
What is the past tense of the verb "to see"?
saw
200
Which word is a noun?

a. kick
b. ball
c. think
d. dig
A ball is a noun because it is a thing.
200
Which word is an adjective and why?

a. nice
b. crayon
c. read
d. upon
Nice is an adjective because it is a describing word.
200
Choose the correct verb and explain why:

Yesterday I jumping/jumped rope with my best friend during recess.
Jumped because yesterday means the action is in the past.
200
What is the verb or verb phrase in the sentence?

Everyday my brother and I sit with my mom.
Sit because it is what you do with your mom.
200
How do you say more than one mouse?
mice
300
Which word is a noun?

a. school
b. learn
c. want
d. eat
School is a noun because it is a place or a thing.
300
Which word is an adjective and why?

a. carry
b. across
c. bird
d. two
Two is an adjective because it describes how many.
300
Choose the correct verb and explain why:

The cat ran/runs every Wednesday.
Runs because it is something the cat does all the time.
or
Ran because it is something the cat used to do all the time.
300
What is the verb or verb phrase in the sentence?

The monkey was swinging through the treetops with a banana.
Was swinging because it is what he was doing in the past.
300
How do spell the word that means more than one fox?
foxes
400
Which word is the object noun in the sentence:

She can kick the ball very high.
Ball is the subject noun because it is what the sentence is about.
400
Which word is the adjective in the sentence:

The green frog jumped over the log.
Green because it describes the color of the frog.
400
Which word in the sentence is the verb and why?

My friend eats cheese pizza for dinner on Fridays.
Eats because it is what the friend does.
400
Fill in the blank with a correct verb or verb phrase:

Birds __________ in my house last Tuesday.
answers will vary.
400
Which word means the opposite of day?
How do you spell it?
night
500
Which word is the subject noun in the sentence:

The girl ran all the way to school.
Girl is the subject noun because it is who the sentence is about.
500
Repeat the sentence but add at least one adjective.

The girl is sitting with her friend.
answers may vary
500
Fill in the blank verb spaces to make a complete sentence:

The students ____ ____________ at recess right now.
answers may vary. ex. are running, are playing, are eating, etc.
500
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense:

The girl _____ _______________ with her friends over the hill.
answers will vary. present progressive tense.
500
Fix the oddballs to correct the sentence:

The gooses goed to the pond yesterday and seed the fishes.
The geese went to the pond yesterday and saw the fish.