Vocabulary
Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
Verbs
Prepositions and Conjunctions
Literature
100

Sufficient, enough

What is "adequate"

100

man - athlete - Lionel Messi

building - school - Wesley School

book - novel - ?????

pain - headache -migraine


Any novel title is acceptable

100

write, _______, written

What is "wrote"?

100

Preposition in this sentence:

The cup was in the sink.

"in"

100

Type of this poem:

The stretching feline

Greets the early morning sun

With great indifference

What is a "haiku"

200

Necessary for life

What is vital?

200

= strong (comparative)

= delicious (superlative)

= good (superlative)

What is "stronger, most delicious, and best"?

200

fly, flew, _______

What is "flown"?

200

Subordinating conjunction in this sentence:

"He wanted to eat before he went on a run."

What is "before"

200

Type of this poem:

 

There once was a young lady named bright


Whose speed was much faster than light

She set out one day

In a relative way

And returned on the previous night.

- Anonymous


What is a limerick?

300

My parents are always telling me to ________ their advice.

What is heed?

300

Adverb in this sentence: "Suddenly, there was a loud CRASH!"

What is "suddenly"?

300

Sidewalks and streets in many cities (is/are) concrete.

What is "are"?

300

Correlative conjunctions in this sentence:

"Choose either Japanese or Spanish as your language elective."

What is "either" and "or"

300

Rhymes in this stanza:

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

abaab

(wood, stood, could); (both, growth)

400
The definition of reinforce.

What is "to make stronger with new materials or support."

400

= clearly (comparative)

= fast (superlative)

= gently (positive)

What is "more clearly, faster, and gently?"

400

The first people to use concrete for most of their public buildings (was/were) the Romans.

What is "were"?

400
The most common Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

What are "For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So"

400

Short, entertaining story that often tells a moral

What is a fable?

500

A sentence using "futile"

Answers will vary

500

Nouns, adjectives and adverbs in this sentence:

"The quick, brown fox jumps energetically over the lazy dog."

Nouns: fox, dog

Adjectives: quick, brown, lazy

Adverbs: energetically, over

500

Brick or wood, alternatives to concrete, (is/are) usually more expensive.

What is "is"

500

Correct this sentence:

"The articles featured in this magazine is very encouraging"

"The articles featured in this magazine are very encouraging."

500

Mythologies often explain things about _________________?

What are the natural world, origins, and human nature?