Grammar
Vocabulary
Everyday Expressions
Riddles & Comprehension
Morphology / Root Words (Double Points)
100

The past tense of the verb "write".

What is "wrote"?

100

The season that comes after summer, when leaves change color and fall from the trees.

What is autumn? (Also accept: What is fall?)

100

When someone sneezes, it is polite to say this phrase.

What is "Bless you"?

100

I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap but have no hair. You can find me in the kitchen or your backpack.

What is a bottle?

100

The verb "agree" changed into a noun that means an official arrangement between two people or teams.

What is agreement?

200

Is used before a noun and depends on the first sound of the word.

What is a or an

200

A tool with a magnetic needle that always points north, used for finding your way.

What is a compass?

200

If someone tells you to "break a leg" before a school play or a performance, they are actually wishing you this.

What is good luck?

200

The more of them you take, the more you leave behind.

What are footsteps?

200

Take the adjective "happy" and add both a prefix and a suffix to turn it into a noun meaning the state of being sad.

What is unhappiness?

300

"The students' backpacks were left in the hallway," the apostrophe comes after the "s" because of this grammatical reason.  

What is because it is plural?  

300

This 10-letter noun means a very large area of land filled with closely grown trees, larger and wilder than a regular woods.

What is a rainforest / wilderness? (Acceptable: forest)

300

If a teacher tells the class to "hit the books," she wants the students to do this action.

What is study?

300

This goes up but it never, ever comes down.

What is your age?

300

This 2-letter prefix can be added to "correct," "polite," and "possible" to mean "not."

What is "in-" / "im-"?

400

The correct preposition to fill the blank in this time-based phrase: "Our school assembly starts ______ 9 o'clock ______ Friday morning."

What are "at" and "on"?

400

An adjective used to describe someone who is very careful, notices small details, and is sharp-minded, like a good detective.

What is observant?
400

You use this common phrase when you want to tell someone to wait, be patient, or stop rushing. It involves an animal.

What is "Hold your horses"?

400

I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go outside.

What is a keyboard?

400

This is the noun for a person who studies the stars and space.

Who is an astronomer?

500

This modal verb is used instead of "will" to talk about a future event that is possible, but not 100% certain: "It _________ rain tomorrow, so bring an umbrella".

What is "might", "may" or "could"?

500

This noun refers to a strong disagreement or argument between people or groups, often found in stories or history books.

What is a conflict?

500

If something is incredibly expensive and costs a ridiculous amount of money, you can say it "costs" these two body parts.

What is "an arm and a leg"?

500

I am full of holes, but I can still hold a lot of water.

What is a sponge?

500

The word "biography" means a book about someone's life. What does the prefix "bio-" actually mean in ancient Greek?

What is "life"?