ENGLISH JEOPARDY

parts of speech

100

What is the part of speech that coveys actions?

What are verbs?

200

Name a verb you can use to replace run

Answers may vary

300

What are the nouns in the following sentence?

Do you want to come to the playground with us?

what is playground?

400

Which of the following words is an example of preposition?

Of, If, You,May

What is of?

500

What is the definition of a preposition?

what is a noun that relates the relationship between one part of the sentence to the other?

writing strategy

100

What do you use in the beginning of an essay?

What is a hook?

200

What can you use to organize your thoughts before you write?

What is a graphic organizer?

300

List the order in which you should write an essay

Introduction, body paragraph one,body paragraph two, body paragraph 3, conclusion

400

What should an introduction be used for?

what is a paragraph that makes the readers interested?

500

What is the requirement for a good essay?

What is be precise?

verbs/nouns

100

Name the verbs in the following sentence?

The terrified squirrel scurried up the tree after he heard the loud bark of a black dog.

what are scurried and heard?

200

Name the definition of a noun

What is a noun that represents person, place, thing, and idea?

300

Name the noun in the following sentence:

The young soldier marched down the isle in a dignified manner.

What are soldier and manner?

400

What is the difference between a pronoun and a noun?

A pronoun is used to substitute a noun.

500

What are the two types of nouns and the two types of verbs?

hint: verb: (was, run)

What are common nouns and proper nouns?

What are helping verbs and main verbs?

adjectives/adverbs

100

Find the adjective in the sentence below.

They live in a beautiful house.

What is Beautiful?

200

Name the adverb in the following sentence

Herman easily lifted the dumbbell and swung it around swiftly.

What are easily and swiftly?

300

What is the adjective in the following sentence?

The old man leaned on the walking cane and walked slowly down the sidewalk.

What is old?

400

Name 10 adverbs and 10 adjectives

answers may vary

500

What is the difference between an adjective and a adverb?

What is a word that describes a noun and a word that describes a verb?

pronouns/conjunctions

100

What is the conjunction in the sentence below.

Bring your phone in case you miss the bus.

What is in case?

200

Find the pronoun(s) in the sentence below.

Look at Mike. He is a good boy.

What is he?

300

Find the pronoun(s) in the sentence below.

Stella is athletic. She can play basketball.

Felix is a gamer. He can become a professional gamer.

What is She and He?

400

Find the conjunction in the sentence below.

He looks very fit in spite of his age.

What is in spite of?

500

Find the conjunction(s) in the sentence below.

Neither drinks nor are allowed in this room.

What is Neither or Nor?