English Jeopardy

Prepositional Phrases

100

Name the preposition to best complete the sentence: Arushi thought that the puppy's leash was ____ her reach. 

A. within 

B. on 

C. through 

D. by

A. within

200

The following word best completes this sentence: _____ midnight, the sky will have come alive with beautiful moonlight. 

A. Among 

B. On 

C. Between 

D. By

D. By

300

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: Somewhere beyond the sea lies my sweet memory. A. beyond 

B. sea 

C. sweet 

D. memory

B. beyond

400

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:                                                                   I feel like a different person when I am playing the piano in my room. 

A. I feel like 

B. playing the piano 

C. in my room

C. in my room

500

This word best completes the sentence:              Carly placed the cheesecake _____ the jar of cookies. 

A. at 

B. beyond 

C. beside 

D. under

C. beside

Spelling

100

This word best completes the sentence:               You should never _____ someone personally. 

A. attack 

B. atax 

C. atack 

D. ataque

A. attack

200

Hot peppers are bad for my ______ system. 

Choose the proper spelling. 

A. dijestive 

B. digestive 

C. digestiv 

D. dijustive

B. digestive

300

Martin Luther King spent his life fighting people's _____. 

Pick the proper word to describe MLK's work. 

A. prejudusses 

C. prejudices 

B. prejooduces 

D. prejudesses

C. prejudices

prejudice: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience, feeling towards a person or group member based solely on that person's group membership

400

Complete with the correct spelling.                          Did you ____ your report card in the mail? 

A. recieve 

B. receave 

C. receive 

D. receeve

C. receive

500

Choose the correct spelling.                                      On Halloween, my sister loves _____ me! 

A. scareing 

B. scaring 

C. scarring 

D. scaren

B. scaring

Synonyms and Antonyms

100

Choose a synonym for the word constantly in the sentence below: 

These sharks live alone and roam the ocean, constantly searching for food. 

A. unknown 

B. hungry 

C. scary 

D. always

D. always

200

Choose the synonym for the word pressure in the sentence below:                                                         The ice could slide down a slope if there is too much pressure on the bottom of the glacier. 

A. sheets 

B. strain

C. warmth 

D. frost

B. strain

300

Choose a synonym for the word chief in the following sentence:                                                       Although no longer used as a chief source of fuel in the U.S., kerosene is still used today. 

A. main 

B. boss 

C. ruler 

D. instant

A. main

400

Choose a synonym for the word everyday in the following sentence:                                                  It soon became an everyday source of fuel in the 1800's. 

A. exciting 

B. relaxed 

C. common 

D. peaceful

C. common

500

Choose the antonym for the word dense in the following sentence:                                               This makes the glacier dense and makes it look blue. A. blue 

B. heavy 

C. light 

D. cold

C. light

Roots and Affixes

100

Write the correct prefix to the word HAPPY to show a word meaning 'not happy' 

UNhappy 

200

Choose the meaning of the word PREPAY as used in the following sentence:                                             Some gas stations that are afraid of theft will require the customers to prepay for their gas. 

A. pay after 

B. pay more 

C. pay before 

D. pay late

C. pay before 

300

The meaning of the word INTERWOVEN in the following sentence:                                                The cloth was interwoven with bright and dark colours. 

A. woven against 

B. woven between 

C. woven before 

D. woven wrongly

B. WOVEN BETWEEN?

400

Adding -FUL to the root word PAIN in the following sentence changes the meaning to:                           I got a painful injury when I fell from the swing. 

A. small pain 

B. full of pain 

C. without pain 

D. the most pain

B. full of pain

500

What word shows an action that is happening now?

a. washed

b. coloured

c. watching

d. watch

C. Watching

Conjunctions

100

Harold sped on the highway and got a ticket ____ taking his time driving to New York.                         The word or phrase that best completes the sentence is: 

A. rather than 

B. as for 

C. and 

D. than

A. rather than

200

Write the following sentence correctly: 

You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track but also baseball.

You can play only one sport, so you must choose either track or baseball.

300

"_____ You should be more careful!" Marla exclaimed.                                                            The interjection that best completes the sentence is: 

(an interjection is an abrupt remark)

A. Around! 

B. Hey! 

C. Nor! 

D. For!

B. Hey!

400

_____ the mayor nor the city manager had an explanation as to why the pets in town were missing. Complete the sentence with the best choice. 

A. If 

B. Whether 

C. Either 

D. Neither

D. Neither

500

____ you're here!"                                               Felix announced as he seemed surprised to see her. The word that best completes the sentence is:  

A. For! 

B. Oh! 

C. But! 

D. Over!

B. Oh!