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Parts of Speech (Travel Edition)
Vacation
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Writing Skills
100

Use this punctuation mark to join two independent clauses about your vacation, like "I love the beach; I hate the sand."

  • Answer: What is a semicolon?
100

Choose the correct word: "We went to the beach ______ relax."

  • Answer: What is "to"? (vs. too or two)
100

In "The blue ocean," this part of speech describes the noun.

Answer: What is an adjective?

100

Spell the word for the place where you stay, like a hotel or rental home.

  • Answer: How do you spell Accommodation?
100

This is the term for a sentence that is missing a subject or verb, like "At the beach."

  • Answer: What is a fragment?
200

 These are used to set off "extra" info in a sentence, like "My sunglasses (the polarized ones) are missing.


  • Answer: What are parentheses?
200

This word means a tropical tree, while its homophone is the part of your hand

  • Answer: What is palm?
200

Words like "swim," "relax," and "explore" are this part of speech.

  • Answer: What are verbs?
200

Spell the word for the things you carry on a plane.

  • Answer: How do you spell Baggage or Luggage?
200

"I packed my bag, I left for the airport" is an error called a ______ splice.

  • Answer: What is a comma splice?
300

This mark is needed after an introductory phrase like "After a long day at the pool,".

  • Answer: What is a comma?
300

You use this word for a "break" in school, but its homophone is the part of a car that stops it.

  • Answer: What is break? (vs. brake)
300

In the phrase "He ran quickly to the water," "quickly" is this part of speech.

  • Answer: What is an adverb?
300

This word means an planned route or journey.

  • Answer: How do you spell Itinerary?
300

This literary device compares two things using "like" or "as," such as "The sand was like gold."

  • Answer: What is a simile?
400

Use this mark to introduce a packing list of sunscreen, hats, and snacks.

  • Answer
    • What is a colon?
400

This word means "not moving," while its homophone refers to writing materials like envelopes.


  • Answer: What is stationary? (vs. stationery)
400

Words like "under," "beside," or "along" the boardwalk are this part of speech

  • Answer: What are prepositions?
400

Spell the word for a "leisurely" activity.


  • Answer: How do you spell Leisure?
400

Giving human traits to the sun, like "The sun smiled down on us," is called this

  • Answer: What is personification?
500

This specific comma comes before the "and" in the list "towels, goggles, and flip-flops."

  • Answer: What is the Oxford Comma?
500

This word refers to a group of travelers, while its homophone refers to a set of hotel rooms.

  • Answer: What is suite? (vs. sweet)
500

This is the name for a word that connects ideas, like "but" or "although" in "It was hot but breezy."

  • Answer: What is a conjunction?
500

Spell the word for a place where ships dock or a place of safety

  • Answer: How do you spell Harbor?
500

 The "voice" of a piece of writing, which might be "relaxed" or "excited" for spring break, is called this.

  • Answer: What is tone?