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Verb Delight
Parts of Speech
Punctuation
Homophones
Word Choice
100
A verb is this if the subject does not do the action.
Passive
100
Which parts of speech must all sentences have?
What is verb and noun?
100
This is the most frequently used and mis-used punctuation mark?
What is the comma?
100
Words that are spelled differently and have different meanings but sound alike.
What are homophones?
100
I like all the flavors ________ chocolate chip. accept or except
What is except?
200
A verb is this if the subject is doing the action
What is active?
200
List two ways to teach or review parts of speech to make it more exciting for students.
What is... (answers will vary)
200
What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence? The robins nest fell from the tree and it landed in the dirt
The robin’s nest fell from the tree, and it landed in the dirt.
200
Three commonly misused homophones
What are (Their/There/They're, Are/Our, Two/Too/To, etc.)
200
When Tony told me he had no money, he was ____________ that I should give him some. (inferring or implying)
What is implying?
300
I love soccer is an example of this tense.
What is present?
300
What are the eight parts of speech?
What are nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions
300
What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence? Mr Smith yelled “No running in the halls”
Mr. Smith yelled, “No running in the Halls!”
300
Use their, there, and they're correctly in a sentence.
Answers will vary
300
I waited to see if the medicine was taking _____________. effect or affect
What is effect?
400
The mummy had slept for 1,000 years is an example of this tense.
What is Past Perfect?
400
What are two tips for how to use mad libs to teach parts of speech?
What are (answers will vary)...
400
This punctuation mark is used to introduce material that explains, illustrates, or restates preceding material.
What is the colon?
400
Two ways that your students can practice correctly using homophones
What are playing “Homophone Solitaire,” “Homophone Win, Lose, or Draw,” “Homy-nuts” or homophone improv game, and homophone sentence strips, homophone worksheets where students choose the correct homophone for each sentence etc.
400
When I go to bed at night I _______ down. (lie or lay)
What is lie?
500
"A hot dog was thrown up by Melody." in active voice would be.
What is, "Melody threw up a hot dog?"
500
Why is it important for our students to understand parts of speech?
What is because we said so! (other answers may vary!)
500
What punctuation needs to be added to this sentence? My favorite pizza combinations are sausage peppers and onions mushrooms extra cheese and anchovies and hamburger sun dried tomatoes pepperoni and sliced red potatoes.
My favorite pizza combinations are sausage, peppers, and onions; mushrooms, extra cheese, and anchovies; and hamburger, sun-dried tomatoes, pepperoni, and sliced red potatoes.
500
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and may have different pronunciations.
What are homographs?
500
Would you explain that to Ann and ______? (me or I)
What is me?