Grammar Jeopardy

Nouns

100

In the sentence “Micheal Jordan is the best basketball player of all time.” Which word is the noun that names the sport?

basketball

200

In the sentence ”He played basketball with her.” which word is the noun?

Basketball

300

In the sentence “They were doing the art project at Tom’s house.” Which words are nouns?

project, house, Tom

400

In the sentence “LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio.” Name all the nouns in the sentence.

LeBron James, Akron, Ohio

500

In the sentence “Steph Curry attended Davidson College.” Which words are proper nouns?

Steph Curry, Davidson College

Verbs

100

In the sentence “he played football with him.” Which word is the verb?

played

200

In the sentence “Mrs. Rodriguez is the best teacher because she explains the lesson very well.” Which words is is is the verb that means to teach something clearly?

explains

300

In the sentence “During P.E., the students ran around the track.” Which words is the verb?

ran

400

In the sentence “Tom Brady worked very hard to get to where he is.” Which word is the verb?

worked

500

In the sentence “Jesus saved the world when he died for our sins.” Which word is the main action verb?

saved

Descriptive Adjectives

100

In the sentence “The bright star shined.” Which word describes star?

bright

200

In the sentence “The cold wind blew.” Which word describes wind?

cold

300

In the sentence “In the tall building blocked the sun.” Which words describes building?

Tall

400

In the sentence “The soup tastes salty.” Which adjective acts as a subject complement?

slaty

500

In the sentence “The sky became dark before the storm.” Which adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject?

dark

Prepositional Phrases

100

In the sentence “The book on the table is mine.” What phrase describes book?

on the table

200

In the sentence “The color of the sky is blue.” What phrase describes color?

of the sky

300

In the sentence “The flowers in the garden smell sweet.” what phrase describes flowers?

in the garden

400

In the sentence “The gift from my friend made em smile.” Which phrase describes gift?

from my friend

500

In the sentence “The meaning of the poem is unclear.” Which phrase describes meaning?

of the poem

Adverbs

100

In the sentence “She ran quickly.” Which word is the adverb?

quickly

200

In the sentence “He arrives early for practice.” Which word tells when?

early

300

In the sentence “The dog ran outside quickly.” Which word tells where?

outside

400

In the sentence “The teacher spoke slowly to the class.” Which adverb tells how the action happened?

slowly

500

In the sentence She is very tired after practice, which adverb shows degree?

very