High School Grammar Jeopardy

Conditionals

100

Correct the mistake:

I will be happy of she will visit me.

I will be happy if she visits me.

200

If your pet ___ (be) sick, take is to the vet.

is

300

If I ___ (be) you, I would stay in bed and rest.

were

400

Create a correct sentence:

you / visit / the Eiffel Tower / when / you / be / in Paris?

Will you visit the Eiffel Tower when you are in Paris?

500

Write a conditional sentence:

Karen never wears a coat and she is always cold.

If Karen wore a coat, she wouldn't be cold.

Subject-Verb Agreement

100

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Jennifer (collects, collect) ceramic figurines.

collects

200

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Family members (has admired, have admired) Jonathan’s determination.

have admired

300

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: The letters that need to be mailed (is, are) on the counter.

are

400

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: Here (is, are) the tickets that you reserved.

are

500

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject in the following sentence: The principal or the teachers (makes, make) the final decision.

make

Sentence Errors

100

The following statement is an example of which sentence error? Listens to the students’ opinions.

A fragment

200

The following statement is an example of which sentence error? The company has never printed novels, textbooks are its primary publication.

A comma splice

300

The following statement is an example of which type of sentence error? After the accident yesterday, Amy drove very carefully she vowed to obey the speed limit.

A run-on OR A fused sentence

400

What is one way to correct the sentence error in the following sentence? Wearing a seat belt is not just a good idea, it’s the law.

(Answers will vary.)

500

What is one way to correct the sentence error in the following sentence? An interesting and satisfying hobby.

(Answers will vary.)

Spelling

100

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: We visited four European (countrys, countries) during our vacation.

countries

200

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The coach reminded the players to wash the (jerseys, jersies) before the game.

jerseys

300

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: Joseph spotted two (deers, deer) at the edge of the field.

deer

400

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The musicians played two separate (pianoes, pianos) on stage.

pianos

500

Choose the correctly spelled word in the following sentence: The construction crew examined various (roofs, rooves) throughout the course of the week.

roofs

Homophones

100

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Samantha located (a lot, alot) of errors in her essay.

a lot

200

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone seemed (alright, all right) until the argument began.

all right

300

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: We decided to take a different (course, coarse) of action.

course

400

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Benjamin is a better writer (then, than) Sherry is.

than

500

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: The new gas prices are (quit, quiet, quite) alarming.

quite