High School Grammar Jeopardy

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

Correct the sentence: She don’t like to wake up early in the morning.

She doesn’t like to wake up early in the morning.

200

Correct the sentence: Each of the students have submitted their homework.

Each of the students has submitted their homework.

300

Correct the sentence:He is more smarter than his brother.

He is smarter than his brother.

400

Correct the sentence: I have been living here since five years.

I have been living here for five years.

500

Is the sentence correct? Why?: The teacher along with the students were present in the hall.

No, the teacher along with the students was present in the hall.

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

Diction

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