Jeopardy

Possessive Nouns

100

What is a possessive noun?

a noun that shows it has or owns something

200

What punctuation makes a noun possessive?

apostrophe

300

Where would you put the apostrophe for this SINGULAR possessive noun? rabbits

rabbit's

400

Which noun best completes the sentence? I watched the _______ leaves fall to the ground. (trees / tree's)

tree's

500

Use the correct form of the PLURAL possessive noun to complete the sentence. The ______ (bears) tracks are much larger than the _______ (foxes) tracks.

bears' and foxes' 

Finish the sentence with plural noun

100

Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence. I want two ______ (bike) for Christmas.

bikes

200

Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence. Have you lost any _______ (tooth) this year?

teeth

300

Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence. The _______ (baby) went to daycare together.

babies

400

Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence. I have ______ (shelf) for all of my books. 

shelves

500

Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence. I saw two ______ (mouse) at her house!

mice

Verbs

100

The verb in a sentence is the what?

the action

200

Find the verb in the sentence. I have ten books in my bookcase.

have

300

What is the verb in this sentence? The kids rode the bus to school.

rode

400

How many verbs are in the following sentence: Anthony ran the race and slept all night.

ran and slept

500

Which verb best completes the sentence? I can't believe I ______ the whole thing! eats, ate, eat

ate

Capitalization

100

You always begin a sentence with a _______ letter.

capital

200

Which word should be capitalized in this sentence? the teacher did jumping jacks for the class.

The

300

What needs to be fixed in this sentence? We go to east chester elementary school.

East Chester Elementary School

400

Which word should be capitalized in the sentence and why? ledger went to the zoo to see the gorillas.

Ledger because it is a name and at the beginning of the sentence

500

Which words should be capitalized in this sentence and why? dogs are roman's favorite animal.

Dogs because it is the beginning of the sentence. Roman's because it is a name.

Nouns

100

What is a noun?

a person, place, or thing

200

What is the noun in the sentence? The teacher walked.

teacher

300

What are the 2 nouns in the sentence? The boy jumped in the pool.

boy and pool

400

How many nouns are in the following sentence: Maggie lived in a house in New York beside Starbucks. 

4

500

What kind of noun is a NAME of a person, place, or thing?

a proper noun