Language Arts Jeopardy!

Singulars and Plurals

1

This is the plural of "child"

What is children?

2

This is the plural of "moose."

What is "moose?"

3

This is the singular form of "mice."

What is "mouse?"

4

This is the plural form of "fungus."

What is "fungi?"

5

This is the singular form of the word "criteria."

What is "criterion?"

Types of Adjectives

1

In "Some students find the lesson exciting," this word is an indefinite adjective.

What is "some"?

2

In the sentence, "This book is more interesting than that one," these two words are demonstrative adjectives. 

What are "this" and "that"

3

In the question, "Whose project was turned in late this week?" this word functions as an interrogative adjective.

What is "whose"?

4

In the sentence, "Many children enjoy reading these imaginative stories which describe the city," this word is the indefinite adjective.

What is many? 

5

This word is the other interrogative adjective after "what" and "which."

What is "whose?"

Pronouns

1

In "She went to the park," this is the personal pronoun.

What is "she"?

2

In the sentence, "They are bringing their supplies," this word is the subject personal pronoun.

What is "they"?

3

In "I saw him at the library," this word is an object personal pronoun

What is "him?"

4

In the sentence, "They gave us a detailed report of both of them," this is the subject pronoun.

What is "they?"

5

In "The winners are you and I, but they doubted it was we," this pronoun is the first person plural pronoun.

What is "we?"

Possessive Nouns

1

In "The dog's leash was tangled," this word is the possessive noun.

What is "dog's"?

2

In "The teachers' lounge is closed for the building's renovations," this shows the possessive form for a plural noun.

What is "teachers'"?

3

In "Sara's sister borrowed her friend's bike for the day," this possessive noun is proper. 

What is "Sara?"

4

"The witness's testimony contradicted the attorneys' arguments," this is the plural possessive noun.

What is "attorneys'?"

5

In the sentence "The children's father took Jane's backpack back to school after he arrived at his kids' other schools." this word is the first plural possessive noun in the sentence.

What is "children's?"

U.S. Geography

1

This is the longest river in the United States, flowing over 2,300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the Mississippi River?

2

This U.S. state is home to Mount Rushmore, one of the most iconic landmarks in the country.

• What is South Dakota?

3

This city, known as the "Mile-High City," is located at exactly one mile above sea level.

What is Denver?

4

This U.S. state has the most counties, with 254 in total, many of which are named after Texas Revolution figures.

What is Texas?

5

This river forms part of the U.S.-Canada border and is the only outlet for all the water in the Great Lakes.

What is the St. Lawrence River?