Grammer Guru
What part of speech is the word "Excited"?
What is an Adjective?
What is the antonym for ancient?
What is Modern or New
What punctuation mark is used to show strong emotion or excitement at the end of a sentence?
What is an exclamation mark?
What type of figurative language uses “like” or “as” to compare two things?
What is a simile?
Which is the correct spelling for a person who teaches?
A) Techer
B) Teacher
What is Teacher?
What is the term for a word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition?
What is a pronoun?
What is the meaning of the word “meticulous”?
What is: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
Where do the correct quotation marks go in this sentence: "She said I’m not going to the party."
She said, “I’m not going to the party.”
What is the figurative language in this sentence:
“Time is a thief that steals our moments.”
What is a metaphor?
Spell the word that means “a person who writes books.”
What is A‑U‑T‑H‑O‑R?
Identify the error in this sentence: “She don’t like broccoli.”
What is subject-verb agreement? (“don’t” should be “doesn’t”)
She doesn’t like broccoli.
What is the plural form of the word “child”?
What is “children”?
Where should the comma go in this sentence: “Before we eat let’s wash our hands.”
What is after “eat”?
What is alliteration? Give an example.
What is the repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words?
Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is the correct spelling of the plural of “knife”?
What is K‑N‑I‑V‑E‑S?
What is the difference between an independent and a dependent clause?
What is: An independent clause can stand alone; a dependent clause cannot.
What is a synonym for “resilient” as used in this sentence:
“She remained resilient in the face of failure”?
What is: strong, tough, or able to recover quickly?
What punctuation is used to show possession in this sentence: “That is Drakes backpack”?
What is an apostrophe (in Drake’s)?
What is an oxymoron, and identify it in this phrase:
“Seriously funny movie.”
What is a phrase that combines contradictory terms?
“Seriously" "funny”
Spell the word ending with “‑able” that means “capable of being managed.”
What is M‑A‑N‑A‑G‑E‑A‑B‑L‑E?
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: "After dinner, I did my chores."
What is: After dinner
In the sentence “He was famished after skipping lunch,” what does famished mean?
What is very hungry?
What punctuation is used to add extra, non-essential information in the middle of a sentence?
What are parentheses?
Example: My brother (who is in high school) loves science.
What is a paradox, and explain the paradox in this sentence:
“Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.”
What is a statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth?
(Being cruel to be kind seems conflicting but makes sense in context.)
Spell the word with the prefix meaning “not”: a word that means “unable to be broken.”
What is U‑N‑B‑R‑E‑A‑K‑A‑B‑L‑E?