Spelling Showdown
What is the correct spelling of the word that means “a large building where people live?
Apartment
What punctuation mark is used to show possession?
Apostrophe (e.g., Sarah’s book)
Which of these is a noun?
a) Running
b) Quickly
c) Dog
c) Dog
Which of these is a complete sentence?
a) Running fast.
b) She ran fast.
b) She ran fast.
Which word means “extremely happy”?
a) Angry
b) Excited
c) Joyful
c) Joyful
Which word is spelled correctly?
a) Necessery
b) Necessary
b) Necessary
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) She asked me, "Can you help me?"
b) She asked me Can you help me.
a) She asked me, "Can you help me?"
Which word is the verb in this sentence: “She finished the race easily.”
finished
Which sentence has a subject and a predicate?
a) After lunch.
b) The dog chased the ball.
b) The dog chased the ball.
What does the word “benevolent” mean?
a) Kind
b) Cruel
c) Confused
a) Kind
Spell the word that means “a room where food is prepared"
Kitchen
Choose the correct punctuation to complete this sentence: "I can’t believe it ___ it’s finally snowing!"
a) .
b) ?
c) ,
c) ,
What is the adverb in this sentence: “They aggressively played soccer in the park.”
aggressively
Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: “She ___ to the store every Saturday.”
a) goes
b) go
Which word means “to make something happen”?
a) Prevent
b) Cause
c) Ignore
b) Cause
Choose the correct spelling for this word meaning “to remove or take something away”
a) Detract
b) Ditract
a) Detract
Which of the following is used when quoting someone talking?
a) {}
b) ;;
c) ""
d) <>
c) ""
Which of these words is an adjective?
a) Beautiful
b) Dance
c) Run
a) Beautiful
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
a) They goes to the movies on Fridays.
b) They go to the movies on Fridays.
b) They go to the movies on Fridays.
Choose the word that is a synonym for “difficult.”
a) Easy
b) Comfortable
c) Challenging
c) Challenging
Which word is spelled incorrectly?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Entreprenuer
c) Entrepreneurial
b) Entreprenuer
Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
Comma (e.g., I bought apples, bananas, and grapes.)
Identify the pronoun in this sentence: “She is under the table.”
She
Which type of sentence is this: "I went to the store and bought some milk."
a) Compound sentence
b) Simple sentence
c) Complex sentence
a) Compound sentence
What does the word “disastrous” mean?
a) Extremely nonchalant
b) Extremely bad or harmful
c) Extremely comforting
b) Extremely bad or harmful