Spring Speech-Language Jeopardy

Past Tense Verbs

100

Sometimes we see stink bugs.

Yesterday, we ____ stink bugs.

Saw

200

Bees make honey.

Last year, they ____ some using pollen from our blueberries.

Made

300

My little sister wants to find a chrysalis.

Last year, we ____ a few in our backyard.

Found

400

Mosquitos bite people.

Yesterday, the mosquitos ____ Beth on her ankle.

Bit

500

Most insects fly using their wings.

Last week, a bee ____ into our house.

Flew

Spring Categories

100

Name 3+ types of Flowers

Rose, Gardenia, Tulips, Daisies, Plumeria, etc

200

Name 3+ types of spring clothing

jeans, sweater, shorts, t-shirts, etc.

300

Name 3+ things people like to do in the Spring

picnic, fly kites, play outside, Easter egg hunt, etc

400

Name 3+ baby animals you can expect to see in the spring

lambs, chicks, bunnies, calves, piglets etc

500

Name 3+ types of trees that grow flowers (hint: most fruit trees have blossoms)

cherry, apple, pear etc

Spring Describing

100

stem, petal, leaves

flower

200

floppy ears, bushy tail, hind leg, foreleg

rabbit

300

head, wing, tail, beak

bird

400

trunk, leaves, branches

tree

500

head, thorax, abdomen, stinger

bee

Multiple Meanings

100

Fly

- Insect

- Traveling through the air

200

Bat

- An animal

- Baseball equipment

300

Light

- Not heavy

- Bright ( source of illumination)

400

Bug

- Insect

- Annoy

500

Duck

- An animal

- Bend/ crouch down

Spring Context Clues

100

I love the scent of flowers in the spring

What does the word, "scent," mean based on its context in the sentence?

Smell, aroma, etc.

200

Fiona was livid when her little brother found all of the Easter eggs before she did

What does the word, "livid," mean based on its context in the sentence?

Angry, mad, furious, etc.

300

I was so famished after hunting eggs I ate two plates of food.

What does the word, "famished," mean based on its context in the sentence?

Hungry, starving, etc.

400

My parents will not permit me to eat any Easter candy until after dinner

What does, "permit," mean in the context of the sentence?

Allow, let, etc.

500

Thomas was able to roller skate effortlessly around the rink while Jill had trouble standing up in her skates.

What does the word, "effortlessly," mean based on its context in the sentence?

Easily, smoothly, etc.