Word Nerds
What do you call a word that means the same as another word?
Answer: Synonym
What punctuation mark ends a question?
Question mark
This wizarding boy went to Hogwarts in both books and films.
Harry Potter
What do we call two or more words that have the same ending sound, like cat and hat?
Rhyming words)
Fix the sentence: He going to the store.
He is going to the store.
What is the opposite of “ancient”?
Modern or New
What’s missing? Its time to eat!
Apostrophe in “It’s”
In this popular series turned Netflix show, a group of siblings face mysterious misfortunes after their parents' death.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
What’s the last phrase in this rhyme? Jack and Jill went up the hill…
to fetch a pail of water
Which word is a verb? Steve quickly built a fortress against the fierce zombies.
built
What does the word “gargantuan” mean?
Very big or enormous
Which punctuation is used to show a pause inside a sentence?
Comma
This Dr. Seuss book was made into a movie starring Jim Carrey.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
What is a haiku?
A 3-line poem with 5-7-5 syllables
What’s wrong with this sentence? Neither of the dogs are barking.
Are” should be “is” — it should be: Neither of the dogs is barking.
If something is done “meticulously,” how does someone do it?
Very carefully or with great attention to detail
Add the missing punctuation: She brought cupcakes books and balloons.
Commas: cupcakes, books, and balloons
This 1960s novel about Atticus Finch was made into a famous black-and-white film.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Who wrote the poem “The Raven”?
Edgar Allan Poe
What part of speech is “quickly” in the sentence: He ran quickly.
Adverb
What do we call a word that sounds like its meaning, like buzz or pop?
Onomatopoeia
What punctuation should fix this run-on? He ran to the store he forgot his wallet.
Add period or semicolon between the clauses
A dystopian trilogy featuring Katniss Everdeen became a hit movie series.
The Hunger Games
What poetic device repeats the first sound in multiple words? Like: Sally sells sea shells…
Alliteration
Identify and correct the subject-verb agreement error:
Each of the students in the advanced classes write their essays early.
“Write” should be “writes” — it should be: Each of the students in the advanced classes writes their essays early.