Vocabulary Jeopardy

T-ough Words

100

This 'ough' word is the opposite of smooth. 

Rough

200

This 'ough' word would fit in the following sentence: I went _________ the tunnel. 

Through

300

This 'ough' word is the past tense of the word think

Thought

400

This 'ough' word is something you might do if you have a cold. 

Cough

500

This 'ough' word famously breaks and makes a cradle fall in an old children's lullaby. 

Bough

Spell -ING Words

100

This is how you spell the word 'snow' when adding the -ing ending. 

s-n-o-w-i-n-g

200

This is how you spell the word 'run' when adding an -ing ending.

r-u-n-n-i-n-g

300

This is how you spell the word 'slice' when adding an   -ing ending.

s-l-i-c-i-n-g

400

This is how you spell the word 'bike' when adding an   -ing ending.

b-i-k-i-n-g

500

This is the -ing form of the word 'is'

Being

Making It Plural

100

This is the plural form of the word 'tooth'. 

Teeth

200

This is the correct spelling of the plural form of the word 'bunny'.

Bunnies

300

This is the plural form of the word 'child'. 

Children

400

This is the plural form of the word 'wolf'

Wolves

500

This is the plural form of the word 'knife'. 

Knives

Anagrams

100

This word is an anagram of 'loin' and also an animal that represents the Gryffindor House in Harry Potter. 

Lion

200

The word 'act' is an anagram for Hermione Granger's pet in Harry Potter. 

Cat

300

The word 'art' anagrams to this word, which is also what Peter Petigrew can transform into in Harry Potter. 

Rat

400

The word 'dawn' is an anagram for this word, which is also something that Harry Potter receives when he enters the wizarding world. 

Wand

500

The letters 'T I N P O O S' anagram into this word that is also offered as a class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Potions

Harry Potter Vocab

100

This word means to remove something/someone and is the root word of Harry Potter's favorite spell. 

Expel (Expelliarmus)

200

This word means to fix something and sounds a lot like the mending spell in Harry Potter.

Repair (Reparo is the Harry Potter spell)

300

This word means to make smaller and is sounds like Harry Potter spell with the same meaning. 

Reduce (Reducto)

400

This word means absurd or inviting mockery - spelled differently, it is also a useful spell for destroying Boggarts. 

Ridiculous (Riddikulus)

500

This word means to shining or brightly or to shed light and share a root word with a spell in Harry Potter that turns on the lights. 

Luminous (Lumos is the Harry Potter spell)