Verbs
Comprehension
Grammar
Writing
Parts of Speech
100
What are the 5 'to be' verbs

am is are

was were


100

What is the difference between and open and closed questions?

give an example of each.

Open -- the answer requires an explanation or more than one word answer

Closed -- the answer can be answered in a phrase or one word

100

Add commas where they should go:

I enjoy eating chips chicken vegetables and sauce for lunch.

I enjoy eating chips, chicken, vegetables and sauce for lunch.

100

News articles must answer the 5 W's. Name them.

who, what, where, when, why

100

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She encouraged her brother to join the swimming team because he swims rapidly!

Dissect this sentence.

She - pronoun

encouraged - verb

her - pronoun (possessive)

brother - noun

to join - infinitive verb

the - article

swimming - adjective

team - noun

because - conjunction

he- pronoun

swims - verb

rapidly - adverb

200

What pronouns use the verb 'is'?

he/she/it

200

News articles often have a big title at the top.  What do we call it?

headline

200

What is the superlative adjective for 'fast'

fastest

200

What are the four things a play script has?

title, list of characters, stage directions, dialogue
200

There are 7 main parts of speech that we have learned.  What are they?

Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, preposition

300

What are the verbs in this sentence:

I watered the flowers after lunch because they were dry.

watered, were

300

What are two synonyms for 'angry'

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mad, upset, livid, annoyed, cross, outraged

300

Give the three adjective forms for 'bad'

bad, worse, worst

300
How do we know they are stage directions and not dialogue?

They are written in brackets

300

What is the adverbial of time in this sentence?

Yesterday afternoon, we drove to Entebbe to see the beach.

Yesterday afternoon

400

What is wrong with the verb in this sentence:


She have drunk her water.

She has drunk her water.


400

What do we write when we are trying to come up with or describe a character in a story?

a character profile

400

There are three points of view.

Give me a sentence in each of them.

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1st person -- I love candy.

2nd person -- Are you going to swim today?

3rd person - They are performing assembly.

400

How is a play script different from a narrative story?

Give three ways

They don't use speech marks

there is a list of characters

it is meant to be acted

there are stage directions

they don't use verbs like said or shouted

400

Which of these words are prepositions?

she, it, is, to, he, on, in, we, are, above

to, on, in, above

500

I have been trying my best in school.

What is the full verb

have been trying

500

What is a narrator's job?

to tell the story

500
correct this sentence:


ruth and i love to play football basketball and volleyball every monday and wedesday becuse there our favrite

Ruth and I love to play football, basketball and volleyball every Monday and Wednesday because they're our favourite. 

500

What do we call the 'things' we need to act out a play?

props

500

Give an example of each part of speech: noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, proper noun, interjection.

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