GRAMMAR JEOPARDY Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs Adjectives Prepositions

GRAMMAR JEOPARDY

Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs/ Adjectives Prepositions 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50 Answer

NOUNS (10) What is a noun? Answer

A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA

NOUNS (20) A word that shows a specific person, place, thing or idea Answer

PROPER NOUN

NOUN (30) Find the noun: The little kitten tried to climb up, but couldn’t quite do it. Answer

KITTEN

NOUN (40) Identify the pronoun and nouns: The little old lady couldn't find her dog today. Answer

HER LADY DOG

NOUNS (50) Find the direct object: The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me. Answer

WINDOWS

VERBS (10) What is a verb? Answer

A WORD THAT SHOW ACTIONS OR STATE OF BEING

VERBS (20) Find the verb: My English teacher taught us the parts of speech today. Answer

TAUGHT

VERBS (30) Find the verb phrase: I am going to tell on you and your brother when your mom gets home! Answer

AM GOING

VERBS (40) Identify two different verbs and the verb phrase: I am driving to the store right now, and I will shop and buy groceries when I get there. Answer

AM DRIVING SHOP BUY

VERBS (50) Find the gerund: Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies! Answer

EATING

PRONOUNS (10) What is a pronoun? Answer

A WORD THAT REPLACES A NOUN

PRONOUNS (20) Find the pronoun: The police officer arrested the student after he tried to run away. Answer

HE

PRONOUNS (30) A word that shows ownership - for example, his or hers. Answer

PERSONAL POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

PRONOUNS (40) Find the indefinite pronoun: No one at Rosemount Middle School is going to be a super hero! Answer

NO ONE

PRONOUNS (50) Find the reflexive pronoun: He accidently punched himself in the eye! Answer

HIMSELF

ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (10) What is an adverb? Answer

A WORD THAT MODIFIES A VERB, ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB

ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (20) Find the adverb: The big, fat, lazy cow quietly slept beside the haystack. Answer

QUIETLY

ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (30) Find the adjective: Slowly, quietly, Harry crept downstairs to get the early mail. Answer

EARLY

ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (40) Find the adjective: Forgetting his lunch on the counter, a sad Frankie Joe slowly walked home. Answer

SAD

ADVERBS/ADJECTIVES (50) Identify all the adverbs and adjectives in this sentence: The small brown fox silently trotted across the grassy field. Answer

SMALL BROWN GRASSY SILENTLY

PREPOSITIONS (10) What is a preposition? Answer

A WORD THAT CONNECTS A NOUN TO THE REST OF THE SENTENCE

PREPOSITIONS (20) Find all the prepositions: Across the ocean, the fisherman arrived at the White Cliffs of Dover. Answer

ACROSS AT OF

PREPOSITIONS (30) Identify the prepositional phrase: The area outside the boundary is dangerous to cross. Answer

OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY

PREPOSITIONS (40) Identify all the prepositional phrases: To the victors go the spoils of war. Answer

TO THE VICTORS OF WAR

PREPOSITIONS (50) Identify all the prepositional phrases: The weather man forecasts it should be sunny in Seattle for the first time in ages! Answer

IN SEATTLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AGES