Nouns | ||
#1 | What is a noun? | a person, place, or thing |
#2 | What is the noun in this sentence? The teacher walked. | teacher |
#3 | What are the 2 nouns in this sentence? The duck swam in the pond. | duck and pond |
#4 | What needs to be fixed in this sentence? We go to fair oaks elementary school. | Fair Oaks Elementary School |
#5 | What kind of noun is the NAME of a person, place or thing? | a proper noun |
Verbs | ||
#1 | What is a verb? | a word that shows an action in a sentence |
#2 | What is the verb in this sentence? The kids rode the bus to school. | rode |
#3 | How many verbs are in the following sentence: Megan caught the ball and ran home. | 2 |
#4 | What would be the present tense form of the verb thought be? | think or thinking |
#5 | What would be the past tense form of the verb catch? | caught |
Adjectives | ||
#1 | What is an adjective? | a word that describes a noun |
#2 | What is the adjective in this sentence? The garden is full of beautiful flowers. | beautiful |
#3 | What would be correct comparative adjective for this sentence? An elephant is _________ than a mouse. | heavier, bigger, larger, etc. |
#4 | What is the correct missing adjective in this sentence? The Mississippi River is the _________ river in the U.S.A. | longest |
#5 | What is the correct missing adjective in this sentence? Caprock is the _____ school! | best |
Mystery! | ||
#1 | Which verb best completes the sentence? I can't believe I ____ the whole thing! eats, ate, eat | ate |
#2 | You always begin a sentence with a _______ letter. | capital |
#3 | Which pronoun best completes the sentence? Tommy caught the ball, but then ___ dropped it. | he |
#4 | Which pronoun best completes the sentence? The mouse ran out of the hole, but the cat couldn't catch ___. | it |
#5 | Which verb best completes the sentence? I could hear the owl _____ by my window last night. hoots, hooted, hooting | hooting |
Punctuation | ||
#1 | What kind of punctuation goes at the end of a question? | a question mark |
#2 | What kind of punctuation do you use at the end of a sentence if you're speaking in a loud voice? | exclamation mark |
#3 | Where should the comma go in the following sentence: At the store, I bought bread milk, and eggs. | between bread and milk |
#4 | What type of punctuation do you use at the end of a telling sentence or statement? | period |
#5 | Where does the comma go in the following date: Nov. 29 2012 | between 29 and 2012 |
Final Question | |