Parts of Speech Jeopardy Review June 24, 2010

P.O.S. Jeopardy Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections 100 200 300 400

Nouns -100 True or False: The definition of a noun is a person, place, or book? False!!!!!! A noun is a person, place or (ANY) thing!!

Nouns -200 The following sentence has how many nouns: “The boy went to the Corner Store to get some fruit.” 3!!! boy, Corner Store, fruit

Nouns -300 False!!! True or False: The word door is a feminine noun. It’s not masculine or feminine, it’s neuter.

Nouns -400 What’s wrong with the noun in this sentence: After eating mc donalds we left school. McDonalds It’s a proper noun, the name of a restaurant. It should be capitalized.

Pronouns -100 False!!! True or False: A pronoun replaces an adjective. A pronoun replaces a noun.

Pronouns -200 “They” Replace the words in parenthesis with a pronoun: (Jalen and Anna) _______ are running late. “They” “They” is a plural pronoun.

Pronouns -300 Choose the correct word: Maggie ran after John and (me, I) when we took her bike. “I”

Pronouns -400 Choose the correct word: (Her/She) and Sharon are graduating from high school next year. “She”

The part of speech that identifies action. Verbs -100 What is a verb? The part of speech that identifies action.

Verbs -200 Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: Timothy and Morgan walk to school every day after they eat breakfast. “walk” and “eat”

“exercise” and “eat” and “think” Verbs -300 Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: Timothy and Morgan exercise everyday before they eat breakfast; they think that’s a good idea. “exercise” and “eat” and “think”

Verbs -400 Walk=action, eat=action, think=linking Identify if “walk,” “eat,” and “think,” are action or linking verbs. Walk=action, eat=action, think=linking

A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives -100 What is an adjective? A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Adjectives -200 Identify the adjective in the following sentence: The brown dog ran slowly down the street. “brown”

“coal” and “dark” and “damp” Adjectives -300 Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence: The coal mines are dark and damp. “coal” and “dark” and “damp”

Adjectives -400 Complete the sentence with an appropriate adjective: ______fish are my favorite. blue, green, big, small, gold

Adverbs -100 True or False: An adverb describes an adjective. False!!!!! adverbs modify verbs

Adverbs -200 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: The talented seamstress quickly made all of the dresses. Quickly!!!!! It is the word that describes the noun.

two: briefly, hurriedly Adverbs -300 How many adverbs are in the following sentence: Jessica briefly visited me at my aunt’s house before she decided hurriedly headed to work. two: briefly, hurriedly

Adverbs -400 Fill in the sentence with an appropriate adverb: Harrison believes that you should always drive _________. Quickly, slowly, cautiously, etc.

Prepositions -100 True or False: A preposition is a word that links verbs and adjectives together. False!! A preposition links nouns or pronouns to other phrases in the sentence.

Prepositions -200 Identify the preposition in the following sentence: Sharon is leaning against the wall. “Against” It links the Proper noun (Sharon), and her action, with the rest of the sentence (the wall).

Prepositions -300 How many prepositions are in the following sentence: The dog is hiding under the porch because it knows it will be punished for chewing up a new pair of shoes. Three: “under,” “for,” and “of”

Prepositions -400 Use the following prepositions to create a sentence: “before” and “of” Example: Before I go to school in the morning I like to have a glass of milk.

Conjunctions -100 Complete the sentence with the proper conjunction: Lady Gaga is a good singer, ______ Beyonce is better. “but”

Conjunctions -200 Complete the sentence with the proper conjunction: Ciara is a good singer, ______ Beyonce is better. “but”

Conjunctions -300 Complete the sentence with the proper conjunction: What you say________what you do are two different things. “and”

What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for? For, and, nor, but, or, yet, set Conjunctions -400 What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for? For, and, nor, but, or, yet, set

Interjections -100 True or False: an interjection is a word that describes a noun & verb, but not an adverb. False!!! An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion.

Interjections -200 True or False: An interjection only conveys feelings of pain or sadness. False!!! An interjection is any word used to convey emotion on a sentence, positive or negative.

Interjections -300 Identify the interjection in the following phrase: “That’s my favorite movie too. Cool!!” “Cool!!” This word is added to convey a sense of enthusiasm.

Interjections -400 Construct a sentence using an interjection. Yes!! --No!!-- Darn!!-- Wow!!-- Whoa!!—Yay!! Etc…