GRAMMAR jEOPARDY
Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs/ Adjectives Prepositions 10 20 30 40 50
Nouns (10) What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
A word that shows a specific person, place, thing or idea Nouns (20) A word that shows a specific person, place, thing or idea
Proper noun
Noun (30) Find the noun: The little kitten tried to climb up, but couldn’t quite do it.
kitten
Noun (40) Identify the pronoun and nouns: The little old lady couldn't find her dog today.
Her Lady Dog
Find the direct object: The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me. Nouns (50) Find the direct object: The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me.
Windows
Verbs (10) What is a verb?
A word that show actions or state of being
My English teacher taught us the parts of speech today. Verbs (20) Find the verb: My English teacher taught us the parts of speech today.
Taught
I am going to tell on you and your brother when your mom gets home! Verbs (30) Find the verb phrase: I am going to tell on you and your brother when your mom gets home!
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.
Am driving Shop Buy
Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies! Verbs (50) Find the gerund: Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies!
Eating
Pronouns (10) What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun
Pronouns (20) Find the pronoun: The police officer arrested the student after he tried to run away.
He
A word that shows ownership - for example, his or hers. Pronouns (30) A word that shows ownership - for example, his or hers.
Personal possessive pronoun
Pronouns (40) Find the indefinite pronoun: No one at Rosemount Middle School is going to be a super hero!
No one
Pronouns (50) Find the reflexive pronoun: He accidently punched himself in the eye!
Himself
Adverbs/Adjectives (10) What is an adverb?
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.
Quietly
Adverbs/Adjectives (30) Find the adjective: Slowly, quietly, Harry crept downstairs to get the early mail.
Early
Adverbs/Adjectives (40) Find the adjective: Forgetting his lunch on the counter, a sad Frankie Joe slowly walked home.
Sad
Adverbs/Adjectives (50) Identify all the adverbs and adjectives in this sentence: The small brown fox silently trotted across the grassy field.
Small Brown Grassy Silently
Prepositions (10) What is a preposition?
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.
Across At of
Prepositions (30) Identify the prepositional phrase: The area outside the boundary is dangerous to cross.
Outside the boundary
Prepositions (40) Identify all the prepositional phrases: To the victors go the spoils of war.
to the victors of war
Identify all the prepositional phrases: Prepositions (50) Identify all the prepositional phrases: The weather man forecasts it should be sunny in Seattle for the first time in ages!
In Seattle For the first time In ages