1. GRAMMAR jEOPARDY

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

3. Nouns (10)
What is a noun?

4. A person, place, thing, or idea

5. A word that shows a specific person, place, thing or idea
Nouns (20)
A word that shows a specific person, place, thing or idea

6. Proper noun

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

8. kitten

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

10. Her Lady Dog

11. Find the direct object: The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me.
Nouns (50)
Find the direct object: The Stapletons cleaned the windows for me.

12. Windows

13. Verbs (10)
What is a verb?

14. A word that show actions or state of being

15. 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.

16. Taught

17. 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!

18. Am going

19. 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.

20. Am driving Shop Buy

21. Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies!
Verbs (50)
Find the gerund:
Eating is one of my most favorite hobbies!

22. Eating

23. Pronouns (10)
What is a pronoun?

24. A word that replaces a noun

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

26. He

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

28. Personal possessive pronoun

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

30. No one

31. Pronouns (50) Find the reflexive pronoun:
He accidently punched himself in the eye!

32. Himself

33. Adverbs/Adjectives (10)
What is an adverb?

34. A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

35. Adverbs/Adjectives (20)
Find the adverb:
The big, fat, lazy cow quietly slept beside the haystack.

36. Quietly

37. Adverbs/Adjectives (30)
Find the adjective: Slowly, quietly, Harry crept downstairs to get the early mail.

38. Early

39. Adverbs/Adjectives (40)
Find the adjective:
Forgetting his lunch on the counter, a sad Frankie Joe slowly walked home.

40. Sad

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

42. Small Brown Grassy Silently

43. Prepositions (10)
What is a preposition?

44. A word that connects a noun to the rest of the sentence

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

46. Across At of

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

48. Outside the boundary

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

50. to the victors of war

51. 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!

52. In Seattle For the first time In ages