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Meaning
Part of
Speech
Sentences
Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1
“Europeans of the Middle
Ages ate foods that were
often very bland and
tasteless.”
The word tasteless means___
$100 Answer from H1
Without taste, flavorless
$200 Question from H1
“Not one has reappeared all morning.”
The prefix re in reappeared means_____.
$200 Answer from H1
Again
$300 Question from H1
“The next morning she handed
Esmeralda a gorgeous jacket.
What does the underlined word mean?
$300 Answer from H1
Splendid - Beautiful
$400 Question from H1
“Without these crops, city dwellers
would be in dire trouble.”
What is the meaning of the italicized word?
$400 Answer from H1
serious
$500 Question from H1
The plant said, “I am alive and
ready to shoot.”
What is the meaning of shoot
as used in the statement above?
$500 Answer from H1
sprout
$100 Question from H2
Can’t you smell a scent like
a pink cloud of the loveliest
of perfumes?
The underlined words are an
example of _______.
$100 Answer from H2
Simile – comparison using like or as
$200 Question from H2
“My voice is louder than
thunder”.
This is an example of a
_____.
$200 Answer from H2
Metaphor – comparison saying
something is something else
$300 Question from H2
“You think I am dead,”
The apple tree said,
This language is an example of ____.
$300 Answer from H2
Personification – the apple tree was talking
$400 Question from H2
Mark knew his sister couldn’t
keep a secret. When he asked her
why she told the secret she replied,
I guess I just spilled the beans.”
The underlined phrase is an______.
$400 Answer from H2
Idiom
$500 Question from H2
Tommy couldn’t wait until mom
got home. He hadn’t eaten all day.
When she entered he thought I’m
so hungry I could eat a cow.
The italicized phrase is an
example of _____.
$500 Answer from H2
Hyperbole
$100 Question from H3
We planted a pair of pear trees.
What is the relationship between
pair/pear in the sentence above?
$100 Answer from H3
homophones
$200 Question from H3
I may call it a sofa and you
may call it a couch.
What is the relationship between
sofa and couch?
$200 Answer from H3
Synonyms
$300 Question from H3
The hare is fast while the tortoise is slow.
What is the relationship between fast and
slow?
$300 Answer from H3
Antonyms
$400 Question from H3
What are the other two spellings
and meanings for “to”?
$400 Answer from H3
Two – number
Too - also
$500 Question from H3
“I went to there house for lunch.”
Which word in the sentence above is
used incorrectly?
$500 Answer from H3
Their - homophone
$100 Question from H4
After the game, we waited
for my brother and his friend.
What part of speech is
the underlined word?
$100 Answer from H4
preposition
$200 Question from H4
“Across America, each wagon
train was pulled by oxen, and
everyone walked westward.”
What is the plural noun in the sentence?
$200 Answer from H4
oxen
$300 Question from H4
Which word in the sentence below
is a modifier?
“My mother planted that lovely tree
last spring.”
$300 Answer from H4
Lovely – describes the noun tree
$400 Question from H4
Which underlined word in
the sentence below is the adverb?
“That freshly baked pie is for
the family reunion.
$400 Answer from H4
freshly
$500 Question from H4
“On Monday, it will have been
two weeks since your
birthday.”
What is the verb phrase in the
sentence above?
$500 Answer from H4
will have been
$100 Question from H5
“Since Keewon had already bought
everyone’s ticket.”
Is the above a sentence or a fragment?
$100 Answer from H5
fragment
$200 Question from H5
“After April 30, 2006,
we will visit Moultrie Georgia.”
What is wrong with the statement above?
$200 Answer from H5
There should be a comma between
Moultrie and Georgia.
$300 Question from H5
“Please proceed to the playground.”
What is the type and
purpose of the sentence above?
$300 Answer from H5
Imperative - Make a request
$400 Question from H5
“Because Carol missed the bus
she had to walk to school.”
What is the structure of this sentence?
$400 Answer from H5
Complex – Dependent and Independent
Clause
$500 Question from H5
What kind of sentence is listed below?
“After opening the trunk,
we peeked inside, and we
found a large pirate’s coat.”
$500 Answer from H5
Compound-Complex – Dependent
Clause on a Compound Sentence
Final Jeopardy
“Those three friends love a mystery.
They like to search for clues. They like
putting the clues together.”
Combine the sentences above into one
meaningful sentence.
Final Jeopardy Answer
“Those three friends love a
mystery because they like
searching for clues and
putting them together.”