VERB JEOPARDY!
Created by Heather Beaman – Hadley Jr. High, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Action Verbs
State of
Being Verbs
Helping Verb
Phrases
Verb Tense
Irregular
Verbs – Past
tense
Misc.
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Action Verbs - 100
King George decided to punish
Boston for the “Boston Tea Party.”
Action Verbs - 200
The city told the king they
were sorry.
Action Verbs - 300
Angry patriots dumped crates of
tea into Boston Harbor.
Action Verbs - 400
One third of the colonies wanted
to remain as citizens of
England.
Action Verbs - 500
Some people thought it was
time for the colonies to protest
British taxes.
State of Being Verbs - 100
The colonists had no way to
complain.
State of Being Verbs - 200
The Continental Congress became
the first government of the colonies.
State of Being Verbs - 300
This was the start of the American
Revolution.
State of Being Verbs - 400
The Patriots were the people who
wanted to separate from England.
State of Being Verbs - 500
There were many loyalists in New
York City.
Helping Verb Phrases - 100
Patriots were called “rebels,” and “sons
(or daughters) of liberty.”
Helping Verb Phrases - 200
The Continental Army was formed with
men from the colonies.
Helping Verb Phrases - 300
The war is called the “American Revolution.”
Helping Verb Phrases - 400
It is viewed as a struggle between the
colonies and King George II of
England.
Helping Verb Phrases - 500
Many people who had come to the
colonies also remained loyal to the
King.
Verb Tense - 100
Many people (try / tried) to stay
neutral.
Verb Tense - 200
Some (change / changed) sides
depending on what was
happening.
Verb Tense - 300
George Washington (was / were) the
leader of the Continental Army.
Verb Tense - 400
Others (was / were) not free to
express their true feelings.
Verb Tense - 500
There were no lines (divided /
dividing) each side.
Irregular Verbs - 100
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Many families (choose) a side.
Irregular Verbs - 200
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Sometimes they (fight) against other
family members.
Irregular Verbs – 300
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Sometimes the soldiers (catch) and
turned in their neighbors.
Irregular Verbs - 400
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Many fled and (hide) with other family
members.
Irregular Verbs - 500
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
They often (sell) their belongings for
money.
Miscellaneous - 100
Some of these Patriots
began siding with the
British.
Miscellaneous - 200
Some colonists had decided
not to choose sides.
Miscellaneous - 300
Patriots printed and distributed
pamphlets to other colonists.
Miscellaneous - 400
At first, Britain protected and
watched over America.
Miscellaneous - 500
They had been waiting for the war to
end.