The Grammar Game

1. The Grammar Game By: Remedia Publications

2. Rules Of The Game • All teams (or individuals) line-up on one side of the room. • When a question appears, the first team to buzz may answer the question. • If the question is answered correctly, the team may either advance one step or make another team move back one step. • If the question is answered wrong, the team must move back one step. • The first team to advance to the other side of the room wins!

3. An antonym is • A) A pair of words that sound the same • B) A pair of words that are opposite in meaning • C) A pair of words that are spelled the same • D) None of the above • B

4. What are homophones? • A) words that sound alike and have the same spelling • B) words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings • C) words that mean the same, but have different spellings • D) none of the above • B

5. Which sentence is correct? • A) Witch ice cream cone do you want? • B) Which ice cream cone does you want? • C) Which ice cream cone you want? • D) none of the above • D) Which ice cream cone do you want?

6. Synonyms are • A) a pair of words spelled the same. • B) words that have completely different meanings. • C) words that have the same of nearly the same meanings. • D) none of the above • C

7. The plural possessive form of man is • A) men’s • B) mens • C) man’s • D) none of the above • A

8. Which word means “beams of light”? • A) raze • B) rays • C) raise • D) none of the above • B

9. Which two words are examples of homophones? • A) pail, bright • B) pale, pail • C) pale, dull • D) None of the above • B

10. The contraction he’d is made from which two words? • A) he had • B) he would • C) he did • D) none of the above • B

11. Which two verbs are in the past tense? • A) broke, speaked • B) speaked, talked • C) broke, spoke • D) none of the above • C

12. An adverb can sometimes be formed by adding • A) –y. • B) –ly. • C) –est. • D) none of the above • B

13. The plural forms for deer and foot are • A) deers and feets • B) deer and feet • C) dears and feats • D) none of the above • B

14. The plural forms for radio and echo are • A) radios, echoes. • B) radioes, echoes. • C) radios, echos. • D) none of the above • A

15. The contraction they’reis made from which two words? • A) they are • B) they were • C) their • D) none of the above • A

16. The pronoun whose means • A) “you do not own something.” • B) “possession and ownership” • C) “who is.” • D) none of the above • B

17. Which sentence is correct? • A) Who’s book is that? • B) Who is that book? • C) Whose book is that? • D) none of the above • C

18. Which sentence is correct? • A) Me I went to the play. • B) I went to the play. • C) Me went to the play • D) none of the above • B

19. Which word is an example of a blend word? • A) shine • B) delicious • C) splatter • D) none of the above • C

20. The abbreviation N/A means • A) “not at home.” • B) “not allowed.” • C) “non allowed.” • D) none of the above • D) Not Applicable

21. What is the abbreviation for boulevard? • A) bvd. • B) bld. • C) bv. • D) none of the above • D) blvd.

22. Which word means “flown away”? • A) flu • B) flue • C) flowed • D) none of the above • D) flew

23. Which two verbs are in the past tense? • A) rewound, withdrew • B) drawed, drawn • C) rewinded, withdrew • D) none of the above • A

24. Which of the following nouns always use the definite article the. • A) moon, stars, mars • B) moon, universe, equator • C) equator, universe, stars • D) none of the above • B

25. Which sentence expresses an action happening now? • A) She is talking. • B) She will talk. • C) She talks. • D) none of the above • A

26. Which pair of words are antonyms? • A) agree, consent • B) agree, disagree • C) disagree, reject • D) none of the above • B

27. Which sentence expresses a future action? • A) She is going to buy rollerblades. • B) She is buying rollerblades. • C) She buys rollerblades. • D) none of the above • A

28. Which two verbs always need an auxiliary verb? • A) did, written • B) done, written • C) write, did • D) none of the above • B

29. What is the past tense of teach? • A) teached • B) taughted • C) tooted • D) none of the above • D) taught

30. Which sentence has an auxiliary verb? • A) They have left. • B) They left. • C) They are left-handed. • D) none of the above • A

31. The suffixes –er, -ar, -ist, and –or mean • A) “a person or thing that does something.” • B) “a person or thing that looks like someone.” • C) “a person or thing that is the opposite of the other.” • D) none of the above • A

32. Which suffix means “without”? • A) –ness • B) –less • C) –ful • D) none of the above • B

33. A prefix is a word • A) ending. • B) beginning. • C) middle. • D) none of the above • B

34. Add a suffix to beg, creating a word that means “a person who begs.” • A) begger • B) beggor • C) beggar • D) none of the above • C

35. To which words can you not add the suffix –y? • A) snow, slob • B) dust, snow • C) quick, fast • D) none of the above • C

36. Add a suffix to lie, creating a word that means “someone who tells lies.” • A) lier • B) lyer • C) liar • D) none of the above • C

37. Which word is correct? • A) umportant • B) unportant • C) unimportant • D) none of the above • C

38. Which word means “a chair on which a king sits?” • A) throne • B) thrown • C) throwne • D) none of the above • A

39. Which word means “preference”? • A) witch • B) which • C) whitch • D) none of the above • B

40. Which word has a prefix meaning “across”? • A) international • B) subway • C) transport • D) none of the above • C

41. The prefix im- means • A) not important. • B) not grown up. • C) imagine. • D) none of the above • D) not.

42. The prefix de- means • A) not. • B) under. • C) away from. • D) none of the above • C

43. She ran delicately through the garden. Delicately is a(n) • A) adjective • B) adverb • C) pronoun • D) none of the above • B