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Parts of Speech Face-Off

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Review nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions with kid-friendly questions. Built for Grades 3-6. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 3–6 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Noun Sense, Verb Power, Adjectives Adverbs, Pronouns in Use, Prepositions Conjunctions.

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  • Noun Sense

    Which part of speech names a person, place, or thing?

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    noun

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  • Verb Power

    Which part of speech shows action or a state of being?

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    verb

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  • Adjectives Adverbs

    Which part of speech describes a noun?

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    adjective

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  • Pronouns in Use

    Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?

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    pronoun

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  • Prepositions Conjunctions

    What part of speech joins words like "and" or "but"?

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    conjunction

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Noun Sense

$100 — Which part of speech names a person, place, or thing?
noun
$200 — In "The cat slept", which word is the noun?
cat
$300 — What do we call a specific, capitalized noun like "Mr. Lee"?
proper noun
$400 — In "We visited Paris in spring", which two words are nouns?
Paris and spring
$500 — What is the plural of "child"?
children

Verb Power

$100 — Which part of speech shows action or a state of being?
verb
$200 — In "Birds fly", what is the verb?
fly
$300 — What is the past tense of "run"?
ran
$400 — Choose the helping verb in "She is reading".
is
$500 — In "They were singing loudly", what is the complete verb phrase?
were singing

Adjectives Adverbs

$100 — Which part of speech describes a noun?
adjective
$200 — In "the red ball", which word is the adjective?
red
$300 — Which word is the adverb in "She ran quickly"?
quickly
$400 — Pick the correct form: He sings ____ (beautiful/beautifully)?
beautifully
$500 — In "She is extremely happy", what word does "extremely" modify?
happy

Pronouns in Use

$100 — Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?
pronoun
$200 — Replace "Sara" with a pronoun: ___ is my friend?
she
$300 — Choose the correct word: "The dog wagged ___ tail" (its/it's)?
its
$400 — What is the antecedent of "they" in "Tom and Ana said they would help"?
Tom and Ana
$500 — Which is a reflexive pronoun: myself, his, or we?
myself

Prepositions Conjunctions

$100 — What part of speech joins words like "and" or "but"?
conjunction
$200 — In "The cat is under the table", which word is the preposition?
under
$300 — Which is a coordinating conjunction: or, slowly, or tree?
or
$400 — Fill in the preposition: We walked ___ the bridge (across/quickly)?
across
$500 — Which subordinating conjunction fits: "We stayed inside ___ it rained"?
because

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