A middle school grammar review covering parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, agreement, and commonly confused words. This is a Grades 6–8 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: Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Agreement, Common Confusions.
- Grades 6–8 English / ELA review
- Whole-class review on one shared screen
- Test or quiz prep
- Team-vs-team practice in class
A peek at what's on the board — 5 categories and one sample clue from each. Answers stay hidden until you open them, so the game still works.
In 'The energetic dog barked loudly,' energetic is this part of speech.
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an adjective
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A sentence with one independent clause is this type.
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a simple sentence
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Use this mark to separate items in a simple list.
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a comma
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In 'The team of players ___ ready,' choose is or are.
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is — Agreement
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Choose the correct word: ___ going to win. Their / They're / There
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They're
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Board content
Parts of Speech
- $100 — In 'The energetic dog barked loudly,' energetic is this part of speech.
- an adjective
- $200 — In 'She quickly finished,' quickly is this.
- an adverb
- $300 — In 'They walked across the bridge,' across is this.
- a preposition
- $400 — In 'Wow! That was close,' wow is this.
- an interjection
- $500 — In 'I wanted to go, but it rained,' but is this.
- a conjunction
Sentence Structure
- $100 — A sentence with one independent clause is this type.
- a simple sentence
- $200 — A sentence with two independent clauses joined correctly is this type.
- a compound sentence
- $300 — A dependent clause cannot stand alone because it lacks this.
- a complete thought
- $400 — A group of words with a subject and verb is called this.
- a clause
- $500 — A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause is this type.
- a complex sentence
Punctuation
- $100 — Use this mark to separate items in a simple list.
- a comma
- $200 — Use this punctuation mark between two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
- a semicolon
- $300 — A colon can introduce a list after this kind of clause.
- a complete independent clause
- $400 — Possession in 'the teacher's desk' is shown with this mark.
- an apostrophe
- $500 — A direct quotation should be enclosed in these marks.
- quotation marks
Agreement
- $100 — In 'The team of players ___ ready,' choose is or are.
- is — Agreement
- $200 — In 'Neither the coach nor the players ___ late,' choose was or were.
- were
- $300 — A singular subject normally takes this kind of verb form in present tense.
- a singular verb
- $400 — In 'Each of the books ___ a label,' choose has or have.
- has
- $500 — Pronouns should agree with their antecedents in number and this.
- person or gender when relevant
Common Confusions
- $100 — Choose the correct word: ___ going to win. Their / They're / There
- They're
- $200 — Choose the correct word: The dog wagged ___ tail. its / it's
- its
- $300 — Choose the correct word: I have ___ books than you. less / fewer
- fewer
- $400 — Choose the correct word: Please ___ the invitation. accept / except
- accept
- $500 — Choose the correct word: The weather may ___ our plans. affect / effect
- affect
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