Jepardy Grammar and Punctuation

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Grammar and

Punctuation Skills
Quotations Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Grammar

100 100 100 100 100

200 200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400 400


Question: Where do the quotation marks
belong in the following sentence?

Jane said, Please pass me the salt.

Answer: Jane said, “Please


pass me the salt.”
Question: Where do the quotation marks
belong in the following sentence?

I love the poem by Carl Sandberg called


The Fog

Answer: I love the poem by Carl


Sandberg called “The Fog.”
Question: Where do the quotation marks
belong in the following sentence?

Please wait, John interrupted, until all


students are seated.

Answer: “Please wait,” John


interrupted, “until all students
are seated.”
Question: Where do the quotation marks
belong in the following sentence?

My brother’s favorite song, God Bless the


USA, is often used to express patriotism.

Answer: My brother’s favorite


song, “God Bless the USA,” is
often used to express patriotism.
Question: Which word in the following
sentence is spelled incorrectly?

The sientist found the cure for the woman’s


disease.

Answer: scientist
Question: Which word in the following
sentence is spelled incorrectly?

The train’s deparchure for Boston was


delayed because of a blizzard.

Answer: departure
Question: Which word in the following
sentence is spelled incorrectly?

The toddler was draging his toy around the


gymnasium while the team practiced.

Answer: dragging
Question: Which word in the following
sentence is spelled incorrectly?

Richard earned a scolarship to his favorite


college.

Answer: scholarship
Question: What words need to be
capitalized in the following sentence?

mr. beasley, my math teacher, was born in


paris, france.

Answer: Mr. Beasley, Paris,


France
Question: What words need to be
capitalized in the following sentence?

we’re going to magic mountain on friday of


next week.

Answer: We’re,
Magic Mountain, Friday
Question: What words need to be
capitalized in the following sentence?

We just saw “the wizard of oz” at the


ahmanson theatre.

Answer: The Wizard of Oz,


Ahmanson Theatre
Question: What words need to be
capitalized in the following sentence?

The article I read, “crafts for kids,” gave me


some great ideas for mother’s day.

Answer: Crafts for Kids,


Mother’s Day
Question: What punctuation needs to
be added to the following sentence?

The bald eagle a symbol of our nation’s


strength is an endangered animal

Answer: The bald eagle, a symbol


of our nation’s strength, is an
endangered animal.
Question: What punctuation needs to be
added to the following sentence?

Mr. Turner yelled “Wait for me”

Answer: Mr. Turner yelled,


“Wait for me!”
Question: What punctuation needs to
be added to the following sentence?

I stacked the crackers chips and cookies on


my friends desk.

Answer: I stacked the crackers,


chips, and cookies on my
friend’s desk.
Question: What punctuation needs to be
added to the following sentence?

The crows nest fell from the tree and it


landed on a bush

Answer: The crow’s nest fell


from the tree, and it landed on
a bush.
Question: Correct the word usage mistake
in the underlined phrase.

I told him, but he won’t do nothing about it.

Answer: but he won’t do


anything
Question: Correct the word usage mistake
in the underlined phrase.

Brenda’s earrings was lying on the table.

Answer: earrings were lying


Question: Correct the word usage mistake
in the underlined phrase.

Who’re the best singer in sixth grade?

Answer: Who’s the best


Question: Correct the word usage mistake
in the underlined phrase.

The window should of been closed last


night.

Answer: should have been

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