7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
1/48
Are You Smarter
Than a 5th Grader?
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
2/48
Rules for Play
Select a level on the next screen by clicking
on the links
Read the question and click your answer
If you are correct, youll go to a celebratory
screen! If not, you can click to see the
answer and get an explanation.
After answering all levels, click the1,000,000 box to go to the final question.
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
3/48
Are You Smarter Than a
5th Grader?
1,000,000
Action Verbs Level 1 Action Verbs Level 2
Linking Verbs Level 1 Linking Verbs Level 2
Agreement Level 1 Agreement Level 2
Irregular Verbs Level 1 Irregular Verbs Level 2
Verb Phrases Level 1 Verb Phrases Level 2
500,000
300,000
175,000
100,000
50,000
25,000
10,000
5,000
2,000
1,000
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
4/48
Action Verbs
/ Select the sentence which uses anaction verb.
A. The cat lounges lazily in the sun.
B. That car is the fastest one by far.
C. With his foot-long fingernails and sly
smile, Big Foot seemed threatening.
D. Stan was the last surfer to leave the waterwhen the tidal wave approached.
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
5/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
6/48
Explanation
Only option A features an action the cat
lounging. Verbs in the other choices allserve as linking verbs.
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
7/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
8/48
Action Verbs
/ Which of the following sentences containsmore than one action verb?
A.Lulu will be angry when she hears about
the missing money.B.He dreamed of a an island where the sun
was shining brightly.
C.She happily announced that the cake wasfor me.
D.The squirrel swished its tail while shakingthe snow off its face.
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
9/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
10/48
Explanation
Answer: D. The squirrel swished its tail
while shaking the snow off its face.
The squirrel is doingtwo things:
swishingand shaking.
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
11/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
12/48
Linking Verbs
/ What is a linking verb?A. A word used with a main verb to indicate tense
and mood.
B. A verb that links the complement to the sentencesubject.
C. A word derived from of having characteristics
similar to a verb.
D. A word or words that combine with a verb tocreate a phrasal verb.
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
13/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
14/48
Explanation
Think of it as subject =
complement.
The chicken is tasty
chicken = tasty.
The salad looks delicious
salad = delicious
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
15/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
16/48
Linking Verbs
/ Choose the sentence in which the
underlined word is acting as a linking
verb.A. The ten-year-old lasagna in yourrefrigerator smells disgusting.
B. The dog smelled the lasagna suspiciously.
C. We can smell it from a mile away.
D. Use you nose! That lasagna smells!
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
17/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
18/48
Explanation
Verbs that refer to the five senses canbelinking verbs if they act as an equal
sign in the sentence. If they arent
equating two ideas, they arent linking
verbs.
The ten-year-old lasagna in your
refrigerator smells disgusting
refrigerator = disgustingReturn
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
19/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
20/48
Subject-Verb Agreement
/ Choose the correct form ofto be to
complete the following sentence:When Dad is angry, there __________ a faint green
glow in his face that makes me think hes the Hulk.
A. Was
B. Were
C. Is
D.Has been
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
21/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
22/48
Explanation
IS, a singular linking verb, agrees with Dad,the singular subject of the sentence. We know
that were looking for the present tense of the
verb because the Dad is angryalreadyestablished that pattern.
Return
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=hulk+meme&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=IPeY2tw_yHatZM&tbnid=SduVVU5EZD739M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.atheistmemebase.com/tag/hulk/&ei=8TdKUb7mAojhrAGkmoCQAw&bvm=bv.44011176,d.aWM&psig=AFQjCNExPru9oi67BxubJ_i3qD0lFlc1BQ&ust=13639047014198137/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
23/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
24/48
Subject-Verb Agreement
/ Choose the correct form ofto clean to
complete the following sentence:
Sams mother told him there was no way he
could eat his dinner while _________hisroom.
A.Cleans
B.CleanedC.Cleaning
D.Was cleaning
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
25/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
26/48
Explanation
Sams mother told him there was noway he could eat his dinner while
_________his room.
Were looking for the present progressiveform of the verb here.
Return
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=memes&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=t7Gfj94fS3C8UM&tbnid=Q6kePj8r_oSdOM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.tofuhaus.com/memes-721011/&ei=ZTlKUZXkL8b7rAG2poGoAw&psig=AFQjCNFNYGHU_35aJtKZD4oTtMDPas2Z1g&ust=13639051461805937/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
27/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
28/48
Irregular Verbs/ Which of the following sentences
contains an irregular verb?
A. John looked out the window.
B. Bill will ask for the soap.
C. Charlie ran the 5K in under thirty minutes.
D. I hope our team wins.
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
29/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
30/48
Explanation
Most verbs are formed with regular patterns; for
example, walk becomes walks, walking, and
walked.
In sentence C, ran does not conform to this
pattern.
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
31/48
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
32/48
Irregular Verbs
/ Which of these definitions is accurateabout irregular verbs?
A. The past tense and past participle are notproduced with the regular endings.
B. Irregular verbs are verbs that indicatesomething is wrong in the sentence.
C. All linking verbs are irregular.D. A negative must be present in the
sentence for the verb to be irregular.
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
33/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
34/48
Explanation
An irregular verb
does not form its
past tense and pastparticiple by adding
ed, --d, ort, as
regular verbs do.
Example of
irregular verb: go,
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
35/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
36/48
Verb Phrases
What makes up the verb phrase in the
following sentence?
Your parents should have been told about
the situation.
A. Should have been told
B. Been told
C. Should have told
D. Have told
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
37/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
38/48
Explanation
Correct Answer: A, Should have beentold. A verb phrase contains the main
verb including all its auxiliaries.
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
39/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
40/48
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
41/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
42/48
Explanation
Must be going
the modal must is a
necessary part of the
main verb phrase, as itconveys the mood of the
main verb. Without the
modal, we lose the sense
of obligation in the
sentence.Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
43/48
CORRECT!
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
44/48
Million Dollar Question
Which sentence does not contain aphrasal verb?
A. He stood up for his girlfriend.
B. Sarah came down with the flu.
C. Jenny always goes above and beyond on
her projects.
D. Take off that jacket!
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
45/48
INCORRECT
Go to Answer
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
46/48
Explanation
A. He stood up for his girlfriend.
B. Sarah came down with the flu.
C. Jenny always goes above and beyond on
her projects.D. Take offthat jacket! This adverbial phrase
describes how Jenny goes
it is a common saying,
but not a phrasal verb.
Return
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
47/48
CORRECT!
Finish
7/29/2019 Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Verbs
48/48
Thanks for Playing!
Top Related