verb jeopardy! created by heather beaman – hadley jr. high, glen ellyn, illinois action verbs...
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VERB JEOPARDY!Created by Heather Beaman – Hadley Jr. High, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Action Verbs State of Being Verbs
Helping Verb Phrases
Verb Tense Irregular Verbs – Past
tense
Misc.
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200 200 200 200 200 200
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400 400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500 500
Action Verbs - 100
King George decided to punish Boston for the “Boston Tea Party.”
The city told the king they were sorry.
Action Verbs - 200
Angry patriots dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor.
Action Verbs - 300
One third of the colonies wanted to remain as citizens of
England.
Action Verbs - 400
Some people thought it was time for the colonies to protest
British taxes.
Action Verbs - 500
The colonists had no way to complain.
State of Being Verbs - 100
State of Being Verbs - 200
The Continental Congress became the first government of the colonies.
State of Being Verbs - 300
This was the start of the American Revolution.
State of Being Verbs - 400
The Patriots were the people who wanted to separate from England.
State of Being Verbs - 500
There were many loyalists in New York City.
Patriots were called “rebels,” and “sons (or daughters) of liberty.”
Helping Verb Phrases - 100
The Continental Army was formed with men from the colonies.
Helping Verb Phrases - 200
The war is called the “American Revolution.”
Helping Verb Phrases - 300
It is viewed as a struggle between the colonies and King George II of
England.
Helping Verb Phrases - 400
Many people who had come to the colonies also remained loyal to the
King.
Helping Verb Phrases - 500
Verb Tense - 100
Many people (try / tried) to stay neutral.
Verb Tense - 200
Some (change / changed) sides depending on what was
happening.
Verb Tense - 300
George Washington (was / were) the leader of the Continental Army.
Verb Tense - 400
Others (was / were) not free to express their true feelings.
Verb Tense - 500
There were no lines (divided / dividing) each side.
Irregular Verbs - 100
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Many families (choose) a side.
Irregular Verbs - 200
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Sometimes they (fight) against other family members.
Irregular Verbs – 300
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Sometimes the soldiers (catch) and turned in their neighbors.
Irregular Verbs - 400
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
Many fled and (hide) with other family members.
Irregular Verbs - 500
Restate the sentence in the past tense.
They often (sell) their belongings for money.
Miscellaneous - 100
Some of these Patriots began siding with the
British.
Miscellaneous - 200
Some colonists had decided not to choose sides.
Miscellaneous - 300
Patriots printed and distributed pamphlets to other colonists.
Miscellaneous - 400
At first, Britain protected and watched over America.
Miscellaneous - 500
They had been waiting for the war to end.