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Parts of Speech – Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

It’s Time to Play Trashketball!

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Review the Rules

Who will be the scorekeeper? Each group must have a captain

to bring its paper to the teacher with its answers. If the group is wrong, the captain returns to the group and tries again: 1st- 3 shots 2nd – 2 shots 3rd – 1 Shot

Points for each shot: Farthest line – 5 Middle line – 3 Closest – 1

The team with the most points at the end of the game wins!

Round 1

Directions:1. Number your group’s paper from 1-5. 2. Identify and write the nouns in each

sentence.Example: Halloween is celebrated once a year

in October.Answer: Halloween, year, October

1. The holiday used to be called All Hallows Eve.

2. Halloween symbols include pumpkins, ghosts,

and witches.

3. Originally the celebration began as a harvest

festival.

4. The Celtic culture is credited with the first

Halloween holiday.

5. Trick-or-treating is an activity for children in

which they get candy.

Round 2

Directions:1. Number your group’s paper from 6 - 10. 2. Identify and write the verbs or verb phrases

in each sentence.Example: Children disguise themselves in

costumes for the night.Answer: disguise

6. Some schools have Halloween parades.

7. Children should be accompanied by an adult for

their safety at night.

8. Grown ups may attend Halloween parties.

9. Once kids become teenagers, they are expected

to stop trick-or-treating.

10. The Unicef organization encourages people to

collect donations on Halloween; the money is

used to help children around the world.

Round 3

Directions:1. Number your group’s paper from 11 - 15. 2. Identify and write the adjectives in the

sentences.Example: Some popular costumes include

powerful superheroes and cute fairies.Answer: popular, powerful, cute

11. To create a simple costume, just wear black

clothing and make-up.

12. Parents don’t want kids to overload on sugary

candy and fattening treats.

13. Scary costumes have frightening masks.

14. Some houses seem haunted and spooky sounds

keep trick-or-treaters away.

15. Recently many people have started dressing

their furry friends in silly costumes too!

Key

Round11. Holiday, All Hallows Eve2. Symbols, pumpkins, ghosts, witches3. Celebration, festival4. Culture, holiday5. Trick-or-Treating, activity, children,

candyRound 2

6. Have7. Should be accompanied8. May attend9. Become, are expected10. Encourages, is used

Round 311. Simple, black12. Sugary, fattening13. Scary frightening14. Some, haunted, spooky15. Many, furry, silly