The oldest English word that is still in use is “town”. True/False
True
The word GOODBYE comes from the sentence GOD BE WITH YOU. True/False
True
Which writer invented many English words that are still used today?
William Shakespeare ---- around 1,700 words
What is the official language of the USA?
There is no official language
Each country has its own language
Of course, English
There are more than 400 languages
The second longest word in the English Language - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means...
Fantastic
Boring
Terrible
Impossible
The English language doesn't have grammatical gender. True/False
True
What is the most common adjective used in English?
Bad
New
Better
Good
What is the most translated document?
The Constitution
The Bible
The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
Words like “actually, like/ literally/well are called…
Conjunctions
Crutch words
Repetitions
Avoidances
What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence?
Sleep
Go
I am
Eat
These three words are in British English. What are their American English equivalents? the tube/ lift/ flat
A: subway/metro | elevator | apartment
There are _____ letters in the English alphabet.
26
What does it mean that a language has become extinct?
It is longer spoken
English borrows the most from an European language. What language is that?
French
A pangram sentence is ...
one in which every word starts with the same letter
one that doesn't have any consonants
one that contains every letter in the language.
one that doesn't have any vowels
Which of the following words is the most common English word around the world?
internet
okay
dollar
movie
How many words can end in -gry?
2
8
20
4
What is the most common noun used in English?
Man
Person
Time
Thing
What is the most common letter in the English Language?
T
S
G
E
All pilots have to speak in English while flying, no matter what their origin is….True/False
True
What is the word which consistently ranks as the most annoying English word?
whatever
hi
because
ok
What is the most common word in the English Language?
the
What certain diseases can be delayed if you learn a new language?
Schizophrenia
Diabetes
Stuttering
Symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s