English
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?
e
It is used in 1/8 of all words!
Lasting for only a short period of time.
Temporary.
What do you call the child of your aunt or uncle?
Cousin.
Rearrange the sentence.
is boy The his homework. doing
The boy is doing his homework.
Fix the sentence:
“If I will study tonight, I will pass the test.”
“If I study tonight, I will pass the test.”
Identify the conjunction: “I wanted to go, but I was busy.”
'but'.
“Despite rehearsing for weeks, Lina’s hands trembled as she stepped onto the stage.” How was Lina probably feeling?
Nervous or anxious.
A person who sees an event happen and can describe it.
Witness.
Fix the sentence.
“He asked me where was I going after school.”
“He asked me where I was going after school.”
Fix the sentence:
“Although the journey was difficult we continued.”
“Although the journey was difficult, we continued.”
Identify the part of speech of light in this sentence: “Please light the candle.”
Verb.
A strong desire to know or learn something.
Curiosity.
“Nita grabbed her umbrella before leaving, although the sky was still clear.” What was she expecting?
She expected that it might rain.
Fix the Sentence
“Neither John nor his friends was prepared for the test.”
“Neither John nor his friends were prepared for the test.”
Identify the part of speech of before in: “I had seen the film before.”
Adverb.
“The teacher, along with her students, ___ attending the ceremony.”
'is.'
Combine these two sentences using 'who': “The girl won the contest. She is my cousin.”
"The girl who won the contest is my cousin."
What does “hit the nail on the head” mean?
You are exactly correct.
Complete and explain the idiom: “Don’t judge a book by ___.”
Its cover—do not judge someone or something only by appearance.
Rewrite using indirect speech: Maya said, “I am working on my presentation.”
Maya said that she is working on her presentation.
Explain the irony: “The fire station burned down.”
A place responsible for preventing fires was itself destroyed by one.
Complete the third conditional: “If she had studied harder, she ___ the examination.”
'would have passed.'
Rearrange the sentence:
my goes never the friend to pool
My friend never goes to the pool.
What does scarce mean?
Limited or difficult to find.
Replace 'very angry' with one precise adjective.
Furious.
Identify the technique: “I’ve told you a million times.”
Hyperbole/exaggeration.
Rewrite in the passive voice: “The students organized the event.”
"The event was organized by the students."
A word describing something that cannot be avoided or prevented.
Inevitable.
What does ''summarize'' mean?
give a brief statement of the main points of (something).
“Empowered women don’t wait for doors to open—they build their own.” said____
(From the presentation)
Juliana Silva
Identify the tense: “By next Friday, we will have completed the project.”
Future perfect tense.
100 extra points if you can explain why it is this tense.
This sentence uses two techniques. Name at least one. +100 if you can name both:
“The wind whispered warnings through the trees.”
Alliteration & personification.
Rewrite without changing the meaning: “The last time I saw him was two years ago.”
I haven’t seen him for two years.
Say this number correctly: 3,154,275,573,493.
Three trillion, one hundred fifty four billion, two hundred seventy five million, five hundred seventy three thousand, four hundred ninety three.