Category 1: English Grammar
A, an, and the are known by this grammatical name.
What are articles?
Mixing red and blue paint creates this secondary color.
What is purple? (or violet)
An electronic appliance found in the kitchen designed specifically to heat or cook food quickly using short electromagnetic waves.
What is a microwave?
If someone sneezes in front of you, this polite two-word phrase is the traditional social response.
What is "Bless you"?
This large keyboard instrument has 88 black and white keys and hammers that strike strings inside.
What is a piano?
In the sentence "He runs every morning," this single letter is added to the verb because the subject is third-person singular.
What is the letter S?
A painting or photo that an artist makes of their own face is called a self- this.
What is a self-portrait?
An six-letter noun starting with B that refers to a spending plan or the total amount of money available for a project.
What is a budget?
When ordering a drink in an American coffee shop, you might be asked if you want it "iced" or this temperature.
What is hot?
The catchy, repeated section of a song that usually follows each verse and contains the main melody
What is the chorus? (or refrain)
Can, could, must, and should belong to this special group of auxiliary verbs used to express ability, permission, or necessity.
What are modal verbs?
A three-dimensional work of art made by carving wood or shaping stone, metal, or clay.
What is a sculpture? (or statue)
A person who sees a crime or an accident happen and reports what took place to the police.
What is a witness?
If a coworker tells you to "break a leg" right before a major presentation, they are wishing you this.
What is good luck?
When an entire piece of music contains instruments only, with no human voice singing, it is described by this word.
What is instrumental?
In the sentence "Swimming is my favorite hobby," the word "swimming" functions as a noun ending in -ing, known by this term.
What is a gerund?
This Dutch artist famously painted "The Starry Night" and a series of golden sunflowers.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
A document issued by an airline or train company that gives a passenger permission to enter the vehicle and travel.
What is a boarding pass? (or ticket)
If a person says they are "feeling under the weather," it means they are feeling this way.
What is sick? (or unwell)
A musical performance by exactly two singers or instrumentalists performing together.
What is a duet?
If I had known about the traffic, I would have left earlier." This conditional structure is used to express regret or an impossible past condition.
What is the Third Conditional?
Art that does not show realistic people, places, or objects, but uses shapes, colors, and lines instead.
What is abstract art?
Two words that sound identical but have different spellings and meanings, like "see" and "sea," are called this.
What are homophones?
This idiomatic phrase means to reveal a secret by mistake
What is to spill the beans?
Singing or performing vocal music without any musical instruments accompanying the voice is known by this Italian term.
What is a cappella?