Grammar Puzzles
This tense is used to describe actions that started in the past and are still continuing.
What is present perfect continuous?
This civil rights leader gave the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This iconic statue in New York Harbor was a gift from France.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
A synonym for “happy” that starts with "j."
What is joyful?
This phrasal verb means “to stop trying” or “to quit.”
What is give up?
This structure is used to talk about habits or routines in the past that no longer happen.
What is used to?
This British Prime Minister inspired people during WWII with his speech about “fighting on the beaches.”
Who is Winston Churchill?
This large clock tower in London is often referred to as Big Ben, though that’s actually the bell.
What is the Elizabeth Tower?
An antonym for “dangerous,” meaning not likely to cause harm.
What is safe?
This idiom means “to be very happy,” often after hearing good news. It involves a sky object.
What is to be over the moon?
This tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a certain point in the future.
What is future perfect?
This U.S. President promised a "New Deal" to help Americans during the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This ancient Greek building was a temple to the goddess Athena and still stands in Athens today.
What is the Parthenon?
A synonym for “angry” that starts with "f."
What is furious?
This phrasal verb means “to cancel” an event or meeting.
What is call off?
This tense is used to describe an action that was happening when another action interrupted it.
What is past continuous?
This South African leader’s speech in 1990 marked the end of apartheid and a new era of equality.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This 15th-century Inca citadel is located in southern Peru.
What is the Machu Picchu?
An antonym for “expensive,” meaning not costing a lot of money.
What is cheap?
This idiom means “to be in a difficult situation without easy solutions.”
What is to be in hot water?
This grammatical structure is used to give advice or recommendations, often starting with "If I were you..."
What is second conditional?
This U.S. President said, “Tear down this wall” in a famous Cold War speech in Berlin.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This sacred Hindu temple in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world.
What is Angkor Wat?
A synonym for “important” that starts with "c."
What is crucial?
This idiom means “to do something that makes a bad situation even worse.”
What is to add fuel to the fire? OR What is to add insult to injury?