VERB TENSES
Susan ______ (study) Spanish for three years.
has studied
Which 'ed' ending sounds /t/? worked, offered, called, robbed
worked
It's all his fantasy. He ____ the story.
made up
The gang robbed/stole the bank.
robbed
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
26
I am tired because I _____ (study) for the last three hours!
have been studying
In which word the 'B' is NOT silent? debt, plumber, climb or trouble?
trouble
It's easy to _____ weight over the holidays. It is called Christmas weight gain.
put on
I can't eat ice-cream because my teeth are very sensitive/sensible to cold.
sensitive
Which language contributed the most to English?
Latin
It's late. Most likely, by the time I get home, my children _____ (go) to bed.
will have gone
Which is NOT a pair of homophones? flower-flour, serial-cereal, choir-chore, right, write
choir-chore
Seville last week, Amsterdam yesterday, Chicago next month; you really _____ don’t you?
get about
Beside / besides tennis, I also play football and basketball.
Besides
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries. It is a disease that affects which organ?
The lungs.
(it is a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust)
If I had invested my money on Amazon when I had the chance, I _____ (make) tones of money by now.
would have made
Which word has the stress on the second syllable? expert, veritably, create, promise
create
I would like to ____ very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.
set off
Can I lend / borrow your pencil for a sec, please?
borrow
Which is the shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word in English?
"I"
If we leave now and you say we will arrive at 10, that means that by then, we ____(drive) for 8 hours.
will have been driving
In which word does the underlined vowel sound like the “a” in “cat”? part, ankle, bath, fall
ankle
The project turned out to be so expensive that it _____ the whole budget.
ate up
You should sit in the shade/ shadow for a while.
shade
How often is a new word added to the English dictionary?