New Words in English
This means to explore the World Wide Web.
Surf the Internet
whisper
Spell the homophone for male.
I can find a pepper in the ___________.
Possible answers: refrigerator, kitchen, counter, etc.
This collective noun is used for sheep and birds.
flock
This is business based on the Internet.
e-commerce
This refers to a loud ringing noise.
clang
Spell the homophone for through.
threw
Which is correct? There's hair/a hair in my soup.
a hair
What do we call a group of biologists?
team of biologists
This is junk mail that is sent via e-mail.
spam
Someone with asthma________.
wheezes
Spell the homophone for stake.
steak
Which is correct? I drink from glass/a glass.
a glass
What do you call a group of people (negative meaning)?
gang
This refers to the reduction of the size of a company, usually by laying people off.
downsizing
This means to make something soft or pulpy by beating or crushing it.
mash
Spell the homophone for meet.
meat
True or false? Furniture is an uncountable noun.
True
This collective noun is used for cattle and elephants.
herd
This is time that an employee takes off in order to care for family members.
This means to complain in a bad-tempered way.
grumble
Spell the homophone for allowed.
aloud
True or false? People can be both countable and uncountable.
This collective noun is used for dogs, hyenas, wolves, etc. and for playing cards.