Grammar and Use of English
Choose the correct sentence:
A) I’ve lived here since 3 years.
B) I’ve lived here for 3 years.
What is:
B) I’ve lived here for 3 years.
What is a synonym of the verb “to help”
What is: to aid, to assist, to service, or to guide.
To cost an arm and a leg
What is: Something expensive
The meaning of ”LOL”
What is: laugh out loud. Used commonly in text messages.
Thus country has English as an official language and is the largest in land area
What is Canada?
Complete the sentence: She apologized ___ being late.
What is: She apologized about/for being late.
An adjective that suggests someone asks a lot of questions:
A) incessant
B) concise
C) inquisitive
D) immaculate
What is C) Inquisitive.
To be under the weather
What is: Feeling unwell, sick
The meaning of: Period
What is: A form of emphasis at the end of a phrase. It means I agree or is used as a way to support someone.
Name 3 countries in Africa where English is the official language or one of the official languages.
What is:
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabw, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Sudan, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, The Gambia, Mauritius, Swaziland, Seychelles, Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Change the sentence using the word wish:
I regret not studying harder for the exam.
What is: I wish I had studied harder for the exam.
This postcard doesn’t ___ justice to the wonderful scenery.
A) give
B) put
C) make
D) do
What is: D) do
To be on the fence
What is: Having an undecided opinion, indecisiveness
The meaning of: Lowkey
What is: Used to describe one's thoughts, desires, or feelings in a subtle way
This French-Canadian singer became internationally famous for anglophone hits such as “My heart will go on” and “The Power of Love”
Who is Céline Dion?
Complete with the correct preposition:
To take pride…
To lose sight…
To keep an eye…
To be in charge…
What is:
To take pride IN
To lose sight OF
To keep an eye ON
To be in charge OF
The meaning of: “To put up with (something/someone)”
What is: to tolerate or endure something.
Your little brother is so annoying, I don’t know how you put up with him.
That was the last straw
What is: The final negative occurrence in a series of negative events that causes one to take action
The meaning of: Cap/No Cap
What is: "Cap" =lying. "No cap" means you're not lying.
The author of many classics in English-language literature such as “1984” and “Animal Farm”
Who is George Orwell?
Create a sentence using the word although.
What is: Although it was raining, she decided to take a walk.
A synonym of reluctant.
What is: “unwilling” or “hesitant” or “unenthusiastic” or ”resistant”
Excuse my French
What is: Excuse my profane language. Said before swearing or something provocative.
The meaning of: Say less
What is: Expresses agreement. There’s no need to say anything more.
This English-speaking country has the highest number of Nobel Prize winners in Literature.
What is the United Kingdom?