Riddles
I’m small, I’m round, I sit on the end of a sentence. Without me the meaning can stop. What am I?
A period / full stop.
"To spill the beans"
Reveal a secret
Correct this: If I studied harder, I will have passed the test.
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.
Which is correct word order in English?
a) SVO
b) SOV
c) VSO
SVO
How many books in the Harry Potter series
7
I have keys but no locks, I have space but no room, you can enter but you can’t go outside. What am I?
Keyboard
“to throw someone under the bus”
To betray or sacrifice someone for personal gain or self-protection.
Why is this incorrect? He is best teacher in our school.
He is THE best teacher in our school
If someone says “It’s cold in here” and another person closes the window, what happened?
Indirect Request
Why did female writers used male pseudonyms
To overcome gender bias and societal expectations in the literary world.
I’m a word that becomes shorter when you add two letters to me. What am I?
Short (add “er” → shorter).
"have bigger fish to fry"
to have more important things to do
Turn into passive:
They will have completed the project by Friday.
The project will have been completed by Friday.
What is a dialect?
A variety of a language spoken in a particular region or by a specific group.
what is the difference between a prose and a poem
Prose = ordinary language, structured by sentences and paragraphs.
Poem (Poetry) = artistic language, structured by lines and stanzas, often with rhythm or rhyme.
I can be long or short, spoken or written. I show what you mean and you often repeat me; What am I?
Sentence
“the ball is in your court”
It’s your decision or responsibility to take the next step.
Rewrite this sentence using inversion:
I had never seen such a spectacular performance before.
Never had I seen such a spectacular performance before.
What’s the difference between voiced and voiceless sounds?
Voiced = vocal cords vibrate; voiceless = no vibration.
Mention 3 major works of Shakespeare
Say my name and you break me. What am I?
Silence
“burn the midnight oil”
To work late into the night, often to finish something important.
Difference between a.)Present Perfect and b.)Present Perfect Continuous
a) I’ve read this book.
b) I’ve been reading this book.
a) → finished action, result important.
b) → ongoing or unfinished activity, duration important.
English belongs to which language family?
Indo-European (Germanic branch).
Finish the quote:
"Whatever our souls are made of_"
Whatever our souls are made of his and mine are the same