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What's the opposite of always?
never.
100
Which city is bigger in population, London (UK) or New York City?
London: 9,002,488 in 2021 (vs. NYC: 8,804,190 in 2020)
100
What is the plural of tooth?
Teeth
100
'cucumber' - 'race'
Which one makes the 'S' sound?
race
200
What's the opposite of expensive?
cheap
200
What is a simile? Give an example
Comparing two things by using "like" or "as"
200
What is he doing?
He is running across a hill / in the mountains.
200
What is this a saying with this image?
The grass is always greener on the other side
300
What is the opposite of soft?
hard (or coarse)
300
'tough' or 'though'
Which one makes the 'F' sound?
tough
300
'giraffe' or 'goal'
Which word makes the 'J' sound?
giraffe
300
The adult blue whale is the largest mammal (weighing 100-160 tons). Which is the largest living land mammal on the planet?
African elephant (weighing 7 tons)
400
What's the opposite of adult?
child / baby
400
What is the plural of child?
Children
400
What is the first name of the Queen of England?
Elizabeth
400
What is the opposite of 'rude'?
polite
500
What is the opposite of beautiful?
ugly
500
How many objects are in a dozen?
12
500
What is a metaphor? Use it in a sentence
Directly compares two different things without using like or as.
500
What is the plural of 'fish'?
fish
600
What is the opposite of TALL? (a tall person)
short (a short person)
600
What is the opposite of dangerous?
Safe / harmless
600
What is the past tense of 'find'?
found
600
Which is the third closest planet to the sun?
the Earth
700
What's the opposite of "to fix" something?
to break / to damage
700
'Far' or 'near'? Make a full sentence with each adjective.
The woman is standing near the fir tree.
The woman isn't standing far from the fir tree.
700
Put the following expressions in alphabetical order:
shrimp
pumpkin
yam
chocolate
pizza
apples
1) Apples
2) Chocolate
3) Pizza
4) Pumpkin
5) Shrimp
6) Yams
700
What is the plural of 'mouse'?
mice
800
What's the opposite of brave?
afraid / timid / fearful / cowardly
800
Name 3 animals that can fly.
bird (blackbird), swan, eagle, duck, goose, swallow, crane ('Kranich'), bat, mosquito, fly, bee, wasp, etc.
800
Name three vegetables
tomato, lettuce, cucumber, pepper, cauliflower, eggplant, Brussels sprout, asparagus, beans, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, beetroot, celery, courgette, fennel, onion, leek, pumpkin, pea, sweet corn, etc.
800
Name three things you can write with.
f.e. pen (ballpoint pen, felt tip pen), pencil (color pencil), stylo, typewriter, chalk, ...
900
What's the opposite of industrious (German: 'fleissig')?
lazy, idle
900
Correct all the mistakes in this sentence:
"There parents will travelling at Wenesday to the store."
THEIR parents will BE travelling to the store ON WeDnesday.
900
Match the rhyming words:
1) bough a) bluff
2) cough b) flu
3) rough c) grow
4) though d) off
5) through e) vow
1) bough - vow
2) cough - off
3) rough - bluff
4) though - grow
5) through - flu
900
What word is hidden behind the spelling "ghoti" - if you pronounce that word accordingly?
(cf. 3 sounds: "gh-o-ti" as in 'rough', 'women', 'nation')
Fish