Vocabulary Builder
What word means "a large, hot desert animal with one or two humps"?
What is a camel?
If someone says "It's raining cats and dogs", what does it mean?
What is "it is raining very heavily"?
Choose the correct article: "She bought ___ apple for breakfast." (a / an / the)
What is "an"?
In American English it is called an "apartment". What is it called in British English?
What is a flat?
He was the 16th U.S. President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation and is on the 5-dollar bill.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This word refers to a period of ten years.
What is a decade?
What does the expression "break a leg" mean when said to a performer?
What is "good luck"?
Choose the correct tense: "Yesterday, I (go / went / have gone) to the store."
What is "went"?
In British English they say "chips". What do Americans call them?
What are French fries / fries?
This British author wrote the famous Harry Potter book series.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
An adjective that describes something very bright or extremely smart.
What is brilliant?
What does "piece of cake" mean?
What is "something very easy"?
Complete the sentence with the correct tense: "Look! It ________ (rain) right now."
What is "is raining"?
What is the American English word for the British "elevator"?
What is an elevator? (Note: British = lift, American = elevator)
This English playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
What noun means a person who lives next door to you?
What is a neighbor / neighbour?
If you "let the cat out of the bag", what did you do?
What is "revealed a secret"?
Which word completes the sentence: "If I _____ rich, I would travel the world." (am / was / were)
What is "were"?
Americans spell it "color" and "favorite". How do the British spell these words?
What are "colour" and "favourite"?
This Canadian actor played Neo in The Matrix and the main character in John Wick.
Who is Keanu Reeves?
This 10-letter word means "to postpone or delay something until a later time."
What is procrastinate?
What does "once in a blue moon" mean?
What is "very rarely"?
Correct the sentence: "She don't like coffee."
What is "She doesn't like coffee"?
In the UK, the front of a car covering the engine is a "bonnet". What is it called in the US?
What is a hood?
Which famous American civil rights leader gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?