Category 1: Vocabulary
Words that have the opposite meaning, such as "hot" and "cold," are called this.
What are antonyms?
Red, yellow, and blue belong to this group of colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors.
What are primary colors?
I am, you are, he is, she is. This verb is the most common irregular verb in English.
What is "to be"?
When an English speaker accidentally bumps into someone on the street, this is the most polite two-word phrase they usually say.
What is "Excuse me"? (or "I'm sorry")
A group of three or more musical notes played together at the same time is called this.
What is a chord?
If someone says you should take an umbrella because it is "pouring outside," it means the rain is this.
What is heavy? (or raining very hard or heavy rain)
A drawing or painting of a person's face is known by this seven-letter word.
What is a portrait?
In the sentence "She quickly finished her project," the word "quickly" belongs to this part of speech.
What is an adverb?
If a cashier asks you "For here or to go?", they want to know if you will eat inside the restaurant or do this.
What is take it away? (or take out)
This term describes a musical performance given by only one single musician or singer.
What is a solo?
A person who is eager to learn and asks a lot of questions is often described with this eight-letter adjective starting with C
What is curious?
This Italian Renaissance master painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home. This type of conditional sentence talks about real possibilities in the future.
What is the First Conditional?
If your friend says "Let's call it a day," they mean it is time to do this.
What is stop working? (or finish for the day)
The speed or pace at which a piece of music is played is known by this Italian musical term.
What is tempo?
A temporary feeling of confusion or disorientation experienced by someone visiting an unfamiliar country or culture.
What is culture shock?
A work of art made by pasting different materials like paper, photographs, and fabric onto a flat surface.
What is a collage?
The bridge was built in 1995. The sentence uses this voice because the focus is on the object, not the person who made it.
What is the passive voice?
Originating from an old tale of hunting, this common idiom means to accomplish two different objectives with a single action.
What is "to kill two birds with one stone"?
The written words of a popular song are called by this plural noun.
What are lyrics?
This eleven-letter word describes the act of delaying or postponing tasks that need to be done.
What is procrastination?
Salvador Dali is the most famous painter of this twentieth-century art movement featuring dreamlike and melting objects.
What is Surrealism?
In the sentence "She had already left when I called," this verb tense is used to describe an action completed before another past event.
What is the Past Perfect?
If someone tells you to "take it with a grain of salt," they mean you should not completely believe it or remain this.
What is skeptical? (or not take it literally)
A person who directs an orchestra or choir with a baton or hand gestures is called this.
What is a conductor?