Vocabulary Boost
What’s the opposite of polite?
rude
Choose the correct form: “She ____ to the gym every day.”
goes
What does wake up mean?
stop sleeping
What does cost an arm and a leg mean?
very expensive
What’s the most common letter in English?
E
What’s the capital of the UK?
London
Form a noun from decide.
decision
Complete: “I’m really ____ of spiders.”
afraid / scared / frightened
Make this sentence negative: “They have finished their homework.”
They haven’t finished their homework.
What does give up mean in “He gave up smoking”?
stop doing something
Explain the ball is in your court.
it’s your turn to act or decide
Which English word comes from Hindi?
shampoo
Who played Jack in Titanic?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Form a noun from critic.
criticism
What do we call a person who writes for a newspaper?
journalist / reporter
Correct the error: “He don’t like coffee.”
He doesn’t like coffee.
What does look after mean (synonym)?
take care of
Raining cats and dogs
very heavy rain
What’s the shortest complete sentence in English?
Go/Do
What’s the name of the British royal palace in London?
Buckingham Palace
Form an adjective from ambition.
ambitious
What’s a synonym for happy that starts with “d”?
delighted
What’s the past participle of sweep?
swept, swept
What’s the opposite of put on (clothes)?
take off
What does break a leg mean?
Good luck!
Which word sounds the same even if you remove its last four letters?
queue
Which U.S. holiday is on the 4th Thursday of November?
Thanksgiving
Form an adjective from imagine.
imaginative
Which adjective means “very tired”?
exhausted
What’s the difference between since and for?
since = starting point, for = duration
What does run out of mean?
have no more left
If someone is under the weather, how do they feel?
unwell / sick
Why is the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” special?
It uses every letter of the alphabet.
What’s one of the most watched English TV series (2010s–2020s)?
Game of Thrones
Form a noun from create.
creation / creative
What’s the difference between fun and funny?
fun = enjoyable, funny = causes laughter
Complete: “If I ____ enough money, I’d buy a car.”
had
What’s the difference between look for and look up?
look for = search for, look up = search on the Internet, in a dictionary etc.
What does hit the sack mean?
go to bed
How many native English speakers are there (approx.)?
~380 million
Which singer is known as “The Queen of Pop”?
Madonna
Form an adjective from rely.
reliable / unreliable
What’s the collective noun for “a group of sheep”?
a flock
Explain the difference between present perfect and past simple
present perfect = link to now/result, past simple = finished past time
to start journey
set off
What does once in a blue moon mean?
very rarely
Which word in English has the most meanings?
set
Which dystopian TV series features contestants competing in deadly games for money, becoming a global hit on Netflix?
Squid Game
Form a noun from resist.
resistance
What’s a loanword? Give one example.
A borrowed word from another language, e.g. restaurant
Explain the difference between used to and would.
used to = past habit that doesn't exist anymore, would = habit that can exist even now, but we talk about it in the past tense
to tolerate
put up with
over the moon
extremely happy; delighted.
What’s the most common noun in the English language?
Time
Which American talk-show host became famous for giving cars to the audience with the phrase “You get a car!”?
Oprah Winfrey
Form a noun from perceive.
perception
What does meticulous mean?
very careful / precise / paying great attention to detail
Translate: Якби я не переїхав, зараз ми були б сусідами.
If I hadn’t moved, we would be neighbours now
to dump (deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way)
get rid of
paint the town red
to go out and enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol, dancing, laughing with friends, etc.
What’s the longest word in the English dictionary? (approx. number of letters)
The longest word published in most dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. This 45-letter word is a type of lung disease caused by inhaling silica particles, particularly from a volcano.
Which 2020s film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was the first non-English-language film to do so?
Parasite (South Korea, 2020)
Form a noun from anxious.
anxiety