Phrasal Verbs
This phrasal verb uses the verb to look, and means to try to find something
What is to look for?
This doesn't need to be a question.
Write a sentence using both homophones for "your"
Any correct sentences using your and you're
This is the country that the US declared its independence from in 1776
What is the United Kingdom or British Empire?
This holiday is all about giving and receiving gifts. A fat man enters your home through your chimney, and leaves presents under a decorated tree
What is Christmas?
These are some common Thanksgiving traditions. (name 3)
What are...
- visiting family
- having a feast
- playing Football
- watching the parade?
- Black Friday shopping
- Any others are acceptable as long as they are reasonable for thanksgiving
These both use the verb 'fill' and mean to complete a form or paper, even though the prepositions used are opposites.
Format: What is the difference between ___ and ___?
What is the difference between "fill in" and "fill out"?
This doesn't need to be a question.
Use the verb which sounds like the word "where" in a sentence.
Any correct sentence using wear
This is the date which a terrorist attack destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City
(Month, Date, Year)
What is September 11th, 2001?
This holiday involves a large bunny, which leaves eggs filled with candy for you to find in your yard.
What is Easter?
Both of these use the verb to eat, but the first is when you eat at home, and the second is when you eat at a restaurant.
Format: What is the difference between ___ and ___?
What's the difference between "eating in" and "eating out"?
This doesn't need to be a question.
Write a sentence using each homophone for "two"
Any correct sentences using to, two, and too
This iconic statue in New York was originally a gift from France.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Although not nationally recognised as a holiday, this day is a celebration of "practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks"
What is April Fools Day?
This phrasal verb uses the verb to come, and is what you say when you get busy and need to cancel a plan.
What does it mean for something to come up?
This doesn't need to be a question.
Write a sentence using each homophone for "there"
Any correct sentences using there, they're, and their
This is the largest issue which caused the American Civil War in 1861
What is Slavery?
Called by its date, this day is also known as Independence Day in the USA, celebrating the anniversary of when the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence
What is the 4th of July?
These are the two potential meanings of "blowing up balloons"
What are inflating and exploding
This is what someone should have said if they said "should of"
(this does need to be a question)
What is "should have"?
Along with the United Kingdom, France, and the USSR (after 1941), this is the team that the USA fought on in the second world war
What is the Allied Powers or Allies?
People often begin their Christmas and New Year's celebrations the night before the actual holiday, having a celebration of this name.
What are Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve?