Grammar
Put the adverb into the gap:
He speaks English ___. (fluent)
fluently
What is the English word for “Theaterstück”?
play
What is the capital of the US?
Washington DC
What is the opposite of “polite”?
impolite
On which side of the road do people drive in Australia?
on the left
Put the reflexive pronoun into the gap:
They enjoyed ___ at the party.
themselves
What does the verb “to settle” mean?
besiedeln/niederlassen
Which city is famous for Big Ben and the River Thames?
London
Complete the idiom: “It's raining cats and ___.”
dogs
True or false: there are more native English speakers in the USA than in the UK.
true
Put the adverb into the correct comparative form:
She runs ___ than her brother. (fast)
faster
Give a synonym for “king/queen”
ruler, monarch
In which region of the USA would you find canyons, deserts and cacti?
The Desert Southwest
What is the British English word for “vacation”?
holiday
What is "Big Ben" actually the name of? The tower, the bell or the clock
the bell
Put the verb into Past Perfect:
She was tired because she ___ (not / sleep) well.
had not slept/hadn't slept
What is the German word for “canyon”?
Schlucht
What famous event took place at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone in 1881?
gunfight (between police and group of outlaws)
Change into reported speech:
He said, “I am tired.”
He said that he was tired.
Roughly how many words does the English language have in current use?
(around ___)
around 170.000
Complete with the correct conditional:
If they had left earlier, they ___ (not / miss) the train.
would not have missed/wouldn't have missed
What is the opposite of "to obey" (e.g. To obey the rules.)?
to disobey
Name the two official languages of Canada.
English and French
Give one example of a word spelled differently in British and American English.
colour/color; theatre/theater; centre/center
Which very short English word is famous for having the most different meanings of any word in the dictionary (over 400)?
set