Canada
Toronto
English Language Trivia
English Grammar
Anagrams
100
What is the name of this animal?
Beaver
100
Toronto is the capital city of __________
Ontario
100
Where did the English language originate (what country)?
England
100
In the sentence "I have worked very hard all day", what verb tense is used?
present perfect (have worked)
100
nortoia
Ontario
200
How many different species of bear live in Canada?
three (polar bear, grizzly bear, black bear)
200
What is the current population of Toronto ?
2.9 million (estimate, 2021)
200
What is the most common letter in written English?
e (11%)
200
What part of speech (adjective, verb, noun, adverb, preposition, etc.) is the word 'very' in English?
adverb (modifier)
200
slighen
English
300
How many provinces are there in Canada?
10 provinces, plus three territories
300
What three colours are in the flag of Toronto?
blue, red, white
300
Which country has the largest number of Native English speakers?
The USA, followed by India
300
Correct the mistake:
"My sister which lives in France got married last year."
My sister who lives in France got married last year.
300
cie yochek
ice hockey
400
What is the name of the bird on the $1 coin? (hint: what is the name of the coin?)
Loon
400
What year was the city of Toronto founded?
1793
400
What European language with more than 2 million speakers is most closely related to English?
Dutch, then German
*Scots (1.5million) and the Frisian languages (<500,000 speakers) are more closely related, but have very few speakers
400
In modern English there are only 2 words that end in -gry. What are they?
angry, hungry
400
danCania
Canadian
500
Which countries does Canada share a border with (land or sea border)?
Denmark (Greenland), France (St Pierre et Miquelon), and the USA
500
What was the name of the city of Toronto before it was Toronto?
York
500
Approximately how old is the English language?
1400 years
500
Put the words in the correct order:
her/ forgets/ often/ Jenny/ to/ her/ before/ charge/ phone/ leaving/ the
Jenny often forgets to charge her phone before leaving her house.
500
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(hint: grammar, spelling, ...)
Punctuation