🟦 Verb → Noun Transformations
🟨 Figurative Use of Animal Sounds
🟩 Phrasal Verbs
Trivia
100

Transform comprehend into a noun.

comprehension

100

“The teacher ___ orders at the class until everyone went silent.” (angrily, in a harsh way)

BARKED

100

Volunteers will ______ leaflets outside the station. 

A) hand out  B) wipe out  C) cut down

✅ hand out

100

Which language has the most native speakers in the world?

Mandarin Chinese

200

Transform intervene into a noun.

intervention

200

“She ___ a cheerful good morning, even though everyone looked half asleep.” (some birds make this noise)

CHIRPED

200

Scientists warn that several species may ______ if climate change continues. 

A) die out  B) cut down  C) crack down

✅ die out

200

What is the main gas responsible for global warming?

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

300

Transform assess into a noun.

assessment

300

“The brakes ___ as the driver stopped just in time.” (a sharp noise, like the one a fox, raccoon or even some owls make)

SCREECHED

300

We’re trying to CUT ______ on how much sugar we eat.

✅ cut down

300

What is the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically due to drought or deforestation?

Desertification

400

Transform persist into a noun.

persistence

400

If people are buzzing, what are they doing figuratively?

Talking excitedly, spreading news or gossip.

400

The tsunami completely _____ OUT the coastal villages.

✅ wiped out

400

The word bookkeeper is special in English because…?

It has three consecutive double letters.

500

Transform conceive into a noun.

conception

500

“I could hardly talk this morning; I just ___ a few words before losing my voice.” (raspy, like when you're ill)

CROAKED

500

The government plans to ______ on underage drinking. (Take strong measures against something.)

✅ crack down

500

What is the only English word that ends with the letters “mt”?

dreamt