Vocabulary Builder
What is the opposite of cold?
hot
What is the past tense of "play"?
played
In American English, “holiday” is called what?
vacation
What does “chill out” mean?
relax / calm down
What punctuation ends a sentence?
full stop
What is a synonym for big?
large, huge
Which is correct?
A) She is happy.
B) She are happy.
A
In British English, “apartment” is called what?
flat
What does “hang on” mean?
wait a moment
What do we call a person who writes books?
author
What does polite mean?
being respectful / having good manners
What part of speech is a word like run, jump, or think?
verb
In American English, “chips” are called what in British English?
crisps
What does “a piece of cake” mean?
something very easy
What do we call two words that mean almost the same (happy / joyful)?
synonyms
What is a stronger word for very tired?
exhausted
Fix the sentence:
“He don’t want it.”
He doesn’t want it
What is the American English word for the British “trainers”?
sneakers
What does “hit the books” mean?
study hard
What do we call a word that sounds the same as another but has different meanings (hear/here)?
homophones
What does mysterious mean?
Something difficult to understand or explain
What is the difference between its and it’s?
its = belongs to it
it’s = it is
In British English, “lorry” is used. What is the American English word?
truck
What does “the ball is in your court” mean?
it’s your turn to make a decision or take action
What do we call a comparison that does not use “like” or “as”? (“Time is a thief.”)
metaphor