Grammar
Is this sentence correct?
He's done so many mistakes.
No.
He's made so many mistakes.
What is the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh.
Is colour British or American spelling?
British.
Synonym of tear, 3 letters long verb.
Rip.
What is the original meaning of the indefinite article? (a, an)
One.
Add the articles:
There's ___ man at ___ door and he's holding __ gun.
There's a man at the door and he's holding a gun.
What is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom?
Windsor.
Name at least two rhotic English accents.
American, Canadian, Irish, Scottish, West Country.
A more formal synonym of ask for.
Request.
The English lexis is mainly composed of words of Germanic and _____________ origin.
Romance (Latin, French)
Complete the sentence in the 3rd conditional:
If I _____ (know) that I _______ (do) it.
If I had known that I wouldn't have done it.
Name five American presidents.
E.g.:
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower, J. F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Barrack Obama, Donald Trump,...
Name three Celtic accents of English.
Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
A mammal native to North America known for stealing from trashcans.
(Also the name of the city from Resident Evil)
Raccoon.
In what century did the Germanic tribes come to Britain? (tolerance of 2 centuries)
5th century.
Complete the sentence with a modal verb:
John ______________ (go) on holiday. I didn't see him at the office.
John must have/could have/might have/may have gone on holiday. I didn't see him at the office.
What are the capitals of Australia and New Zealand?
Canberra, Wellington.
Who will be more difficult for most people to understand? A person from Glasgow or Edinburgh?
Glasgow.
A verb that means: "to stop oneself from doing something" and a noun that refers to "a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song"
Refrain.
The oldest epic poem written in the English language (in Old English) is..
Beowulf.
Correct this sentences. Is any of them correct?
a) It's compulsory wearing a seatbelt.
b) You had better go home early.
c) Everyone supposed to come on time.
a) It's compulsory to wear a seatbelt./Wearing a seatbelt is compulsory.
b) You had better go home early. - correct
c) Everyone is supposed to come on time.
What is depicted on the Welsh flag?
A red dragon.
Pronounce these words with a British and then with an American accent:
grass, god, started./gra:s/ x /græs/
/gɒd/ x /gʌd/
/sta:tɪd/ x /sta:rɾɪd/
An originally French word for a meeting.
Rendezvous.
True or false: English has been developing from an analytic language to a more synthetic one.
False.