Vocabulary Wizard
What is the synonym of happy?
Glad / Joyful
Fill in the blank: She has lived here _ 2018.
Since
Speak 30 seconds about your favorite color.
Fluency, pronunciation
Piece of cake
Very easy
Solve this riddle: I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?
A clock
What is the opposite of generous?
Stingy / Selfish
Give Present Continuous time expressions
right now
at the moment
currently
these days
nowadays
today
this week
this month
this year
still
Speak 1 minute about your favorite food.
Grammar, fluency
Hit the books
Study hard
Solve this riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind.
Footsteps
Make a sentence with the word challenge using Present Perfect structure.
Example: I have faced many challenges in my English studies this year.
Rewrite in passive voice: People speak English all over the world.
Rewrite in passive voice: People speak English all over the world.
Tell about your future career.
Usage of Future Tense + Linking words
Give all 3 definitions of the phrasal verb: call off
cancel something, stop an event, decide not to continue
Who discovered the USA?
Christopher Columbus (1492) – accepted answer for contest purposes. Students can also answer “Leif Erikson” as historically earlier.
Find the odd one out and explain why: apple, banana, lemon, orange
Banana is the odd one out because it is not a citrus fruit like lemon, orange, and apple. Citrus fruits are sour and contain vitamin C, while banana is sweet and has different nutrients.
If he ______ (study) harder, he would have passed the exam last year.
had studied
Describe at least 5 people around you
Usage of peronal nouns+adjectives, first, second, third...
Explain the meaning of: Bite off more than you can chew and use it in a sentence
Meaning: Take on more than you can handle.
Example: I bit off more than I could chew by taking five subjects this semester.
Who created the English language knowledge (developed English grammar/standardized rules)?
No single person; key figures include Samuel Johnson (dictionary, 1755) and Noah Webster (grammar and dictionary influence). Mentioning “developed by many over centuries.”
Correct the spelling of an adjective and give definition: nauty
Correct: naughty
Meaning: Behaving badly or disobediently, often in a playful or minor way.
People say that he is a talented singer. → Rewrite in reported speech
It is said that he is a talented singer.
One-minute speech on: “Why English is global language.”
Stating real facts, years + historical names
Guess the idiom: “He is extremely happy today” (starts with on…)
Definition: blow up
On cloud nine
explode, become very angry
When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the USA?
The fourth Thursday of November