ESL Grammar
Confusing and Similar Words
British vs American
"Christmas in Camelot"
Trivia
100

The past tense of bend.

Bent.

100

Hi Jane. I was wondering if you could ______ my cat while I am on vacation.

1. Look for

2. Look after

3. Look up

Look after.

100

I live in a flat.

Apartment

100

What happened to the three missing knights at the Round Table?

They traveled to the Otherworld to win back Camelot's joy. But they never returned.

100

The continent with the biggest population.

Asia.

200

If I _____ rich, I ______ buy a house.

1. was, would

2. were, would

3. was, will

4. were, will

2. were, would

200

John ______ me yesterday that he is getting married in the spring.

1. told

2. said

3. spoke

Told

200

My brother's favorite game is football.

Soccer.

200

Morgan is allowed to stay in Camelot under one condition. What is that condition?

That she never practices magic again.

200

This classical composer became near deaf at the end of his life.

Beethoven.

300

Jill is the _______ girl in the entire class.

1. most smart

2. smarter

3. smartest

4. more smart


smartest

300

Do you think I could _______ $35 from you?

1. borrow

2. lend

Borrow

300

Put the suitcase in the boot of my car.

Trunk.

300

What does Annie volunteer to do after the Christmas Knight's arrival?

Journey to the Otherworld to win back Camelot's joy.

300

Name four of the eight planets.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

400

The thief stole the handbag ______ the woman ______  Fifth Avenue.

1. in/on

2. from/in

3. with/on

4. from/on

4. from/on

400

The dress looked horrible on her. _____, she still bought it.

1. Despite

2. Anyway

3. However

However

400

We queued up for two hours.

Lined.

400

What does the Christmas Knight do to the adults at King Arthur's Christmas dinner?

He freezes them, using magic.

400

The statue of Liberty was given to the US by which European country?

France

500

By the time you arrive at school, class 

1. is starting

2. will start

3. will have already been starting

4. will have already started


will have already started

500

If we don't run now, we will certainly ______ the train.

1. lose

2. miss

3. forget

miss

500

Take the lift to the 10th floor.

Elevator.

500

Name one of the three missing knights.

Lancelot, Galahad, Percival

500

What Spanish artist said that he would eat his wife when she died?

Dalí