Gramar Challenge
I saw ______ amazing sunset yesterday.
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) – (no article)
b) an
If you’re "feeling under the weather," you are:
a) Very happy
b) Sick or unwell
c) Good at predicting rain
d) Lost outside
b) Sick or unwell
Which spelling is correct?
a) Accomodation
b) Acommodation
c) Accommodation
d) Acomodation
c) Accommodation
Which country is known as the birthplace of the English language?
a) The USA
b) Australia
c) England
d) Canada
c) England
What is the funniest-sounding English word?
a) Flabbergasted
b) Bamboozle
c) Kerfuffle
d) Discombobulate
No wrong answers, just opinions!
Which sentence is correct?
a) She always is late for meetings.
b) She is late always for meetings.
c) She is always late for meetings.
d) Always she is late for meetings.
c) She is always late for meetings.
If you "run out of" something, you:
a) Found it
b) Have none left
c) Fixed it
d) Sold it
b) Have none left
Which syllable is stressed in "photograph"?
a) PHO-to-graph
b) pho-TO-graph
c) pho-to-GRAPH
a) PHO-to-graph
What is the most spoken language in the world (by native speakers)?
a) English
b) Spanish
c) Mandarin Chinese
d) Hindi
c) Mandarin Chinese
Why is the word "abbreviation" so long?
a) Because English loves irony
b) It’s a secret code
c) It was invented by a comedian
d) No one knows
a) Because English loves irony
By the time we arrived, the movie ______.
a) already started
b) had already started
c) has already started
d) was already starting
b) had already started
What is the opposite of "generous"?
a) Kind
b) Selfish
c) Brave
d) Funny
b) Selfish
Choose the right spelling:
a) Definately
b) Definitely
c) Definitley
d) Defenitely
b) Definitely
Which of these sentences is not a real English proverb?
a) The early bird catches the worm.
b) A rolling stone gathers no moss.
c) A sleeping fox catches no pigeons.
d) Don’t cry over spilled milk.
c) A sleeping fox catches no pigeons.
Why did the past tense of "go" become "went" instead of "goed"?
a) Because English stole it from another verb
b) Because "goed" sounds silly
c) Because Shakespeare said so
d) Because grammar rules are chaos
a) Because English stole it from another verb
He apologized ______ being late.
a) for
b) about
c) of
d) to
a) for
Which word means "extremely happy"?
a) Miserable
b) Ecstatic
c) Annoyed
d) Exhausted
b) Ecstatic
Which word has a silent "k"?
a) kitten
b) knee
c) kangaroo
d) ketchup
b) knee
What do Americans celebrate on the 4th of July?
a) Christmas
b) Independence Day
c) Thanksgiving
d) Halloween
b) Independence Day
Why don’t skeletons fight each other?
Because they don’t have the guts!
Which sentence is grammatically correct but logically weird?
a) I’m reading a book about anti-gravity—it’s impossible to put down!
b) The cat chased it’s own tail until it fell asleep.
c) He ate a sandwich while flying to the moon.
d) Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
d) Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
What does the idiom "Hit the books" mean?
a) To study hard
b) To destroy books
c) To buy new books
d) To organize a library
a) To study hard
Read these words correctly:
a) Through
b) Tough
c) Though
d) Thought
Great job!
Which singer is known as the "King of Pop"?
a) Elvis Presley
b) Michael Jackson
c) Freddie Mercury
d) Ed Sheeran
b) Michael Jackson
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
a) A toothless bear
b) A gummy bear
c) A sad bear
d) A dentist’s nightmare
b) A gummy bear