Irregular Plurals
tooth
teeth
I had ____ down the stairs this morning. (fall, past participle)
fallen
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, DC
(100 bonus points for each letter of "DC")
This North American country has two official languages: French and English
Canada
A piece of cake (un morceau de gâteau)
A: something very easy
B: something delicious
A: something very easy
mouse
mice
We ____ from Marseille to London. (fly, past tense)
flew
What is the most populous US State?
California
This country's four "lands" include the namesake of my native language.
United Kingdom
(50 bonus points per "land" named: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
50 points only if "England" is given instead of "UK")
Under the weather (sous le temps)
A: to get rained on
B: to feel ill/unwell
B: to feel ill/unwell
knife
knives
My mother ____ to the store. (go, past tense)
went
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Mississippi River (3,766 km, or roughly the length of the Seine, the Rhine, the Rhône, and the Loire combined)
This smaller country in the British Isles is known for being the home of my namesake Saint.
Ireland
When pigs fly (quand les cochons voleront)
A: something is very unlikely to happen/never will happen
B: something is a very cool sight to see
A: something is very unlikely to happen/never will happen
die (dé)
dice
I had not _____ the answer to the question. (know, past participle)
known
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Superior (contains 11% of all the world's liquid freshwater.... or enough water to cover all of North and South America in 30cm of water)
This anglophone Polynesian country is the furthest country on Earth from Metropolitan France, but only a 3 hour flight to the closest French overseas territory.
New Zealand
(200 bonus points for "New Caledonia" as closest territory)
Once in a blue moon (une fois lors d'une lune bleue)
A: when the moon turns blue
B: something happens very rarely
B: something happens very rarely
syllabus (programme scolaire)
syllabi
The books were _____ by a very talented author. (write, past participle)
written
To which US state is France closest to in size?
Texas (695,662 km^2; France is 632,702 km^2)
English is one of only 12 official languages of this African country.
South Africa
to ring a bell (sonner une cloche)
A: to sound familiar
B: to celebrate joyfully
A: to sound familiar