Adverbs of Degree
Modal Verbs
Challenge & Achievement Vocabulary
Abstract Nouns / Word Formation
English-Speaking Countries
100

Complete: I’m ______ exhausted after the exam.

absolutely / utterly

100

Choose: You ______ study harder if you want to pass.

should / ought to

100

He had a burning ______ to become a writer.

ambition

100

Which noun means “snacks and drinks”?

Refreshments

100

Which country’s capital is Canberra?

Camberra

200

Which adverb can mean fairly and totally?

Quite

200

What’s the difference: must have vs can’t have?

must have = we’re certain it happened; can’t have = we’re certain it didn’t

200

Explain leave nothing to chance.

Plan carefully

200

Which is opposite of approval in noun form?

Disapproval

200

Name the largest state in the USA by area.

Alaska

300

Find the mistake: She was slightly furious.

“slightly” with strong adjective is wrong (use “absolutely/fiercely”)

300

It's raining and she doesn't have any exciting plans, she ________ stay home. (no better option)

may/might as well  

300

Explain: a formidable challenge 

very difficult task

300

Which noun describes “being a member of a group”?

Membership

300

Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, and London are the capitals of which countries?

Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England

400

Complete: He was ______ convinced he was right, even though he wasn’t.

wholly / absolutely

400

Explain: You needn’t have bought tickets.

You bought them, but it wasn’t necessary

400

She met with complete ______ when her business failed.

failure

400

Synonym for PROBABILITY

Likelyhood

400

Apart from English, what is the other official language of Ireland?

Irish (Gaelic)

500

Which two adverbs express strong emotion: utterly, bitterly, fiercely, slightly?

bitterly, fiercely

500

Create a sentence with might expressing possibility in the past.

e.g. he might have overslept

500

Create a sentence with stand a chance.

He doesn’t stand a chance of winning.

500

Which noun from your list means “the act of breaking something,”

BREAKAGE

500

Which traditional British event involves horse racing, fancy hats, and takes place every year in June?

The Royal Ascot