languages
prefix mis-
expressing change
articles
mystery
100

If you speak two languages you are...

bilingual

100

pronounce something in an incorrect way.

mispronounce

100

Mary and I (switched-shifted) places so I could see better.

switched

100

This is (a-the) second week we stay at home.

the

100

To which country did the foreign correspondent move?

Russia

200

USA and UK are English-______ countries.

speaking

200

not comprehending someone or something correctly

misunderstand

200

We can't go out. We need to (alter-adapt) to the current circumstances.

adapt
200

(The-0) sequoia tree is native to California.

The

200

What's the name of the translation app that you can download on your phone?

Text Convert

300

Our native language is also called m______.

mother tongue

300

something that is not correct.

mistake

300

To be reassuring you need to v____ your tone to a soothing one.

vary

300

She tried to bid on _____ Rembrandt, but it was already taken.

a

300

Version of a language that started as a way to communicate among people who spoke different languages.

pidgin

400

French is an o__________ language in Quebec. 

official

400

using something in an incorrect way.

misuse

400

Scientists (altered-shifted) the formula to make the vaccine. They changed it almost entirely.

altered

400

I have ____ uncle who lives in ____ home for _____elderly.

an / a / the

400

Where is the poet John Agard from?

Guyana

500
They are f_____ speakers of English as they can express themselves very well without hesitation.

fluent

500

give false or incorrect data on purpose

misinform

500

I know he was nervous because he (varied-shifted) his posture and moved a little.

shifted

500

____ crime is infrequent in Japan. I usually fly there to ____ Narita airport. I have climbed ____ Mount Fuji.

0, 0, 0

500

What is the meaning of "lepidoptera"?

scales + wings = butterfly