Original meaning
Adjectives with Prepositions
Verbs with Prepositions
FunFacts-English
100

What "girl" used to mean: 

1. (always) girl, 2. boy, 3. child (i.e. girl or boy)

3. child

100

My father is really interested __ airplanes.

in

100

Yesterday I apologized ___ my horrible behavior. 

for

100

________ (short) word in English is 'I'. It's also the  ______ (young/ old/ common).

the shortest

the oldest

200

What "furniture" used to mean:

1. table 2. equipment 3. house

2. equipment

200

Emma is obsessed ___ Timothée Chalamet.

with 

200

Everybody always accuses me __ stealing from the cookie jar.

of 

200

A new English word _______________ (be added) to the dictionary every two ___________ (hours/ days/ weeks).

is added

hours

300

What "bully" used to mean:

1. enemy 2. sweatheart (man or woman) 3. classmate

2.sweatheart


300

I feel ashamed ___ my stupid little brother

of 

300

At the moment he is suffering ____ an acute fear of  tests.

from

300

Which of the following expressions WAS NOT made by Shakespeare: alligator, lie low, shirt

shirt

400

What "nice" used to mean:

1. new 2. ignorant/ stupid 3. ugly

2. ignorant/ stupid

400

I'm responsible __ my stupid little brother.

for

400

Did he participate ___ the 2012 Olympics?

in

400

"OVERLOOK" is an example of a "contronym", i.e. has two completely opposite meanings. True or false?

True. 1. to monitor sb/smth x 2. not to notice sb/smth



500

What "awesome" used to mean:

1.horrible 2. lazy 3. impressive

1. horrible (similar origin as awful: awe = full of fear)

500

My friend is addicted __ chocolate.

to

500

That dimwit keeps boasting _____ his maths skills.

about 

500

English doesn't have gram.genders, BUT it used to have them. True or false?

Yes, up to 13th century (then prob.got rid of them because of Vikings)