Ah, the English language. It's a tricky one, isn't it? With its endless rules, exceptions to those rules, and words that sound the same but mean completely different things, it's no wonder so many people struggle to master it.
But fear not, dear reader, because we've got a quiz that will separate the true English masters from the mere novices. This quiz is not for the faint of heart – we're talking only the biggest, and I mean biggest, brains in the English language can pass this test.
Do you know your adjectives from your verbs? Your homophones from your homonyms? Can you spot a misplaced modifier from a mile away? If so, you just might have what it takes to ace this quiz.
So buckle up, grab a cup of tea, and get ready to put your English skills to the test. We promise you'll learn a thing or two along the way. Good luck!
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Only Biggest. & I Mean BIGGEST. English Language Masters Can Pass This Test Questions
What does "restive" mean?
Leftover
Fidgety
Peaceful
Comfortable
Which is the correct spelling?
Disatrous
Disasterous
Disastrous
Disaterous
To make someone happy or elated means to:
Exhilarate
Exhillirate
Exhilirate
Exhillarate
A word that is a name of a person, place, or thing and is capitalized is called:
Abbreviation
Antithesis
Pronoun
Proper noun
They jump out of bed every morning ready to go, "___ eyed and ___ tailed!" Can you complete this phrase?
Blue/short
Bright / bushy
Dead/shiny
Red/fuzzy
If you want to excuse yourself and don't want to explain why you need to leave, you can always say that you are going to see a man about what animal?
Cow
Dog
Whale
Aardvark
Which of the following 'radio' words means the examination of objects by x-ray?
Radiophoto
Radioscopy
Radionomy
Radiotherapy
Which is the correct spelling?
Noticeabe
Noticable
Noticeable
Noticeble
Bananas come in:
Stacks
Sprigs
Bunches
Bundles
Is the word "crisp" a verb or an adjective?
Adjective
Neither
Both
Verb
This is the halfway point of the quiz! In the theater world, you may tell someone to break a ___?
Piano
Chair
Neck
Leg
Which is the correct spelling?
Relevent
Relavant
Relevnt
Relevant
According to the old saying, which of these should you not place before the horse?
Groceries
Dinner
Buggy
Cart
Which is the correct spelling?
Peculiar
Peculier
Peculair
Peculliar
There are various situations in which you might add a dash of some of these to a recipe, but which is the most likely word to be combined with 'a shot of'?
Milk
Rum
Vinegar
Pepper
What does the phrase "stick a fork in it" mean?
To eat using a knife and fork
It is done or finished
To fork over some money
You are just starting your meal
Words such as "brunch" and "spork" that are made by blending two words are known as what?
Homophones
Homonyms
Synonyms
Portmanteaus
Almost at the end, I promise. True or false: If you capitalize the first letter in a word, it will always automatically retain the same meaning.
True
False
I wouldn't know whether to be offended or pleased if you called me 'vulpine'. What animal would you be comparing me to?
Rodent
Penguin
Rabbit
Fox
And last but not least, what is a synonym for the word "conflagration"?
Wave
Fire
Confusion
Crowd
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