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?
Disastrous
Disaterous
Disatrous
Disasterous
To make someone happy or elated means to:
Exhilirate
Exhilarate
Exhillarate
Exhillirate
A word that is a name of a person, place, or thing and is capitalized is called:
Antithesis
Abbreviation
Proper noun
Pronoun
They jump out of bed every morning ready to go, "___ eyed and ___ tailed!" Can you complete this phrase?
Red/fuzzy
Bright / bushy
Blue/short
Dead/shiny
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?
Dog
Whale
Cow
Aardvark
Which of the following 'radio' words means the examination of objects by x-ray?
Radionomy
Radiophoto
Radiotherapy
Radioscopy
Which is the correct spelling?
Noticeabe
Noticable
Noticeable
Noticeble
Bananas come in:
Bunches
Bundles
Stacks
Sprigs
Is the word "crisp" a verb or an adjective?
Neither
Both
Adjective
Verb
This is the halfway point of the quiz! In the theater world, you may tell someone to break a ___?
Chair
Leg
Neck
Piano
Which is the correct spelling?
Relevant
Relevent
Relavant
Relevnt
According to the old saying, which of these should you not place before the horse?
Groceries
Buggy
Dinner
Cart
Which is the correct spelling?
Peculair
Peculier
Peculiar
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'?
Pepper
Milk
Rum
Vinegar
What does the phrase "stick a fork in it" mean?
You are just starting your meal
It is done or finished
To fork over some money
To eat using a knife and fork
Words such as "brunch" and "spork" that are made by blending two words are known as what?
Homonyms
Portmanteaus
Homophones
Synonyms
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.
False
True
I wouldn't know whether to be offended or pleased if you called me 'vulpine'. What animal would you be comparing me to?
Rabbit
Rodent
Fox
Penguin
And last but not least, what is a synonym for the word "conflagration"?
Crowd
Wave
Fire
Confusion
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