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