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English has more or less than 170,000 words in use
true
English is the official language of 55 countries.
False, English is the official language of MORE THAN 55 countries.
What is special about the word "set" in English
It has more than 430 definitions. Give at least 3 definitions
Name 5 languages that contribute to words in English.
German, French, Latin, Greek - give an example of at least 2
Why is the sentence "I am" special?
It is the shortest English sentence consisting of only 2 words.
The word "goodbye" is derived from which phrase?
God be with you
Are the words "selfie" and "emoji" considered proper English words?
Yes, that is because English is continually evolving and incorporating new words.
What is special about the sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"g"
It contains every letter of the English alphabet
Which is the verb that has the most conjugations or forms?
be - am, is, are, was, were, been, has been, have been, had been, will be, will have been
The words their and there or one and won are special because.....
They have different meanings but sound the same. They are called homophones.
59% of all websites on the Internet use English. TRUE / FALSE?
true
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, English - put these language in the correct order according to how many people speak it in the world.
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, English
The words "yoga", "Safari" and "karaoke" come from 3 different languages: Match each word to its correct language Japanese, Swahili and Sanskrit
Yoga = Sanskrit, Safari = Swahili, karaoke= Japanese
The word "bat" has 2 meanings because it is a homonym. What are they?
bat עטלף bat מחבט או לחבוט
The word "girl" originally meant any young person. TRUE / FALSE
Yes it was only later that the word girl referred only to young females.
The word alphabet comes from Japanese and Chinese. TRUE / FALSE
FALSE it comes from the Greek words alpha and beta which are the first two words in the Greek alphabet.
