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The letter ‘E’ is most commonly used in the English language
True
English is not the official language of the United States.
True
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
True
The word “set” has the highest number of definitions.
True
The first English dictionary was written in 1855.
False
The oldest English word that is still in use is “town”.
True
The word “Goodbye” originally comes from an Old English phrase meaning “god go with you”.
False
The word ‘lol’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2011.
True
Words that are used to fill in time when speaking, such as “like” or “basically”, are called crutch words (and should best be avoided!)
True
Over 90% of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English.
False
Month, orange, silver, and purple do not rhyme with any other word.
True
1/4 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.
True
About 4,000 words are added to the dictionary each month.
False
The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
True
Go!” is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English.
True
Some English words are formed by combining two words together. For instance, ‘Hangry’ = Hungry + angry.
True
William Shakespeare didn't have a great influence on the English language.
False
The longest word in the English language contains 45 letters.
True
All air traffic controllers at international airports needn't be able to communicate with the pilots in English.
False
The most used adjective in English is 'good'.
True
The first English dictionary took eight years to be compiled.
True
It is the official language in 67 countries and 27 non-sovereign countries such as Hong Kong.
True
339 million people speak English as a second language.
False
English originates from North West Germany and the Netherlands.
True
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