11+ English & Verbal Reasoning Master Quiz | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Which word could get us (changing one letter at a time) from MINT to MICE?

MINE

HINT

ICE

TIME

Which word could get us (changing one letter at a time) from WEST to PAST?

PEST

WAST

POST

WENT

Which words could get us (changing one letter at a time) from LIME to TAME?

LAME

TIME

MEAT

LATE

Which word could get us (changing one letter at a time) from FADE to MODE?

MADE

MAND

FOND

FODE

Which words could get us (changing one letter at a time) from FACE to LAME?

LACE

FAME

FLAM

ACEL

What word could come after this to create a compound word: book

worm

box

page

back

What word could come after this to create a compound word: ball

park

hand

game

found

What word could come after this to create a compound word: deck

chair

cards

hand

goal

What word could come after this to create a compound word: water

fall

full

river

run

What word could come after this to create a compound word: thunder

storm

crack

bang

lightning

Move a letter from the left word to the right word to make two new words: MONTH and LOG

LONG

MOTH

LONT

MONT

Move a letter from the left word to the right word to make two new words: CLIP and LOCK

CLOCK

LIP

PLOCK

LICK

Move a letter from the left word to the right word to make two new words: PATCH and LOUD

PATH

CLOUD

PACH

PLOUD

Move a letter from the left word to the right word to make two new words: CRAMP and BEAK

CAMP

BREAK

BEAM

KRAMP

Move a letter from the left word to the right word to make two new words: OPEN and SHUT

PEN

SHOUT

OPE

SHUNT

cod is to scales as pigeon is to...

feathers

fur

egg

grey

Plane is to sky as train is to...

track

road

land

river

STAR is to RATS as POOL is to ...

LOOP

POOP

POLO

LOOL

Flower is to stem as tree is to...

trunk

leaf

twig

fruit

5 is to 10 as 12 is to ...

24

20

14

17

Word swap: The child dropped his ice cream the on floor.

on

the

child

floor

Word swap: She sang the lullaby to sleep with a baby.

baby

lullaby

sleep

with

Word swap: I think are they my gloves.

are

they

gloves

think

Word swap: There were fields cows grazing in the seven.

fields

seven

There

cows

Word swap: The girl saw a window on the fly.

window

fly

girl

saw

Select the correct prefix for: count, build, write

re

mis

dis

un

Select the correct prefix for: spell, fire, judge

mis

dis

un

re

Select the correct prefix for: possible, perfect, mature

im

in

un

dis

Select the correct prefix for: agree, allow, appear

dis

mis

un

up

Select the correct prefix for: like, equal, dressed

un

dis

be

in

Move one letter from the first word to create two new words (select the two answers)... best ___ hut

bet

shut

est

hubt

Move one letter from the first word to create two new words (select the two answers) ... month ___ hit

moth

hint

thit

onth

Move one letter from the first word to create two new words (select the two answers)...black ___ feet

back

fleet

lack

feket

Move one letter from the first word to create two new words (select the two answers)... wage ___ pot

poet

wag

age

wae

Move one letter from the first word to create two new words (select the two answers)... howl ____ itch

hitch

owl

how

witch

Centre is to middle as excess is to ...

surplus

shortage

empty

failure

Begin is to start as end is to ...

finish

continue

lengthen

danger

Whole is to total as sign is to...

symbol

post

medal

sky

Cod is to fish as rain is to

weather

black

cloud

chocolate

Up is to down as North is to ...

South

sail

pole

West

Find two letters that finish the first and start the second word... sign (__ __) most

al

up

en

er

Find two letters that finish the first and start the second word... che (__ __) ple

ap

er

st

an

Find two letters that finish the first and start the second word... gau ( __ __ ) rm

ge

fi

st

te

Find two letters that finish the first and start the second word... pha (__ __) ats

se

st

me

dr

Find two letters that finish the first and start the second word... hear ( __ __ ) ink

th

ts

ds

bl

Odd one out from ... cygnet / joey / mare / foal

mare

cygnet

foal

joey

Odd one out from ... mauve / sage / lilac / violet

sage

mauve

lilac

violet

Odd one out from ... poach / steal / bake / roast

steal

poach

bake

roast

Odd one out from ... solar / moon / planet / star

solar

moon

planet

star

Odd one out from ... praise / commend / compliment / pleased

pleased

praise

commend

compliment

Odd one out from ... erase / delete / restore / remove

restore

erase

delete

remove

Synonym for 'support'

prove

bear

detain

detest

Synonym for 'residual'

remaining

strategy

living

definite

Synonym for 'book'

register

timetable

newspaper

pages

Synonym for 'hearten'

encourage

succeed

deafen

glad

Synonym for 'reap'

gather

disappear

morbid

apply

Synonym for 'purpose'

aim

supposed

score

deliberate

Antonym for 'relinquish'

retain

rented

surrender

robust

Antonym for 'plausible'

unlikely

mobile

adept

happy

Antonym for 'safe'

risky

cushion

hazard

ripe

Antonym for 'rise'

plummet

down

drift

dropped

Antonym for 'unusual'

normal

barren

ridicule

biased

Antonym for 'tasteless'

delicious

energetic

vulgar

disgusting

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for SILLY.

goofy

serious

intelligent

smart

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for SILLY.

goofy

intelligent

serious

smart

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for SMART.

intelligent

silly

calm

good

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for CEILING.

roof

wall

room

floor

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for CEILING.

floor

wall

roof

room

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for FAST.

slow

speedy

running

cheetah

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for FAST.

speedy

running

slow

cheetah

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for CALM.

peaceful

obnoxious

running

sleep

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for CALM.

turbulent

happy

peaceful

sad

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for BRIGHT.

dull

excited

dark

colorful

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for BRIGHT.

colorful

excited

dark

small

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for THIN.

skinny

thick

think

tall

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for THIN.

thick

skinny

think

tall

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for CLUMSY.

graceful

different

awkward

pretty

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for CLUMSY.

awkward

different

pretty

graceful

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for BEAUTIFUL.

pretty

different

hideous

brave

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for BEAUTIFUL.

hideous

different

pretty

brave

Choose the word that is an ANTONYM for SIMILAR.

different

alike

pretty

brave

Choose the word that is a SYNONYM for SIMILAR.

alike

different

pretty

brave

Choose 2 words below that are SYNONYMS.

brave & courageous

flexible & stiff

cold & hot

giant & tiny

Choose 2 words below that are ANTONYMS.

flexible & stiff

cold & chilly

small & tiny

brave & courageous

Choose 2 words below that are ANTONYMS.

hot & cold

cold & chilly

cool & chilly

warm & hot

Choose 2 words below that are SYNONYMS.

cold & chilly

hot & cold

cool & warm

warm & chilly

What are ANTONYMS?

Words that are opposites.

Words that sound alike.

Words that mean the same or almost the same thing.

Words that look the same, but sound different.

What are SYNONYMS?

Words that mean the same or almost the same thing.

Words that sound alike.

Words that are opposites.

Words that look the same, but sound different.

Which type of word would 'loudly' describe?

A verb

A noun

An adjective

An adverb

What is missing? My mam shouted, Go to bed!

Speech marks

Full stop

Question mark

Capital letters.

Pick the correct homophone: Sam and I are best friends. ..... always together.

We're

Where

Were

Wear

Pick the correct homophone: I want to ..... my favourite shoes today.

Wear

Where

We're

Were

Pick the correct homophone: ...... are you going?

Where

Were

We're

Wear

Pick the correct homophone: That costs .... much money.

Too

Two

Tu

To

Pick the correct homophone: I am going .... the shop after school.

To

Too

Tu

Two

Pick the correct homophone: I have.....brothers and three sisters.

Two

To

Too

Tu

Pick the correct homophone: ........ best friends.

They're

There

They

Their

Pick the correct homophone: I don't like ....... sister.

Their

They're

They

There

Pick the correct homophone: Go sit over ........

There

Their

They're

They

What is missing in this sentence? My dog is called spotty.

A capital letter.

A question mark.

A full stop.

Speech marks.

When do we use a question mark?

After we ask a question.

During all types of speech.

To show surprise.

To end every sentence.

What is a noun?

The name of a person, place or thing.

A word to describe something.

A doing word.

A word to describe how somebody does something.

Which of these is a verb?

Run

Hairy

Small

Fluffy

What does an adverb describe?

A verb

A noun

An adjective

A person

Which one of these is an adverb?

Quietly

Big

Tall

Small

When do we use full stops?

At the end of a sentence

At the beginning of a sentence

In the middle of sentence

After every word

Which of these is an example of an adjective?

Beautiful

Jumping

Playing

Running

Bronte uses the technique of listing...

to show how much destruction has been caused

because she doesn't know how to use punctuation appropriately

to show that the storm didn't effect the characters very much

to paint a picture in the reader's head

Bronte uses sibilance in the phrase 'sending a clatter of stones and soot...' (2 answers)

to demonstrate how noisy the storm was

to show how much destruction the storm has caused

to let the reader know there were stones in her setting

to let the reader know it was dusty

The use of alliteration in 'full fury' emphasises that the storm is strong and powerful.

True

False

The verb 'rattling' suggests that the storm is gentle and calm.

False

True

What is an adjective?

A describing word

A doing word

The name of a person

The name of a place

Where should the semi-colon go? Even when the house looks clean there is usually a bunch of dirt swept under the rug.

No semicolon is needed

Even when the house looks clean; there is usually ...

there is usually; a bunch of dirt swept under the rug

a bunch of dirt; swept under the rug.

Where should the semi-colon go: The artist preferred to paint in oils he did not like watercolors.

The artist preferred to paint in oils; he did not...

The artist preferred to paint; in oils he did not like...

The artist; preferred to paint in oils...

The sentence does not need a semicolon

When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?

When we have a new speaker in a conversation.

After every full stop.

When we feel like it.

Never

Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

He replied, "Because it's not fair."

"Go away" she shouted.

Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"

"Ouch" he screamed in shock.

What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!

Missing capital letter at the start of speech

it doesn't need the comma.

Missing full stop at the end

Why was Michah hiding?

she was afraid of the older boys

she was playing hide and seek

she was hiding from a dog

she was hiding from a cat

What is Lucy doing?

ice-skating

playing football

playing basketball

playing golf

Why do you think Emily was crying?

Emily did not finish the school project that was due the next day

Emily lost the homework and need to do it again

Emily is upset because she needs to read about Abraham ...

Emily is just being dramatic

What is a verb?

A doing word

A name of a place

A describing word

A name of a person

What do you think the scout leader was feeling?

worried for the weather

tired of walking

adventurous for the camping trip

What did Katie clean up?

milk

bacon

eggs

cheese

What does enjambment mean?

when a line of poetry continues onto the next line without a pause

when a sentence stops suddenly

What is a stanza?

a group of lines in a poem

when two or more words rhyme in a poem

the first line of a poem

the final line of a poem

When do we use a capital letter?

At the beginning of a sentence and for nouns

At the end of a sentence

in the middle of a sentence

for every word

What is an antonym for expensive?

Cheap

Extortionate

Costly

Over-priced

The book was as heavy as a boulder is an example of:

hyperbole

metaphor

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Life is a highway is an example of:

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

She is like a rose is an example of a:

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Alliteration

Synonym means opposite

False

True

Which one is correct?

Why do we have to study outside of school?

Why do we have to study outside of school.

why do we hav to study out side of skool

We shouldnt have to study out side of school

Which word comes last in the dictionary?

misbegotten

misaligned

misanthrope

misapprehension

Which word is not spelled correctly?

Mispell

Pronunciation

pterodactyl

Pharaoh

What is nonfiction?

Something that is real

Something that is made up

Something about things that can never happen

A type of book

Which shows two pairs of analogies (opposites)?

in : out :: up : down

red : firetruck :: orange : leaf

pink : pretty :: blue : ugly

computer : keyboard :: mouse : tail

Which sentence is written correctly?

My friends and I like shopping at The LEGO Store and Urban Outfitters.

My friends and me like shopping at The LEGO Store and Urban Outfitters.

My friends and I like shopping at LEGO, H and M, and Urban outfitters.

My friends and me like shopping at The LEGO Store H&M and Urban Outfitters.

These are all examples of what? racecar, rotavator, refer, minim, lemel, civic

They are all palindromes

You can read them both ways

They are all rhyming words

They are all spelled wrong

What part of speech is the underlined / bold word? The fat cat laid quietly in the sun.

adverb

verb

pronoun

preposition

How many syllables are in the word topographical

5

6

7

4

Which sentence is written correctly?

My dad gave the present to Pete and me.

my dad gace the prezint two pete and I

My dad gave the present to Pete and I.

My Dad gave the prezint two Pete and Me.

Which word would come last in alphabetical order?

guise

guardsman

guile

guest

Which word has four syllables?

technology

currency

question

syllable

These words are: to, two, too

homophones

homonymns

synoonyms

antonyms

What is the singular form of the word: halves

half

1/2

halve

double

Which word is an antonym for enjoy?

dislike

happy

love

create

Which word comes first alphabetically?

disprove

dissent

dissatisfy

dissection

Which word is not spelled correctly?

insted

guessed

enough

supposed

Fiction stories

are made up stories (fake)

always have pictures

are stories that happened in life (real)

always rhyme

Which word correctly finishes the sentence? _________ cat is always staring at me.

Their

There

They're

Which sentence is written correctly?

We made the last payment on our new house.

we maid the last paiment on hour new house

We mayed the last paiment on our new house.

we made the last payment on our new hose

In which sentence is home used as a noun?

The floods meant we had to flee our home.

We won our first home game of the season.

What is your home address?

We are going to home an unwanted cat.

Tick the possessive pronoun:

your

twenty

those

none

What type of word is after in this sentence? We stand and wait quietly after the bell has been rung.

a preposition

an adverb

a co-ordinating conjunction

a subordinating conjunction

Spot the modal verb

Might not

Shall

Will

Have

Which of the following words would have the determiner 'an' before them?

Honour

Imaginary

Hospital

University

What are the three types of phrases?

adverbial, prepositional and noun

adverbial, prepositional and verbal

Adverbial, prepositional and diagonal

adverbial, noun and positional

What is an adverb?

It describes or adds detail to the verb

It describes or adds detail to a noun

It describes or adds detail to a picture

It describes or adds detail to a time

Which of the following is a noun phrase?

The big, brown bear

green pencil

The big, brown bear growls

The blue dolphin swam quickly

Which of the following is a noun?

idea

running

blossoming

hardly

Which of the following are relative pronouns?

who

that

why

where

Which of the following is a prounoun?

it

but

when

how

The acronym for co-ordinating conjunctions is...

FANBOYS

FANTOYS

ISAWAWABUB

LOST BOYS

Which of the following words is a conjunction?

because

through

on

useless

What is a clause?

A clause is a group of words that includes a verb

A clause is a sentence.

A clause is another word for a phrase

A clause is a group of words that does not include a verb

What is the definition of a preposition?

tells you where or when something is, in relation to something else.

tells you when something is.

tells you where something is.

tells you where something is, in relation to something else.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

The hospital, which was the only one for miles, was built on a hill.

The hospital was built on a hill, after the previous hospital was flooded.

The hospital was built on a hill.

The hospital was built on a hill and had a great view of the city.

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

The dog chased the ball and caught it.

The dog chased the ball but didn't catch it.

The dog chased the ball.

The dog, who was fast, chased the ball.

What is the acronym used for subordinating conjunctions?

ISAWAWABUB

ISAWAWABABUB

ISAWABUB

ISABUB

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

I go to school.

I have a big dog.

I play in the park with my friends.

I like to visit my granny because she always has cake.

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

We were visited by our grandparents on Saturday.

I played football with my cousin at the weekend.

She painted a beautiful picture.

I, often, swim in the lake next to my house.

Which sentence uses the word object as a verb?

I must object to these plans.

The burglar was dragging a large object.

What is this object used for?

Descrie the object clearly.

Tick the sentences that contain a preposition.

During assembly, I am responsible for the music.

I sit between Dana and Kieran.

The spooky house is haunted.

We usually eat dinner at 6 o'clock

Look at this sentence, which words are adjectives? The school trip to the museum proved to be an enjoyable experience.

school and enjoyable

trip and enjoyable

school and experience

trip and museum