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English Trivia 1

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  • US: sidewalk - UK: ?
    Pavement
  • What is the most used word in English?
    the
  • UK: film - US: ?
    Movie
  • Give four nouns that end with "ment"
    disappointment, accomplishment, understatement, acknowledgment, discouragement, arrondissement, divertissement, noninvolvement, government
  • Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
    buzz, bang, hiss
  • Give four irregular verbs that are spelt the same
    bet, broadcast, cut, hit, hurt, let, put, quit, read, set, shut, spread
  • UK: rubber - US: ?
    Eraser
  • US: apartment - UK: ?
    Flat
  • Which tense is used in the sentence: “I had finished my work before he arrived”?
    Past perfect
  • What is the past tense of “teach”?
    taught
  • What is the superlative form of “far”
    farthest or furthest
  • UK: rubbish - US: ?
    Trash/ garbage
  • UK: football - US: ?
    Soccer
  • Which word in English is a synonym of “big” and starts with “l”?
    large
  • Where did English originate?
    England
  • UK: wadrdrobe - US: ?
    Closet
  • What is the opposite of “buy”?
    sell
  • Give three words that end with "ence"
    consequence, existence, convenience, evidence, independence, violence, intelligence, incompetence, fluorescence, conference, science, fence, absence
  • Give three nouns that end with "ance"
    defiance, resistance, guidance, acceptance, relevance, ignorance, importance, resemblance, instance, allowance, insurance, distance, substance, maintenance
  • What is the plural of “mouse” (the animal)?
    Mice
  • UK: lorry - US: ?
    truck
  • US: candy - UK: ?
    Sweets
  • What is the most common vowel in English?
    E
  • Give five nouns that end with "-ion"
    education, relation, civilisation, version, information, section, location, onion, rotation, nation, friction, penetration, emotion