Letter R: Which of the pairs of words are NOT homophones?
road / rude
rain / reign
wrap / rap
writes / rites
Letter P: What is the adjective form of PRIDE, and how do you spell it?
PROUD
Letter L: From which adjective are the irregular comparative LESS and superlative LEAST forms derived?
little
Letter D: Which verb is needed to complete these phrases: __ your duty / __ away with / __ the dishes / __ business?
do
Letter M: What type of verbs are the following: shall, ought to, dare, would?
modal verbs
Letter F: How do you pronounce this word - FATIGUE? And what does it mean?
fuh-TEEG = mental or physical exhaustion/extreme tiredness
Letter Y: What is the yellow, spherical centre of an egg called?
yak
yarn
yolk
yacht
Letter B: Which prefix is needed to turn FRIEND into a verb?
Be- befriend
Letter A: Which word means to officially recognise or admit the truth of something?
acknowledge
acquire
assume
aware
Letter Z: Something beginning with Z that can be done up and undone. Many items of clothing use this.
zip / zipper
Letter W: What is the noun form of the adjective WISE?
wisdom
Letter C: Which prefix is used with EXIST to mean 'exist together'?
Co- coexist
Letter H: Form a compound word with '-LINES' used for words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, or the main points of the news.
HEADLINES
Letter V: There are 4 countries that start with the letter V. 10 points for each country you can name.
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam & Vatican City
Letter T: Which verb is needed to complete these phrases: __ a look / __ for granted / __ over / __ it easy?
take
Letter U: Which of these nouns does NOT take the article 'an'?
unicorn
umbrella
undergraduate
upgrade
Letter J: Which word beginning with J could be used to describe knee, elbow, wrist and shoulder?
joint
Letter N: Which word is the opposite of WIDE and completes compound 'be __-minded'?
narrow (be narrow-minded)
Letter X: On which day of the year and in which month is Xmas celebrated?
25th December (abbreviation for Christmas)
Letter S: Only one word is spelt correctly - which one?
succesfully
posession
misspell
disatisfied
Letter E: Say a word that takes either the prefix en- or the suffix -en. Double points if you can say a word which takes both.
ENrich / ENcourage / ENact / strengthEN / lengthEN / widEN / ENlightEN
Letter I: Which adjective means extremely important or essential?
inconsequential
immediate
integral
ideal
Letter K: Give two examples of words that have a silent 'K' (no variations of the same word)...
know/knowledge/known, knife, knee, knight, knock, knit, knickers...
Letter G: Which verb means to stare at someone in an angry way?
glare
gaze
glance
glimpse
Letter O: What is the antonym of AGREE that begins with 'O'?
oppose
Letter Q: If 'Quay' is the homophone of 'Key', what is the homophone of 'CUE'? You must spell it correctly.
QUEUE