Test your knowledge of the English languages, from its roots to its many dialects and more.
Which of the following is an example of a homophone?
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Flour and flower
Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
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The world is a stage.
Which of these sentences is written in the passive voice?
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The cake was baked by Mary.
What does the prefix 'un-' mean in the word 'unhappy'?
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Not
Which of the following is a pronoun?
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They
What is the term for a word that is spelled the same way forwards and backwards?
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Palindrome
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
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I have never been to Paris.
What is the past tense of the verb 'to go'?
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Went
What is the comparative form of the adjective 'small'?
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Smaller
Which of these is an example of a portmanteau?
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Brunch
Which of these words is spelled incorrectly?
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Occurrence
What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to have' in the present tense?
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Has
Which of these sentences is written in the past tense?
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I watched a movie last night.
What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to be' in the present tense?
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Is
Which of these words is an example of an oxymoron?
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Bittersweet
Which of the following is a conjunction?
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And
What is the comparative form of the adjective 'big'?
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Bigger
Who wrote the famous novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
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Harper Lee
What is the present participle of the verb 'run'?
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Running
What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?
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Onomatopoeia
What is the term for a word that has the same pronunciation but different meanings?
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Homophone
Which of these Shakespeare plays is considered a tragedy?
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Hamlet
Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?
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Mine
What is the term for a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought?
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Fragment
Which of these is an example of alliteration?
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is the superlative form of the adjective 'happy'?
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Happiest
Which of these words is spelled correctly?
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Necessary
Which of the following is an interjection?
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Wow
Which of the following words is an example of a palindrome?
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Madam
Which of the following is a relative pronoun?
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Who
What is the past participle of the verb 'to see'?
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Seen
Which of the following is an adjective?
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Beautiful
What is the correct plural form of the word 'child'?
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Children
What is the comparative form of the adjective 'good'?
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Better
Which of these words is a preposition?
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Under
What is the past participle of the verb 'swim'?
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Swum
What is the plural form of the word 'child'?
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Children
Which of these words is a synonym for 'happy'?
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Content
What is the main character in a story called?
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Protagonist
Which of these words is a pronoun?
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They
Which of these words is an adverb?
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Quickly
Which of these words is a conjunction?
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Although
What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to do' in the present tense?
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Does
What is the superlative form of the adjective 'funny'?
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Funniest
Which of these literary devices involves a play on words?
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Pun
What is the comparative form of the adjective 'far'?
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Farther
What is the present participle of the verb 'sleep'?
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Sleeping
What is the present tense of the verb 'to be'?
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Am/Is/Are
In which year was the first Oxford English Dictionary published?
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1884
What is the comparative form of the adverb 'quickly'?
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More quickly
Which of these is an example of personification?
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The wind whispered through the trees.
Which of these sentences is written in the active voice?
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John wrote the letter.
Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun?
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This
What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
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Simile
What is the comparative form of the adjective 'bad'?
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Worse
What is the infinitive form of the verb 'went'?
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Go
Which of these is an example of a paradox?
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This statement is false.
Which of these is NOT a type of figurative language?
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Definition
Which of these words is an adjective?
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Beautiful
What is the term for a word that sounds like the thing it describes?
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Onomatopoeia
What is the past participle of the verb 'break'?
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Broken
What is the term for a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect?
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Hyperbole
Which of these words is NOT a synonym for 'happy'?
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Miserable
What is the superlative form of the adjective 'tall'?
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Tallest
What is the study of the origin and history of words called?
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Etymology
Which of the following is a synonym for the word 'happy'?
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Joyful
Which of the following is a determiner?
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The
What is the present tense of the verb 'to have'?
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Have/Has
What is the past participle of the verb 'to do'?
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Done
What is the present participle of the verb 'eat'?
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Eating
Which of the following is a modal verb?
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Can
What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
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Antonym
Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?
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But
What is the term for a word formed from the initial letters of other words?
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Acronym
What is the term for a word that has the same spelling but different meanings?
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Homograph
Which of these sentences is written in the future tense?
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I will go to the party tomorrow.
What is the past tense of the verb 'to run'?
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Ran
What is the past participle of the verb 'write'?
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Written
What is the term for a word or phrase that means the same thing as another word or phrase?
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Synonym
What is the superlative form of the adjective 'good'?
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Best
Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?
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Myself
Which of the following is a preposition?
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Under
Which of the following authors is known for creating the fictional land of Narnia?
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C.S. Lewis
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements'?
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Respect
Which of the following is an adverb?
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Quickly
Which of these sentences contains a run-on sentence?
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I woke up early this morning I had breakfast and then I went for a walk.
Which of these is an example of a collective noun?
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A flock of birds
Which of these sentences contains a comma splice?
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I love to read books, I also enjoy watching movies.
Which of these sentences contains a dangling modifier?
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Walking down the street, the trees looked beautiful.
What is the superlative form of the adverb 'quickly'?
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Most quickly
What is the name of the poetic meter commonly used by Shakespeare?
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Iambic Pentameter
What is the term for a word or phrase used to replace a taboo or offensive word?
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Euphemism
Which of the following is an indefinite pronoun?
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Someone
Which of the following is a noun?
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Book
What is the superlative form of the adjective 'hot'?
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Hottest
What is the opposite of the word 'hot'?
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Cold
What type of word is used to modify a noun or pronoun?
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Adjective
Which of these is an example of an idiom?
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Break a leg
What is the superlative form of the adjective 'big'?
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Biggest
Which of the following is a verb?
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Swim
Which of these is an example of an anagram?
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Listen and silent
What is the comparative form of the adjective 'fast'?