English Language Trivia

English Language

• The word "knife" has a common pronunciation with a silent 'F'.

Grammar and Vocabulary

• In a small village, there were only a few houses.
• To form a sentence, "I'm going to buy some bread."
• Response to "Close the window" can be "Shut it."
• The adjective "seasonal" is related to a specific season.
• An example of an exclamation is "What a lovely cup and saucer!"
• Words with the same vowel sound as '/u/' are "put", "boot", and "look".
• The word "stale" rhymes with "steak".
• The plural of "Son-in-law egg" is "Son-in-law eggs".
• A sentence expressing possibility is "There are dark clouds in the sky, it might rain."
• The superlative form of "Free" is "Freest".
• Comparative form of "drive" is "She drives better than all my friends."
• A descriptive phrase for a puppy is "the big, fluffy, cute puppy".
• The incorrect adjective form is "goodest".
• I am more relaxed since I take up Taekwondo, it's great.
• She is too short to reach the cupboard.
• Letter 'X' is not silent in the word "exact".
• The middle sound is different in the word "ough" in "cough" compared to other words.
• The plural of "Hepatitis" is "Hepatitides".
• The word "indict" rhymes with "dict".
• The word 'RASPBERRY' is an example of a word that has a distinctive pronunciation.
• My nickname in the hostel is "Sammy Dollar" because of my frugal nature.
• Words with the same vowel sound as '/u/' are "boot", "look", and "put".
• The word "except" has a silent 'A'.
• Correct order of adjectives is "a big, red, old car".
• The hotel is too far to walk.
• The adjective "diplomatic" is related to diplomacy.
• Response to "Shut up" can be "Yes?".
• Letter U is not silent in the word "uncle".
• I don't think it'll snow this weekend, it's too warm.
• Solving unknown quantities is the task of algebra.
• Little thought was given, but all was not approved.
• The cliff is popularly known for its morning beauty.
• The old man was rushed to the hospital when his blood pressure dropped to a critical level.
• The combined letter "CH" is silent in the word "chaos".
• The plural of "Coccus" is "Cocci".
• Nothing else matters, everything else is insignificant.
• The word "bouzouki" has a silent 'Z'.
• The letter 'K' is said to never be silent in English.
• Teaching is one way to make an honest living, ethically.
• There are only two bottles left.
• We went for a two-week cruise on a luxury ocean liner.
• Ashley wore a colorful outfit.
• My friend wore a tie to the wedding.
• An example of an exclamation is "What a beautiful ornament!"
• What a great party! All of us enjoyed it.
• So, he thinks he is right, does he?
• There was traffic on the road, so we were late.
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• There weren't any problems, thankfully.