WORDS Fun Fact

A single piece of confetti is called.....

• cornetto

• confetta

• confetto

• cornetta

a phrase that describes the opposite of déjà vu

• jàmé vu

• déjà wu

• jé t'aime

• jémà vu

is any word with two opposite and seemingly contradictory meanings

• homonym

• homophone

• contronym

• synonym

what do you call the plastic coating at the end of a shoelace?

• achiles

• aglet

• argile

• aubergine

the teacher asked the students to ______________ the blanks on the test paper.

• fill

• fill up

• fill out

• fill in

can you ________ my water bottle please?

• fill

• fill up

• fill out

• fill in

we need to ___________ the application form before the office closes.

• fill

• fill up

• fill out

• fill in

the longest English word is nearly ______________ letters long.

• 65,000

• 130,000

• 45,000

• 190,000

The word "bankrupt" comes from the Italian term for...

• broken leg

• broken pocket

• broken bench

• broken neck

"Quarantine" literally means....

• 30 days

• 40 days

• 20 days

• 10 days