English language facts

How many languages worldwide are there? 

• There are over 70,000

• There are over 7,000

• There are over 700

• There are over 70

Bilingual people are less likely to suffer from dementia, age-related cognitive decline and even low intelligence scores.

• True

• False

English is the official language for maritime and aeronautical communications.

• True

• False

How many letters does the English alphabet have?

• 24

• 25

• 29

• 26

What is the English word with the highest number of definitions?

• we

• happy

• who

• good

Look at the image. What can you notice?

Most often, ambigrams appear as visually symmetrical words. When flipped, they remain unchanged.

Some English words look the same upside down as right-side up.

An example is the word: _______________

• SWIM

• FALSE

• DOG

• CHURCH

Which of these words sounds differently?

• how

• now

• know

• cow

Learning English is important because _______. (choose all the correct answers)

• It’s the official language of 53 countries

• It’s one of the most widely spoken language in the world

• It can help you get a better job

• It makes it easier to travel

• It’s the language of the media

Four options are given, type the word that completes the sentence:

The word _______ consistently ranks as the most annoying English word:

- whatever

- fine

- ok

- who cares

Listen to the song and choose all the words you heard (more than one option).

• gonna

• going to

• mud

• mood