Speaking English facts

English originates from North West Germany and the Netherlands

• True

• False

English is spoken by _______ million people around the world

• 942

• 952

• 962

English is the official language in _____ countries

• 67

• 77

• 87

About _____ words are added to the dictionary each year.

• 4,000

• 5,000

• 6,000

The English language is said to be one of the ________ languages in the world

• happiest

• saddest

English is the official Language in the United States

• True

• False

Over _______ of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English.

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

A new word is added to the dictionary every ______ hours.

• 2

• 3

• 4

English is the language of the air. This sentence means all the pilots speak English while flying

• True

• False

Shakespeare added over ______ to the English language.

• 1,000 words

• 1,100 words

• 1,200 words