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Fun facts abou english language

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are words that sound alike, but have diffrient meaning called?

a)

Horogyms

b)

Homonyms

c)

Hosomyns

d)

Gohosyms

2.

How many words are added to english dictionary every year?

a)

1200

b)

1250

c)

500

d)

700

3.

How many letters does the longest english word have?

a)

189819

b)

1755

c)

328

d)

74

4.

What is the most used letter in english language?

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

u

5.

What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in english?

a)

Go

b)

No

c)

Yes

d)

And

6.

What is the oldest english word?

a)

Hello

b)

Dog

c)

Car

d)

Town

7.

What is the longest non-medical word in english language?

a)

Dresnihilaticunimatical

b)

floccinaucinihilipilification

c)

Giciholofinihizatinamication

d)

fonometinikautikatic

8.

How many countries is english the official language?

a)

66

b)

69

c)

67

d)

68

9.

How many words was invented by Shakespeare?

a)

4250

b)

300

c)

2500

d)

1700

10.

Which word annoys most people?

a)

Moist

b)

Whatever

c)

Literally

d)

Honestly

11.

How many people speak english around the world?

a)

1 Billion

b)

1,5 Billion

c)

2 Billion

d)

1 Million

12.

What is the most common adjective used in english language

a)

Bad

b)

Small

c)

Big

d)

Good

13.

When was abbreviation OMG invented?

a)

In 1935

b)

In 1900

c)

In 1917

d)

In 1945

14.

How is the day after tomorrow called

a)

Tomorow

b)

Yesterday

c)

Aftermorrow

d)

Overmorrow

15.

How many words is in english language

a)

Abot 500

b)

About 17000

c)

About 69420

d)

About 42000

16.

Which of these words is used the most in english language

a)

Me

b)

You

c)

We

d)

They

17.

Which letter is used the least

a)

x

b)

q

c)

w

d)

z

18.

What is the opposite of sparkle

a)

paling

b)

darkle

c)

decay

d)

smolder

19.

Ampersand used to be 27th letter in english language

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Panagram is a sentance...

a)

with words in alphabetical order

b)

with no nouns

c)

with no verbs

d)

with all alphabets letters

21.

Which word has the most meanings in english language

a)

set

b)

run

c)

get

d)

life

22.

Which word has the most synonyms

a)

Run

b)

Drunk

c)

Fly

d)

Swim

23.

How many words end in the letter J in english language

a)

1

b)

3

c)

8

d)

12

24.

‘Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia’ means

a)

Fear of strangers

b)

Fear of long words

c)

Fear of sunlight

d)

Fear of females

25.

English words begin with the letter ‘S’ than any other letter of the alphabet

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The most used noun is...

a)

Water

b)

House

c)

Time

d)

Food

27.

How many word end with letter Q in english language

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

10

28.

What was original name for Butterfly

a)

Mutter

b)

Flowerfly

c)

Zawarudo

d)

Flutterby

29.

How many modern English words end in

-gry

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

What was the last letter added in the English alphabet

a)

g

b)

j

c)

k

d)

q