Quiz about the English language

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH?

Quiz about theEnglish language

QUESTION 1 OF 8

What is the least frequent recurring letter in the Oxford English Dictionary?

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QUESTION 2 OF 8

English is the most commonly spoken language in the world.

TRUE

FALSE

English is the third most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

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QUESTION 3 OF 8

The longest word that can be written in English without repeating any letter is 'copyrightable',

TRUE

FALSE

The longest word that can be written in English without repeating any letter is 'uncopyrightable'.

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QUESTION 4 OF 8

Shakespeare added over 1500 new words and expressions to English.

TRUE

FALSE

'Eventful', 'lonely', 'star-crossed lovers', 'All the world's a stage' and 'It's Greek to me' are some examples.

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QUESTION 5 OF 8

The most used letter in the English language is 'e'.

TRUE

FALSE

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QUESTION 6 OF 8

English is the official language of the air.

TRUE

FALSE

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QUESTION 7 OF 8

Which of these words doesn't rhyme with any other word?

without

orange

glow

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QUESTION 8 OF 8

There are seven ways to spell sound / i: / in English

TRUE

FALSE

All the posssible spellings are written in this sentence: He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas.

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