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English language fun facts trivia
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1
The most commonly used letter in the English language is "___"
x
e
m
a
2
The longest word in English is ____ letters.
45
20
40
75
3
Shakespeare invented over _________ words.
1700
4300
1 million
500
4
"Pronunciation" is one of the most commonly mispronounced words in English.
False
True
5
The word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the Latin alphabet: alpha and beta.
True
False
6
English is an official language in ____ countries and 27 non-sovereign entities.
67
123
27
3
7
Over _____of English vocabulary comes from Latin and French.
60%
10%
90%
50%
8
The English language contains more than ________ words.
ten thousand
ten million
one million
a hundred thousand
9
The word "______" has 430 different meanings in English.
make
do
set
go
10
Approximately _________ people speak English as their first language.
400 million
1 billion
100 million
4 billion
11
The word "_______" is one of the most universally recognized English words worldwide.
yes
no
OK
dollar
12
These are not American-British equivalents.
tap-faucet
lift-elevator
subway-doubledecker
autumn-fall
13
Over ________ people speak English as a second language.
15 million
1.5 billion
15 billion
150 million
14
The letter "q" is always followed by "u" in English words.
False
True
15
The United States does not have an official language, but English is the de facto official language.
True
False
