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A #trivia full of #fun #facts about the #English #language
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1
A preposition is always followed by a _____.
adverb
verb
adjective
noun
2
What is the most common letter in English?
e
s
a
r
3
How many different ways can you pronounce the letters "ough" in English?
7
9
8
10
4
What is the most common consonant in English?
t
r
s
l
5
How many words in English end with the letters "-gry" ?
1
2
3
4
6
Which one of these is NOT an ENGLISH name for this symbol: #.
pound sign
number sign
hash
sharp
7
Which English letter can "sometimes" be a "vowel"?
v
y
w
x
8
The word "alphabet" comes from the first two letters of the _______ alphabet: alpha, bēta.
English
Latin
French
Greek
9
What is the most common vowel in English?
i
a
o
e
10
How many common English words end with the letters "dous" ?
5
6
4
3
11
The word "triskaidekaphobia" means _____.
extreme fear of the letter t
extreme fear of the number 13
extreme fear of the dark
extreme fear of dogs
12
More English words start with this letter than any other.
s
g
t
r
13
A word formed by joining together parts of existing words is called a ________.
fragment
portmanteau word
double word
blend
14
The second most common vowel in English is ___.
i
e
a
o
15
Which of these nouns only has a plural form?
socks
pants
shoes
plums
16
In English this symbol "@" is called ______.
the ampersand
the at sign
the circle a
the at symbol
17
A sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet is called a _______.
pangram
parallelogram
anagram
program
18
Every syllable in English must have a ______.
vowel sound
beat
clap
consonant sound
19
How many words are in the shortest complete English sentence?
2
4
3
1
20
What is the only planet (in English) NOT named after a "god" ?
Venus
Earth
Pluto
Saturn
