English Quiz

Prepare to challenge your command of the English language! This 20-question quiz is designed to test your knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and more. Whether you consider yourself a wordsmith or simply someone who enjoys the intricacies of the English language, these questions are bound to engage and perplex you. Covering everything from word definitions to common language misconceptions, this quiz offers a diverse range of questions to both educate and entertain. It's more than just a test of your language skills; it's an opportunity to discover something new about the words we use every day.
 
 
What is the correct term for words that sound the same but have different meanings?
Homophones
Homonyms
Homographs
 
 
Which word is used to describe something that cannot be heard?
Inaudible
Inlaudible
 
 
Pick the correct spelling:
Mischievious
Mischievous
 
 
Which word means someone who dislikes humanity?
Misanthrope
Maschocist
Philanthropist
 
 
Which word means "to regard with respect"?
Differ
Defer
Neither word
 
 
What is the correct term for using a part to represent the whole?
Synecdoche
Metonymy
 
 
Is 'inflammable' synonymous with 'flammable' or 'non-flammable'?
Flammable
Non-flammable'
 
 
Choose the correct spelling:
Millennium
Millenium
Neither is correct
 
 
The correct word for an extravagant lie is:
Hypebole
Hyperbole
 
 
Pick the correct term for a word spelled the same forward and backward:
Palindrome
Anagram
Lipogram
Pangram
 
 
A lipogram is a piece of writing that...
is missing a certain letter.
is written without using the rules of grammar.
uses foreign letters to write English.
is written using images instead of words.
 
 
What do you call a word, phrase, or sentence that has the property of forming another word, phrase, or sentence when its letters are reversed?
Semordnilap
Isogram
Tautonym
 
 
Which of the following is the correct word for a remedy for all diseases?
Panacea
Panagea
 
 
What's the proper term for a fear of heights?
Acrophobia
Agoraphobia
Aerophobia
 
 
An Oxymoron is when our statement...
contradicts itself.
cannot be proven.
is vauge and unhelpful.
 
 
What is the correct term for the study of the origin of words?
Etymology
Entomology
 
 
Which word means to change into bone tissue through a natural process?
Ossify
Oceaffy
Calcify
 
 
Which of these means to pretend you are ignorant?
Socratic Irony
Affectation
Feign
Platonic Affectation
 
 
Is 'funner' a formally acceptable comparative form of 'fun'?
Sure is!
No way!
 
 
Choose the correct term for the study of human handwriting:
Graphology
Graphonomy
 
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