🔤 English language trivia for kids - words, spelling and idioms
Kids 7-12 12 questions
Words are fun to play with! Test your English skills with these questions about letters, spelling and sayings.
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How many letters are in the English alphabet?
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- How many letters are in the English alphabet?
Answer: 26. The English alphabet has 26 letters, from A to Z. - How many vowel letters are there: A, E, I, O, U?
Answer: Five. A, E, I, O and U are vowels, and Y sometimes acts like one too. - What is the plural of "mouse"?
Answer: Mice. "Mouse" is an irregular noun: one mouse, two mice. - What is the plural of "child"?
Answer: Children. One child, many children. - Which word means almost the same as "happy"?
Answer: Joyful. Words with similar meanings, like "happy" and "joyful," are called synonyms. - What is the opposite of "ancient"?
Answer: Modern. Opposites are called antonyms; "ancient" means very old and "modern" means new. - What does "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?
Answer: It is raining very hard. This idiom means it is pouring rain. - If something is "a piece of cake," what is it?
Answer: Very easy. "A piece of cake" is an idiom that means something is easy to do. - Which word reads the same backward and forward?
Answer: Racecar. Words like "racecar" and "level" are called palindromes. - Which word is spelled correctly?
Answer: Because. Because is spelled B-E-C-A-U-S-E. - Which word sounds exactly like "knight"?
Answer: Night. Words that sound the same but mean different things are called homophones. - In "The fluffy cat slept," which word is the adjective?
Answer: Fluffy. An adjective describes a noun, and "fluffy" describes the cat.
Quick answers
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26. The English alphabet has 26 letters, from A to Z.
How many vowel letters are there: A, E, I, O, U?
Five. A, E, I, O and U are vowels, and Y sometimes acts like one too.
What is the plural of "mouse"?
Mice. "Mouse" is an irregular noun: one mouse, two mice.
What is the plural of "child"?
Children. One child, many children.
Which word means almost the same as "happy"?
Joyful. Words with similar meanings, like "happy" and "joyful," are called synonyms.
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