English

Question 1

What punctuation mark is this !

Answer 1

Exclamation mark

Question 2

What punctuation mark is this ?

Answer 2

Question mark

Question 3

What punctuation mark is this .

Answer 3

Full stop

Question 4

What punctuation mark is this ,

Answer 4

Comma

Question 5

What punctuation mark is this :

Answer 5

Colon

Question 6

What punctuation mark is this ;

Answer 6

Semi-colon

Question 7

What punctuation mark is this “

Answer 7

Speech marks

Question 8

What punctuation mark is this ‘

Answer 8

Apostrophe

Question 9

What are speech marks used for?

Answer 9

Speech marks are a type of punctuation that shows the exact words someone has spoken

Question 10

What does SPAG stand for?

Answer 10

Spelling, punctuation and grammar

Question 11

What is the definition of spelling?

Answer 11

Spelling is the process of forming words by combining letters in the correct sequence.

Question 12

True or False: Spelling is only important in written communication.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What are the five vowel letters in the English alphabet?

Answer 13

A, E, I, O, U

Question 14

Which of the following is a common spelling rule? (A) I before E except after C (B) All letters should be pronounced

Answer 14

A

Question 15

What is a homophone?

Answer 15

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.

Question 16

True or False: Phonetic spelling means spelling words the way they sound.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The word ‘knowledge’ contains ___ syllables.

Answer 17

2

Question 18

What is an example of a word that is often misspelled due to its silent letters?

Answer 18

Knife

Question 19

What is the plural form of ‘child’?

Answer 19

‘Children’

Question 20

Fill in the blank: In English, the suffix ‘-ing’ is used to indicate ___ form.

Answer 20

present participle

Question 21

Which word is spelled correctly? (A) Accommodate (B) Acommodate

Answer 21

A

Question 22

What is the primary purpose of spelling?

Answer 22

To ensure clear and effective written communication.

Question 23

True or False: English spelling is completely phonetic.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

What is the difference between ‘there’, ‘their’, and ‘they’re’?

Answer 24

‘There’ refers to a place, ‘their’ indicates possession, and ‘they’re’ is a contraction for ‘they are.’

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The word 'beautiful' has ___ syllables.

Answer 25

3

Question 26

What is the rule for doubling consonants in spelling?

Answer 26

Double the final consonant when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel to a one-syllable word ending in a single vowel followed by a single consonant.

Question 27

What is a spelling bee?

Answer 27

A competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words.

Question 28

Which is the correct spelling? (A) Occurrence (B) Occurrance

Answer 28

A

Question 29

What is the term for the spelling of a word that is based on its pronunciation?

Answer 29

Phonetic spelling

Question 30

True or False: The word 'separate' is often misspelled as 'seperate'.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What is a mnemonic device?

Answer 31

A memory aid that helps in remembering spelling or information.

Question 32

What is the correct spelling of the word meaning 'to receive something from someone'?

Answer 32

Receive

Question 33

True or False: A comma should be used before the conjunction in a list of three or more items.

Answer 33

True

Question 34

Fill in the blank: The _____ is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence.

Answer 34

comma

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence? A) I like to read. B) I like to read, and I also enjoy writing. C) Reading is fun.

Answer 35

B) I like to read, and I also enjoy writing.

Question 36

What is the grammatical term for a word that modifies a noun?

Answer 36

Adjective

Question 37

True or False: 'Their', 'there', and 'they're' are homophones.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

What punctuation mark is used at the end of an interrogative sentence?

Answer 38

Question mark

Question 39

Identify the error in the sentence: 'She don't like apples.'

Answer 39

The correct form is 'She doesn't like apples.'

Question 40

What is the purpose of an apostrophe?

Answer 40

To indicate possession or to form contractions.

Question 41

Fill in the blank: A _____ is a part of speech that expresses action or a state of being.

Answer 41

verb