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🔤 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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  1. How many letters are in the English alphabet?
    Answer: 26. The English alphabet has 26 letters, from A to Z.
  2. 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.
  3. What is the plural of "mouse"?
    Answer: Mice. "Mouse" is an irregular noun: one mouse, two mice.
  4. What is the plural of "child"?
    Answer: Children. One child, many children.
  5. Which word means almost the same as "happy"?
    Answer: Joyful. Words with similar meanings, like "happy" and "joyful," are called synonyms.
  6. What is the opposite of "ancient"?
    Answer: Modern. Opposites are called antonyms; "ancient" means very old and "modern" means new.
  7. What does "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?
    Answer: It is raining very hard. This idiom means it is pouring rain.
  8. 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.
  9. Which word reads the same backward and forward?
    Answer: Racecar. Words like "racecar" and "level" are called palindromes.
  10. Which word is spelled correctly?
    Answer: Because. Because is spelled B-E-C-A-U-S-E.
  11. Which word sounds exactly like "knight"?
    Answer: Night. Words that sound the same but mean different things are called homophones.
  12. In "The fluffy cat slept," which word is the adjective?
    Answer: Fluffy. An adjective describes a noun, and "fluffy" describes the cat.

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