Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

With given categories in two words, you name something in each category starting with each initial in the category. Any answer that works is fine.   Ex. Foreign Languages --> French, Lithuanian     1. Zoo Animals 2. Domestic Airlines 3. Clue Weapons 4. Fruit Trees 5. American Poets 6. Mixed Drinks 7. African Nations 8. Australian Cities 9. Chess Pieces 10. Card Games   Answer Keys     1.   Zebra, ape     2.   Delta, American     3.   Candlestick, wrench     4.   Fig, tangerine     5.   Auden, Poe     6.   Martini, daiquiri     7.   Angola, Nigeria     8.   Adelaide, Canberra     9.   Castle, pawn     10.    Canasta, Gin

Every answer today is an 8-letter word that consists of a 3-letter word inserted inside a 5-letter word. I'll give you a clue to the 3-letter word as well as the 5-letter word itself. You tell me the 8-letter word.   Ex. Part of the mouth + AREN'T --> ARGUMENT 1. Aged + DRUMS 2. Perform on stage + PRICE 3. Bone in the chest + MOUND 4. Sprinted + WARTY 5. Make a knot + FORTH 6. Long period of time + OPTIC 7. Vehicle for movers + RELET 8. Spoil, as food + PRUDE 9. Health resort + TRESS   Answer Keys     1.   doldrums     2.   practice     3.   moribund     4.   warranty     5.   fortieth     6.   operatic     7.   relevant     8.   protrude     9.   trespass

Working on a foreign or the second language is challenging, especially when there are humongous amount of new words are added so fast. Here are some new words of 2021 that you might want to add to your vocab list.  !     1.    JEDI stands for Justice, __________________, ________________, and Inclusion.       2.    The new sense of “synchronous,” added in the context of education and learning, is: (        )   A.    occurring in real time, as with participants logged in at an appointed time for a live lecture or discussion. B.    cut short; abbreviated. C.    occurring or able to be completed independently according to a person’s own self-paced schedule or within a broad window of time.       3.    5G stands for …       A.    five gigabytes.   .   B.  fifth gateway.     C.   ...

Time to play the latest on-air challenge of Sunday Puzzle from NPR! Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase in which the only consonants are R and C , repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. Ex. To happen --> OCCUR (*source of image:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/25475970@N07/3402149923)  [5 letters:] 1. Capital of Ghana 2. About, as before a date that's uncertain 3. One spreading news in colonial times   [6 letters:] 4. Occupation 5. Elaborately ornamental style 5. Journalist Katie 7. Ancient Roman statesman and orator [7 letters:] 8. One who transports documents 9. Partner of Ives in old lithography 10. Verizon or AT&T 11. Native of Rio de Janeiro 12. Vehicle in the Indianapolis 500 (2 words)   Answer Keys -       5 letter word – 1.   Accra 2.   circa 3.   (town) crier   -       6 letter word   - 4. ...

July 4 th is one of the biggest days to celebrate in the United States of America. Today, I am sharing the 4 th of July quiz created by AJ Willingham and Sean O’Key from CNN. Check how well you are informed about the US.       1.    The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the people of the United States in 1886 by what country?         2.    What substance gives the Statue of Liberty its iconic green hue?       3.    We all know the bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. What other bird did Benjamin Franklin once jokingly say would be a more fitting national symbol?       4.    What is the national mammal of the United States?   5.  “ The Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key during what major US war?       6.    How tall is the Washington Monument in Washington, DC? -> (    ...