Challenge Yourself with these English Grammar Quiz

Let us stop and challenge our English grammar.

 

    1.   Which of the following sentences uses SYNECDOCHE? (          )

a.   He threw his hat in the ring.

b.   She saw many familiar faces at the party.

c.   They took a show of hands.

 

    2.   True or false? A KANGAROO WORD is a word that contains its own antonym within it. (       )

a.   true

b.   false

 

    3.   A SESQUIPEDALIAN word is one that … (         )

a.   has a lot of vowels.

b.   comes from another language.

c.   is really long.

 

    4.   Which of the following sentences includes an OXYMORON?

a.   The king was known for his calm fury.

b.   They searched high and low for the missing wallet.

c.   We should turn left, right?

 

    5.   An ambiguously worded news headline is called a … (      )

a.   malapropism.

b.   crash blossom.

c.   mountweazel.

 

    6.   The sentence “I don’t mind people who don’t use their mind” is an example of … (          )

a.   mondegreen

b.   antanaclasis.

c.   zeugma.

 

    7.   Which of the following English words is a LOANWORD? (            )

a.   pickle

b.   Spain

c.   Vodka

 

*source from Dictionary.com

Answer Keys

    1.  b  

    2.  b

    3.  c

    4.  a

    5.  b

    6.  b

    7.  c