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Spot the Mistakes (42)

December 5, 2018May 1, 2020 Suzanne

Which of these sentences are grammatically incorrect? Scroll down for the answers.

1. I wish I had longer legs!
2. I ate my lunch as fast as I could.
3. The most early I can come to the restaurant is nine thirty.
4. You couldn’t give me a lift to the station, could you?
5. I’m very annoyed as the parcel should have arrive by now.
6. He passed even though it was fairly difficult exam.
7. We would all be very surprising if she got the job.
8. Gabriel tries to speak a bit of English everyday.

Answers

1. ✅

2. ✅

3. The earliest I can come to the restaurant is nine thirty.

4. ✅

5. I’m very annoyed as the parcel should have arrived by now.

6. He passed even though it was a fairly difficult exam.

7. We would all be very surprised if she got the job.

8. Gabriel tries to speak a bit of English every day.

Nature

Have fun with English: Animal Trivia Quiz

October 4, 2018August 28, 2022 Suzanne

It’s time to put your animal expertise to the test, my dear English students! The answers are at the bottom of the page.

1. The fastest creature in the animal kingdom is a bird, the ________.

(a) common swift

(b) frigate bird

(c) great horned owl

(d) peregrine falcon

2. A baby kangaroo is known as a ________.

(a) jill

(b) jim

(c) joey

(d) jonny

3. Which snake isn’t native to the British Isles?

(a) adder

(b) grass

(c) rattlesnake

(d) smooth

4. Which mythical creature is Scotland’s national animal?

(a) unicorn

(b) griffin

(c) phoenix

(d) dragon

5. Which of the big cats can’t roar?

(a) jaguar

(b) cheetah

(c) leopard

(d) tiger

6. Which of these isn’t a species of shark?

(a) bottlenose

(b) cookiecutter

(c) goblin

(d) leopard

7. Which of these animals spends most of its life in a tree?

(a) otter

(b) walrus

(c) sloth

(d) meerkat

8. Which of these won’t you find in a honey bee colony?

a) a slacker

b) a worker

(c) a queen

(d) a drone

Answers

1. (d) peregrine falcon (they can dive at over 320km/h!)

2. (c) joey (click here for 5 Amazing Kangaroo Joey Facts)

3. (c) rattlesnake (native to the Americas)

4. (a) unicorn (click here for 10 Magical Facts about Unicorns)

5. (b) cheetah (it can purr though!)

6. (a) bottlenose (it’s a dolphin species)

7. (c) sloth (they are much safer up in the trees!)

8. (a) slacker (a slacker is an informal word for a person who is lazy and doesn’t do all the work they should)

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EnglishSmarts CT Quiz 619

October 2, 2018 Suzanne

What’s the missing word? (The same word fits all the gaps). Answers by DM *only* to @EnglishSmarts on Twitter. If I’m not following you, ask me for a follow first please. 😉

🔶 brand spanking _____

🔶 it’s the _____ rock and roll

🔶 a ___-build