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1 trivia quiz  Things To Do With Words coolicon
If you like words and playing with words and words about words, then this quiz is for you.
 Difficult 10Q
1695 plays
 May 04 05
uglybird editor
2 trivia quiz  Medically Speaking coolicon
Many medical terms are easier to understand if you can figure out the root of their pre- or suffixes. Test your skill with this quiz!
 Average 10Q
2793 plays
 Jul 09 05
Catamount gold
3 trivia quiz  English Enslaved? The History of Punctuation coolicon
Did English words once roam free and unfettered, unrestrained by marks diacritical? Does punctuation buy clarity at the expense of freedom of expression? This quiz examines what you know about the controversial history of punctuation.
 Difficult 10Q
1266 plays
 Nov 17 04
uglybird editor
4 trivia quiz  The Fabulous Phrasal Verb coolicon
Grammar? Yes. But flavored with history and spiced with etymology. Don't miss out on FunTrivia's first-ever Phrasal Verb Quiz.
 Average 10Q
804 plays
 Apr 12 05
uglybird editor
5 trivia quiz  Comma Confusion coolicon
If commas trip you up as often they do me, take this quiz. If you have them down pat, the rest of us will forgive your high score...maybe, if you don't rub it in. (Quiz is according to American usage.)
 Average 10Q
2691 plays
 Mar 08 04
uglybird editor
6 trivia quiz  Picky, Picky coolicon
Are you in the mood for some quibbling over trivial, irrational and arbitrary rules of grammar? Take this quiz. (Error reports cheerfully accepted.)
 Difficult 10Q
1701 plays
 Jul 29 04
uglybird editor
7 trivia quiz  Words - Things You Knew You Were Afraid to Ask! coolicon
This quiz deals with unusual and uncommon words, sayings and grammatical meanings in the English language. It deals with things we do every day, and generally, we don't realise we are doing them!
 Tough 10Q
2745 plays
 Apr 30 05
FussBudget gold
8 trivia quiz  The Strange World of Collective Nouns icon
We have all heard of a "pack of wolves" or a "herd of elephants" but what do you call a group of rattlesnakes? Or arsonists? Or mushrooms? Come on a trip around the world with me to find out.
 Very Difficult 15Q
2304 plays
 Mar 21 07
thelovelylulu
9 trivia quiz  PAPA VINC: Nouns icon
As a companion to "PAPA VINC: Pronouns", here is a quiz on nouns.
 Average 10Q
417 plays
 Dec 22 07
57wordsmith
10 trivia quiz  Me, Myself, and I icon
This should be an easy quiz for most people. All you have to do is select the best choice from the three offered in each question.
 Average 10Q
7515 plays
 Jan 04 03
woofi
11 trivia quiz  The Accent on Diacritics icon
Many written words outside the English language, (but using English or Roman characters) come with a little extra baggage on them. There are lots of dashes, dots and whatnot that abound. Do you know what they are?
 Tough 10Q
267 plays
 Jul 18 07
Oddball
12 trivia quiz  Know Your Plurals icon
Plurals are fascinating yet sometimes frustrating things. Take a shot at this quiz to see if you really know your plurals!
 Average 10Q
9138 plays
 Sep 06 03
timence
13 trivia quiz  Lay/Lie icon
The words "lay" and "lie" seem to give many problems both to English speakers and writers. In this quiz, provide the either "lie" or "lay", in the proper tense. Remember, the general rule is that the verb "to lay" takes an object, but "to lie" does not
 Average 10Q
3576 plays
 Dec 18 02
woofi
14 trivia quiz  Pick a Word!
I know many people who have trouble with the following words, see how well you can do on them!
 Very Easy 10Q
8538 plays
 Jun 06 00
ladymacb29 editor
15 trivia quiz  The Panda Says No icon
Lynne Truss's book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is an inspiration for those of us with an obsession about the correct use of punctuation. Release the inner stickler in yourself! Punctuation conventions are British, not American, where these differ.
 Tough 10Q
339 plays
 Mar 06 08
looney_tunes gold
16 trivia quiz  Grammar Challenge icon
Think you know a lot about grammar? Test your knowledge with my grammar challenge! Note: this quiz is on American usage.
 Easy 10Q
6054 plays
 Jul 11 02
ILuv2Teach
17 trivia quiz  Defining Prefix or Root icon
A quiz on prefixes and roots. I will give you the prefix or root and you give me the meaning.
Very Easy 15Q
2916 plays
 Nov 28 02
elizabeth18ak
18 trivia quiz  Know Your Phrases and Clauses icon
Do you know your phrases and clauses? Can you tell the difference? Take this quiz and find out.
 Average 10Q
879 plays
 Feb 05 04
mazeface
19 trivia quiz  Some Features of Grammar icon
Have you ever wondered how sound (or otherwise) conventional grammar is? This quiz may help to suggest some answers.
 Tough 10Q
744 plays
 Dec 06 05
bloomsby editor
20 trivia quiz  Common Errors in Usage Part IV icon
The errors in this exercise are pretty straightforward and most have a clear right or wrong answer. In a couple of cases, there may be several correct answers, and you must select the best. Good Luck!
 Tough 10Q
2715 plays
 Jan 07 03
woofi
21 trivia quiz  The Parts of a Sentence icon
The parts of the sentence are terms used to help people construct a sentence. See if you can identify the parts in the questions that follow.
 Average 10Q
1341 plays
 Jan 31 04
mazeface
22 trivia quiz  Anatomy of a Sentence icon
This quiz should be easy. I'll give you a sentence then ask you to identify a certain part of speech.
 Easy 15Q
3504 plays
 Feb 06 04
Ilona_Ritter gold
23 trivia quiz  Which Way is Right? icon
As a manuscript assessor, I see a great many common errors. See if you can navigate through the minefield of the Top Ten!
 Average 10Q
3096 plays
 Sep 13 06
sallyo
24 trivia quiz  Verb Vs. Noun icon
Most verbs can be used as a noun as well. I'll give you the definition of a word as a verb and the definition of that same word as a noun. You guess the word.
 Average 10Q
2052 plays
 Jun 15 01
agvii
25 trivia quiz  PAPA VINC: Pronouns icon
Who is PAPA VINC? It is the acronym for the eight parts of speech. Let's start with pronouns.
 Average 10Q
405 plays
 Sep 22 05
57wordsmith
26 trivia quiz  Apostrophes icon
Do you think you know your apostrophes? I DARE you to ace this quiz. If it's too easy, let me know, and I'll 'beef it up' a little.
 Easy 10Q
7035 plays
 Feb 22 00
ziamarta
27 trivia quiz  Grammar Basics icon
This quiz represents some of the most common grammatical mistakes people make. What do you know about grammar? Take this quiz to find out!
 Easy 10Q
4182 plays
 Jan 29 02
JBusch
28 trivia quiz  Spicy Splicers &mdash Dandy Dividers icon
Not all straight, horizontal punctuation marks are equal, in either length or purpose. This post-comma quiz will cover the ins and outs of hyphen and dash usage. (According to American usage.)
 Tough 15Q
432 plays
 Mar 22 04
uglybird editor
29 trivia quiz  Collective Nouns
In this quiz you are asked for the correct collective noun for certain specific groups.E.g. do bees live in colonies, swarms, clutches or in flocks? Multiple choice in all cases.
 Average 10Q
2505 plays
 Jan 26 02
flem-ish
30 trivia quiz  Common Errors in Usage Part III icon
This quiz is a little more difficult than the others as it explores some of the finer points of modern usage. However there is a lot of good information here for the careful writer and speaker!
 Tough 10Q
1914 plays
 Jan 02 03
woofi
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* The dog wagged ----- tail.
* -------- knocking at the door?
* ------ muddy footprints are all over the floor?
* What did Penny name her flower shop?
* Oh no, ----- Mr. Hands!
* Please include ------ with your resume.
* ----- ----- ------ dog is digging up my lawn.
* His ----- are running loose.
* Dr. Fruitbat has ten ------ experience as a neurosurgeon.
* My neighbors, the -------, have a lot of -------- in their front yard.
* This quiz is easy if ____ paying attention?
* You eat ___ many hamburgers?
* Which is the MOST correct word to fill in the blank? That's a ___ good impression of Bill Clinton!
* How is ____ project coming along?
* Are we going ___ the supermarket?
* I looked up when the golfer said '___'?
* How are you ___ getting along?
* I have ___ of pens?
* No, you cannot move that because it is _____ ?
* To identify the central issue you must first find the?

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