English Quizzes for Tenth Grade

Please excuse me, but I must use French words in this English quiz. Here's ten questions about French words adopted into the English language. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

The English language contains a number of words that sound so similar they are confused very easily. In large part, these are homophones, but this is not always the case. Please partake in this quiz as we sample some of these awkward cases. Good luck! Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

As with other languages, many German words have found their way into English. How many of them do you know? Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

If you'd like to turn your hand to a quiz with lots of rhyming / Then turn off that TV, the radio, or whatever it is you're doing / 'Cause it's your turn to learn about some 'turn'-related sayings. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Please don't go rushing past GO. Stay and visit for a little while and learn something about things that start with these two letters. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10

Many of us are familiar with the names of Middle Eastern foods such as kebab, hummus or baba ghanoush. However, a number of everyday English words for food and drink items also come from Arabic or other languages of the Middle East. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

Here's a categorical look at portmanteau words, new words made by blending parts of two other words together, a frankenword if you will. For example, add "motor" to "hotel" and you get "motel". Some questions have an American slant. Enjoy! Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Think you know a lot about grammar? Test your knowledge with my grammar challenge! Note: this quiz is on American usage. Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10

I hope you don't give me the cold shoulder after you play this quiz on idioms relating to parts of the body. Otherwise, you will leave me out on a limb. Enjoy! Recommended for grades: 8,9,10

Sometimes, the best way to learn a rule is to see what happens when it's broken. Here are ten self-contradicting writing rules, (mostly) originally published by George Trigg and William Safire. Let's work through them and see what they can teach us. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11