English Quizzes for Eleventh Grade

These animals have wandered off from their regular habitats. Can you figure out where they can be found idiomatically? Eg: Bats = Belfry Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

This is an A to Z quiz where 'ate', 'ait' or 'eight' will form the endings of the words. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort? Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Onomatopoeia? Oxymoron? Anagram? Do you know these terms? If you don't, try this quiz and find out what they mean. If you do know them, well, you might find this quiz easy. Have fun! Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10,11,12

Many words, phrases and quotations from foreign languages are commonly used in our books, magazines and everyday conversation. How many of these do you know? Good Luck! Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10,11

Feast your lovers' eyes on this quiz and identify the missing word to well known idioms or phrases relating to the eye. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

You may not have realized it, but the Japanese language has helped play its part in shaping the English language vocabulary. Here are 10 examples of this phenomenon...enjoy and learn! Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Can you match the definitions or synonyms with the list of words that end with 'right'? Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Ni-hao! You probably know that English has incorporated lots of words from the Chinese, like bok choy, tofu, soy, and dim sum, but there are many other words and expressions that come from Zhōng-guó, the "Middle Kingdom" that Westerners call China. Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

All of these words contain man's best friend, but there's not a canine in sight! Can you match the 'doggy' word with its meaning or synonym? Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Join "smoke" with "fog" and you get "smog". It's sometimes that easy to get a new blend word. But do you always know where the bits come from and what the new word means? Some British - some U.S.A. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

English has borrowed from many languages over the centuries, not the least of which is Irish (a/k/a Gaelic). Here's a quiz of such words, not the obvious ones like banshee or shamrock, but ones perhaps you never knew came from the mother tongue of Éire. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Ireland and England are neighbors so it is no surprise the Irish and English languages share so many words. Here are ten English words based off an Irish (Gaelic) word. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

You've matched with ten people on Tinder! Based on each person's profile, what kind of date will you plan? The word to match will be given in capital letters. Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Here are ten more rewritten idioms for you. Can you work out which is the correct term for each question? Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

No, we are not going to talk about much-married celebrities here, but rather about English words ending with "ex". All of the words that appear in this quiz are also valid Scrabble words. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

French is language of love but it is also apparently the language of English words since so many come from there. Do you recognize these ten English words of French origin? Recommended for grades: 11,12

Putting PAR at the front of each of the given words (choices) will result in a new word that is defined by one of the clues (questions). Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Some English words are entirely too much like others, while having completely different meanings. How many of these too-similar words can you properly sort? Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

This quiz contains the names of different medical conditions. How many of them do you know how to spell? Recommended for grades: 10,11

I'm an English major so these words are everyday jargon, but for everyone else words like 'iambic' or 'assonance' are near worthless and banal. Let's make things a bit more interesting. You probably know more than you think! Recommended for grades: 9,10,11,12

A boating trip on the Thames sounds a delightful prospect! But first of all we need to go shopping for a few essentials, just be careful what you ask for...or face the consequences. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

A quiz about ten English words that have origins in Persian or other Iranian languages. Recommended for grades: 11,12

The following are examples of people, things or events which take on a new meaning when they are combined with the word "double". Hope you enjoy. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Trivia compatriots: please complete this un-complicated computerized quiz, comprised of a compilation of verbs beginning with "comp". All definitions come from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, and etymology info comes from the Online Etymology Dictionary. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Can U match the correct U word to its definition? I bet U can. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

A mix of definitions that you likely learnt in high school English lessons. Have fun! Recommended for grades: 7,8,9,10,11,12

Can you match the definition with the correct word? Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

The racehorse named Funny Cide won the Kentucky Derby in 2003. His name made me think of words ending in the suffix -cide, of which there are several. Here are just ten of them. Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

You've been invited to the first annual FunTrivia beach party blowout. There's a catch though - instead of providing you directions, you need to figure out where to go by answering questions on the correct use of English. 'Cause we're fun like that. Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

I PROmise you that you have PRObably heard or read these words, even if you aren't quite sure what they mean. PROceed. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Oh to be an author. If you can't think of the right word, you can invent one. In fact many were so good that they're now everyday words. Match the word with the author who invented it. Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

Suffixes are part of our daily language use, but do you know what each suffix group denotes when it appears at the end of a word? Match the suffix to the correct definition. Recommended for grades: 10,11,12

And 'ere be the start of my story, me hearties, about the time I secreted away on the famous pirate ship, the Pot of Gold, looking for hidden treasure. I now need help from you to write my memoirs, you rapscallion, as I get confused with my homophones. Recommended for grades: 9,10,11

Let's take a tour around the sites of Dubai and check if we can figure out our opposites as we go on the tour. Recommended for grades: 11,12