Vocabulary Trivia Quizzes

For those of us who learned English as our primary language, we take a lot of its quirks for granted. Here are some examples of parts of the English language that are in categories of their own.

I can sum up this day in ten words. Then I noticed something strange. Putting 'night' in front of each word, it becomes something else. Can you match my words with these clues?

How many of these words ending in "-ite" can you sort?

How many of these words ending in "-ite" can you sort?

How many of these words ending in "-ite" can you sort?

As a teacher I have noticed students making the same vocabulary errors again and again. In this quiz, I have focused on common errors in the strict grammatical sense rather than what may be heard colloquially. (British English)

More dregs from the double sound words that have sneaked into the dictionary. Again you have to sort out the meaning with your usual "razzamatazz".

Not every duck waddles on land and swims in water. A few are even darn difficult. So... are you going to duck this quiz?

I'm a great fan of the right word. Some words are so perfectly suited that we really should use them whenever possible. Here are some situations where the perfect word is offered for the people described. Can you find that word?

Laughter is the best medicine as the saying goes, but the average adult only laughs 7 times in a day, let's work on our average! I'll give you some clues and you fill in the blank with the laughter word described.

How many of these words ending in "-ite" can you sort?

Nanny Woo is not feeling well. She has been infected with the dreaded funtrivia bug. Can you help her with a diagnosis and a cure?

This quiz deals with finding the best word to fit the meaning in each sentence.

This is a quiz dedicated to those of us, moi included, who type too quickly, usually at the expense of accuracy. The results can be funny, misleading or just mind-boggling. Enjoy.

Confusing words doesn't look too good and may give people the wrong idea about you. Here are some common malapropisms and the like.

Words beginning Ost... often have to do with bones, from the Greek osteo. Do any of the following? Let's see.

I am the queen of clumsiness today. I think I should have stayed in bed and I do mean all day!

We love to shorten words but English also has a nice reservoir of words where we have doubled the sound to make an attractive new word. Can you guess the meaning of these double-sound words ?

So, you think you know your vocabulary? Try these and we'll see!

The English language has quite a few creative ways to describe all kinds of objectionable behaviour. This quiz will explore a selection from this wide range of villainous words.

I have an uncanny ability for finding the wrong word. Do you? Try this quiz and see. Words that might need attention will be placed in ALL CAPS.

There are many common expressions containing references to dogs. With how many of them are you familiar? My sources are 'Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable' and 'The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'.

Can you match the words ending with -uary to brief definitions?

Check how well you know the exact terminology for certain types of "containers". Quiz is written from B.E. point of view, but occasional A.E. divergences have been marked where they might matter.

Heads up! This is a quiz about hats from around the world. Your task is to match the headgear with its country of origin, its history or its wearer.

This quiz features exact anagrams that you will find in the word "Dictionary". Each anagram uses all the letters in the word "dictionary".

The next in my series of object quizzes starts with Gen. Are you genius enough to find them all?

Language being what it is, often offers very precise vocabulary even when in practice many of us would just say: SOME or A LITTLE OF.See how precise your choice of vocabulary would be.

I enjoyed writing the first quiz on this topic, and from your feedback, you seemed to like playing it. So let's get the words right again Fun Trivia players!

Take on the role of a wannabe Sith apprentice, and begin your trials on the path to darkness. Your challenge is a vocabulary exam, involving the names of past Sith Lords. All questions are strictly vocabulary, no knowledge of "Star Wars" is needed.

Some words used in Shakespeare's time are still with us - but mean something *very* different today than when Shakespeare was using them. You might be surprised at how different the meanings of these common words are when used by the Bard of Avon!

Make new words by adding a single letter to the clue. Remember each letter you added; they give the answer to Q.10. Good Luck and as ever have fun with a simple word quiz.

Welcome to Star's School of Practical Spell-ing. Can you graduate without turning yourself into a frog, or worse?

All the answers in this quiz start with the letters 'JAC'. Not just because my name does the same, but some interesting subjects come up this way.

All the words here start with the letters NON. Can you puzzle them out?

Words starting mal... usually indicate something bad, but not always. See if you can pinpoint these words, all beginning with the letters MAL, from the clues.

All these answers begin with the letters LAN. Can you find their meaning?

It would be a futile effort to try to 'know' all the words in the English language. Yet a regular bit of stretching our competence won't do us any harm. Have a try.

Can you find ten words that contain "C," "D," and "O" in that order? Lots of clues to help you.

Many of the words that were commonly used in Shakespeare's time have become what etymologists call archaisms or antique words. How many of these antique words can you identify correctly?

Well, you thought I was finished with these stories? I have one more wild adventure to tell you about. For the complete story read the interesting information after the answers.

Many things are meant to be in the right place at the right time, so much so that just hearing the word allows you to know exactly where you might be. Take the quiz and see if I am right.

Come spy on Mr. Vocab and his life. While spying, answer questions about his day to day activities.

Following are 20 questions about unusual items found all over the world. Your job is to figure out the correct term to answer each question.

This a vocabulary quiz for connoisseurs. Be forewarned it's a difficult quiz. Have fun playing whatever.

This quiz is about adjectives used to describe animal characteristics, e.g. 'elephantine' means 'pertaining to elephants'. I give you the adjective, you tell me what animal it relates to.

It's time to share some of my favorite words with the world. Included are some of my "Pet Peeves" for their universal mis-use in modern writing. Definitions are from "Webster's New International Dictionary", unless another source is cited.

There is no end of names for shades of colour. In the context of browsers, and in order to avoid vagueness, a whole set of more or less standardised and technically precise colourterms had to be developed. Check if you master that code.

Tests your knowledge of words whose definitions refer to words. Xaosdog attests that each word appearing in this quiz has been accepted as a legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary AND one minor dictionary.

You don't have to know the name of the bottle to enjoy the wine, but hey, why not?

Ready for some elementary sleuthing into the English language? Then you will need to know your Greek first. Take this quick quiz to see how Greek prefixes change, create, and determine the meanings of many English words we use today.

What are the devices used for measuring things? See if you can figure out what measures to take. Have fun!

The names of "flowers, fruits, nuts and other plants" often get secondary meanings or occur in idioms. Check how familiar you are with those "secondary meanings".

As a reader of spy novels I am intrigued by their jargon or slang in describing their activities. The words in this quiz will all deal with spycraft words.

I made up some little rhymes which attempt to define a word. Use my clues to guess which word I'm talking about!

Crossword puzzle clues have their own unique language. If you are a daily puzzle geek like me, this quiz should be a snap. Have fun.

This is just a brief words oriented quiz from a quizmaster learning the craft.

There are many words that deal with forms of rulership and government. Try this quiz and see how many you know of. Enjoy!

Here's some more Fun Trivia on the unique language of crossword puzzles. Have fun!

I'll give you a word and one meaning of it. You've got to pick (out of four) another meaning for that word. Easy? Well, I'm going to give you the common meaning...

Almost an alphabetical assortment, though not in any order, of words with several meanings. Thank you to 'Encarta' and 'Chambers', my sources. Have fun and enjoy.

This is a quiz on certain strange and some known words and phrases in English. There is some amount of word play involved. So watch out.

We have looked at Greek roots and prefixes, so now it is on to suffixes.

A quiz on scientific units that are very large and very small. Have fun!

Daffy definitions - the English language is full of weird, wonderful words - here's a few! Can you work out what word/s 'match' the dual definitions or the clues given : do NOT punctuate your answers! Good luck! (Ref: Cambridge, Macquarie Dictionaries)

Take the Yogi Bear challenge and find out if you're 'smarter than the average bear'. Have fun.

All these words can be found in the dictionary; you just have to know where to look! Good luck!

5 fascinating words to exercise your logo-iq!

Diphthong - from the Latin 'diphthongus', literally 'two sounds'. I'll give you the meaning of a word - you need to work out what it is - in accepted British/Australian English - and watch your spelling! Good luck.