Massey Quiz #34- Words, Word, Words

This week’s quiz is about words. Test your knowledge language, spelling, and more!!

The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like- share your score on the Facebook or Massey Blog under the comments. 

#1- Most common consonant used?

#2- Most common first letter of words?

#3- What is unique about this sentence- “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”

#4- Two words that each have three letters are pronounced exactly alike but do not share any of the same letters. 

#5- Most common written word?

#6- “Uncopyrightable” is the longest word to ____. 

#7- This word’s usage increased by 17,000% from 2012 to 2013? 

#8- This is the only state that is only one syllable?

#9- These two words have three “double letters” in a row?

#10- What phrase does “good-bye” originate from?

#11- This kitchen item starts with a silent first letter. 

#12- These two words are pronounced exactly alike but one has to do with corn and the other with the military. 

#13- This five letter word has four silent letters. 

#14- Most common spoken word. 

#15- These two words is pronounced the same way as a letter but that letter is not in either word. 

#16- “Almost” is the longest word to _____. 

#17- What is unique about these words- pants, shorts, scissors, pliers, trousers

#18- Name two words that have double i’s. 

#19- Most commonly used letter. 

#20- “Strengths” is the longest word to ____. 

Answers

1- R

2- S

3- The sentence uses every letter of the alphabet. 

4- Ewe, You

5- The

6- Longest word with no repeated letters. 

7- Selfie

8- Maine

9- Bookkeeper, Bookkeeping

10- God Be With Ye

11- Knife

12- Kernel, Colonel

13- Queue

14- I

15- See, sea

16- Have all the letters in alphabetical order. 

17- None of these words have singular spelling. 

18- Skiiing, Hawaii

19- e

20- only one vowel

What Your Score Means

14-20 Correct- This is a great score, this may be the toughest quiz ever. 

9-13 Correct- This is still good, I am betting you won a lot of spelling bees. 

4-8 Correct- I am grading on a curve- you still get a C. 

0-3 Correct- If you can find a dictionary, start reading.