Longest English Words

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Instructions: How well do you know the longest words in the English language? Test your knowledge of these impressive tongue-twisting terms!

1.
What is the longest word in most standard English dictionaries?
A
Antidisestablishmentarianism
B
Floccinaucinihilipilification
C
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
D
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
2.
What does 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' refer to?
A
A chemical compound used in medicine
B
A lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust
C
A type of volcanic eruption
D
A microscopic organism found in volcanoes
3.
How many letters are in the word 'antidisestablishmentarianism'?
A
25
B
28
C
30
D
26
4.
What does 'floccinaucinihilipilification' mean?
A
The process of identifying rare flowers
B
A medical condition affecting the skin
C
The estimation of something as worthless
D
The act of making something fluffy
5.
Which of these is the longest commonly used English word (not coined for length)?
A
Uncharacteristically
B
Incomprehensibilities
C
Antidisestablishmentarianism
D
Electroencephalographically
6.
What is 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' ironically the fear of?
A
Long words
B
Monsters
C
Speaking in public
D
Hippopotamuses
7.
The word 'honorificabilitudinitatibus' appears in which Shakespeare play?
A
The Tempest
B
Hamlet
C
Love's Labour's Lost
D
A Midsummer Night's Dream
8.
How many letters are in the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'?
A
36
B
32
C
30
D
34
9.
Which long word means 'the action of making something seem unimportant'?
A
Floccinaucinihilipilification
B
Compartmentalization
C
Internationalization
D
Deinstitutionalization
10.
What is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?
A
Perpetuity
B
Proprietor
C
Typewriter
D
Repertoire
11.
The chemical name for the protein titin is often cited as the longest word in English. Approximately how many letters does it contain?
A
189,819
B
100,000
C
50,000
D
10,000
12.
Which of these long words means 'opposition to the withdrawal of state support from a church'?
A
Antidisestablishmentarianism
B
Constitutionalization
C
Counterrevolutionary
D
Deinstitutionalization
13.
What is the longest common English word with all its letters in alphabetical order?
A
Begins
B
Abhors
C
Chimps
D
Almost
14.
How many letters are in 'electroencephalographically'?
A
27
B
23
C
25
D
29
15.
Which of these is the longest one-syllable word in English?
A
Strengths
B
Squelched
C
Scratched
D
Screeched

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