Word Length Quiz

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Instructions: Longest, shortest, and unusually structured English words

1.
What is commonly cited as the longest word in major English dictionaries?
A
Floccinaucinihilipilification
B
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
C
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
D
Antidisestablishmentarianism
2.
What is the shortest complete sentence in English?
A
I am.
B
Be.
C
I go.
D
Go!
3.
Which common English word contains three consecutive double letters?
A
Tennessee
B
Mississippi
C
Bookkeeper
D
Committee
4.
What is the longest English word that uses only one vowel (repeated)?
A
Rhythms
B
Strength
C
Strengths
D
Chrononhotonthologos
5.
Which is the longest common English word with all its letters in alphabetical order?
A
Begins
B
Bijoux
C
Almost
D
Chimps
6.
The word 'rhythms' is notable because it is the longest common English word without which feature?
A
Without repeated letters
B
Without a standard vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
C
Without silent letters
D
Without consonants
7.
How many letters are in the word 'antidisestablishmentarianism'?
A
24
B
26
C
28
D
30
8.
What is the longest single-syllable word commonly used in English?
A
Scratched
B
Screeched
C
Stretched
D
Strengths
9.
Which English word has the most consecutive consonants?
A
Strengths (five: ngths)
B
Knighthood
C
Latchstring (six: tchstr)
D
Rhythms
10.
What is special about the word 'typewriter'?
A
It is the longest word typed with one hand
B
It has no repeated letters
C
It is a palindrome
D
It can be typed entirely on the top row of a standard keyboard
11.
The word 'queue' is unusual because how many of its letters are silent?
A
Two
B
One
C
Four
D
Three
12.
Which of these words has the most syllables?
A
Characteristically
B
Internationalization
C
Electrification
D
Antidisestablishmentarianism
13.
What is the only common English word that ends in the letters '-mt'?
A
Dreamt
B
Exempt
C
Prompt
D
Attempt
14.
The word 'facetious' is notable because:
A
It is the longest adjective
B
It has no repeated letters
C
It is spelled the same backward
D
It contains all five vowels in alphabetical order
15.
Which letter of the alphabet appears most frequently in English words?
A
E
B
T
C
S
D
A

Answer Key

Question 1

B. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Question 2

D. Go!

Question 3

C. Bookkeeper

Question 4

C. Strengths

Question 5

C. Almost

Question 6

B. Without a standard vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

Question 7

C. 28

Question 8

B. Screeched

Question 9

C. Latchstring (six: tchstr)

Question 10

D. It can be typed entirely on the top row of a standard keyboard

Question 11

C. Four

Question 12

D. Antidisestablishmentarianism

Question 13

A. Dreamt

Question 14

D. It contains all five vowels in alphabetical order

Question 15

A. E

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