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Words & language quiz

Figures of speech, word games and the quirks of language: a quiz for anyone who loves words.

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Easy

  1. What is the opposite of "fast"?

    Slow

  2. What is the opposite of "never"?

    Always

  3. What do you call a word that has the same meaning as another?

    Synonym

  4. Which language is spoken in Argentina?

    Spanish

Medium

  1. What do you call a word that reads the same in both directions, like "kayak"?

    Palindrome

  2. What is the little mark under the letter "ç" called?

    Cedilla

  3. What do you call a word with the opposite meaning?

    Antonym

  4. Which language has the most native speakers in the world?

    Chinese

Hard

  1. Which figure of speech is a deliberate exaggeration, as in "I'm dying of thirst"?

    Hyperbole

  2. What is the fear of spiders called?

    Arachnophobia

  3. How many members sit in the Académie française?

    40 : They are known as "the Immortals".

  4. What do you call a word formed from the letters of another word, like "listen" and "silent"?

    Anagram

Expert

  1. What do you call a text written while avoiding one letter of the alphabet?

    Lipogram

  2. What is the study of place names called?

    Toponymy

  3. Which figure of speech combines two contradictory words, as in "deafening silence"?

    Oxymoron

  4. What is the word for someone who collects Camembert cheese labels?

    Tyrosemiophile

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