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October 16, 2024

Hiragana Quiz | Match the English Syllable to the Hiragana Character

June 15, 2018 Comments Off

Learning Japanese or just need a refresher on the basics? Name the English syllable that matches the Hiragana character. […]

Can you name the Commonest Words in the English Language

August 13, 2017 1

Those Oxford folks sure know a lot about language. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (11th edition), these are the 100 commonest (or is it most common) words in the English Language. Try this most common words […]

Name the Parts of Speech

July 13, 2017 Comments Off

For those of a certain generation, you can thank Schoolhouse Rock for forever engraining the different parts of speech into your mind. For everyone else, here’s a parts of speech quiz for the eight parts […] […]

Can You Pick the Plural Endings?

July 13, 2017 Comments Off

Most of the time you can make a word plural just adding an ‘s’. However, there are some exceptions and unusual cases. Try this quiz on plurals to see how well you do in these […] […]