PUZZLES IN ENGLISH!
Puzzles of all kinds are very popular in Great Britain. Here are a few you might like to try. They range from easy to advanced, and are in no particular order.
Number One
Which word in the English language is most often pronounced incorrectly?
Number Two
Using the letter grid below, how many words can you find. Each word must contain the central H and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is at least one nine letter word. Advanced: 50+ words. Average: 25 words. All words can be found in the Oxford Wordpower dictionary. Here are couple to start you off: ache, heart ...
R C O
E H S
R T A
Number Three
What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year. Twice in a week but never in a day?
Number Four
Many years ago, befor modern educashun in the new millenium, one problem in skools was baseic speeling and grammer. To conbat this and rays acheivement, teechers were adviced to start at the very begining, at the yungest age. Once they had managed to breath new life into leessons, progres came quickly - sucess was then garanteed. How many speeling errors would modern skolars identify in this paragraph?
Number Five
Mr and Mrs Haines have three daughters and each daughter has two brothers. How many children do Mr and Mrs Haines have?
Puzzles of all kinds are very popular in Great Britain. Here are a few you might like to try. They range from easy to advanced, and are in no particular order.
Number One
Which word in the English language is most often pronounced incorrectly?
Number Two
Using the letter grid below, how many words can you find. Each word must contain the central H and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is at least one nine letter word. Advanced: 50+ words. Average: 25 words. All words can be found in the Oxford Wordpower dictionary. Here are couple to start you off: ache, heart ...
R C O
E H S
R T A
Number Three
What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year. Twice in a week but never in a day?
Number Four
Many years ago, befor modern educashun in the new millenium, one problem in skools was baseic speeling and grammer. To conbat this and rays acheivement, teechers were adviced to start at the very begining, at the yungest age. Once they had managed to breath new life into leessons, progres came quickly - sucess was then garanteed. How many speeling errors would modern skolars identify in this paragraph?
Number Five
Mr and Mrs Haines have three daughters and each daughter has two brothers. How many children do Mr and Mrs Haines have?