Quiz: What Weird Word from the English Language Are You?
This quiz is sponsored by P Is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter
Turning the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, P is for Pterodactyl is perfect for anyone who has ever been stumped by silent letters or confused by absurd homophones. This whimsical, unique book takes silent letter entries like “K is for Knight” a step further with “The noble knight’s knife nicked the knave’s knee.” Lively illustrations provide context clues, and alliterative words help readers navigate text like “a bright white gnat is gnawing on my gnocchi” with ease. Everyone from early learners to grown-up grammarians will love this wacky book where “A is for Aisle” but “Y is definitely not for Why.”
“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.” – Lewis Carroll
Let’s face it, some words are just fun to say. Hullabaloo. Bumfuzzle. Widdershins. Collywobbles. You don’t even need to know what they mean. Because sometimes nonsense is fun. Take this quiz, for instance. TOTAL NONSENSE. It’s fun to take, but to kinda steal the rules from Whose Line Is It Anyway, everything’s made up and the answers don’t matter. But you’ll learn a fun word. Now, have at it!
