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1. What does the word 'oaf' mean?
2. Which of the following is the correct spelling for the past tense?
3. Which of the following is the direct opposite (in texture) of aas?
4. What part of speech is the word 'Rab'?
5. How is the word 'yes' correctly pronounced?
6. Which part of the aal plant is used to make dye?
7. What part of speech is the word 'wab'?
8. Which of the following is an acceptable formal synonym for 'nab'?
9. Which of the following is an antonym for 'sab'?
10. What part of speech is 'Ian'?
11. Which of the following is the closest American English equivalent to the British medical term 'jab'?
12. What does it mean to be 'keyed up'?
13. How do you spell the present participle of 'gab'?
14. How is the word 'eam' pronounced?
15. What part of speech is 'eam'?
16. What does the word 'gab' mean?
17. Which word rhymes with 'gab'?
18. Which sentence uses 'Ubc' correctly?
19. What is the plural form of 'vac'?
20. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'key'?
21. What part of speech is the word 'joy' primarily used as?
22. Which subject uses 'Qed' most frequently?
23. What does the name 'Ian' mean?
24. Which of the following is a correct use of 'aal'?
25. In the name 'Eadweard' (Edward), what does the 'ead' element represent?
26. What part of speech is the word 'Zac'?
27. From which Old English word does 'yes' originate?
28. Ubc is typically classified as what type of word?
29. In which context is it most appropriate to use 'kab'?
30. Which of the following best describes an aba?
31. In modern slang, what does it mean to 'dab'?
32. Where does the 'Tab' key get its name from?
33. What is the difference between 'oak' and 'oar'?
34. Is 'aam' a countable or uncountable noun?
35. Which of the following is a common grammar rule for the word 'Mab'?
36. What does the informal phrase 'We cabbed it to the show' mean?
37. Which modern English name contains the root 'ead'?
38. Which word rhymes perfectly with 'jab'?
39. What is the full, formal word that 'sab' is abbreviated from?
40. Can you use 'aam' to measure flour?
41. In the sentence 'You never know what might happen,' what does 'you' mean?
42. What does the word 'aas' refer to?
43. If someone has 'the gift of gab,' what do they possess?
44. What is the correct spelling of the plural form of 'bab'?
45. What is the likely etymological origin of the theatrical meaning of 'bab'?
46. Which word is an antonym of 'Qed'?
47. Which of the following is a common misspelling of 'aas'?
48. Which article is correct before the word 'use' or 'useful'?
49. In a story, which spelling gives a character a more 'modern' vibe?
50. What is a 'mac' in the context of British fashion?
