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Some common words containing 'ow' include Cabbagetown, Earflower, Facebow. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Cabbagetown Proper Noun Earflower Noun Facebow Noun (plural: facebows; also written face-bow) Facedown Adverb / Adjective Gablewindowed Adjective Grow Verb Jabbernowl Noun Knowledge Noun Oarrowheaded Adjective Power Noun, Verb

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1. Who wrote the 1940 novel 'Cabbagetown'?

Margaret Mitchell William Faulkner Harper Lee Erskine Caldwell

2. Which preposition correctly completes: 'The king has power ___ his subjects.'

on to over for

3. What does the word 'jabbernowl' mean?

A type of bird A noisy, foolish person A small hammer A delicious pastry

4. Which preposition correctly completes: 'She has extensive knowledge ___ computer programming.'

in about of on

5. What is the simple past tense of 'grow'?

Growed Grown Grew Growing

6. Which sentence uses 'facedown' correctly?

He stood facedown to the mirror. She facedown the hecklers. Facedown the swimmer floated. The cards were dealt facedown.

7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

I have grew a lot since last year. I have grown a lot since last year. I has grown a lot since last year. I am grew a lot since last year.

8. Which device works hand in hand with a facebow?

An articulator A stethoscope A dental drill A toothbrush

9. Which two words combine to form 'jabbernowl'?

Jabber + Knoll Jabber + Nowl Jack + Bowl Jab + Fowl

10. Which two Old English words form the base of the compound?

Arcus and caput Arwe and heafod Orbis and hod Aer and hood

11. Which sentence is correct?

She facedown the critics. She faced down the critics. She downfall the critics. She was facedowning the critics.

12. What does it mean to 'power through' something?

To give up easily To continue doing something difficult with determination To cut off electricity To take political control

13. What is the noun form of 'grow'?

Grower Growing Growth Grown

14. Which word is the trap homophone for 'flower' in this compound?

Flour Flower Floweret Floral

15. Why should you avoid calling any poor neighborhood 'a Cabbagetown' today?

It is a trademarked name It is only used in British English The slang sense sounds outdated and insulting It is spelled wrong without a city name

16. Which word rhymes with the ending of 'gablewindowed'?

Cloud Loud Shadowed Dot

17. Which word is an antonym for 'power' when referring to control?

Authority Powerlessness Strength Might

18. Which of the following is a correct use of 'jabbernowl'?

He is very jabbernowl. He was jabbernowling. He is a complete jabbernowl. He spoke jabbernowl.

19. What part of speech is the word 'knowledge'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

20. Which word means lying on the back, face upward (the formal opposite of facedown)?

Prone Prostrate Supine Sprawled

21. What does the Nahuatl name xochinacaztli literally mean?

Sun candle Ear drum Flower ear Sacred smoke

22. What is the adjective form of 'power' meaning 'having great strength'?

Powerful Powered Powering Powerless

23. Which of these follows the same food-plus-town naming pattern as Cabbagetown?

Riverdale Chinatown Oakland Kingston

24. Is 'knowledge' countable or uncountable?

Always countable Always uncountable Usually uncountable, but can be countable in specific phrases Only countable in the plural

25. What part of speech is Cabbagetown?

Proper noun Common noun Adjective Verb

26. Which sentence uses 'oarrowheaded' correctly?

The puddle was oarrowheaded. The tablet's oarrowheaded wedges recorded the grain shipment. He oarrowheaded down the street. The soup tasted oarrowheaded.

27. What does it mean if a song 'grows on you'?

The song gets longer You gradually start to like the song The song is about plants The song becomes louder

28. The suffix '-ed' in 'gablewindowed' means...

past tense provided with plural resembling

29. Which word means the OPPOSITE of facedown?

Prone Faceup Headfirst Sprawled

30. What does the proverb 'Knowledge is power' mean?

Only smart people can be strong. Education and information give you an advantage in life. Powerful people are always smart. Knowledge is dangerous.

31. Which modern use keeps the earflower in Oaxacan kitchens?

Fuel Fabric dye Building material Flavoring coffee, chocolate, and tejate

32. He was ___ facedown on the bed.

laying lied lying lain into

33. Choose the correct preposition: 'The dentist recorded the jaw position ___ a facebow.'

of at with into

34. How is the ending 'nowl' in 'jabbernowl' pronounced?

Like 'hole' Like 'null' Like 'owl' Like 'knoll'

35. Which feature does NOT make a building gablewindowed?

A window in the gable triangle A skylight in the roof plane A gable window over the stair A lit gable at dusk

36. What does 'gablewindowed' mean?

Having windows in the roof plane Having no windows at all Having a glass door Having windows in the gable ends

37. How is the word 'grow' pronounced in American English?

GRAW GREW GROH GROW-er

38. How is 'facedown' normally stressed?

face-DOWN Equal stress on both parts FAYS-down down-FAYS

39. How is the word 'knowledge' pronounced in American English?

kuh-NOL-ij noh-LIJ NOL-ij nah-LAYJ

40. How many syllables does 'gablewindowed' have?

Three Four Five Two

41. How did Toronto's Cabbagetown get its name?

A farmer sold cabbages at the city gate A ship full of cabbage docked nearby The name came from a British admiral Irish immigrant families grew cabbages in their front yards

42. In the word 'facebow,' what does 'bow' mean?

A tie worn at the collar A bend of the body The front of a ship A curved, arch-like frame

43. What does the phrase 'power outage' mean?

A sudden burst of energy A period when electricity is cut off A political resignation A military attack

44. What part of speech is 'jabbernowl'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

45. In a card game, cards 'dealt facedown' are:

Hidden until revealed Shown to everyone Removed from play Given to the dealer

46. What part of speech is 'oarrowheaded'?

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

47. What is the plural form of 'jabbernowl'?

Jabbernowli Jabbernowls Jabbernowl Jabbernowles

48. In surveys, cottages are often sorted into which two groups?

Gablewindowed and blind-gabled Gablewindowed and pedimented Gablewindowed and thatched only Gablewindowed and gableted

49. 'Face down' as a VERB means:

To confront boldly and subdue To lie flat To turn over slowly To hide something away

50. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

They gablewindowed the barn. A gablewindowed was opened above the stair. The gablewindowed manse glowed at dusk. The house has three gablewindowses.