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5. Which English word has
the most definitions?
Answer to follow...
4. How do you know when "I'd" means "I would" or "I had"?
When "I'd" is followed by a past participle (taken, known, been, walked, etc) it means "I had". Otherwise it means "I would".
3. Which word doesn't fit: mind - bind - wind - find? Why not?
Wind doesn't fit, because the vowel has two pronunciations - /I/ and /aI/. The vowels in mind, bind and find are all pronounced /aI/.
2. What is the longest English word that doesn't contain a vowel?
"Rhythm"...
1. What is the longest one-syllable word in English?
Screeched, scratched, scrounged, scrunched, stretched, straights and strengths all have nine letters in one syllable.
Is there a ten-letter one-syllable word anywhere out there?
