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Amazing Facts about The English Language

Amazing Facts about The English Language. 'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'. dreamt. There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. 'dous'.

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Amazing Facts about The English Language

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  1. Amazing Facts about The English Language

  2. 'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'. dreamt

  3. There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. 'dous'

  4. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. almost

  5. There is only one word in the English language with three consecutive sets of double letters.... Bookkeeper

  6.  It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

  7. There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'

  8. The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the English alphabet.

  9. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. rhyme

  10. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions. set

  11. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. rhythm

  12. Answer the following questions. • What word in English has the most definitions? • What two words in Englishhave all five vowels in order? • What word in English has three consecutive sets of double letters? • What two words in the English language end in “dous”? • What is the only word in English that ends in “mt”? • What fact do you find most interesting?

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