Can We Guess Your Age Based on Your Grammar?

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can We Guess Your Age Based on Your Grammar?
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About This Quiz

Are you always correcting other people's grammar on social media? Are you that friend that makes your other friends crazy with your word-crazy brain? Let's put your love of grammar to better use! After you answer out questions about your grammar, we'll know exactly how old you are. 

Remember when you were a kid and you hated certain foods, but you kind of like them now? Grammar works in a very similar way. Judging by the things you know and the words you use, we'll be able to tell just how developed your word palette might be. Then, we'll correlate it to the age we think you are.

You do not need to have perfect grammar to prove your age to us. In fact, the things you get wrong as just as valuable to us at the things you get right. Every answer you give us will lead us one step closer to the age your birth certificate tells you that you are. 

Do you think we can get your age right? We'll stop japing around now, and we'll do our best to get it right. Answer our wordy questions, and we'll know how many candles you'll blow out on your next cake!

Fill in the blank: Linda was already on her way ______, so she didn't call ahead.
There
Their
They're
Theyre
Could you care less?
I could care less.
I couldn't care less.
About what?
I could always care more.
Which word is incorrect? Irregardless of the situation, I'm going to the party?
I'm
Party
Irregardless
Situation

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Which phrase is correct?
Whet your appetite.
Wet your appetite.
Whet you're appetite.
Wet you're appetite.
Fill in the blank: Marvin's interest was ______.
Piqued
Peaked
Peeked
Preaked
Which sentence is correct?
John's boss put him through the ringer.
Johns boss put him through the wringer.
John's boss put him through the wringer.
John's boss put him threw the wringer.

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How do you correctly handle a problem?
You nick it in the butt.
You nip it in the bud.
You snip it in the butt.
You nip it in the trunk.
Do you jive or jibe with the facts?
I tend to jibe with the facts.
I jive with the facts.
I jump, jive, and thrive with the facts.
I prefer to learn the facts.
Finish this sentence: Carla's way with words is her ______.
Forty
Forte
For-tay
Flambe

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Which one is the missing word? If you are obeying the rules, you are _____ the line.
Towing
Rowing
Pulling
Toeing
Which kind of point is debatable?
Moot point
Mute point
Moose point
Muse point
What is the name of a small, strong coffee?
Expresso
Eckspresso
Espresso
Spresso

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If you are getting a preview, what are you getting?
Sneak peek
Sneak peak
Sneak sweep
Speak neap
Fill in the blank: The excellent magician new a lot of ______ of hand tricks.
Slight
Sight
Sleight
Sleet
Fill in the blank: The company closed _____ doors.
Its
It's
Its'
Ists

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Do you make due or do you make do?
I tend to make due.
I think I make dune.
I tend to make do.
I tend to make stew.
What does worse sometimes come to?
Worst
Worse
Worser
Worsest
Fill in the blank: Henry _______ it up to experience.
Chalked
Chocked
Choked
Crocked

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Finish this sentence: Sammy's boss was liberal and gave him free ______.
Rain
Reign
Rein
Rine
Romeo and Juliet were in the ______ of passion. What were they in?
Throes
Throughs
Thorough
Throws
How do you get revenge?
You extract it.
You exlax it.
You exact it.
You retract it.

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Which sentence is correct?
Ivy's issues were deep-seeded.
Ivy's issues were deep-seated.
Ivy's issues were deep-streeted.
Ivy's issues were deep-speeded.
Chose the correct sentence:
I'll have some crackers to tide me over.
I'll have some crackers to tire me over.
I'll have some crackers to roll me over.
I'll have some crackers to find me over.
Fill in the blank: Jessy told Lauren a ______ lie.
Boldface
Bald-face
Broadface
Bold-trace

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Which sentence is correct?
Your just going to have to wait.
Yr just going to have to wait.
You're just going to have to wait.
You just going to have to wait.
Fill in the blank: Mr. Jones was a ______ for councilman.
Shoo-in
Shoe-in
Shoein
Shooin
How would you address a card?
The Jacksons
The Jackson's
The Jacksons'
The Jacksones

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Which decade did Madonna start signing in?
1980s
"80s
80s'
1980's
What is the thing that floats in the water?
Buoy
Boyo
Boy
Boiy
Fill in the blank: Carine ______ in on the correct answer.
Honed
Homed
Shoned
Sloaned

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