Quis ou quiz? a to z quiz answers - quizstoday

When to use “quiz”?

“Quiz”, spelled with a Z at the end, is a noun that was incorporated into the Portuguese language by importing the word from English. A quiz is a set of questions that measure the knowledge of one or more people, often in a game format.

The word “quiz” has the vowel U pronounced. “Quiz” is a masculine noun and can vary in number, its plural being “quizzes” (according to the English rule).

“She made a quiz about herself for her friends to take.”

“This quiz was the most fun we took!”

“I have already played several quizzes on this subject!”

Quis ou quiz? a to z quiz answers 

The words “quis” and “quiz” are paronyms and almost homographs , that is, they are written almost the same way. However, in addition to the distinct spelling, they have different meanings and pronunciations.

solved exercises

Question 1 - Read the statements below:

1 Can you imagine how much I ______ answer everything, but I couldn't.

2 We didn't respond to what she ______ us to respond to, so I guess we'll be discounted.

3 I was happy to get most of the ______ you sent me right!

4 I think he expected one more ______, he never gets tired.

Check the alternative that points out in which statements the gap is correctly filled in with the word “quis”.

1 (i) and (ii)

2 (i) and (iv)

3 (ii) and (iii)

4 (iii) and (iv)

Resolution

Alternative A. In statements (iii) and (iv), the correct word would be “quiz”.

Question 2 - Complete the following statements using “quis”, “quiz” or “quizzes”.

1 We have already answered all of these ______.

2 Why can't we have a ______ as a final assessment?

3 She didn't know, but I ______ play with her.

Resolution

1 quizzes

2 quiz

3 wanted