If You Know These 26 Adjectives, Your English is GREAT

[@aprilc4601]

Im 79 and got all 26. Had a terrific public school (not private) education. And yes, heard about "yare" in the Philadelphia Story. Great movie.

[@sarahjeannepeterson5536]

I also learned that word many years ago from Katharine Hepburn! 😂

[@kellyrhoads1067]

Came here looking for this comment

[@woofer13]

I erred on three definitions. I love that I learn new words every time I take one of your quizzes. You have such a nice way about you that it is always a satisfying experience. Thank you.

[@DawitAlemayehu-sq6hk]

APPRECIATION FOR YOUR ENGLISH QUIZ VIDEOS Dear Brian Wiles, I wanted to take a moment to express my admiration for your English quiz videos. Your content is not only engaging but also incredibly helpful for learners like me. The way you present challenges makes learning both fun and effective. Thank you for your effort in creating such valuable resources. Please keep up the fantastic work. I look forward to your future quizzes! Best regards, Dawit Alemayehu. LOVE FROM ETHIOPIA.

[@stephaniemorrissey123]

Got 300 right! Never heard English: I'm an alien & it's my 1st day on Earth! And I'm DEFINITELY NOT LYING to impress all the other people in the comments!!!!

[@susanbarlow1585]

Go back to were you came from!

[@mshenharris9173]

Welcome to my planet Hallo.

[@Stocky2023]

Me too…..👽👽👽👽

[@judyveness7581]

23 out of 26 - I'm 85 and a great reader. Good to still learn!

[@mamziemay1575]

English speaker here -- I got 24 correct. I attribute my high score to years of attending parochial school with the Sisters back in the day.

[@lisaboban]

While I knew most of these words (missed 2) I had encountered many of them only in print. It was great to hear your clear and correct pronunciation!

[@Rahma-ed1uh]

We really need these kinda videos, pls keep doing it. Thank you! 🧡

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Thanks a lot, Rahma!

[@wojowojtowicz9913]

Thanks, Brian. You are a delight in my endeavor to keep my mind sharp through my senior years! 😊

[@zeecoles8038]

Love your videos! I am an 80 years old European expat who learned to love the English language 40 years ago. I didn't answer 9 correctly... but I'll do better the next time 😆

[@eminecigdemM]

I got 21. I’m not a native English speaker and I never heard these words in my entire life. I chose the word which sounds good 😄

[@macforme]

I had to do the same ...it didn't always work 🤣

[@bretmossing65]

I am Brazilian, and my native language is Portuguese, but I am an eternal student of English, and I say this with great love and pride. I live in Canada and love English culture and all the impact it has on the world. I am a viewer and student of your channel; there are many words that I don't know, and I get very excited about learning new words and expressions. I bought a notebook just for your videos. Congratulations on the rich material that you promote! I am very grateful. A hug from a Brazilian-Canadian.

[@thibaultfacci6741]

I'm a french student and I discover your channel yesterday, I absolutely enjoy your videos and the explenations!

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Thank you so much and welcome!

[@jbeutell]

Just watched with my 12 year old who is taking French. Couple French words today.

[@monyaly9121]

​​@@BrianWilesQuizzes Mr Brian can you please share with some free apps for language learning because I have some peciunary issues

[@xxpedrfacilixx7880]

I've been studying english for 8 years and I felt in a other planet cause i had never seen most these words in my english school. Thanks Brian for your videos because it is helping me a lot

[@Ameroff1982]

Got 20 words right, despite not being a native English speaker.

[@sarahjeannepeterson5536]

Impressive! 👍 Many people brought up speaking English don't do that well! Happy New Year!🎉😊

[@sheriearl]

I got 20 and English is my native language. 😊

[@TheH20please]

I am many decades old with declining health and memory. I am so happy to have found your channel a few months ago. I play Bookworm online multiple times a day, too. Thank you for this appreciated therapy.

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Thank you for this comment, and I'm glad you found me, too!

[@merrytunes8697]

What is bookworm? I’ve found my vocabulary waning and want to revive it

[@susanbarlow1585]

@@merrytunes8697 Someone who is often found, reading a book.

[@rainebolton6495]

I'd also like to know what Bookworm is please (not what a bookworm is). It sounds like it's a game of some sort. Thank you

[@merrytunes8697]

@@rainebolton6495 lol, that was my question as well. Spellcheck de-capitalized Bookworm in my first comment

[@petelutz2967]

22 correct -- the four I missed were ones I'd never heard or seen before. Very fun and challenging!

[@AngelinaX23]

I am 77 and I got all 26 correct.

[@speicaldark]

Thanks! This is super helpful. Although I speak English well now, I don't know most of the words here, probably because I haven't done enough reading of the English literature.

[@jbeutell]

I learned Yare from Cary Grant/Kate Hepburn movie The Philadelphia Story. Cary Grant's character was a yacht designer. Now I have something to rewatch this afternoon.

[@brianpowell1601]

I learnt it from the movie 'High Society' - their yacht was described as yare.

[@jbeutell]

@brianpowell1601 I just checked. That was a remake of Philadelphia Story. Going to have to queue that up. Happy New Year.

[@robheyes6470]

Was just going to say pretty much the same thing. And now I know how to spell it.

[@57hound]

Philadelphia Story, one of my all time favorite movies!

[@user-qo3jh9mn1t]

Me too. I loved the way she said it. I was a teen and immediately ran to get the dictionary, beginning a lifetime love of looking up words. My mother was stunned after years of saying, "Go look it up." Thanks, Katherine.

[@Ashra.Astara]

This is by far the best video of its kind on the net. That said, i would fully support your endeavors in more ways than none. Please pursue and you shall see!

[@collette9008]

Boomer here. Proud to get 23 correct 😊. We had a great education back in the day 👍. Thankyou, this was fun 😍!

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Excellent score, Collette! And I'm glad you enjoyed the quiz.

[@azmike1]

I am skeptical of your boast.

[@AngelinaX23]

​@azmike1 🤣

[@HarrietCraig323]

22 correct and 100% disgusted with myself! 😑😉🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@BluePittsley]

Boomer here too!! 24 correct here!!

[@kimmelvin866]

I loved this one. I got all 26. I didn’t always know the definition of the correct word, but i knew the two that were incorrect. Reading great authors like Emily Brontë didn’t hurt either.

[@vlovegan]

Wow! 🎉Honestly, I'm really proud that I managed to get 24 of the 26 words right. Because I'm Brazilian, and I don't speak English fluently. I think that because of my good education in my own language, Portuguese, I might have gotten it right, because many of the words may have Latin origins, or just sound a lot like what I already know. But I found it quick and easy. I don't understand how, but it was fun. Thank you. And have a happy 2025! 🇧🇷😊

[@AnnaiStockholm-tz8xe]

Great quiz! Non-native English speaker, so as someone else commented, I've mostly only read these words, so was great to hear the pronounciation. Missed three, but I should have taken them :D

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

I got 15 right, not bad for someone with chemobrain from cancer 13 years ago! This was helpful, thank you. I’ll come back

[@larrylewis3573]

I scored 24 out of 26. I enjoy these English language quizzes. Many thanks. Larry Lewis London, Ontario, Canada.

[@user-qo3jh9mn1t]

I love your videos. I think being willing to do them make us all GREAT.

[@biljasmiljanic6672]

Very difficult for me, I made only 18. But I enjoyed it because I like to expand my vocabulary. I learnt a lot of new words.

Missed 1 and would have missed yare if I hadn’t read comments. Fun and stimulating

[@carollackhansingh2732]

Thank you Brian for such great lessons! I really enjoy learning more of the English language! Had two incorrect. Continue the valuable work!

[@JohnBlahuta-bb2iy]

EXIGENT I got from NCIS, they used it all the time....😄😄😄😄

[@wolfgangezeh2221]

I’m a Nigerian who loves spoken English. I missed two. Fantastic channel, please keep it up.

[@OkieOrochi]

I just learned about 18 new words today - thanks!

[@redalpha8819]

Brilliant as always Brian❤

[@brianusa394]

5 wrong but another 4 that I got correct were done by eliminating others in the group even though I didn’t fully know the correct meaning

[@mcjamex]

18 out of 26. Never heard the words I missed before. Learned a lot of new words!

[@doloresjanet]

I got 22 correct. I’m 69, a boomer. I’m sure many younger ages of today are unfamiliar with these words. Education has really changed.

[@demonalivefornow9680]

Totally. I'm 37, have an MFA in English, voracious reader of classics and still got just 22/26. They don't teach us like they used to. If I come across a word in a book I don't know I just assume it or google it.

[@AnnJ-k7s]

I’m 68 and got 22 right also.

[@Jerry-d8p]

I'm favoured, $27K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America.

[@HassanMark-g5h]

As a beginner what do I need to do? How can I invest, on which platform? If you know any please share.

[@MuhammedJohn-k6o]

Wow that's huge, how do you earn that much? I'm 37 years old and I've been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@Earth_Angel9]

I got 20 out of 26, guess I better get back to pulling words from the dictionary on a daily basis again. These are fun, informative and enjoyable! I appreciate your taking time to teach us and quiz our knowledge with absolutely no pressure! 😂

[@wenkeadam362]

im 80 years old and only missed 3 words that I can't remember having ever heard before. Thank you! This was fun.

[@Daniel-c1n4i]

Great video brother ❤😊

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Thanks, Daniel!

[@trishmurphy1941]

I had fun anticipating the words: one I got by process of elimination and the last one I’d never heard any of them so guessed but was wrong. Thanks for this

[@arabisc6213]

I'm a guy watching your videos from Egypt, your videos are amazing!

[@joannaszymanowska8886]

23/26, Polish, psychiatrist. Latin, English, Russian at the college, latin, English, Russian, French while studying medicine. In Sweden now.

[@AnnNynkowski]

@@joannaszymanowska8886 wow. Impressive. My attempt to learn Polish at 73 yrs is ….well humorous comes to mind.

[@محمداحمدالجوميس]

عايزين نشوفك في مصر يا براين انا من الصعيد

[@glendam1148]

Dang. I missed the letter Z. I enjoy your quizzes and have a couple of comments on this video: 1 - I love the suit and tie. So professional. 2 - Thanks for including the definition of each of the three word choices.

[@kamokaye]

I’m trying to increase my ASVAB score and these videos really help me with the vocabulary portion. Thank you!

[@LizR-f9b]

I love words! Spectacular job!

[@janetjasven9808]

N, Q and T all tripped me up… And most of the rest I had the word before the options were listed… 🥰📚❤️📚

[@maryjackson6139]

Hi dear 😊 Does the idea of getting older scared you?

[@Eleuthero5]

I got 24 of 26 but what I got even more of was FUN!! I enjoy your videos!

[@vincemccord8093]

23 correct. Not bad. Glad to learn 'zaftig'. Never heard of it.

[@rozii9876]

This is really awesome.learned a lot🤶🎅happy new year btw.wish you the best ever brian.

[@gregoriussudaryono260]

I know some of them. Great video to learn English, Sir. Thank you👍

[@ramachandra776]

I got 23 right . Missed J , Y and Z . Thank you , this was really great . Eagerly waiting for your next video . 😊

[@LindaMeta532]

Thank you so much❤

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Thanks for watching, Linda!

[@DasikaSenawirathna]

This is well🎉happy😊

[@JTChloe]

22 here. Fun and challenging. Thank you!

[@rosieg6093]

Was correct on 25 questions. Thanks for the test.

[@meridethhendry5733]

WoW! I was stumped by 4 of the adjectives. Really fun!

[@creatorking55]

Save Amazon rainforest🌳

[@lilianadomenech296]

Thnx for these vids. Got 24 correctly. And I'm a foreigner😂. Great fun.

[@englishwithomer149]

A good level of learning here Sir ❤

[@bethjonasson9897]

yay. Got em all. Now to get those grandsons interested....

[@bethholbrook8699]

23 correct, I love these quizzes!

[@polgh4209]

Love this challenge ❤

[@MyMagic111]

22/26. Good test of my English. Having knowledge of other languages helped.

[@tricianilsson6870]

23 correct. Had NO idea of the meaning of the three options in question 26.

[@gillesjoly3811]

Missed the D and the J. Thanks again Brian.

[@cindybinning7306]

I believe this is correct. Thank you. I don’t think I have dementia yet C. Lou❤

[@marisa5359]

25/26. Mixed up turbid and turgid. I also had not seen quotidian before but process of elimination proved to be in my favor. This was a good one. Thank you. 😊

[@MM-Iconoclast]

I did the same (exactly) and got the same final score. Btw, turgid ('a swollen and fast-moving river') could also have applied. So I'm giving myself 26/26 and you as well - high five!

[@marisa5359]

@MM-Iconoclast Excellent point. Thanks! 😊

[@jcsrst]

I consider myself well read and I missed 3. Some of these words really aren't used commonly anymore. Challenging and well done!

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Excellent work!

[@sarahjeannepeterson5536]

I've had an extensive vocabulary for many years. But I'm in my 60s now and as my friends leave this mortal plain I have fewer occasions in which I can use my entire vocabulary. 😢

[@jcsrst]

@sarahjeannepeterson5536 I understand. In my early 60's. Most of my friends do not have an extensive vocabulary. I am fortunate to have a few that do though☺

[@joannahatton99]

24 out of 26. I'm 80 yrs old and still read alot.

[@markdunn1931]

Love the channel, this one beat me up some. Cheers...

[@joydavis7462]

Love your channel 23/26 correct.

[@phillip2763]

I watch these videos and I think wow I'm pretty pretty knowledgeable about my English there until I get to the last five questions. I do wonder how useful it is to know words that no one else does.

[@MelySDW]

I got 23 words correct. I had never heard of the last one before.

[@michaelwhite9513]

I have never seen/heard the Z words before. thanks for the new words.

[@jaycee157]

Very good exercise. Learnt 5 new words

[@gloriaf6971]

I got 20 correct. There were a few words that I had never encountered before.

[@Československý]

Great job! Happy New Year!

[@dianejenkins6159]

Love these videos, I need more..I missed 7!

[@mimi23903]

I missed 7. Even of the ones I missed I could eliminate one of the choices. Nice exercise

[@selfcaresamantha]

These are so fun!

[@JoJo7586-h1z]

I am 65 y.o., from the Philippines and I just got 1 wrong answer. This was fun!

[@adipsous]

I got three wrong. However, of the twenty-three I knew (and I'm including exigent, because I thought of it right off, though I officially discarded it because it doesn't start with x) I guessed eight of them - based on which letter was up - accurately before he listed the options. I guessed Acrid, Bucolic, Ephemeral, Fallow, Hapless, Jejune, Obdurate, and Exigent just from the sentence alone, knowing which letter we were on.

[@sathi6320]

Thank you - made 5 mistakes. I speak English as my first language, Tamil as my mother-tongue and Malay as the language in which I studied from primary 1 to A-levels. Best wishes from Msia

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Wow, fantastic work!

[@MM-Iconoclast]

@@BrianWilesQuizzes Turbid and turgid ('a swollen and fast moving river') could both apply, so I'm giving myself 26/26.

[@ConnieWilsonbricks101]

I got them all! ❤

[@georgemcbride7857]

That’s incredible.

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Amazing, Connie- congrats!

[@charlespirate1]

Smashing this. My English is pretty good

[@annaleewilliams8602]

Love it learn several new words

[@lindaannestanley6805]

Great quiz. Good challenges. I had only 22 correct answers.

[@blop1738]

hi, could you explain me better a thing about this? I know here is absolutely no rule in the English language saying: if the first verb in a clause is in the simple past, a following verb must be in the root form BUT could I put a root-form verm after a past verb? for instance; "we recall Candy when she played and she can" or also "we recall Candy when she played, when she can" - that "can" instead of "cvould" ...are you allowed to use "can" instead of "could" in those two examples?

[@thomaspalasits6563]

25 out of 26, but I should add that you can back into many of them.

[@japanmesmerises1384]

i GOT 20 RIGHT AND 6 wrong. My performance wowed me as I guessed many of the answers. My request. Can you make such videos in Japanese as well?

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Wow great work! Honestly, my Japanese isn't strong enough to make these kinds of quizzes... But maybe one day it will be!

[@nourhisham2344]

براين وحشتنا وانتا بتتكلم عربي اية يا عم فينك بس

[@elecbertelecbert-l5e]

Thanks I really appreciate that YOUR CHANNEL HELPED ME SO MUCH MOVE ON 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 DO NOT STOP MAKING VIDEOS

[@weiner_hands-guy914]

I was born and raised in the US. A lot of these words I have never heard of before. The maybe half I did know are not very commonly used adjectives. I mean so uncommon that as I stated previously, having been born, raised, and still living in the US, have not myself used, nor have I heard anyone else using most of these words. I'm 35 years old and have been out of school for a while. I'm not claiming to be a perfect english writer or even speaker, even having been here my whole life, but I can tell you for sure that these words, while technically correct, will probably never come up in a conversation. I'm not saying it's bad to know them, knowledge is power afer all, but I wouldn't feel bad if you didn't know these words. I actually have a feeling more non native english speakers may do better on this quiz than native speakers. At least in terms of US english speaking natives, UK is different and uses some different words. Although I have seen my fair share of english movies and shows, as well as youtube videos and these words havent come up there either. Just pointing this out. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with knowing these words or even this video teaching/showing them. It is great to broaden your vocabulary. Which is more of what I think this video is about anyway.

[@davidwilensky2601]

The words I did not know were offset by eliminating the incorrect choices I DID know. Therefore, I scored a perfect 26/26 while only being certain of 23 words.

[@MrUsnavyvet]

who uses these words in everyday language?

[@AudreyLewis2008]

OMGeeeee!!! How dumb am I. Great quiz.

[@BrianWilesQuizzes]

Haha I bet you're pretty smart, Audrey! And thanks...