OXON HILL, Md. – The sign outside the waiting room read: ‘Preliminaries Test, Quiet Please.’ Spellers emerged one by one, having taken the first vocabulary test in the history of the National Spelling ...

To bee, or not to bee, has now become a tougher question to answer -- even for whiz kid spellers. The Scripps National Spelling Bee has announced that it is changing the format of its annual ...

Calling all language lovers! 💬This 27-question language quiz will challenge your knowledge of synonyms, homophones, commonly ...

A spelling bee week that began with curiosity and angst over a new vocabulary test was set to end the familiar way – with bright kids spelling difficult words under the bright lights of prime-time ...

Graduating seniors can throw their flash cards on the celebratory bonfire next year. When students sit down to try their pencils at the redesigned SAT in spring 2016, the questions about vocabulary ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In a modern society where language should never be a barrier, why is one bound to answer the English vocabulary questions to pass the language part of the IBA admission test? There is no denying the ...

Developing good reading habits during childhood significantly benefits vocabulary in later life, according to a new study. Having analysed vocabulary test scores of 9,400 people at the ages of 10, 16 ...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Jae Canetti said he screamed "No!" when he learned the National Spelling Bee would be introducing a vocabulary test. He started changing the way he prepared, studying ...