Fill in the Blanks 283-testOnline version 283-test by Farhad Key 1 dying dominance rate part twice English is the world's language . Such has its downside , of course . There are now about 6 , 800 languages left in the world , compared with perhaps that number back at the dawn of agriculture . Thanks in to the rise of über - languages , most importantly English , the remaining languages are now at the of about one a fortnight .