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most similar in meaning
Hi,
please help ..stuck.
Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning.
worse, awful dig, provoke refuse, trash
many thanks
please help ..stuck.
Underline the pair of words most similar in meaning.
worse, awful dig, provoke refuse, trash
many thanks
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Re: most similar in meaning
Refuse and trash.
Re: most similar in meaning
I think it is refuse and trash.
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Re: most similar in meaning
a bit American, but I agree
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Re: most similar in meaning
Thanks all,
I looked in thesaurus and it includes worse and awful as well..........
a bit confused.
I looked in thesaurus and it includes worse and awful as well..........
a bit confused.
Re: most similar in meaning
Definitely Refuse and Trash - that came up in one of my DS's papers!!
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Re: most similar in meaning
I have seen refuse in that context on several sample papers.
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Double meaning words such as refuse are common in 11 plus tests. They are used as traps, where they are put next to a word with one meaning in one set but they want the other meaning to go with a word in the second set. The child is in the mindset of the first meaning and "forgets" there is another...
A child will then often find a relationship instead of words that mean the same, in the following some children will answer contest and football.
(game contest tennis)
(court dispute football)
Patricia
A child will then often find a relationship instead of words that mean the same, in the following some children will answer contest and football.
(game contest tennis)
(court dispute football)
Patricia
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Re: most similar in meaning
I guess that is where you have to remeber that they want the MOST similar meaningwellprepared wrote:Thanks all,
I looked in thesaurus and it includes worse and awful as well..........
a bit confused.
Re: most similar in meaning
Reminds me of:
(minute, hour, second)
(time, first, tiny)
(minute, hour, second)
(time, first, tiny)