Odd one out.
A) Library
B) Classroom
C) Tuesday
A) What
B) Teacher
C) Pupil
A) Where
B) Who
C) Friday
A) Monday
B) Tuesday
C) Hi
A) Wednesday
B) Playground
C) Sunday
A) Hello
B) Hi
C) Where
A) Boy
B) Girl
C) Saturday
A) Garden
C) Headmaster
A) Headmistress
C) Sports hall
A) Canteen
B) Teacher’s room
C) Headmistress
Complete.
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English Vocabulary Categorization and Days of the Week
KEY FORMULA / RULE: In odd-one-out vocabulary exercises, identify the shared semantic category (such as places at school, school roles, question words, greetings, or days of the week) among two items to isolate the word belonging to a different category.
SOLUTION & OPTION ANALYSIS
Activity 19: Odd One Out
1. c) Tuesday:Library and Classroom are school places; Tuesday is a day of the week.
2. a) What:Teacher and Pupil are school roles/people; What is a question word.
3. c) Friday:Where and Who are question words; Friday is a day of the week.
4. c) Hi:Monday and Tuesday are days of the week; Hi is an informal greeting.
5. b) Playground:Wednesday and Sunday are days of the week; Playground is a school location.
6. c) Where:Hello and Hi are greetings; Where is a question word.
7. c) Saturday:Boy and Girl refer to people/children; Saturday is a day of the week.
8. c) Headmaster:Garden and Playground are physical areas/places; Headmaster is a school staff member.
9. c) Sports hall:Headmistress and Teacher are school staff members; Sports hall is a place.
10. c) Headmistress:Canteen and Teacher’s room are school rooms/places; Headmistress is a person.
Activity 20: Complete the Days of the Week
Fill in the missing letters to spell the days of the week correctly:
EXAM INSIGHT / PITFALL: In English, all days of the week must always start with a capital letter and end in the suffix -day. Note the silent letters in words like Wednesday (/ˈwɛnzdeɪ/).