Chapter: 12. The Elves And The Shoemaker
Word Wonder: Finding the Odd One Out
Explanation for Self-Learning:
“Odd one out” is a fun way to practice how you group words together. Imagine you have a basket of fruits, but someone accidentally put a toy car in it. The toy car would be the “odd one out” because it doesn’t belong with the fruits!
When you see a list of words, your job is to:
Look for a connection: Try to find what most of the words have in common. Are they all types of food? Parts of a house? Things you wear? Find the misfit: Once you know the connection, look for the one word that does not fit into that group. That’s your “odd one out”! Let’s try an example: “red, blue, table, green.”
What do “red,” “blue,” and “green” have in common? They are all colors! What about “table”? It’s not a color, it’s a piece of furniture. So, “table” is the odd one out. This exercise helps you think about categories and relationships between words, which is a very important skill for understanding language!
Answers to Word Wonder Exercises:
Read the words in each row. Then, cross (X) the odd one out in each set.
(Explanation: ‘Table’, ‘chair’, and ‘bed’ are typically pieces of furniture found in a room. ‘Carpet’ is a floor covering.) cabbage pineapple apple orange cabbage pineapple apple X orange (Explanation: ‘Pineapple’, ‘apple’, and ‘orange’ are all fruits. ‘Cabbage’ is a vegetable.) (Explanation: ‘Kettle’, ‘pan’, and ‘jug’ are kitchen items used for cooking or holding liquids. ‘Lamp’ is a light source, typically for lighting a room.) lake ocean river X forest (Explanation: ‘Lake’, ‘ocean’, and ‘river’ are all bodies of water. ‘Forest’ is an area with many trees.) pigeon cat sparrow parrot pigeon X cat sparrow parrot (Explanation: ‘Pigeon’, ‘sparrow’, and ‘parrot’ are all types of birds. ‘Cat’ is a mammal.) ticket class theatre film ticket X class theatre film (Explanation: ‘Theatre’, ‘film’, and ‘ticket’ are all related to going to see a movie or a play. ‘Class’ refers to a group of students or a lesson.) 
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