Instructions: Which word in each list is different? Why?
Answers for 1/26
① bus stop, platform, airport, bus station, ship
"ship" is different, because you travel in it - the others are places where you go to start your journey
② printer, speaker, keyboard, menu, mouse
"menu" is different because it is not something you use with your computer
③ golf, basketball, fan, cricket, table tennis
"fan" is different because it's a person, not a sport
④ buy, cost, pay, sell, sale
"sale" is different because it's not a verb
⑤ grandpa, wife, mum, guest, son
"guest" is different because it's not a person in your family
⑥ crazy, high, lazy, famous, nice
"high" is different because it doesn't describe a person
⑦ catch, throw, walk, think, climb
"think" is different because it doesn't describe an activity where you move
⑧ prize, match, game, win, competition
"win" is different because it's a verb, not a noun
⑨ countryside, lake, island, moon, wood
"moon" is different, because it is not a place in our world
⑩ heating, post office, church, theatre, hotel
"heating" is different because it's not a place
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