ODD WORD OUT
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
GENERAL
COMPOUND WORDS
100

Which word is different?

luckily    lovely     fortunately         definitely


lovely

All other words are adverbs.

100

Correct the sentence:

For who are you waiting?

Who are you waiting for?

100

Which word means that something is so easy it can be done by anyone. You don't have to be an expert to do it.

a) a people's person

b) foolproof

c) easy

Foolproof

100

Correct the sentence:

My mum can drive, but my dad can't drive.

My mum can drive, but my dad can't.

100

What compound adjective means 'not willing to spend money'?


tight-fisted

200

Which word is different?

choke     stitches      stomach      temperature

stomach

200

Complete the phrasal verb.

Who picked you ____ from the airport the last time you travelled?

Who picked you up from the airport the last time you travelled?

200

What compound words means 'having good-manners and being polite'?


well-behaved

300

Choose the word that is different.

always      hardly ever      normally      straight away

straight away

300

Is this sentence correct? If not, correct it.

He gave his mother a silk, blue, spotted scarf for her birthday.

He gave his mother a spotted, blue, silk scarf for her birthday.

300

Choose the correct word.

Her suitcase was so / so much / such  heavy that she couldn't pick it up.

Her suitcase was so heavy that she couldn't pick it up.

300

What compund word means relaxed; not easily worried about things?

laid-back

400

Choose the word that is different.

damp     drizzling      drought        humid

drought

400

Complete the sentence.

The government is offering courses to help _____   _________ to find jobs.

the unemployed

400

What compound word means often forgetting or not noticing things?

absent-minded

500

Choose the correct form.


She worked / had been working for the same airline for eight years before she was promoted.

She had been working for the same airline for eight years before she was promoted.

500

Complete the sentence.

Please don't hurry, ____  your _____.

Please don't hurry, take your time.

500

What compound word means not willing to listen to ideas and opinions different from your own?

narrow-minded