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Home & everyday things

Objects, clothes and words from daily life. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Ten questions from the home & everyday things theme in the 11+ styles: closest meaning, opposites, odd one out, words in context and missing words. Marked straight away, with explanations. No account needed.

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Advanced, Core levels: the first 7 of 7, A to Z.

  • darn

    verbAdvanced

    to mend a hole in cloth by sewing stitches across it

    Similar:
    mend
    Opposite:
    rip

  • deposit

    verbCore

    to put something down or place it somewhere safe

    Similar:
    place
    Opposite:
    remove

  • device

    nounCore

    a small tool or machine made for a particular job

    Similar:
    gadget

  • disarray

    nounAdvanced

    a state of mess and confusion

    Similar:
    disorder
    Opposite:
    arrangement

  • dismantle

    verbAdvanced

    to take something apart piece by piece

    Similar:
    take apart
    Opposite:
    assemble

  • domestic

    adj.Core

    to do with the home or family, or tamed

    Similar:
    home
    Opposite:
    foreign

  • dwelling

    nounAdvanced

    a house or other place where people live

    Similar:
    home

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