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Places & buildings

Towns, homes, ruins, landscapes and where things are. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Ten questions from the places & buildings 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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Core, Advanced levels: the first 4 of 4, A to Z.

  • empire

    nounCore

    a group of lands ruled by one king, queen or country

    Similar:
    kingdom
  • environment

    nounCore

    the natural world or the place where people, animals and plants live

    Similar:
    surroundings
  • erect

    verbAdvanced

    to build something or set it upright

    Similar:
    build
    Opposite:
    collapse
  • exterior

    nounCore

    the outer surface or outside part of something

    Similar:
    outside
    Opposite:
    inner

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