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Size & amount

Huge, tiny, plenty, scarce: how big and how much. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Ten questions from the size & amount 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, Stretch levels: the first 10 of 10, A to Z.

  • scanty

    adj.Advanced

    too small in amount to be enough

    Similar:
    meagre
    Opposite:
    abundant

  • scarcity

    nounAdvanced

    a situation where there is not enough of something

    Similar:
    shortage
    Opposite:
    abundance

  • shallow

    adj.Core

    not deep; also lacking serious thought

    Similar:
    not deep
    Opposite:
    deep

  • shrink

    verbCore

    to become smaller or make something smaller

    Similar:
    reduce
    Opposite:
    enlarge

  • significant

    adj.Core

    important or large enough to be noticed

    Similar:
    important
    Opposite:
    insignificant

  • sphere

    nounCore

    a perfectly round solid shape like a ball

    Similar:
    ball

  • stretched

    verbCore

    pulled out long or tight, or made wider or longer

    Similar:
    extended
    Opposite:
    loosened

  • sufficient

    adj.Core

    as much as is needed

    Similar:
    enough
    Opposite:
    deficient

  • sundry

    adj.Stretch

    of various different kinds

    Similar:
    various
    Opposite:
    alike

  • superfluous

    adj.Stretch

    more than is needed or wanted

    Similar:
    unnecessary
    Opposite:
    essential

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