Same, opposite, or something else entirely?

Synonyms, antonyms, idioms and homophones: the words that trip people up, made easy to remember.

Class 7 English · Vocabulary

Flip the cards

Purple cards show a synonym (same meaning). Pink cards show an antonym (opposite meaning). Tap to flip.

Idioms don’t mean what they say

An idiom is a group of words with a meaning you can’t guess from the words alone.

A piece of cake

Very easy. “The test was a piece of cake.”

Break the ice

Start a friendly conversation. “A joke helped break the ice.”

Under the weather

Feeling a little ill. “I stayed home because I felt under the weather.”

Once in a blue moon

Very rarely. “We eat out once in a blue moon.”

Homophones: sound the same, mean something else

Read the sentence around the word to pick the right spelling.

their · there · they’re hear · here write · right sea · see flour · flower principal · principle

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