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Odd ones out

11+Chapter 3 · Lesson 3

In this lesson

Find three words that share something.
Name the group out loud.
Check that the other two really don't fit.

Your turn

Monday, March, Friday, Sunday, June. Which two are the odd ones out?

Show the answer

March and June! Monday, Friday and Sunday are days of the week. March and June are months.

The common mistake

Here's a common mistake. Owl, bat, eagle, robin, mouse. Bats fly, so lots of people think a bat is a bird. But bats are mammals, like mice. Owl, eagle and robin are the birds. So the odd ones out are bat and mouse.

Try it at home

Odd ones out: on a walk or in the kitchen, pick five things where three belong together, and see if the other person can spot the two that don't and say why.

Read the whole lesson

Hello, and welcome to Myriora English! Here are five words. Three of them belong together. Find the two that don't. Apple, carrot, pear, potato, plum. Apple, pear and plum are fruit. So carrot and potato are the odd ones out.

Here's how to do it. First, find three words that share something, and name the group out loud. Fruit, or birds, or colours. Then check that the other two really don't fit. Carrot and potato are vegetables, not fruit.

Let's try one together. Robin, sparrow, salmon, eagle, trout. Which two are the odd ones out? Say it out loud!

Salmon and trout! Robin, sparrow and eagle are birds. Salmon and trout are fish. Well done if you said salmon and trout!

Your turn! Monday, March, Friday, Sunday, June. Which two are the odd ones out? Pick the right card. You've got eight seconds, or pause the video. Go!

Time's up! March and June! Monday, Friday and Sunday are days of the week. March and June are months.

Quick review. Find three words that share something. Name the group out loud. Check that the other two really don't fit. See you next time!