Let’s go through each problem step by step.
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Part 1: Write a category to name each group of words.
We need to find what all the words in each group have in common — that’s the category.
1.
broccoli, lettuce, cabbage
→ These are all types of vegetables you eat. Specifically, they’re leafy or green veggies.
✔ Category:
Vegetables
2.
parrot, flamingo, pigeon
→ All of these are birds. They fly (mostly), have feathers, and lay eggs.
✔ Category:
Birds
3.
triangle, circle, octagon
→ These are all shapes you learn in geometry. Triangle has 3 sides, circle is round, octagon has 8 sides.
✔ Category:
Shapes
4.
microwave, dryer, refrigerator
→ These are machines you find in a house that use electricity to do chores.
✔ Category:
Appliances (or Household Appliances)
5.
eighteen, twelve, fifty
→ These are all numbers written as words. They tell us “how many.”
✔ Category:
Numbers
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Part 2: Read the group of words, then write the word that does not belong on the line.
Now we look for the odd one out — the word that doesn’t fit with the others.
6.
cobra, kangaroo, jaguar, dolphin
→ Cobra = snake (reptile)
Kangaroo = mammal (marsupial)
Jaguar = mammal (big cat)
Dolphin = mammal (lives in water)
Wait — cobra is the only reptile. The rest are mammals.
✔ Word that does NOT belong:
cobra
7.
pencil, eraser, crayon, marker
→ Pencil, crayon, marker — all used to draw or write.
Eraser is used to erase marks, not make them.
✔ Word that does NOT belong:
eraser
8.
carrot, watermelon, grape, strawberry
→ Carrot is a vegetable.
Watermelon, grape, strawberry — all fruits.
✔ Word that does NOT belong:
carrot
9.
lungs, kidney, hear, stomach
→ Lungs, kidney, stomach — all body parts (organs).
“Hear” is an action (verb), not a body part. It should probably be “heart,” but as written, it’s “hear.”
✔ Word that does NOT belong:
hear
10.
soccer, checker, tennis, baseball
→ Soccer, tennis, baseball — all sports played with balls.
Checker (checkers) is a board game — no ball involved.
✔ Word that does NOT belong:
checker
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Final Answer:
1. Vegetables
2. Birds
3. Shapes
4. Appliances
5. Numbers
6. cobra
7. eraser
8. carrot
9. hear
10. checker
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of classification worksheet high school.
