Let's solve the sorting task step by step.
Task:
Sort the following words into the correct categories:
Jobs,
Vehicles, and
Vegetables.
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Given Words:
- teacher
- car
- carrot
- plane
- nurse
- bus
- potato
- doctor
- onion
- cucumber
- driver
- pea
- taxi
- mechanic
- train
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Step 1: Identify each word’s category
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Jobs (People who do certain work)
- teacher → a person who teaches
- nurse → a healthcare worker
- doctor → a medical professional
- driver → someone who drives a vehicle
- mechanic → someone who repairs vehicles
✔ Jobs:
teacher, nurse, doctor, driver, mechanic
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Vehicles (Means of transportation)
- car → a vehicle
- plane → an airplane
- bus → a public transport vehicle
- taxi → a type of car for hire
- train → a rail vehicle
✔ Vehicles:
car, plane, bus, taxi, train
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Vegetables (Edible plants)
- carrot → root vegetable
- potato → tuber
- onion → bulb vegetable
- cucumber → fruit (but commonly treated as a vegetable in cooking)
- pea → legume (also considered a vegetable)
✔ Vegetables:
carrot, potato, onion, cucumber, pea
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Final Answer:
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Jobs
- teacher
- nurse
- doctor
- driver
- mechanic
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Vehicles
- car
- plane
- bus
- taxi
- train
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Vegetables
- carrot
- potato
- onion
- cucumber
- pea
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Now, write them inside the boxes as instructed.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of vocabulary practice worksheet.