alleryStart learning →Which word completes the pair: The lake water was crystal ____.
- clear
- loud
- tall
- heavy
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Correct answer: A. clear
Crystal clear is a fixed word pair meaning very clear.
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Which word completes the pair: The lake water was crystal ____.Read the answer and worked solution →A family with parents and their children is called a ____ family.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word fits best: Do not forget to ____ your homework.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word fits best: Please do not ____ a mistake in the test.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word fits best: We saw ____ rain all morning.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word fits best: Sia will ____ a wish on her birthday.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word fits best: The baby will ____ asleep soon.Read the answer and worked solution →A group of birds flying together is called a ____ of birds.Read the answer and worked solution →A group of cows in a field is called a ____ of cows.Read the answer and worked solution →Which collective noun goes with wolves?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word fits: a ____ of grapes.Read the answer and worked solution →What is a collocation?Read the answer and worked solution →How is a collocation different from an idiom?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair is an adjective followed by a noun?Read the answer and worked solution →A person who writes books is called a(n) ____.Read the answer and worked solution →One word for a child who has lost both parents is ____.Read the answer and worked solution →One word for a person who travels in a spacecraft is ____.Read the answer and worked solution →One word for a place where books are kept for reading is a ____.Read the answer and worked solution →One word for a group of ships under one command is a ____.Read the answer and worked solution →Which one is a book that gives the meanings of words?Read the answer and worked solution →
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A family with parents and their children is called a ____ family.
- atomic
- nuclear
- tiny
- round
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Correct answer: B. nuclear
Nuclear family is the usual fixed pair for a family of parents and children.
Which word fits best: Do not forget to ____ your homework.
- make
- do
- take
- push
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Correct answer: B. do
We say do homework, not make homework, because words are used in set partners.
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