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Two words can be synonyms only if both are which kind of word?Read the answer and worked solution →In 'The cat sat upon the mat', which word can replace 'upon'?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word sounds like 'witch' but has a different meaning?Read the answer and worked solution →The word 'rose' can be a flower. It is also the past tense of which verb?Read the answer and worked solution →The word 'record' can mean to make a recording or a written file. What is it?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Two words can be synonyms only if both are which kind of word?

  1. Always being nouns
  2. The same part of speech
  3. Starting with one letter
  4. Different parts of speech
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Correct answer: B. The same part of speech

Synonyms must be the same part of speech, such as two verbs or two adjectives.

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In 'The cat sat upon the mat', which word can replace 'upon'?

  1. On
  2. Beside
  3. Off
  4. Under
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Correct answer: A. On

On and upon are prepositions with the same meaning.

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Which word sounds like 'witch' but has a different meaning?

  1. Wish
  2. Switch
  3. Which
  4. Watch
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Correct answer: C. Which

Which is pronounced exactly like witch, so the two are homophones.

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