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Shapes and parts

Shapes, amounts and parts of everyday objects.

A1A210 words · 3 examples each
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Found: 10 words

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shape

noun · 3 examples
  1. The box has a shape like a square.
  2. I like the shape of this old key.
  3. We can cut the paper into a heart shape.

part

noun · 3 examples
  1. The wheel is a part of the bike.
  2. This button is a part of the machine.
  3. The garden is the sunny part of the yard.

piece

noun · 3 examples
  1. A piece of the broken cup lay on the table.
  2. She cut a piece of bread for lunch.
  3. I found a small piece of glass on the floor.

pair

noun · 3 examples
  1. I bought a pair of gloves for winter.
  2. She wears a pair of socks with stripes.
  3. The room has a pair of chairs by the window.

half

noun · 3 examples
  1. She gave me one half of the apple.
  2. He drank half of the milk.
  3. I saved half of the cake for you.

quarter

noun · 3 examples
  1. He ate a quarter of the pie.
  2. We saved a quarter of the pizza for later.
  3. She colored one quarter of the circle blue.

gap

noun · 3 examples
  1. There is a small gap between the two boards.
  2. I can see a gap in the fence.
  3. Leave a gap so the air can move through.

hole

noun · 3 examples
  1. A nail made a hole in the wood.
  2. The sock has a hole near the toe.
  3. Water ran through the hole in the bucket.

bottom

noun · 3 examples
  1. The coins fell to the bottom of the bag.
  2. Dust collected at the bottom of the box.
  3. The fish stays near the bottom of the bowl.

top

noun · 3 examples
  1. The cat is sitting on the top of the shelf.
  2. Put the lid on the top of the jar.
  3. Snow stayed on the top of the hill.

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