There is an expression in English, ‘odd one out’, which means that one member or item of a group is different and doesn’t fit the rest of the group. Today, I have some groups of words for you, in which you have to find the odd one out. Take a look at the groups of words below and see how quickly you can spot the odd one out, the word that doesn’t fit with the others. The faster you can find it the better. The answers and reasoning for the answers are below. Good luck!

Odd one out homophones:
1.    eye, and, I
2.    at, ate, eight
3.    bee, be, bay, B
4.    there, their, they’re, these
5.    white, right, write

Odd one out vocabulary:
1.    Fall, Autumn, Summer
2.   tiger, catamaran, lion
3.    donkey, horse, colt, mare
4.    train, bicycle, boat, car
5.    Saturday, Monday, Sunday

In the answers below the odd one out is in bold.

Homophones:
(As a reminder homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meaning.)

1.    eye, and, I – ‘and’ is pronounced differently than the other two words
2.    at, ate, eight – ‘at’ is pronounced differently than the other two words
3.    bee, be, bay, B – ‘bay’ is pronounced differently than the other two words and one letter
4.    there, their, they’re, these – ‘these’ is pronounced differently than the other three words
5.    white, right, write – ‘white’ is pronounced differently, but very closely, to the other two words

Vocabulary:
1.    Fall, Autumn, Summer – Summer is a season, like the others, but Fall and Autumn describe the same season
2.    tiger, catamaran, lion – catamaran is a type of boat, but tiger and lion are types of cats
3.    donkey, horse, colt, mare– all of these words, except donkey, and words for horses
4.    train, bicycle, boat, car – all of these vehicles have wheels that help them move, except a boat
5.    Saturday, Monday, Sunday– Monday is not a weekend day, but Saturday and Sunday are part of the weekend