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Find the odd one out
Mridang: Unit 1, Chapter 1
GoalFind the word with a different first sound.
New words
odd one out · the one that is not the samesame · not differentdifferent · not the samestart · the first part
Explanation
Look at three words. Two start with the same sound. One starts with a different sound. That one is the odd one out. Bus and bell start with b. Cup starts with c, so cup is the odd one out.
Worked examples
Ball and bird start with b. Egg starts with e. Egg is the odd one out.
duck, dolphin, apple
Apple is the odd one. Duck and dolphin start with d.
Class activity
Odd one out game. A grown-up says three words, for example ‘cat, cow, door’. You clap when you hear the odd one. Then you say three words for the grown-up.
Practice
1
Look at the pictures. Which is the odd one out?
ant (it starts with a; drum and deer start with d).
2
Listen to three words. Which word is the odd one out?
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bed.
3
Say three words that start with b.
For example: bus, ball, boy.
4
Is ‘cat’ the odd one out in: cow, cup, cat? Say yes or no.
No. All three start with c.
5
Writing: write the first letter of ‘door’ and ‘duck’.
d d