The odd one out - a game

Question

Let's play the odd-one-out game. Write four words and include one which doesn't match the grammar category or the topic. The next person has to point the weirdo, explain why they have chosen this one, and then write their own example. It can enrich our vocabulary.

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aperitivo

tapa

barbacoa

tentempié

Sounds like fun! - --Mariana--, Nov 30, 2009

I like this game - nizhoni1, Nov 30, 2009

great issa, you are the best:) - 00494d19, Nov 30, 2009

Answer 1

Issa, tu lista:

gallego y catalán son idiomas reconocidas por España, cantonés es una variedad del chino, creo que no se reconoce como idioma, y el aranés es una variedad del catalán.

Sin embargo, todos se hablan en España menos el cantonés. ¿Esa puede ser?

Sí, muy bien :) - Issabela, Dec 1, 2009

Answer 2

Not being a science expert I will go out on a limb, but I do not have much confidence in this answer. I will say "blanco" because it is the absence of color.

My words:

acordes

bemol

armonía

suave

It is the presence of all colors, black is absence of color - 0074b507, Nov 30, 2009

hmm. What do you do when you know the answer, but can't explain the reasoning? - - 0074b507, Nov 30, 2009

the exact opposite of what people would think :) - edgedonkey, Nov 30, 2009

I told you I wasn't paying attention in science class! - Nicole-B, Nov 30, 2009

What about my words? - Nicole-B, Nov 30, 2009

suave - because it's an adjective? - Issabela, Nov 30, 2009

No. The other words can be grouped together for a specific reason/topic. - Nicole-B, Nov 30, 2009

There should be at least a few people out there who will recognize these words right away! - Nicole-B, Nov 30, 2009

Hint: It could be considered a gift or hobby. - Nicole-B, Dec 1, 2009

I do have a flashcard set involving these words. - Nicole-B, Dec 1, 2009

Answer 3

I'll say hormiga, because it can't fly! (though the males fly at a certain time of the year, but still my answer...)

sombrero

los pendientes

los zapatos

el gollo

socoro- I answered right after you! - EJClaire, Nov 30, 2009

wow thats weird, I seriously didn't mean to, but I wrote kinda the same thing :( accident sorry - EJClaire, Nov 30, 2009

qué es gollo?? - 00494d19, Nov 30, 2009

I was taught that its like a type of sombrero, more of a cap. Maybe thats wrong? - EJClaire, Nov 30, 2009

how about gorro? - Issabela, Nov 30, 2009

It's pronounced "goyo", so yea maybe I just spelt it wrong? :) - EJClaire, Nov 30, 2009

Answer 4

pollo a chicken livestock but does not have 4 legs

mariposa avispa hormiga abeja

Answer 5

Blanco - because it doesn't appear in a rainbow

pollo

cordero

cerdo

ternera

Answer 6

Para los estudiantes de la ciencia: ( la luz o los pigmentos)

azul

violeta

amarillo

blanco

cuello because it is not considered an organ?

oreja because it is not part of the digestive tract.

I guess that works, but i was thinking stomach because it is inside of you and the other three are on the outside.... - edgedonkey, Nov 30, 2009

Good one, Edgedonkey! - --Mariana--, Nov 30, 2009

Answer 7

"triste" because it doesn't end in 'o'

la oreja

la boca

el estómago

el cuello

lol. Okay. Actually, my odd word was "contento" because it was a positive emotion and the three others were negative. - --Mariana--, Nov 30, 2009

ahh, ok whoops - edgedonkey, Nov 30, 2009

Answer 8

"Barbacoa" doesn't fit because it's not just about small snacks.

Deprimido

Enojado

Contento

Triste

Answer 9

Heidita

Gafa is a kind of hook, gafas is a pair of glasses, therefore the odd one out is las gafas because it is the only one that means something different in it's singular form versus it's plural form.

Ooooh...good one! - --Mariana--, Dec 1, 2009

Thank you, now lets see what our "referee" Heidita has to say. - elcielo, Dec 1, 2009

wonderful!! - 00494d19, Dec 1, 2009

Gracias - elcielo, Dec 1, 2009

Answer 10

Heidita:

Everything on your list, except for "coches," comes in pairs.

Un par de gafas, un par de zapatos, un par de pendientes.

Answer 11

Heidi:

las gafas, ¿porque son femininas?

o

las gafas, ¿porque son siempre el número plural?

Answer 12

Ok, let me post mine again then:

las gafas

los pendientes

los zapatos

los coches

Bueno, voy a ver si esta vez alguien lo descubre, nadie lo ha hecho aún.

Then I assume that the answer "coches" was incorrect? ;) - Issabela, Dec 1, 2009

puff, jeje, ni lo vi, es incorrecto, no es la palabra....mira la lista, es una respuesta dificil - 00494d19, Dec 1, 2009

Answer 13

los coches - you can't wear them (I hope )

catalán

gallego

aranés

cantonés

Answer 14

los zapatos, porque no se los puede llevar en la cabeza?

saltear

asar

freír

pelar

si, tu es rason. - EJClaire, Nov 30, 2009

Nobody answered, Heidita's got the next question, so I'll say pelar because it's not a form of cooking? - EJClaire, Nov 30, 2009

Yes :) - Issabela, Nov 30, 2009