What does strange mean?
Word: Strange
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Strange means unusual or surprising in a way that is hard to explain. It can also mean not known to you, as in a strange town where you have never been.
Synonyms: odd, unusual, weird
Antonyms: ordinary, normal, familiar
How do you spell strange?
Syllables: strange
Tricky part: The j sound at the end is spelt ge, never j or dge. The e is what keeps the g soft.
Watch out for: stranje, strang, strandge
Memory tip: The e at the end of strange is what keeps the g soft, like j: take it away and you would read strang, with a hard g.
Strange in a sentence
Example 1: We heard a strange noise from the attic last night.
Example 2: Ishaan felt shy on his first day in a strange city.
Example 3: It is strange that the cat did not touch her milk today.
Fun Fact
Strange comes from the Old French estrange, from the Latin extraneus, meaning from outside. The word stranger, for someone from outside your circle, grew from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
strange
a) nervous
b) common
c) peculiar
d) sudden
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c) peculiar. Peculiar is another way of saying strange; common is nearly its opposite, and nervous and sudden describe other things.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) curious
b) strange
c) misterious
d) unusual
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c) misterious. Mysterious starts with myst, like mystery; strange, unusual and curious are all spelt right.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
strainge
a) a
b) g
c) i
d) n
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c) i. The a in strange says its own name with no help from an i.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
strange
a) ley
b) li
c) lly
d) ly
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d) ly. Ly turns strange into strangely, which tells you how something happens.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which weather would be strange in Chennai in May?
a) snow falling on the beach
b) a very hot afternoon
c) a sea breeze at sunset
d) a sticky, humid evening
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a) snow falling on the beach
2. A strange dog followed Kavi home. Kavi had ____.
a) never seen the dog before
b) fed the dog every day
c) known the dog for years
d) trained the dog himself
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a) never seen the dog before
