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Choose a book from the shelf.
What does Choose mean?
To pick what you want or think is best.
Dictionary definition
To pick one thing from two or more options.
Example sentences
Choose in a sentence
medium
We need to choose a team name before Friday.
hard
A fair leader lets everyone help choose the class activity.
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Commonly confused words
Choose or chose?
Compare the meanings, then choose a word for each new sentence.
Choose
To select from possibilities.
In a sentence Please choose a seat.
Chose
Selected from possibilities in the past.
In a sentence Yesterday I chose the green ribbon.
Spot the difference Choose is the present form. Chose is the past form.
Which word fits?
Choose choose or chose for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Tomorrow you may ___ a book to borrow.
Check answer 1
choose — After may, use the base form choose.
2Last night, we ___ a story about a fox.
Check answer 2
chose — The action happened in the past.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does choose mean?
Choose means to pick one thing from two or more options.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to choose?
Pick is close in meaning to choose in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to choose?
Reject gives a useful opposite or contrast to choose.
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MeaningChoose means To pick what you want or think is best.
ExampleExample: Choose a book from the shelf.
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Synonyms
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Synonym practice
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Word family
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Base word
choose
verb
chooses
Chooses now or often.
verb
chose
Picked in the past.
verb
chosen
Picked or selected.
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Student support
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Hint for students
To pick what you want or think is best.
Common mix-up
Choose is not the same as reject. Choose means to pick what you want or think is best.
Try it in class or at home
Read this model sentence: We need to choose a team name before Friday. Clue words: need, team, name. Underline clue words that show why choose fits instead of reject. Now write one new sentence that shows choose without using the word choose. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show choose?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We need to choose a team name before Friday." Why does choose fit better than reject?
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