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The backpack was strong and good quality.
What does Quality mean?
Quality means how good something is.
Dictionary definition
How good, useful, or well-made something is; also a feature or trait of something.
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Quality in a sentence
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We checked the quality of the poster before handing it in.
hard
Careful revision improves the quality of a final piece of writing.
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What does quality mean?
Quality describes the level of how good something is.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to quality?
Standard can describe the level of quality something reaches.
Practice 3
Choose the best meaning of quality in this sentence: “The teacher praised the quality of the report.”
The sentence is about how good the report was.
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kwol · uh · tee · strongest beat: kwol
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WordQuality.
Partnoun.
MeaningQuality means how good something is.
ExampleExample: The backpack was strong and good quality.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kwol · uh · tee
- Strongest beat
- kwol
- Ending
- tee
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on kwol.
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Synonyms
Words like Quality
standardA level of how good something is.
excellenceVery high quality.
traitA feature or quality of a person or thing.
Antonyms
Opposite words
poor qualityA low level of how good something is.
flawA problem or weakness in something.
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Word family
Quality word family
Base word
quality
noun
quality
The level of how good something is.
noun
qualities
Features or traits of a person or thing.
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Hint for students
Quality means how good something is.
Common mix-up
Quality is not the same as poor quality. Quality means quality means how good something is.
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Read this model sentence: We checked the quality of the poster before handing it in. Clue words: checked, poster, handing. Underline clue words that show why quality fits instead of poor quality. Now write one new sentence that shows quality without using the word quality. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show quality?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "We checked the quality of the poster before handing it in." Why does quality fit better than poor quality?
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