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Free ACT Word Rules practice

Word rules shows you four words, three of which share a category. You pick the one that does not belong. The categories are everyday knowledge rather than vocabulary tests, so the skill is seeing the grouping immediately instead of reading all four words twice.

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Word rules
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Which word is the odd one out?

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