Wide describes a large distance from one side to the other or states that measurement.
The idea
Say a wide road, ask How wide is it? and state one metre wide. Compare two objects with wider than.
Examples
- The road is wide enough for two buses.
- This table is one metre wide.
- The river is wider near the bridge.
- How wide is the window?
- They walked along a wide path.
- The new door is wider than the old one.
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Width measures side to side; height measures bottom to top. A width alone does not state height.
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Choose the width adjective. The road has a large distance between its sides: it is ___. (wide / narrow)
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wide
Wide describes a large side-to-side distance.
Choose the measurement expression. The table measures one metre from side to side: it is ___. (one metre wide / wide one metre)
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one metre wide
Put the measurement before wide: one metre wide.
Identify the dimension. The table is one metre wide. Which dimension is measured? (width / height)
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width
The statement measures width, not height.
Practice round
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Choose the width adjective. The road has a large distance between its sides: it is ___. (wide / narrow)
Choose the measurement expression. The table measures one metre from side to side: it is ___. (one metre wide / wide one metre)
Identify the dimension. The table is one metre wide. Which dimension is measured? (width / height)
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Describe a wide object and ask how wide another one is.