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Cloth vs. Clothes
Cloth
/klɒθ/Examples:
The cloth feels soft and smooth.She cleaned the table with a damp cloth.
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This word has no antonymsClothes
/kləʊðz/Examples:
She buys new clothes.His clothes are on the floor.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- The word cloth ends with th, like think about materials. It's usually a single piece of fabric.
- Clothes has an e and looks like it has more, as it's something we often have more of - a collection of garments.
- Remember cloth is singular and refers to one piece, while clothes is plural, often referring to multiple items.
- Cloth is more general and can be a piece from which clothes are made.
- When you look at clothes remember es is often used for plural things, and clothes come as several items, like pants and shirts.
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