answer

something spoken or written in reply to a question.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

6 Letters, 2 Syllable

answer

4 Phonemes

a n s er

onset, rime

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Morpheme

answer

Sentence Examples

I asked him a simple question and he gave me a long and confusing answer.

I didn't believe her answer.

They wouldn't give me a straight answer to my question.

I didn't know the right answer.

That is the wrong answer.

He knew the answers to only 3 of the 10 questions.

The answers are listed in the back of the book.

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