Closed describes something that is not open or a business not currently open to customers.
The idea
Use the door is closed for a physical state and the shop is closed when it is not open for business. Add a time if known: closed on Sundays.
Examples
- The door is closed.
- The market is closed on Sundays.
- She found the window closed.
- The shop is closed now but opens at nine.
- Please keep the box closed.
- Is the station closed today?
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Watch out
Closed alone does not say whether the state is temporary or permanent. A shop can be closed now and open later.
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Choose the word for a door that is not open. The door is not open: it is ___. (closed / open)
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closed
Closed describes the door’s state.
Decide whether a closed shop can open later. The shop is closed now. Can it open later? (yes / no)
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yes
A shop closed now may open later.
Choose the opposite state. The opposite of closed here is ___. (open / locked)
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open
Open is the opposite state here.
Practice round
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Choose the word for a door that is not open. The door is not open: it is ___. (closed / open)
Decide whether a closed shop can open later. The shop is closed now. Can it open later? (yes / no)
Choose the opposite state. The opposite of closed here is ___. (open / locked)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe something closed and say when it will open if you know.