ST Pattern Quiz

5 key words: stop · stand · stay · still · station

⛔ 🧍 🏠 🤫 🚉

The ST pattern has the feeling of
“to stop · to stand · to stay · a place where things stop.”
Let’s do this quiz and learn the five words
stop / stand / stay / still / station in a clear way.

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Question 1️⃣ Match the meaning

Match the English words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1. stop
2. stand
3. stay
4. still
5. station

1. not moving, staying very quiet
2. to remain in one place, not leave
3. to stand on your feet
4. a place where a bus or train stops
5. to stop, to finish doing something

Show answers

1 - E (stop)  ·  2 - C (stand)  ·  3 - B (stay)  ·  4 - A (still)  ·  5 - D (station)

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Question 2️⃣ Fill in the blanks

Read the sentences and choose the correct word
from (stop / stand / stay / still / station).

1. Please ______ here and wait for a minute.
   (Ask someone to stand and wait in this place.)
2. The bus will ______ at the next ______.
   (The bus will stop at the next bus or train station.)
3. ______ at home tonight. It’s too late to go out.
   (Tell someone to stay at home.)
4. Be ______ and don’t move. I’ll take a picture.
   (Ask someone to be very quiet and not move.)
5. The teacher told us to ______ talking and listen.
   (The teacher said “stop talking”.)

Show answers

1. stand
2. stop / station
3. Stay
4. still
5. stop

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Question 3️⃣ Write the English word

Look at the meaning and write the correct word
from stop / stand / stay / still / station.

1. to stop, to finish doing something : ____________________
2. to stand, to be on your feet : ____________________
3. to stay, to remain in one place : ____________________
4. still, not moving : ____________________
5. a bus or train stop : ____________________

Show answers

1. stop
2. stand
3. stay
4. still
5. station

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ST Pattern – One-line Summary

⛔ stop : the moment something stops moving
🧍 stand : your body stops and stands in one place
🏠 stay : you stay in a place and do not leave
🤫 still : very quiet, not moving at all
🚉 station : a place where buses or trains stop

→ Common feeling: “Something that was moving now stops and stays in one place.”