Cheetah spots help it hide in grass.

Meaning: This sentence explains how the cheetah's spots help it blend in with its surroundings and avoid being seen by prey.

Choice of Words: Spots are small marks or dots on an animal's fur, and hide means to conceal or make something difficult to see.

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The cheetah's spots are like camouflage.

Meaning: Cheetahs have spots on their fur that help them to blend in with their surroundings. This is like camouflage, which is a way of hiding by making yourself look like your surroundings.

Choice of Words: Cheetah is a fast animal with fur covered in spots. Spots are small dots or circles. Camouflage is a way of disguising oneself by blending in with the surroundings. When you put them together, "The cheetah's spots are like camouflage" means that the cheetah's spots help it blend in with its surroundings, making it harder for predators or prey to see it.

Cheetahs are hard to spot because of their spots.

Meaning: Cheetahs have spots on their fur that make it difficult for other animals to see them. This is because the spots make the cheetah look like its surroundings, which makes it harder to spot.

Choice of Words: Cheetah is a fast animal with fur covered in spots. Spots are small dots or circles. Hard means difficult. Spot means to see or notice something. When you put them together, "Cheetahs are hard to spot because of their spots" means that the cheetah's spots make it difficult for other animals to see them.

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