noun · neutral
algae
/ˈældʒiː/AL·gae
Band 6-7speakingtask2
simple aquatic plants or plant-like organisms, often found in water and sometimes causing blooms
Examples
“Algae blooms can deplete oxygen in lakes and kill fish.”
“Warm water and excess nutrients encourage algae growth.”
“Some algae are used as food supplements or in biofuel research.”
Band 8 sentence
“Excessive nutrient runoff has triggered recurrent algal blooms in the lake, creating dead zones each summer.”
Collocations
- algal bloom
- toxic algae
- algae growth
Word family
alga noun (singular, scientific)algal adjective
Common mistakes
an algae→algae
algae bloom→algal bloom
Say it for a higher band
5pond plants→6algal→7+algae
Synonyms
seaweed
Easily confused
seaweed
“The beach was covered in seaweed after the storm, but microscopic algae were the cause of the red tide.”
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