noun · neutral
assistance
/əˈsɪstəns/as·SIS·tance
Band 5-6speakingtask2
help or support
Examples
“The charity provides financial assistance to low-income families.”
“Can I offer you any assistance with that form?”
“We requested assistance from the local authorities.”
Band 8 sentence
“International organisations coordinated emergency assistance to the region within 48 hours of the disaster.”
Collocations
- provide assistance
- financial assistance
- ask for assistance
Word family
assist verbassistant nounassistance noun
Common mistakes
I need an assistance→I need assistance / I need an assistant
assistants provided→assistance provided
Say it for a higher band
5help→6support→7+assistance
Synonyms
help
Easily confused
assistant
“She works as a research assistant in the university.”
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