verb / noun · informal
cook
/kʊk/COOK
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to prepare food by heating it; a person who prepares food
Examples
“I usually cook dinner at home when I have time.”
“My sister is a great cook — she makes simple food taste special.”
“Do you know how to cook pasta properly?”
Band 8 sentence
“I enjoy cooking because it helps me relax after a busy day and I can control what goes into my meals.”
Collocations
- cook dinner / cook breakfast
- learn to cook
- cook for someone
Word family
cook verbcook nouncooked adjectivecooking noun / adjective
Common mistakes
I want cook dinner tonight.→I want to cook dinner tonight.
I cooking dinner every night.→I cook dinner every night.
Say it for a higher band
5make→6prepare→7+cook
Synonyms
prepare (food)
make (dinner)
Easily confused
bake
“She baked a chocolate cake for her friend.”
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