adjective · neutral
endangered
UK/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/US/ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd/en·DAN·gered
Band 5-6speakingtask2
at risk of disappearing or becoming extinct
Examples
“Endangered animals need protected areas to survive.”
“The tiger is one of the most well-known endangered species.”
“Conservation groups work to prevent endangered animals from disappearing.”
Band 8 sentence
“International cooperation is essential to prevent critically endangered species from slipping into extinction.”
Collocations
- endangered animals
- endangered species
- critically endangered
Word family
endanger verbendangered adjectiveendangerment noun
Common mistakes
dangered→endangered
in danger→endangered
Say it for a higher band
5in danger→6threatened→7+endangered
Synonyms
threatened
Easily confused
vulnerable
“Many bird populations are classified as vulnerable due to habitat loss.”
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