noun / verb · neutral
fault
/fɔːlt/FAULT
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a mistake or weakness; to blame someone for something
Examples
“It was my fault that we were late.”
“The car has a mechanical fault.”
“People often look for someone to blame when things go wrong.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her delivery was faultless, demonstrating years of disciplined practice.”
Collocations
- find fault with
- faultless performance
Word family
fault n / vfaultless adjfaulty adj
Common mistakes
He is faultless about this.→He is faultless in this.
Don't find too many faults on him.→Don't find too many faults with him.
Say it for a higher band
5mistake→6flaw→7+faultless
Synonyms
flaw
mistake
Easily confused
flaw
“The diamond had a small flaw that reduced its value.”
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