noun / verb · neutral
flood
/flʌd/FLOOD
Band 4-5speakingtask2
an overflow of water that submerges land; to inundate with water
Examples
“The sudden flood destroyed dozens of homes in the valley.”
“After heavy rains the cellar flooded and ruined their furniture.”
“Many cities are at risk of flood during the storm season.”
Band 8 sentence
“Coastal cities must invest in resilient infrastructure because rising sea levels make catastrophic floods more likely during extreme storms.”
Collocations
- flash flood
- flood risk
- be flooded
Word family
flood nounflood verbflooded adjective
Common mistakes
The river was overflow→The river overflowed
there is flood→there is a flood / there are floods
Say it for a higher band
5heavy rain→6inundation→7+flood
Synonyms
inundation
Easily confused
overflow
“The river overflowed its banks after the storm.”
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