noun · neutral
forest
UK/ˈfɒrɪst/US/ˈfɔːrɪst/FO·rest
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth
Examples
“I used to hike through a forest near my village on weekends.”
“Deforestation is reducing primary forests in many countries.”
“We set up camp at the edge of the forest before sunset.”
Band 8 sentence
“I spent my childhood exploring the forest behind our house, so I can usually identify most native trees by sight.”
Collocations
- in the forest
- dense forest
- primary forest
Word family
forest nounforestry noun
Common mistakes
I live near forest.→I live near a forest.
There are many tree in the forest.→There are many trees in the forest.
Say it for a higher band
5trees→6woods→7+forest
Synonyms
woods
Easily confused
woods
“We walked through the woods behind my house.”
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