noun · neutral
injury
/ˈɪndʒəri/IN·ju·ry
Band 4-5speakingtask2
Physical harm or damage to the body caused by an accident or activity.
Examples
“He missed the final because of an ankle injury.”
“The injury required several weeks of rest.”
“Players should report any injury to the medical team immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“A minor ankle injury sidelined her for three weeks, but a structured rehab program ensured a full recovery.”
Collocations
- suffer an injury
- serious injury
- minor injury
Word family
injure verbinjured adjectiveinjury noun
Common mistakes
He had a injury last week.→He had an injury last week.
many injury→many injuries
Say it for a higher band
5hurt→6wound→7+injury
Synonyms
wound
Easily confused
wound
“He suffered a deep wound when he fell on the metal fence.”
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