noun · neutral
painting
/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/PAIN·ting
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a picture made using paint on a surface such as canvas or paper
Examples
“The painting hangs above the fireplace.”
“She studies painting at the local college.”
“An original oil painting can be very expensive.”
Band 8 sentence
“The curator explained how the artist's use of light in the painting created a striking sense of depth.”
Collocations
- oil painting
- landscape painting
- a painting by + artist
Word family
painting nounpaintings noun (plural)paint verb
Common mistakes
many painting→many paintings
I like the picture of the artist→I like the painting by the artist
Say it for a higher band
5picture→6drawing→7+painting
Synonyms
picture
Easily confused
picture
“He hung a family picture on the living-room wall.”
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