noun · neutral
queen
/kwiːn/QUEEN
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a female sovereign or the wife of a king
Examples
“The queen gave a speech about national unity.”
“In a bee colony, the queen lays all the eggs.”
“She was crowned queen at the age of thirty.”
Band 8 sentence
“The queen's calm, measured remarks during the national emergency helped to steady public opinion.”
Collocations
- to be crowned queen
- the queen of England
- queen bee
Word family
queen nounqueendom nounqueenly adjectivequeenship nounqueenhood noun
Common mistakes
She become queen last year.→She became queen last year.
She is queen of the country.→She is the queen of the country.
I saw many queens in the parade.→I saw many women dressed as queens in the parade.
Say it for a higher band
5lady→6ruler→7+queen
Synonyms
monarch
sovereign
Easily confused
monarch
“The monarch addressed the nation during the crisis.”
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