noun · neutral
road
UK/rəʊd/US/roʊd/ROAD
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a hard surface for vehicles to travel on between places
Examples
“The road into the town is very narrow.”
“They repaired the road after the storm.”
“We drove along a winding country road.”
Band 8 sentence
“The council plans to resurface the main road to reduce noise and improve safety for pedestrians.”
Collocations
- major road
- road safety
- on the road
Word family
roads noun (plural)roadside noun / adjective
Common mistakes
He was waiting on road.→He was waiting on the road.
I take road number 5 to work.→I take route number 5 to work.
Say it for a higher band
5way→6street→7+road
Synonyms
street
route
Easily confused
street
“I walked down the main street to buy some food.”
Related words
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