noun, verb · neutral
score
UK/skɔː(r)/US/skɔːr/SCORE
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
the number of points achieved in a game or test (noun); to gain points or goals (verb)
Examples
“He scored two goals in the match.”
“The final score was 3–1.”
“She scored highly on the grammar test.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although we lost, the experience of scoring against such a strong side boosted the whole team's confidence.”
Collocations
- score a goal
- final score
- score highly
Word family
score noun / verbscores noun (plural) / verb (3rd sg)scored verb (past)scoring noun / verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
make a goal→score a goal
He got two scores→He scored two goals / The score was 2–0
Say it for a higher band
5goal→6points→7+score
Synonyms
points
Easily confused
points
“She scored ten points in the final quarter.”
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