verb phrase · informal
shop for groceries
UK/ʃɒp fɔː ˈgrəʊsəriːz/US/ʃɑːp fɔr ˈgroʊsəriz/shop for GRO·cer·ies
Band 7+speakingtask2
to buy food and household supplies
Examples
“On Sundays I usually shop for groceries at the local market.”
“She shops for groceries online and has them delivered.”
“We need to shop for groceries before the guests arrive.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rather than visiting several stores, I usually shop for groceries online to save time and compare prices.”
Collocations
- shop for groceries at
- shop for groceries online
- weekly shop for groceries
Word family
shop verb / noungroceries noun (plural)grocery shopping noun phrase
Common mistakes
do groceries→shop for groceries
shop groceries→shop for groceries
Say it for a higher band
5go shopping→6buy groceries→7+shop for groceries
Synonyms
buy groceries
grocery shopping
Easily confused
buy groceries
“I usually buy groceries on Saturdays because the stores are quieter.”
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