noun · neutral
wildfire
UK/ˈwaɪldfaɪə/US/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/WILD·fire
Band 5-6speakingtask2
an uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly across open land
Examples
“A wildfire swept through the hills and destroyed several homes.”
“Hot, dry conditions raise the risk of wildfires every summer.”
“Firefighters worked for days to control the wildfire.”
Band 8 sentence
“Climate change has extended wildfire seasons, making preparedness and landscape management essential.”
Collocations
- fight wildfires
- wildfire season
- outbreak of wildfires
Word family
wild adjfire noun
Common mistakes
forest fire→wildfire
a wildfire are→a wildfire is
Say it for a higher band
5forest fire→6blaze→7+wildfire
Synonyms
forest fire
Easily confused
forest fire
“The forest fire burned for three days.”
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