cấu trúc · formal

It is worth + V-ing

Band 7+speakingtask2

used to say that something is useful or important enough to do

Examples

“The museum is small but it is worth visiting.”

“It's worth reading the whole report before you decide.”

“The course is expensive but it was worthwhile taking.”

Band 8 sentence

“Although the book is long, it is well researched and absolutely worth reading for anyone studying the topic.”

Collocations

  • it is worth + V-ing
  • worth the + noun

Common mistakes

It is worth to read→It is worth reading

It worth visiting→It is worth visiting

Say it for a higher band

5It is useless to + V→6It is not worth + V-ing→7+It is worth + V-ing

Synonyms

worthwhile + to V / V-ing

Easily confused

worthwhile

“It was worthwhile spending time on the project.”

Related words

By the time + clause, clauseWhether + clause (or not)So + adjective + that + clauseEven if + clause, clauseSuch + (a/an) + noun + that + clauseIf + past perfect, would have + past participleOn the one hand + clause; on the other hand + clauseGiven that + clause, + clause

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