noun/verb · neutral
sketch
/skɛtʃ/SKETCH
a simple, quickly made drawing or plan (noun); to make such a quick drawing (verb)
Examples
“He made a quick sketch of the room before starting the final painting.”
“The director sketched the scene on paper to explain his idea to the crew.”
“Keep a sketchbook during your travels to capture visual ideas.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before committing to colour, she filled several sketch pages to explore different compositions and lighting.”
Collocations
- make a sketch
- quick sketch
- sketchbook
Word family
Common mistakes
make a quick drawing→make a quick sketch
sketches are not important→sketches are important
Say it for a higher band
5drawing→6draft→7+sketch
Synonyms
drawing
draft
Easily confused
drawing
“He kept a folder of drawings, but his sketches captured the first ideas more spontaneously.”
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