noun / verb · informal
snack
/snæk/SNACK
Band 4-5speaking
a small amount of food eaten between meals; to eat small amounts between meals
Examples
“I usually have a snack in the afternoon to keep my energy up.”
“Students often snack while studying.”
“Would you like a snack before we go?”
Band 8 sentence
“I try to avoid unhealthy snacks and prefer fruit if I need something between meals.”
Collocations
- have a snack
- snack on something
- mid-morning snack
Word family
snack nounsnack verbsnacking noun / verb
Common mistakes
I often have small snack.→I often have a small snack.
I snack on the afternoon.→I snack in the afternoon.
Say it for a higher band
5eat between meals→6bite→7+snack
Synonyms
bite
nibble
Easily confused
bite
“She took a bite of the apple and handed it back.”
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