noun · neutral
son
/sʌn/SON
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A male child in relation to his parents.
Examples
“Their son is studying at university.”
“He has two sons and one daughter.”
“As the eldest son, he inherited the family business.”
Band 8 sentence
“Their eldest son decided to study abroad to gain international experience before taking over the family firm.”
Collocations
- only son
- eldest son
Word family
son nounson-in-law noun
Common mistakes
My son is 10 years.→My son is 10 years old.
He has two son.→He has two sons.
Say it for a higher band
5boy→6kid→7+son
Synonyms
boy
Easily confused
boy
“The little boy is playing in the park.”
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