adjective · neutral
wooden
/ˈwʊd.ən/WOOD·en
Band 6-7speakingtask2
made of wood; having the qualities or appearance of wood
Examples
“They bought a wooden table for the dining room.”
“His acting felt wooden and unemotional in the play.”
“The old cottage had wooden floors and creaky stairs.”
Band 8 sentence
“The restoration preserved the building's original wooden beams while upgrading insulation and wiring to modern standards.”
Collocations
- wooden table
- wooden floor
- wooden chair
Word family
wood nounwooden adjectivewoodwork noun
Common mistakes
This chair is made by wood.→This chair is made of wood.
He looked woodenly on stage.→He looked wooden on stage.
Say it for a higher band
5made of wood→6wooden→7+wooden
Synonyms
made of wood
timber
Easily confused
made of wood
“The boat is made of wood and needs frequent maintenance.”
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