Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I go to the ............... for medicine.
Wrong!
Use "pharmacy" because it is the place where you buy medicine.
2The ............... checks my teeth.
Wrong!
Use "dentist" because a dentist checks teeth.
3My head hurts; I have a ...............
Wrong!
Use "headache" because it means pain in your head.
4The nurse uses a ............... to check my temperature.
Wrong!
Use "thermometer" because it checks temperature.
5Put a ............... on this small cut.
Wrong!
Use "plaster" because a plaster covers a small cut.
6Take one ............... with water.
Wrong!
Use "tablet" because you can take a tablet with water.
7Put this ............... on your skin.
Wrong!
Use "cream" because you put cream on your skin.
8The child is hot and has a ...............
Wrong!
Use "fever" because a fever means your body is too hot.
9I have a ............... and my throat hurts.
Wrong!
Use "cough" because a cough can make your throat hurt.
10Mum gives Ana some ............... for her cough.
Wrong!
Use "syrup" because syrup is liquid medicine, often for a cough.
11The doctor puts a ............... around my arm.
Wrong!
Use "bandage" because a bandage can go around an arm.
12The nurse gives me an ............... with a needle.
Wrong!
Use "injection" because an injection uses a needle.
Answers
- I go to the pharmacy for medicine.
- The dentist checks my teeth.
- My head hurts; I have a headache.
- The nurse uses a thermometer to check my temperature.
- Put a plaster on this small cut.
- Take one tablet with water.
- Put this cream on your skin.
- The child is hot and has a fever.
- I have a cough and my throat hurts.
- Mum gives Ana some syrup for her cough.
- The doctor puts a bandage around my arm.
- The nurse gives me an injection with a needle.
