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Medicine Words Vocabulary Exercise

October 7, 2026 A1pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
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 ............... with a needle.
Wrong!
Use "injection" because an injection uses a needle.

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  1. I go to the pharmacy for medicine.
  2. The dentist checks my teeth.
  3. My head hurts; I have a headache.
  4. The nurse uses a thermometer to check my temperature.
  5. Put a plaster on this small cut.
  6. Take one tablet with water.
  7. Put this cream on your skin.
  8. The child is hot and has a fever.
  9. I have a cough and my throat hurts.
  10. Mum gives Ana some syrup for her cough.
  11. The doctor puts a bandage around my arm.
  12. The nurse gives me an injection with a needle.

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