Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I need to buy cough medicine, so I am going to the ............... after work.
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You buy medicine at a "pharmacy".
2Take two ............... with water after breakfast.
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Small solid pieces of medicine are called "tablets".
3Please put a ............... on this small cut on my finger.
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A small sticky cover for a cut is a "plaster".
4The pharmacist gave me cough ............... for my sore throat.
Wrong!
Liquid cough medicine is often called "syrup".
5Use this ............... to check your temperature.
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A "thermometer" measures body temperature.
6Ask the ............... which medicine is safe for children.
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The person who works in a pharmacy and gives medicine advice is a "pharmacist".
7Do not take more than the correct ............... of this medicine.
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The amount of medicine you take at one time is a "dose".
8You need a doctor's ............... for these strong painkillers.
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A doctor's written order for medicine is a "prescription".
9Read the ............... on the bottle before you take the medicine.
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The "label" on medicine tells you how to use it.
10Rub a little ............... on the sore skin twice a day.
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Medicine you rub on the skin is often an "ointment".
11Clean the cut with ............... before you put on a plaster.
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You use "antiseptic" to clean a cut and help stop infection.
12I have a bad headache, so I need some ...............
Wrong!
Medicine for pain is called "painkillers".
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- I need to buy cough medicine, so I am going to the pharmacy after work.
- Take two tablets with water after breakfast.
- Please put a plaster on this small cut on my finger.
- The pharmacist gave me cough syrup for my sore throat.
- Use this thermometer to check your temperature.
- Ask the pharmacist which medicine is safe for children.
- Do not take more than the correct dose of this medicine.
- You need a doctor’s prescription for these strong painkillers.
- Read the label on the bottle before you take the medicine.
- Rub a little ointment on the sore skin twice a day.
- Clean the cut with antiseptic before you put on a plaster.
- I have a bad headache, so I need some painkillers.