A city is a place where people live and work, often a large urban settlement.
The idea
Use in a city for location, move to the city for destination and city centre for its central area. The plural is cities.
Examples
- She lives in a large city.
- The station is near the city centre.
- We visited two cities last summer.
- This city has a river and several bridges.
- They moved to the city for work.
- The museum is in the city centre.
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City alone does not state an exact population; places called cities vary in size and status.
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Choose the plural. We visited two ___. (cities / citys)
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cities
Cities is the plural form of city.
Choose the location word. The museum is ___ the city centre. (in / to)
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in
In describes location inside the city.
Decide what city tells us about population. Does the word city alone specify an exact population? (no / yes)
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no
The word does not state an exact population.
Practice round
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Choose the plural. We visited two ___. (cities / citys)
Choose the location word. The museum is ___ the city centre. (in / to)
Decide what city tells us about population. Does the word city alone specify an exact population? (no / yes)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a city you know and name one place in or near its centre.