A wound is an injury that breaks the skin.
The idea
Use a wound for one and wounds for more than one; a wound can heal.
Examples
- The nurse covered the wound with a bandage.
- A small wound appeared on his hand.
- The doctor checked the wound again.
- The wound on her leg healed slowly.
- The child showed us two shallow wounds.
- She cleaned the wound after the fall.
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Watch out
Do not confuse the noun wound with the past tense of wind: they sound different.
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Choose the correct word. The climber had two ___. (wound / wounds)
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wounds
Wounds is plural after the number two.
Choose the correct word. The wound will ___ over time. (heal / borrow)
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heal
Heal describes the wound getting better.
Choose the correct word. There is ___ wound on my arm. (a / an)
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a
A introduces one countable wound.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. The climber had two ___. (wound / wounds)
Choose the correct word. The wound will ___ over time. (heal / borrow)
Choose the correct word. There is ___ wound on my arm. (a / an)
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 wound and how it was treated.