B2
breed vs breeding vs species
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| breednoun/briːd/ | Meaning a particular type of animal within a species, such as a type of dog | Goes with rare breed | Example The labrador is a popular breed of dog among families. |
| breedingnoun/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/ | Meaning the process of animals producing babies, or of people keeping animals or plants to produce young ones | Goes with breeding season | Example During the breeding season, these birds fly thousands of kilometers to the same lake. |
| speciesnoun/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/ | Meaning a group of animals or plants of the same kind that can breed with each other | Goes with endangered species | Example More than two hundred species of birds live in Tràm Chim National Park. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
Climate change is pushing many to move to cooler areas.