B2
cold vs cough vs flu vs influenza
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| coldadjective/koʊld/ | Meaning having a low temperature; not warm | Goes with — | Example It is very cold today, so remember to wear a warm coat. |
| coughverb/kɑːf/ | Meaning to push air out of your throat suddenly with a loud noise, often because you are ill | Goes with cough loudly | Example The dust on the building site made everyone cough. |
| flunoun/fluː/ | Meaning an illness like a bad cold, with fever, aches and tiredness, caused by a virus | Goes with catch the flu | Example I stayed in bed all week because I had the flu. |
| influenzanoun/ˌɪn.fluːˈen.zə/ | Meaning a common infectious illness that causes fever, a sore throat and body aches; the full name of flu | Goes with influenza virus | Example Older people are advised to get a yearly influenza vaccine. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
She has the and cannot come to work.