Materials Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
- clay, glass, gold, iron, silver, steel, wax, wood
Learn materials vocabulary in English
The substance used to make something is called a material. For example, your school desk may be made from wood, plastic, or metal, or a mixture of all three materials. Materials may be natural or artificial. They have certain qualities, or properties, such as strength, colour, and hardness. They may be soft, hard, or flexible. For example, glass is a transparent, hard, and smooth material.
This part of our picture dictionary presents some English words we use to talk about different types of materials. You can hear them pronounced by clicking on the pictures. How many of these words do you know?
You can practise your new words with the help of our resources, too! Choose from fun games to play online and activities to download and print.
