Learn new nouns: Q to Z

Here's the final lesson in our series of nouns to help you improve your vocabulary. Read through the sentences and try to decide which noun fits the gap. Can you think of any other nouns beginning with these letters? Which nouns were new vocabulary for you? Let us know!

Lesson by Caroline

Learn New English Words

Quilt - a type of blanket made of two layers of cloth filled with wool, cotton, or soft feathers
Regret - to feel sad or sorry about (something that you did or did not do)
Seed - a small object produced by a plant from which a new pant grows
Twist - an unexpected or strange occurrence
Umbrella - a device for protection against the rain
Value - how useful or important something is
Wealth - when someone has a lot of money or valuable possessions
X-ray - a photograph that shows the inside of your body
Yolk - the round, yellow part in the middle of an egg
Zoo - a place where wild animals are kept and people come to look at them

Learn new nouns: A to H
Learn new nouns: I to P

Now choose the correct missing words to complete each sentence:

• 1. I only like the ___ of the egg, I hate the white stuff.
  
  quilt
  zoo
  umbrella
  wealth
  value
  regret
  twist
  seed
  x-ray
  yolk
  
  
• 2. It is very rainy in June in Cape Town, so make sure you take an ___.
  
  seed
  x-ray
  regret
  quilt
  wealth
  yolk
  umbrella
  twist
  zoo
  value
  
  
• 3. I'm taking my daughter to the ___, she loves the elephants.
  
  twist
  wealth
  yolk
  value
  quilt
  zoo
  regret
  umbrella
  x-ray
  seed
  
  
• 4. We read a story in class the other day that had a really interesting ___ at the end.
  
  seed
  quilt
  x-ray
  twist
  yolk
  value
  zoo
  umbrella
  wealth
  regret
  
  
• 5. If you plant a ___ and give it everything it needs, it will grow into a flower or a plant.
  
  quilt
  regret
  twist
  yolk
  seed
  wealth
  x-ray
  umbrella
  value
  zoo
  
  
• 6. Do you have an extra ___? It's been so cold lately that I can't sleep!
  
  zoo
  twist
  regret
  umbrella
  quilt
  wealth
  seed
  value
  yolk
  x-ray
  
  
• 7. I only have one ___ I wish I had travelled more when I was younger.
  
  twist
  quilt
  wealth
  umbrella
  regret
  seed
  value
  x-ray
  yolk
  zoo
  
  
• 8. There is a lot of ___ in spending time with your loved ones.
  
  umbrella
  yolk
  quilt
  zoo
  twist
  regret
  x-ray
  value
  wealth
  seed
  
  
• 9. I think you should go to the hospital for an ___.
  
  zoo
  twist
  regret
  seed
  x-ray
  value
  yolk
  umbrella
  quilt
  wealth
  
  
• 10. Financial ___ is not important, but it does make things easier.
  
  zoo
  value
  wealth
  regret
  umbrella
  twist
  yolk
  seed
  quilt