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