Words / A2

BEE/biː/

A bee is a flying insect that makes honey: a honey bee, bee sting, busy as a bee. Wasp looks similar but does not make honey. Be is the verb. Bea can be a name. Do not write bee when you mean be, or pea.

Meaning

A flying insect that makes honey and can sting.

Examples

• “A bee landed on her juice glass on the terrace.”
• “A bee was stuck on the train window in the heat.”
• “If you get a bee sting, the chemist can advise you.”

Good to know

a honey bee / bee sting. Similar insect: wasp. Mix-up: be (the verb).

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