Words / A1

SUNFL-ow-uh/ˈsʌnflaʊə/

A sunflower is a very tall plant with a large yellow flower; the head turns towards the sun, and the centre has seeds you can eat. Countable: a sunflower, sunflowers. Write one word: sunflower. A daisy is a small white flower; a rose has thorns and a different shape. Mix-up: sun + flower as two words in a list.

Meaning

A very tall plant with a large yellow flower that turns towards the sun.

Examples

• “The sunflower is taller than the child.”
• “The sunflower is as tall as the fence.”
• “Birds ate the seeds from the sunflower.”

Good to know

a sunflower (one word, tall, yellow). Contrast: daisy (small, white), rose (thorns). Seeds inside.

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