Health & Shopping Vocabulary Practice Sentences

Common Health and Medical Terms

1. The flu is a very contagious disease.
2. Some people have a flu vaccine in winter.
3. If you fall and break an arm, you need to have an X-ray.
4. If you cut yourself badly, you must have stitches.
5. I felt dizzy and nearly fainted.
6. The doctor told him to take off the bandage because the wound needed fresh air.
7. His temperature went up to 38º.
8. Nurses look after patients when they are in hospital.

Shopping, Money, and Consumer Vocabulary

9. Money in notes and coins is cash.
10. A reduction in price is also called a discount.
11. Something attached to a product with information about it: label.
12. A document from a shop showing how much you paid: receipt.
13. A person who is addicted to shopping: shopaholic.
14. Someone who looks for products with a discount: bargain hunter.
15. A synonym of to buy is to purchase.
16. The opposite of cheap is expensive.
17. The person selling products and helping people in a shop: shop assistant.
18. Can you lend me €50? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.
19. How much money did you spend at the fair last weekend?
20. I don’t have much money, but I love shops, so I’m a window-shopper at the moment.
21. There are two customers waiting in the shop. Can you go and serve them, please?
22. I recently cleared up the cupboards upstairs. They are all empty now.
23. The shopkeeper charged me far too much for this. I think he ripped me off.
24. I took the shirt back to the shop because it was the wrong size.
25. There is a lot of consumerism in today’s society. We all shop and buy things all the time.

Miscellaneous Vocabulary Examples

26. My sister put me under a lot of pressure to come to the party. It wasn’t easy to refuse.
27. Millions of people love reality TV programmes. Their audience is much greater than that of documentaries.
28. In the past, athletes were amateurs, but today there is a lot more professionalism in sport.

More Shopping and Health Terms

29. You should always keep the guarantee for electrical goods, in case they break down.
30. A big bag where you put your clothes when you travel: suitcase.
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32. This shop is very varied; it’s full of many different products.
33. I was surprised by my grandmother’s generosity. She gave me €50 to spend on my holiday!
34. Amanda gave all her old, unwanted dolls to the charity shop.
35. Some manufacturers use too much plastic packaging.
36. A disease affecting many people over a wide area: pandemic.
37. Last week I had an eye infection and I couldn’t see anything.
38. A large container with wheels for the products you buy: trolley.
39. A person who steals products in shops: shoplifter.
40. We didn’t buy any new furniture. We got it all at a second-hand shop.