TendWordNature Words
Study this English vocabulary list, then practice by sorting the words in the game.
Nature words in English — 44 words for the natural world like tree, river, mountain, sea and star, each with a meaning, an example sentence and audio. Learn nature vocabulary by sorting the words into their group.
A vocabulary tool you can actually keep using. Fun, because you judge rather than recall — the question is which category a word belongs to, and a wrong guess stays on the board instead of stopping you. Easy to keep up, because a round is a minute, the daily goal is twelve words, and nothing piles up: no review queue, no due dates, no backlog waiting when you come back after a week. How it works, and what it does not claim →
| Word | Part of speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| airUS /ˈɛɹ/ UK /eə/ | n. | We breathe air every day. |
| fireUS /ˈfaɪɚ/ UK /ˈfaɪə/ | n. | The fire is warm and bright. |
| spaceUS /ˈspeɪs/ UK /speɪs/ | n. | There are many stars in space. |
| landUS /ˈlænd/ UK /lænd/ | n. | The birds fly over the land and the sea. |
| starUS /ˈstɑːɹ/ UK /stɑː/ | n. | I can see a bright star in the sky. |
| view/ˈvjuː/ | n. | The view from the top of the hill is beautiful. |
| groundUS /ˈɡɹaʊnd/ UK /ɡraʊnd/ | n. | The ball fell on the ground. |
| earth/ˈɜːθ/ | n. | The moon goes around the earth. |
| seaUS /ˈsiː/ UK /siː/ | n. | We swim in the sea in summer. |
| riverriv·erUS /ˈɹɪvɚ/ UK /ˈrɪvə/ | n. | We can see fish in the river. |
| rockUS /ˈɹɑːk/ UK /ˈɹɒk/ | n. | Look at that big rock by the river! |
| islandis·land/ˈaɪlənd/ | n. | We can see a small island in the sea. |
| naturena·tureUS /ˈneɪtʃɚ/ UK /ˈneɪtʃə/ | n. | I love walking in nature on sunny days. |
| plantUS /ˈplænt/ UK /plɑːnt/ | n. | I water the plant every day. |
| treeUS /ˈtɹiː/ UK /triː/ | n. | There is a big tree in the park. |
| lakeUS /ˈleɪk/ UK /leɪk/ | n. | We swim in the lake in summer. |
| hillUS /ˈhɪl/ UK /hɪl/ | n. | We run up the green hill. |
| roseUS /ˈɹoʊz/ UK /rəʊz/ | n. | She gives me a red rose. |
| stoneUS /ˈstoʊn/ UK /ˈstəʊn/ | n. | He threw a small stone into the river. |
| wood/ˈwʊd/ | n. | This table is made of wood. |
| mountainmoun·tainUS /ˈmaʊntɪn/ UK /ˈmaʊntən/ | n. | We climb the mountain on Sunday. |
| pathUS /ˈpæθ/ UK /ˈpaθ/ | n. | A small path goes through the forest. |
| forestfor·estUS /ˈfɔːɹɪst/ UK /ˈfɒɹɪst/ | n. | We walked through the forest and saw many tall trees. |
| moonUS /ˈmuːn/ UK /muːn/ | n. | The moon is very bright tonight. |
| planetplan·etUS /ˈplænɪt/ UK /ˈplanɪt/ | n. | The Earth is the only planet we can live on. |
| wave/ˈweɪv/ | n. | A big wave washed my sandals away. |
| universeu·ni·verse/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ | n. | Scientists are still trying to understand how the universe began. |
| branchUS /ˈbɹæntʃ/ UK /ˈbɹantʃ/ | n. | A little bird is sitting on the branch of the tree. |
| amazonam·a·zonUS /ˈæməˌzɑːn/ UK /ˈaməzən/ | n. | We took a boat trip along the Amazon last summer. |
| carboncar·bonUS /ˈkɑːɹbən/ UK /ˈkɑːbən/ | n. | Burning coal releases a lot of carbon into the air. |
| steam/ˈstiːm/ | n. | Steam rose from the pot of boiling water. |
| coalUS /ˈkoʊl/ UK /ˈkəʊl/ | n. | My grandfather burned coal to keep the house warm in winter. |
| trail/ˈtɹeɪl/ | n. | We followed a narrow trail through the forest. |
| sandUS /ˈsænd/ UK /ˈsand/ | n. | I like to play in the warm sand. |
| shadowshad·owUS /ˈʃædoʊ/ UK /ˈʃadəʊ/ | n. | The cat slept in the shadow of the big tree. |
| diamonddi·a·mond/ˈdaɪəmənd/ | n. | Her ring has a small diamond that shines in the sun. |
| flowerflow·erUS /ˈflaʊɚ/ UK /ˈflaʊə/ | n. | The flower is red and pretty. |
| soil/ˈsɔɪl/ | n. | The soil in this garden is soft and wet after the rain. |
| root/ˈɹuːt/ | n. | The old tree has a long root under the path. |
| grassUS /ˈɡɹæs/ UK /ɡrɑːs/ | n. | The cat sits on the green grass. |
| creek/ˈkɹiːk/ | n. | We took off our shoes and waded across the shallow creek behind the farm. |
| logUS /ˈlɔɡ/ UK /ˈlɒɡ/ | n. | We sat on a fallen log by the river and ate our lunch. |
| seed/ˈsiːd/ | n. | I put a small seed in the pot. |
| leafUS /ˈliːf/ UK /liːf/ | n. | A green leaf fell from the tree. |
Commonly confused
Words in this category that are easy to mix up, picked by hand when the word list was built. Both are shown with their meaning and an example, so you can see what actually separates them.
stone vs rock
stone n.
He threw a small stone into the river.
rock n.
Look at that big rock by the river!