Plant

Verb + plant

  • a plant grows

  • a plant produces (flower, fruit)

  • a plant is used (in cooking)

  • water a plant

Adjective + plant

  • a climbing plant

  • a poisonous plant

  • a pot plant

Exercises

Verb + plant

  1. Did you know that a large number of common plants are used to make medicines?

  2. Garlic is one plant which grows well in a warm climate.

  3. It’s an attractive plant which produces small red berries throughout the autumn.

  4. We’re going abroad for two weeks. Do you think you could water our plant while we’re away in China!

Adjective + plant

  1. If there’s one kind of pot plant I hate, it’s geraniums. (b)

  2. Climbing plants like ivy may look very nice, but they can do a lot of damage to buildings. (c)

  3. Some plants from which we get medicines are very poisonous. (a)