Envelope and Stamp

Expressions with envelope

• open / close an envelope

• hand someone an envelope

• address an envelope

• the envelope contains (money)

• write on the back of an envelope

• a stamped addressed envelope (SAE)

Verb + stamp

• buy a stamp

• lick a stamp

• stick a stamp on the envelope

• use a first-class / second-class stamp

• collect stamps

Exercise

Expressions with envelope

1. It's easier to open envelopes with a paper knife. - e

2. The boss handed me an envelope which contained my first week's wages. - c

3. Would you help me address these envelopes? There's a pen over there on the table. - d

4. I had to enclose a stamped addressed envelope with my letter of application. - b

5. I think I wrote Neil's phone number down on the back of an old envelope. - a

Verb + stamp

1. Use a first-class stamp if you want the letter to get there tomorrow.

2. You can buy stamps in books of fives or tens from most newsagents.

3. I used to collect stamps when I was a child, but I lost interest when I went to high school.

4. I helped my mother with the Christmas cards by licking the stamps and sticking them on the envelopes.