🇬🇧 Block meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A block is a solid piece of hard material, like wood, plastic, or stone, that has flat sides and straight edges. Blocks are often shaped like cubes or rectangles, and you can stack them, build with them, or use them to make tall towers that fall down in a very dramatic way.

I put a block in front of the door so my dog couldn’t escape, but he just stepped over it and judged my engineering skills.

I stacked blocks higher and higher until my mom said, “That’s not a tower, that’s an accident waiting to happen.”

The block didn’t move when I stared at it very hard, so I guess I don’t have magic powers yet.

The cat knocked over my block tower, then looked surprised like the blocks did it themselves.

My baby brother tried to eat a wooden block and looked confused when it didn’t taste like snacks.

A small boy finds a gray block on the street. He lifts the heavy block and puts it on a low stone block. He adds a red block and a blue block on top. The stack shakes, but the block stays firm. The boy grins, pats it, and feels proud.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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