MATERIALS. WHAT ARE THINGS MADE OF?

This post is devoted to learning vocabulary on the different common materials of which many things we use are made of.

KINDS OF METAL: 

ALLOY, ALUMINIUM, BRASS, BRONZE, COPPER, GOLD, IRON, LEAD, SILVER, STEEL, ZINC...

KINDS OF MATERIAL/FABRICS/CLOTH FOR CLOTHES: 

ACRYLIC, CASHMERE, COTTON, CORDUROY, DENIM, FLANNEL, LACE, LEATHER, LINEN, NYLON, POLYESTER, SILK, SUEDE, WOOL...

KINDS OF MATERIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION-BUILDERS & TECHNOLOGY:

BRICKS, CARBONFIBRE, CEMENT, CERAMIC, CONCRETE, FIBERGLASS, GLASS, MARBLE, METAL, PLASTER, PLASTIC, RUBBER, STONE, WAX, WOOD...

Check a complete list of materials with their Spanish equivalents HERE.

- SUFFIX -EN MAKES AN ADJECTIVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THINGS ARE MADE OF:

- It's a wooden house.

- It's a golden bracelet.

- It's a woolen pullover.

These materials each have different characteristics and properties, on the chart below you can see adjectives which refer to these properties.

Practice-exercises:

When describing things apart from saying what they're made of you can also refer to the shape they are. To check on English vocabulary of SHAPES, click HERE.