This sleep vocabulary lesson will help you understand the words sleep, nap, lie-in, snooze, dream, nightmare, drop off, nod off, drowsy and forty winks correctly.
(a) sleep noun a natural state in which your body and mind rests, especially for several hours at night
- I was dancing until 4. Now I need to sleep.
(a) nap noun a short sleep during the day
- If I sleep badly at night then I will have a nap in the afternoon.
(a) lie-in noun to stay in bed longer than you usually do in the morning
- Sunday, no work, lie-in, hurrah!
(a) snooze noun a short, light sleep during the day
- I often have a snooze after lunch on Sundays.
(a) dream noun nice events or images that happen in your head when you are sleeping
- Last night I had a wonderful dream – Liverpool beat United in the final.
(a) nightmare noun bad events or images that happen in your head when you are sleeping
- Last night I had a nightmare – United beat Liverpool in the final.
drop off phrasal verb to start to sleep
- I was just dropping off when I heard a knock at the door.
nod off phrasal verb to go to sleep when you do not plan to
- While I was reading on the sofa I nodded off.
drowsy adjective the feeling that you want to sleep
- Reading always makes me feel drowsy, so I do it every evening.
(–) forty winks plural noun a short sleep during the day
- I am so tired. I think that I will grab forty winks.
Now do the Sleep exercise.
Write the correct word for the definition given. Use an article (a, an, the) if necessary.
Now watch the video to clarify and reinforce your understanding of the vocabulary.
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