A fever is an unusually high body temperature.
The idea
Say have a fever and describe it as high or low. A fever can go down.
Examples
- I have a fever today.
- The child had a high fever last night.
- Her fever went down this morning.
- He stayed home because of a fever.
- Does your fever come and go?
- The nurse checked his fever again.
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Watch out
Do not say I am fever; say I have a fever.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct word. My brother has ___ fever. (a / an)
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a
A comes before the singular noun.
Choose the correct word. The fever went ___ overnight. (down / between)
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down
Down describes a decrease.
Choose the correct word. She stayed home because ___ a fever. (of / at)
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of
Of completes the phrase giving the reason.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. My brother has ___ fever. (a / an)
Choose the correct word. The fever went ___ overnight. (down / between)
Choose the correct word. She stayed home because ___ a fever. (of / at)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a fever and say when it went down.