Internet & Apps — A2 Essential Words
Ten essential A2 words (Internet) with the complete apparatus: pronunciation, simple definitions, natural American examples, collocations, family, the common mistake and spoken usage — plus a 15-question practice quiz. Mark your status on every word.
link /lɪŋk/ noun / verb A2 Internet
Meaning: A word or picture on a web page that you click to go to another page; to connect things.
Example: Click the link to watch the video.
Another example: She sent me a link to the article.
Collocations: click the link · a link to · link in bio
Synonyms: connection, URL
Word family: links (n pl) · linked (adj)
⚠ Common mistake: On social media, 'link in bio' points to the profile page's single clickable address.
🗣 In spoken American English: Every group chat runs on them: 'Send me the link!'
Register: Neutral — internet essential.
click /klɪk/ verb / noun A2 Internet
Meaning: To press a button on a mouse or tap a screen to choose something.
Example: Click here to start the quiz.
Another example: One click and the photo was gone.
Collocations: click on · click here · double-click
Synonyms: tap (touch screens), press, select
Word family: clicks (n pl) · clickable (adj)
⚠ Common mistake: Click ON links and buttons; tap is the phone twin. Websites shout it: 'Click here!'
🗣 In spoken American English: The sound of the mouse named the action — an onomatopoeia that conquered the world.
Register: Neutral — computers basics.
account /əˈkaʊnt/ noun A2 Internet
Meaning: An arrangement with a company or website that lets you use its services, usually with a name and password; also a bank account.
Example: I opened an account on the learning app.
Another example: She checks her bank account every Friday.
Collocations: open an account · account settings · bank account
Synonyms: profile (public face), membership
Word family: accounts (n pl) · accounting (n)
⚠ Common mistake: Account (your access) vs profile (what others see). Bank accounts hold money; social accounts hold posts.
🗣 In spoken American English: 'Create an account' is the first sentence of modern life online.
Register: Neutral — internet and banking.
search /sɜːrtʃ/ verb / noun A2 Internet
Meaning: To look for information, especially on the internet or in a computer.
Example: Search for the word in the dictionary app.
Another example: The search showed ten results.
Collocations: search for · search online · search results
Synonyms: look up, find, google (verb, informal)
Word family: searches (n pl) · search engine (n)
⚠ Common mistake: Search FOR the thing you want. As a noun: do a search. 'Google it' is the informal twin.
🗣 In spoken American English: 'Search history' knows you better than your diary does.
Register: Neutral — internet core verb.
photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ noun A2 Internet
Meaning: A picture made with a camera or phone.
Example: She posted a photo of the sunset.
Another example: Can I take a photo of you?
Collocations: take a photo · post a photo · family photo
Synonyms: picture, image, snapshot
Word family: photos (n pl) · photographer (n) · photography (n)
⚠ Common mistake: You TAKE photos (never 'make' in everyday English). Photo is the short form of photograph.
🗣 In spoken American English: Phones turned everyone into a photographer — 'Photo or it didn't happen.'
Register: Neutral — daily life essential.
emoji /ɪˈməʊdʒi/ noun A2 Internet
Meaning: A small digital picture or face used in messages to show feelings or ideas.
Example: She ended the message with a smiling emoji.
Another example: Kids answer with emojis instead of words.
Collocations: smiling emoji · emoji reaction · send an emoji
Synonyms: emoticon (older, text-based), icon
Word family: emojis (n pl)
⚠ Common mistake: Plural is emojis. One emoji can replace a whole sentence in chat — choose kindly.
🗣 In spoken American English: Born in Japan, raised by phones everywhere: the world's smallest language.
Register: Neutral/informal — messaging essential.
post /pəʊst/ verb / noun A2 Internet
Meaning: To put a message, photo, or video on the internet for others to see; the message itself.
Example: She posted the photo last night.
Another example: His post got a thousand likes.
Collocations: post a photo · a post about · post online
Synonyms: share, publish, upload (the file action)
Antonyms: delete, remove
Word family: posts (n pl) · poster (n — a wall picture!)
⚠ Common mistake: Post online (verb) vs a post (the content). Not the mail — Americans say 'mail' for letters, 'post' for the internet.
🗣 In spoken American English: Creators live by the rhythm: post, check comments, post again.
Register: Neutral — social media core.
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ verb A2 Internet
Meaning: On social media, to choose to see someone's future posts; in life, to go behind someone or obey rules.
Example: A million people follow her cooking page.
Another example: Follow me — the classroom is this way.
Collocations: follow me · follow the rules · followers
Synonyms: subscribe (videos), track, obey (rules)
Antonyms: unfollow, lead
Word family: follower (n) · following (n/adj)
⚠ Common mistake: Online, followers subscribe to your posts. In instructions, follow = do as directed ('follow the steps').
🗣 In spoken American English: 'Follow for more!' ends half the videos on the internet.
Register: Neutral — social media core.
comment /ˈkɒment/ noun / verb A2 Internet
Meaning: A short written reaction to a post, video, or article; to write such a reaction.
Example: Her comment under the video was funny.
Another example: Please comment with your answer.
Collocations: leave a comment · comment on · read the comments
Synonyms: reply, remark, response
Word family: comments (n pl) · commenter (n)
⚠ Common mistake: You comment ON a post; a comment lives UNDER it. 'No comment' is also the famous refusal to answer reporters.
🗣 In spoken American English: Creators beg for them kindly: 'Tell me in the comments!'
Register: Neutral — social media essential.
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