Symptoms are signs that you are ill, like a cough or a fever. Injuries happen when your body gets hurt, like a cut or a burn. You can use these words to say how you feel or what happened.

A symptom is something you feel in your body when you are sick. Some symptoms come with pain, and some do not. You can name the symptom to explain your health clearly.

Word or Phrase	Definition
pain	It is a bad feeling in part of your body.
fever	It means your body is too hot because you are ill.
cough	It is when air comes out of your throat quickly and loudly.
sore throat	It is pain in your throat, especially when you speak or swallow.
headache	It is pain in your head.
stomachache	It is pain in your stomach.

An injury is damage to your body after an accident or sudden event. Injuries often happen quickly. You can use injury words to describe the problem.

Word or Phrase	Definition
cut	It is a line in the skin from something sharp.
bruise	It is a dark mark on the skin after a hit.
sprain	It is an injury to a joint after it twists too much.
burn	It is damage to the skin from heat or fire.
bite	It is an injury from the teeth of a person or animal.
scratch	It is a small mark on the skin from something sharp or rough.

You can use body-part words to say where the symptom or injury is. This helps make your meaning clear. You often use these words after hurt, pain, or sore.

Word or Phrase	Definition
head	It is the top part of your body with your eyes, nose, and mouth.
throat	It is the front inside part of your neck.
arm	It is the part from your shoulder to your hand.
hand	It is the part at the end of your arm with your fingers.
leg	It is the part from your hip to your foot.
ankle	It is the joint between your foot and your leg.
skin	It is the outer part of your body.

You can say where it hurts with have, hurts, and in. You can also use sore before a body part. These forms help you describe the place of the problem.

Symptoms and injuries are not the same. Symptoms often continue for some time and can come from illness. Injuries usually start from one event, such as a fall, a hit, or heat.

You can use basic verbs and phrases to explain your health status. Use feel for your general condition and have for a symptom or injury. Use happened to talk about the event that caused an injury.

Word or Phrase	Definition
feel sick	It means your body feels ill.
feel weak	It means your body does not feel strong.
have a fever	It means your body temperature is high because you are ill.
have a cut	It means there is a cut on your body.
I fell	It means your body went down to the ground by accident.
What happened	It is a question to ask about the cause of an injury.

You can now name common symptoms and injuries in English. You can say where it hurts and describe if you feel sick or if an accident happened. You can also choose words that show the difference between a symptom and an injury.