headache

Everyday

1. A headache is a pain in your head. tree →
2. A headache can also mean a problem that is annoying or hard to solve. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons, headaches can come from not drinking enough water, not sleeping enough, too much screen time, being hungry, too much sun or being ill; resting, drinking water and telling an adult helps. Medicine for headaches must only be given by an adult. A very bad headache with a stiff neck, rash or after a head bump needs a doctor straight away. Phrases: have a headache, a bad headache, splitting headache, give someone a headache.

Examples

• I've got a headache. tree →
• Drink some water; it might help your headache. tree →
• Too much screen time gives me a headache. tree →
• Tell an adult if you have a bad headache. tree →
• She lay down because of her headache. tree →
• All this noise is giving me a headache! tree →
• The broken printer was a real headache for the teacher. tree →
• After the bump on his head, he had a headache, so they went to the doctor. tree →
• You are talking wildly, and I shall have a most terrible headache! tree →

Note

Countable: «a headache», «I have a headache» (not «I have headache» in usual English). The ch is said like k: «HED-ake». Other aches: toothache, stomach ache, earache.