Basic materials

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• wooda material that comes from trees
• plastica light, man-made material
• metala hard, shiny material like iron or steel
• glassa hard, clear material used for windows and bottles
• papera thin material made from wood, used for writing
• cottona soft, natural fabric made from a plant
• leathera material made from animal skin
• rubbera strong, flexible material used for tires and boots
• cardboarda thick, stiff paper used to make boxes
• ceramica material made from baked clay
• woola warm, soft fabric made from sheep hair
• silka smooth, shiny fabric made from silkworms
• steela strong metal made from iron
• stonea hard, natural material found in the ground
• fabricmaterial made by weaving or knitting fibers
• claya soft, natural material used to make pottery
• concretea hard building material made from cement, sand, and water
• bricka small, hard block used to build walls
• golda valuable, shiny yellow metal
• silvera valuable, shiny white metal
• bronzea brownish metal made from copper and tin
• aluminuma light, silver-colored metal
• denima strong cotton fabric used to make jeans
• velveta soft, thick fabric with a smooth surface
• linena light, natural fabric made from flax plants
• polyestera man-made fabric used in many kinds of clothing
• nylona strong, man-made material used for fabric and rope
• irona strong, heavy metal used to make tools and machines
• coppera reddish-brown metal used in wires and pipes
• canvasa strong, heavy fabric used for bags, tents, and paintings
• cementa gray powder mixed with water and sand to make concrete