Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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feeble | very weak; not strong |
feed | to give food to someone or some animal |
feel | to find out what something is like by touching it |
feet | more than one foot |
fellow | a man; a companion |
felt | a thick woolen material used for hats |
female | people and animals who can become mothers. Girl and women are of the female sex |
feminine | like, or to do with, women or girls |
fence | something put round a field or garden to keep animals and people in or out |
ferry | a boat used to take people or cars across water where there is no bridge |
fertile | able to produce seeds or plants abundantly |
fester | to rot; to become infected |
festival | a joyful celebration with dancing music and often feasting |
fetch | to go and get |
fete | (rhymes with gate) an outdoor entertainment of party, usually to raise money |
fever | an illness which makes your body very hot and makes you feel weak and thirsty |
few | not many |
fiction | a made-up story or book about people and happenings that are not really true |
fiddler | a man who plays a fiddle |
fidget | to move about in a restless way |
field | an open piece of land, often surrounded by hedges |
fierce | angry; wild |
fiery | like fire; flaming or burning |
fight | to struggle against someone or something |
figure | the shape of something, such as a person’s body. The same word also means a number |
file | a metal tool with a rough surface, used to make things smooth. The same word also means a line of people following one behind the other |
fill | to put so much in a container that you cannot get any more in |
film | a moving picture. The same word also means a strip of material used in a camera |
filter | a special strainer used to separate dirt and other solids from liquid |
filth | dirt, garbage |
filthy | very dirty |
fin | one of the wing-like parts of a fish which help it to balance and swim |
final | the very last; coming at the end |
finally | at last; at the end |
find | to see something you are looking for; to discover |
fine | excellent; very good. The same word also means sunny and dry |
finger | a part or your hand. You have five fingers on each hand |
fingerprint | the pattern made when you press your finger or thumb on the surface of something |
finish | to get to the end; to complete |
fire | the flames, light and heat made by something burning |
fire engine | a big motor vehicle that carries the firemen and their equipment to put out a fire |
fireman | a man who helps to put out fires |
fireplace | the open place under the chimney where a fire burns |
fireside | the space next to a fireplace where you can sit and warm yourself |
firework | fireworks are usually made of gunpowder in a cardboard tube. They are set alight after dark on special days |
firm | solid; strong and not easily moved |
fish | a swimming animal which cannot live out of water. It has fins and breathes through its gills |
fisherman | a man who catches fish |
fishing | the sport or business of catching fish |
fishing-net | a net used for ctching fish |
Modal auxiliaries Vs Primary auxiliaries
Primary auxiliaries are be, do, have. They are used to form tenses and to frame short answers.
Modal auxiliaries are will, would, may, might, shall, should, can, could, must, dare, need, used, ought. They are used to express moods.