| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Tenses
The verb shows time by changing its form. These forms are called tenses.