| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| nab | to catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly |
| nag | to keep on scolding or finding fault |
| nail | the hard part at the end of a finger or toe. The same word also means a thin sharp piece of metal used to join pieces of wood |
| naked | without clothes or covering |
| name | what a person or thing is called |
| nanny-goat | a female goat |
| nap | a short sleep |
| napkin | a square piece of cloth or paper used to wipe your mouth and fingers when you are eating |
| narcissus | a spring flower, white or yellow, that smells very sweet |
| narcotic | substance which relieves pain and produces sleep |
| narrate | to tell or relate orally or in writing |
| narrow | slim; thin; not wide |
| nasty | not nice; not pleasant |
| nation | all the people living in one country under one government |
| national | belonging to one nation or country |
| native | simple, artless |
| native | a person born in a particular place or country |
| natural | not man-made |
| nature | everything in the world that is not man-made |
| naughty | not doing what you should; behaving badly |
| navigate | to steer or guide a ship or aeroplane |
| navy | a nation’s warships and the sailors who run them |
| near | close to; not far away |
| nearly | very closely; almost; not far from |
| neat | tidy; in good order |
| necessary | having to be done; needed |
| neck | the part of your body between your head and your shoulders |
| necklace | a sting of beads or thin chain worn round the neck |
| nectar | a sweet juice found in some flower blossoms |
| need | a demand of the situation. Scarcity, hardship of |
| needle | a long, thin pointed piece of metal used for sewing. There are also special needles for knitting |
| nefarious | wicked in the extreme, infamous, atrocious |
| negative | meaning or saying no |
| neglect | to forget or be careless about looking after something |
| neigh | the cry a horse makes, usually when it is frightened or excited |
| neighbour | a person who lives near you |
| neither | not one or the other |
| nephew | the son of a brother or sister |
| neptune | the god of the sea, a planet |
| nere | one of the small thread-like parts of your body that carries messages to and from the brain so that you can move and feel. The same word also means courage and daring |
| nervous | jumpy; easily frightened |
| nescience | ignorance, want of knowledge |
| nest | a bird’s home, where the eggs are laid and hatched out |
| net | pieces of string knotted together so that there are more holes than string |
| netball | a game played by two teams. A large ball is thrown into a small net on a pole |
| nettle | a weed with prickly hairs that string if they touch your skin |
| never | not ever; not at any time |
| new | only just made; not old; not seen before |
| newborn | just born |
| news | things that have just happened |
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.