| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| socket | a hollow place that you fit something into, like a socket for an electric bulb |
| sofa | another word for couch |
| soggy | damp and heavy; very wet |
| soggy | damp and heavy; very wet |
| soil | loose earth. The same word also means to make something dirty |
| solar | having to do with the sun |
| soldier | a man in the army |
| sole | the bottom of your foot or your shoe. The same word also means a kind of flat fish |
| solemn | serious; very earnest |
| solid | hard and firm all through, not hollow or liquid |
| solitary | alone; by yourself |
| solve | to find the answer to something puzzling or difficult |
| solvency | ability to pay debts |
| solvent | able to pay all debts |
| some | a few; not all |
| somebody | a person who is not named |
| someone | another word for somebody |
| somersault | to go head over heels |
| something | a thing not named |
| sometime | at a time not known |
| sometimes | not all the time; now and then |
| somewhat | rather; a little |
| somewhere | at an unknown place |
| son | a male child of a father or mother |
| song | words and music together, which you sing. The same word also means the musical notes sung by birds |
| sonic | having to do with sound waves, as in sonic boom |
| soon | in a short time |
| soot | a soft black powdery stuff which comes from burning wood or coal. It sticks to the inside of the chimney |
| soothe | to calm someone down; to comfort |
| sore | painful when touched |
| sorrow | unhappiness; sadness |
| sorry | feeling unhappy about something you have done, or something that has happened |
| sort | to put together thing that belong together, kind of |
| soul | the invisible part of a person which is believed to live on after death |
| sound | anything that can be heard |
| soup | a liquid food made by boiling meat, vegetables or other foods together in water |
| sour | not sweet tasting. Lemons taste sour |
| source | the beginning or starting place of something, like a stream or river |
| south | the direction opposite to north, on your right as you face the rising sun |
| sow | (rhymes with no) to scatter seed over the ground or plant it in the ground |
| sow | (rhymes with now) a female pig |
| space | a place with nothing in it. The same word is often used to mean the sky higher than aeroplanes can fly, where there is not even any air |
| spaceship | a special machine moved by rocket motors that can go far up into space to the moon and beyond |
| spade | a tool used for digging in the ground |
| span | the distance between the tip of you thumb and little finger when your hand is stretched out. The same word also means the length of anything from end to end |
| spangle | a thin piece of shiny metal sewn on to a garment. Lots of spangles sewn on to a dress make it glitter and sparkle |
| spaniel | a kind of dog with a silky coat and long floppy ears |
| spanner | a tool for tightening or loosening nuts and bolts |
| spare | to let something go. The same word also means extra. If you have tow copies of the same book, one of them is a spare copy |
| spark | a tiny bit of something burning, that flies out of the fire |
Abbreviation An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression. Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.