Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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chocolate | a sweet brown food or drink made from cocoa |
choir | (say kwire) a group of people trained to sing together |
choke | to find it hard to breathe because there is something in our throat or because there is smoke in your lungs |
cholera | an infectious disease broken out by vomiting and germs in the air |
choose | to take one thing rather than another |
chop | to cut something with hard blows. The same word also means a small piece of meat on a bone |
chopper | something you use to chop with, like an axe |
chopsticks | two thin pieces of wood or ivory used for eating food by people living in some far-eastern countries |
chorus | the part of a song that comes after each verse, when everyone joins in the singing. The same word means the people on a stage who dance and sing together |
christen | to give a baby its first or Christian name, usually in a church |
Christian | a follower of Jesus Christ |
Christmas | the birthday of Jesus Christ |
chrome | a silvery-looking metal |
chronicle | a historical account of events in order of time |
chrysanthemum | an autumn flower with lots of brightly coloured curving petals |
chuck | to throw |
chuckle | to laugh quietly |
chum | a close friend |
chunk | a short thick piece |
church | building where people go to worship God |
churn | a machine for making butter: a milk can |
cigar | tobacco leaves rolled tightly together, for smoking |
cigarette | finely cut pieces of tobacco rolled in thin paper, for smoking |
cinders | coal or wood that has been burned but not burned away to ashes |
cinema | a building where films are shown |
circle | a completely round ring |
circular | round, a paper addressed |
circulate | to move around and come back to the beginning. The blood in our veins circulates through every part of our bodies |
circus | a travelling show with acrobats and animals and clown who do all sorts of tricks |
city | a very large town |
civil | to do with people or the government, like the civil service, but not the armed forces. The same word means polite |
civilian | a civil officer, non military person |
claim | to demand something because you believe you should have it |
clang | a loud deep echoing noise, usually made by big bells |
clank | a deep ringing sound such as the noise made by rattling heavy chains |
clap | to slap the palms of your hands together |
clash | a loud noise when things are banged together |
clasp | to hold tightly. The same word also means a fastening for a brooch or other jewellery |
classify | to distribute in to classes |
classroom | a room in school where children learn things |
clatter | a rattling noise, as when you are washing up crockery and cutlery |
clause | a part of sentence containing a verb, a distinct part of a contract |
claw | one of the sharp curved nails on the foot of an animal or bird |
clay | soft sticky earth that can be baked to make bricks or crockery |
clean | without dirt or dust |
cleaner | someone or somehting that cleans things |
cleanse | to make clean |
clear | bright, or with noting in the way, so that you can see things easily |
cleft | fissure, a crevice |
clench | to close your teeth or fists tightly together |
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.