| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| cab | the place in an engine or lorry where the drive sits. The same word also means a taxi |
| cabbage | a vegetable with green or purple leaves growing tightly together in a round ball |
| cabin | a small house or hut made of logs or other rough materials. The same word also means a room for passengers on a ship or aeroplane |
| cabinet | a kind of cupboard with glass doors where you keep ornaments or collections of things, a council of ministers |
| cable | a very strong thick rope, sometimes made of pieces of wire twisted together |
| cackle | the loud excited noise made by hens |
| cactus | a plant with thick leaves and stems, often covered with prickles, which grows in hot dry countries. You can also grow small ones as house plants |
| cad | a mean vulgar fellow |
| caddly | a small airtight box to keep tea in |
| cadet | a boy or young man who is learning to be an officer in the army or navy or air force |
| cafe | (say caffay) a place where you can buy a meal or a snack; a small restaurant |
| cafeteria | an eating-place where you fetch your own food from a counter |
| cage | a box or room with bars, where birds or animals are kept |
| cajole | to coax, persuade by flattery |
| cajolery | flattery |
| cake | a sweet food made of flour, eggs and sugar and baked in an oven. The same word also means a small flat lump of something, like a cake of soap |
| calamity | something awful that happens, like an earthquake or an aeroplane crash in which many people are killed or hurt |
| calculate | to adjust, estimate, arrange |
| calendar | a list of all the days and a dates in each week and each month of a year |
| calf | a young cow or bull. The same word also means the thick part of the back or your leg below the knee |
| call | to shout or cry out. The same word also means to stop at someone’s house for a short time |
| callous | unfeeling, hardened, hard |
| calm | quiet; still. The same word also means not getting upset or excited when something unusual happens |
| camel | a big animal with a long neck and one or tow humps on its back. It carries people or things from place to place in some hot countries |
| camera | a kind of box for taking photographs |
| camouflage | to disguise something so that it is hidden from the enemy |
| camp | to live outdoors in a tent. The same word also means the place where the tents are set up |
| campaign | organised course of action, series of operation |
| can | a small airtight metal container for food or liquids. The same word also means to be able to do something |
| canary | a small yellow bird kept as pet because of its sweet song |
| cancel | to revoke, set aside, abolish, suppress |
| candle | a rounded stick of wax with a wick through the middle. It burns and gives light |
| candlestick | a holder for a candle |
| cane | the hard stem of plant or small palm tree. The same word also means a light walking stick |
| canel | a very big ditch, dug across land and filled with water so that ships and boats can move along it |
| cannon | a big heavy gun, sometimes on wheels |
| canoe | a narrow light boat. You use a paddle to make it move through the water |
| canon | a rule of doctrine or discipline, a law in general |
| canopy | a covering hung over a throne or a bed |
| canteen | a place in a factory or office building where food and drinks are sold to the people who work there |
| canvas | tough strong cloth used for tents and sails and for painting pictures on |
| canvass | to discuss, examine, solicit votes |
| cap | a small soft hat, usually with a peak |
| capacity | the greatest amount a container will hold |
| cape | a piece of clothing without sleeves that goes over the back and shoulders and fastens round the neck. The same word also means a point of land sticking out into the tea |
| caper | to leap or jump about happily |
| capital | a large letter of the alphabet, like A, B, C. The same word also means the chief city in a country |
| capitation | tax or rent per head |
| capsule | a tiny container for medicine, which melts after you have swallowed it. The same word also means the closed cabin of a spacecraft |
| captain | a person who is in charge of a group of people, like soldiers, sailors or a football team |
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.