| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 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 |
What are idioms?
Idioms can be defined as a group of words having a meaning different from the individual meanings of each word in the group.