| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| harvest | the gathering of grain and fruit |
| haste | hurry |
| hasten | to hurry up |
| hat | a covering for the head |
| hatch | to break out of the eggshell, as when baby birds and chicks are hatched |
| hatchet | a small axe |
| hate | to dislike someone or something very much |
| hateful | loathsome, malignant |
| haughty | full of pride |
| haul | to drag along; to pull |
| haunt | to visit a place very often |
| have | to own or to hold |
| havoc | very great damage, as when trees are blown down in a strong wind |
| hawk | a bird of prey that hunts small birds and animals |
| hay | dried grass used feeding animals |
| haze | mist or thin cloud |
| head | the part of your body above your neck. The same word also means a person who is in charge; a chief or leader |
| head-dress | something very decorative worn on the head on special occasions or as part of a constume |
| headlong | with the head foremost, Steep |
| heal | to make someone well again |
| health | how you body feels. You have good health when you are not ill |
| healthy | well in body and mind; free from illness |
| heap | a pile, like a heap of dead leaves |
| hear | to use your ears t listen to sounds |
| hearsay | rumor, report |
| hearse | a carriage for conveying the dead to the grave |
| heart | the part of your body which pumps the blood around inside you |
| hearth | the floor of a fireplace |
| heat | to make something hot |
| heater | something that produces heat, such as an electricfire |
| heath | an open area where nothing much grows expect small shrubs; a moor |
| heathen | a person who does not believe in God. Sometimes heathens worship idols |
| heather | a small wild plant which has white or purple flowers. It often grows on moors and heaths |
| heave | to haul or lift something up with a great effort |
| heaven | the home of God. The same word also sometimes means the sky |
| heavy | difficult to pick up and carry away; weighing a lot |
| hedge | lots of bushes growing close together in a line, like fence |
| heel | the back of your foot. The same word also means the back part of your shoe |
| height | how tall or high something is |
| heir | a man or boy who will receive money, property, or a title when the present owner dies |
| heiress | a woman or girl who will receive money, property, or a title when the present owner dies |
| helicopter | a kind of aircraft without wings which can go straight up or down in the air as well as along |
| hell | a place of misery |
| helmet | a covering, usually made of metal, which protects the head. Soldiers, racing-drivers, and motorbike riders wear them |
| help | to make something easier for a person to do. You help your mother to wash the dishes |
| helpful | being of help |
| helpless | not able to help yourself or other, often because of weakness |
| helter-skelter | a slide where you go round and round as you go down |
| hen | a mother bird |
| herb | a plant which is used for flavouring food or for medicine |
Tenses
The verb shows time by changing its form. These forms are called tenses.