| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| honest | truthful; not likely to steal from others |
| honey | a sweet food which is made by bees |
| honk | the loud cry of a wild goose: the noise of a motor horn |
| honour | to show respect for someone or something |
| hood | a loose cloth covering for the head. It is sometimes fastened to a coat or jacket |
| hoof | the hard part of a horse’s foot. Cattle, deer and some other animals also have hooves |
| hook | a curved pointed piece of metal for catching, holding, or pulling things |
| hooligan | a rough noisy person who goes about the streets bullying people and damaging property |
| hoop | a large ring made of metal or wood |
| hoot | to shout scornfully at someone. The same word also means the cry of an owl at night; the sound of a motor horn |
| hop | to jump on one leg or move in short jumps |
| hope | to wish that something may happen, although you know it may not |
| hopeful | hoping; full of hope |
| hopeless | without hope; impossible |
| horde | a crowd or mass of people |
| horizon | the place where the sky and earth appear to meet |
| horn | one of the hard sharp bony parts that grow out of the heads of some animals such as cows and goats. The same word also means a musical instrument that you blow |
| horrible | dreadful; ugly and awful |
| horrid | nasty; very unpleasant |
| horror | a very great fear or loathing |
| horse | an animal used for riding and for pulling carts, coaches and carriages |
| horseback | on the back of a house |
| horseshoe | a curved iron shoe which is nailed to the bottom of a horse’s hoof |
| hose | a long thin tube used for carrying water from a tap. The same word also means socks or stockings |
| hospital | a place where people who are ill or hurt are looked after by doctors and nurses |
| host | a boy or man who has other people as his guests: an old fashioned word for innkeeper. The same word sometimes means a crowd or a large number |
| hostess | a girl or woman who has other people as her guests |
| hot | very warm |
| hotel | a building with many rooms, where you pay for a bedroom and food when you are travelling |
| hound | a hunting dog |
| hounter | someone who hunts wild animals or birds for food or sport |
| hour | 60 minutes |
| house | a building to live in |
| houseboat | a large flat-bottomed boat used as a floating house |
| household | all the people who live in the same house |
| hover | to float or stay in one place in the air |
| how | in what way |
| howl | to make a long loud whining noise |
| hub | the middle of a wheel |
| huddle | crowded closely together, sometime to keep warm |
| hug | to hold someone or something close to you in your arms |
| huge | enormous; very big |
| hum | to make a musical sound in your nose as through you are saying m-m-m-m without opening your mouth |
| human | a man, woman or child. The same word also means having to do with people, not with other animals or plants |
| humble | the opposite of proud or boasting’ meek |
| humorist | someone who makes you laugh at his jokes and sayings |
| humorous | funny; amusing |
| humour | fun; jokes |
| hump | a lump or large bump, often on the back of an animal, like a camel’s hump |
| hunger | a need for food |
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.