| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| lavatory | a place where there is a washbasin or a water-closet, sometimes both together |
| law | rules made by the government of a country |
| lawn | a smooth flat area of grass which is cut and looked after carefully |
| lawnmower | a machine that is used to cut the grass on a lawn |
| lay | to put something down |
| layer | a flat covering or thickness. You put jam and cream between two layers of sponge cake |
| lazy | not wanting to work or make any effort |
| lead | (rhymes with seed) to be first, before everyone else |
| lead | (rhymes with bed) a heavy soft grey metal |
| leader | someone who is in front or at the head of a group of people |
| leaf | the flat, green part of a plant or tree |
| leak | the accidental escape of liquid or gas from a hole or crack in a pipe or container |
| lean | thin; without fat. The same word also means to rest against something, so that you are not standing up straight |
| leap | to jump high in the air |
| leap year | a year with 366 days, having 29 days in February. It comes every four years |
| learn | to find out about things or how to do something |
| least | the smallest in side or importanceleast |
| leather | the skin of animals, used to make things like shoes and gloves |
| leave | to go away from somewhere. The same word also means to let something stay where it is |
| lecture | a talk given to an audience or a class at school |
| ledge | a narrow shelf |
| leer | to smile at someone in a nasty way |
| left | the opposite side to right. You a have a right hand and a left hand |
| leg | the part of your body which joins on to your food. You have tow legs. The same word also means one of the pieces of wood that hold up a table or chair |
| legacy | a particular thing given by last will, a bequest |
| legend | a story from long ago which may or may not be true |
| leggings | a covering of cloth or leather for your legs in cold weather |
| legion | a large group of soldiers; a large number |
| lemon | a sour yellow fruit |
| lemonade | a drink made from lemon juice and sugar |
| lend | to let someone have something of yours which he will give back to you |
| length | how long something is |
| lengthen | to make longer |
| lens | a curved piece of glass used in eye glasses or in instruments such as telescopes and cameras |
| leopard | a dangerous wild animal that looks like a large cat with spots |
| lessen | to reduce, depreciate, make less, lower |
| lesson | something to be learned |
| let | to agree that someone may do something; to give permission |
| letter | how a sound looks when it is written down. Our alphabet has 26 letters. The same word also means a written message that is put in an envelope |
| lettuce | a garden plant with large green leaves which you can eat without cooking |
| level | another word for flat; with no bumps |
| lever | a bar pushed down at one end so that it lifts something on the other end |
| liar | someone who tells lies |
| liberalize | to free from narrow views to render liberal |
| liberty | freedom to do as you think is right |
| library | a room or building full of books |
| licence | a special piece of printed paper that you must have before you can do certain things. You need a licence to own a gun, to drive a car |
| licensee | one to whom licence is granted |
| lick | to touch something with your tongue, like a lollipop or an ice cream |
| lid | the top which can be taken off something, such as a box or saucepan |
What are phrasal verbs?
Phrasal verbs are verbs that consist of two or three words. The first word is a verb and it is followed by an adverb or a prepositions or both.