Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
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royal | to do with a king or queen |
rub | to move something against something else, such as rubbing polish on furniture with a cloth |
rubber | a material that stretches or bounces. The same word also means something that rubs away pencil marks |
rubbish | something worm out or of no value; that you throw away. The same word also means nonsense |
ruby | a jewel, deep re in colour |
rudder | a piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aeroplane, used for steering |
rude | the opposite of polite; bad-mannered. The same word sometimes means rough |
rug | a small floor mat or carpet. The same word also means a kind of blanket used when travelling |
rugged | rough and strong |
ruin | to spoil or destroy; to make something useless. The same word also means an old building that is falling down |
rule | what you must or must not do. You must obey the rules at school. The same word also means a ruler for measuring |
ruler | a straight piece of wood used for measuring things. The same word also means a man or woman who is the head of a country |
rum | a strong drink made from sugar cane |
rumble | a low-pitched, deep rolling sound, like far-away thunder |
rumour | something said about a person or events that may or may not be true |
rumpus | a disturbance |
run | to move quickly on your feet |
rung | a piece of metal or wood used as a step in a ladder |
rural | village-type surroundings; the opposite of urban |
rush | to hurry; to move quickly to get somewhere on time. The same word also means a tall kind of grass growing near water |
rusk | a kind of dry, very crisp toast or biscuit |
rust | a reddish-brown coating that appears on things made of iron or steel after they have been in water or out in damp air for some time |
rustle | a soft whispering sound, such as is made by dry leaves rubbing together |
rut | a deep track made by a wheel in soft ground |
rye | a kind of grain |
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.