| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| steam | a small river |
| steel | a very strong metal made from iron |
| steep | rising nearly straight up from the ground, like a steep hill |
| steeple | a high pointed tower on a church |
| steer | to guide a vehicle or ship to the right or left. The same word also means a young bull |
| stem | the thin part of a plant that holds up the flowers or leaves |
| stenographer | one who is skilled in stenography of shorthand |
| step | to put on foot in front of the other when walking; The same word also means one stair in a staircase |
| stern | severe; strict; grim. The same word also means the back part of a ship or boat |
| stew | to cook food, especially meat with vegetables, by boiling it slowly |
| stick | a long thin piece of wood: anything shaped like a stick, such as a stick of wax or gum |
| sticky | clinging or holding on, as when something like glue or honey sticks to your fingers |
| stiff | firm; hard; not easily bent or moved |
| stile | a little set of step fixed to a fence or a wall to help you climb over |
| still | not moving; calm |
| stilt | one of a pair of tall poles with foot rests |
| sting | the sharp part of an insect, like a pin, which can hurt you |
| stir | to move; to shake up or mix |
| stirrup | a metal ring hanging down each side of a saddle. It is flat at the bottom so that you can put your foot in it when you ride a horse |
| stitich | a loop of thread that has been sewn. The same word also means a sudden sharp pain in your side, usually caused by running |
| stock | supplies of food and other goods stored by shopkeepers. The same word also means a sweet-smelling garden flower |
| stoke | to put fuel on the fire to make it hotter |
| stole | a long, narrow piece of material, often made of fur or silk, worn over the shoulders and hanging down |
| stomach | a kind of pocket in the middle of your body which holds food after it has been swallowed |
| stone | a small piece of rock. The same word also means the hard seeds inside some fruit like plums and cherries |
| stool | a little seat with no back or arms |
| stoop | to bend the upper part of your body downwards |
| stop | to end or leave off what you are doing |
| stopper | something you put in the neck of a bottle to close the opening |
| store | to keep something until it is needed. The same word also means a shop |
| storey | a stage or floor of a building |
| stork | a large bird with very long legs and a long beak |
| storm | a sudden outburst of bad weather with heavy rain, snow or hail, and sometimes thunder and lightning |
| story | an adventure told or written. It can be a true story, or made up like a fairy tale |
| stove | something which makes heat for us to cook food or warm the room |
| straight | not crooked or curved. This is a straight line |
| straighten | to make straight; to put things neat and tidy |
| strain | to make every effort; to put all your strength in to doing something |
| strainer | a kind of bowl with holes in it, usually made of metal or plastic. You put vegetables or other food in it to let the water out |
| strange | unusual; out of place |
| stranger | someone you do not know |
| strangle | to kill a person or animal by squeezing its throat; to choke |
| strap | a long thin piece of leather, usually with a buckle, to fasten something |
| straw | dry stiff yellow stalks that farm animals like to sleep on |
| strawberry | a small soft red fruit with a lot of seeds |
| stray | to wander away or go in the wrong direction by mistake |
| streak | a stripe or long narrow mark |
| streamer | a long thin flag, or a paper decoration for parties |
| street | a road with houses or other buildings on both sides of it |
| strength | how strong or powerful something is |
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.