| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| sit | to be on a chair or seat |
| site | an area of ground where a building is, or will be built |
| situation | the place or position of something. The same word also means a job |
| size | the amount of space something takes up |
| skate | a metal blade or wheels fastened on a shoe, so that you can move quickly and smoothly on ice or a flat surface. The same word also means a large flat fish with very wide fins |
| skeleton | all the bones inside your body |
| sketch | a rough quick drawing |
| ski | (say skee) to move quickly over hard snow on two long pieces of wood called skis, which are fastened to your boots |
| skid | to slide sideways, as a car sometimes does on wet or icy roads |
| skilful | clever; able to do something well |
| skill | cleverness; the ability to do something well |
| skim | to glide quickly over the surface of something. The same word also means to take the cream off the top of the milk |
| skin | the outside covering of your body |
| skip | to jump up and down on one leg at a time, often over a rope. The same word also means to leave out something, like skipping dull parts of a book |
| skipper | the captain of a ship |
| skirt | the bony part of your head |
| sky | the air above you that you see when you look up out of doors |
| skylark | a lark, a small bird which sings when it is flying very high up in the air |
| skyscraper | a very tall building |
| slab | a thick slice |
| slack | loose; not tightly stretched. The same word also means not busy |
| slam | to shut or bang something with a loud noise |
| slanting | not straight; up and down; sloping |
| slap | to hit with the palm of the hand |
| slash | to make long cuts in something, sometimes violently |
| slate | a kind of stone used for roofs |
| slaughter | killing of animals, usually for food: a terrible killing of one person or great numbers of people |
| slaughter-house | a place where animals are killed for the market |
| slave | someone who is not free because he is owned by another person and has to work for him |
| slavery | bondage, drudgery, Servitude |
| slay | to kill |
| sled | a vehicle with metal or wooden runners, that moves easily over snow-covered ground |
| sledge | a sled |
| sleek | smooth and shiny, like the coat of a horse which has been well fed and cared for |
| sleep | you sleep when you are not awake |
| sleet | rain mixed with snow or hail |
| sleeve | the part of your clothes that covers your arm |
| sleeveless | without sleeves |
| sleigh | a large sled, usually pulled by horse |
| slender | slim; narrow; not looking strong or heavy |
| slice | a flat piece cut from something, like a slice of bread or cake |
| slide | to move smoothly down or along on something |
| slight | small in quantity or importance; slim or slender |
| slightly | by a small amount |
| slim | thin; narrow; not fat |
| slime | thin slippery mud or dirt |
| sling | a piece of leather used for throwing stones: a piece of cloth tied around your neck and shoulder to hold up a broken or injured arm |
| slip | to slide when you do not mean to, the same word also means to move away quickly and quietly |
| slipper | a soft shoe you wear indoors |
| slippery | smooth on the surface so that you slip in walking, as on ice or thin mud |
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.