| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| beautiful | lovely; very pretty |
| beauty | great loveliness |
| beckon | to make a silent signal, call by nod, make sign to |
| become | to grow to be something |
| bed | a soft place to sleep with blankets and a pillow. The same word is also used for a place where flowers are grown, and for the bottom of the sea |
| bedclothes | the covers on a bed |
| bedding | the contents of a bed |
| bedeck | to adorn, deck, decorate |
| bedroom | a room where there is a bed |
| bedside | the space next to a bed |
| bedspread | the top cover on a bed |
| bee | an insect with four wings and a sting. It makes honey and wax |
| bee-line | a straight line between tow places |
| beech | a kind of tree with smooth silver-grey bark |
| beechive | a house for bees |
| beef | the meat from a cow or bull |
| beer | a strong drink made from malt |
| beetle | an insect with four wings. The two front wings are hard, and protect the back wings when they are folded |
| beetroot | a dark red vegetable |
| before | ahead; in front |
| beforehand | in advance, earlier than duetime |
| beg | to ask earnestly or humbly for something |
| beggar | someone who lives by asking for money and food from others |
| begin | to start |
| beginning | the start of something |
| behave | to act in a good or a bad way, showing good or bad behaviour |
| behaviour | how you act or behave; your manners |
| behind | at the back of; to the rear of |
| behold | to fix the mind, look, regard with due attention |
| belabour | to beat badly, soundly |
| believe | to accept what someone says as the truth; to have faith |
| bell | a cup-shaped piece of metal which makes a ringing sound when struck |
| bellow | to roar or yell loudly |
| belly | another word for stomach |
| belong | to be the property of; to be part of |
| below | underneath; at a lower level |
| belt | a long strip of material, usually leather which fastens around the waist |
| bench | a long seat, usually made of wood |
| bend | to make something crooked or curved |
| beneath | under something |
| berry | any small round juicy fruit without a stone |
| berth | a bed or bunk in a ship or train |
| beside | near; next to |
| besides | in addition to |
| best | most good |
| bet | to risk your money against someone else’s on the result of a game or race |
| bethink | to recollect, call to mind |
| betray | to give away secret information; to let someone down by breaking a promise |
| better | more than good. The same word also means more clever or skilful than someone else |
| between | in a space, in or withing tow |
Tenses
The verb shows time by changing its form. These forms are called tenses.