| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| fishing-rod | a long thin stick with a string and hook attached for catching fish |
| fist | a tightly closed hand |
| fit | to be the right size and shape for something. The same word also means in good health |
| fix | to mend something. The same word also means to tie or fasten something firmly |
| flag | a piece of cloth with a coloured pattern. Each country in the world has its won flag with its own pattern |
| flake | a very small thin piece of something, such as a snowflake |
| flake | something lucky that happens by chance |
| flame | the bright fire that leaps from something burning |
| flap | to move up and down, as a bird flaps its wings. The same word also means anything which hangs loose or is hinged. Such as a table flap |
| flare | to burst into bright light, as when a piece of wood suddenly bursts into flame |
| flash | a sudden bight light that appears only for a moment, like a flash of lighting |
| flask | a kind of bottle, usually made of metal or glass, for holding liquids |
| flat | smooth; without bumps and being the same height all over. The same word also means a home on one floor which is part of a larger building |
| flatten | to make something flat |
| flavour | what makes foods taste differently from each other. Ice-cream comes in lots of flavours, like strawberry, vanilla and chocolate |
| flax | a plant from which strong threads can be obtained. The cloth woven from these threads is called linen |
| flee | to run away, usually because of danger |
| fleet | a number of ships or vehicles that belong together |
| flesh | the soft parts of your body |
| flex | a wire for electricity, covered with plastic or some other material |
| flick | to hit something very lightly |
| flicker | to burn brightly and then dimly so that the light is not steady |
| flight | the act of flying through the air |
| fling | to throw something away from you |
| flint | a very hard kind of stone which gives off sparks when you strike it with steel |
| float | to rest on top of liquid or on air. A boat floats on water, and a bubble floats on air |
| flock | a large group of birds or of some animals |
| flood | a great overflowing of water, usually over dry land |
| floor | the part of a room you walk on |
| flop | to let yourself fall down heavily |
| flour | a white powder made from grain. It is used to make bread and cakes |
| flow | to move along smoothly, like water |
| flower | the pretty coloured part of a plant |
| flower-pot | a pot in which you plant flowers |
| flu | a shortening of the word influenza, which is an illness causing a fever and a sore throat |
| fluid | something that can flow, such as liquid or gas |
| flute | a long thin musical instrument which you blow into |
| flutter | to flap about; to move the wings quickly |
| fly | to move through the air. The same word also means a flying insect |
| flying-fish | a fish with large fins that help it to move through the air when it leaps out of the water |
| foal | a young horse |
| foam | a lot of tiny white bubbles, usually on the top of liquid or soapy water; froth |
| focus | to get a clear picture |
| foe | an enemy |
| fog | thick cloudy air |
| fold | to double something over |
| foliage | the leaves on trees and plants |
| folk | people |
| follow | to come after someone or something |
| folly | silliness; a foolish action |
Stressed and Unstressed
In English sentences content words are stressed while structural words are generally not.