| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| grade | a way of deciding how good something is. If one kind of apple is better than another, it will be graded higher |
| gradual | happening slowly, a bit at a time |
| graduate | holder of university degree |
| grain | the seeds of some plants that are used as food. The same word also means a very small piece of something hard, like a grain of sand |
| grammar | the study of the way people put words together when they speak or write |
| gramme | a very small weight, the thousandth part of a kilogramme |
| gramophone | an instrument on which you can play records of music or words; another word for record-player |
| grand | important; large; splendid |
| grandfather | the father of your mother or father |
| grandmother | the mother of your mother and father |
| granite | a very hard rock used for buildings and for kerbstones |
| grant | to give, to allow as a favour |
| grape | green, purple or red fruit that grows in bunches on a vine |
| graph | a diagram, usually on squared paper, that shows how a series of measurements changes |
| graphefruit | a round fruit like large orange with a yellow skin and a sharp taste |
| grasp | to seize and hold tightly |
| grass | a low green plant which has many thin leaves and covers fields and lawns |
| grass-snake | a small and harmless snake |
| grasshopper | a hopping, leaping insect. It makes a chirping noise by rubbing its wings or legs together |
| grate | a framework of iron for holding a fire in a fireplace. The same word also means to rub something, such as a piece of cheese, against a rough surface to reduce it to small particles |
| grateful | giving thanks, thankful |
| grave | very serious. The same word also means a hole in the ground where a dead person is buried |
| gravel | lots of little pebbles which can be used to make paths |
| graze | to eat grass. The same word also means to scrape the skin |
| grease | a thick oily substance; softened animal fat |
| great | large; big. The same word also means important or famous |
| greed | a great longing to have more of something, even though you already have enough |
| green | the colour of grass in springtime |
| greengrocer | a man who sells vegetables and fruit |
| greenhouse | a glass house where plants are grown |
| greet | to welcome; to speak to someone when you meet |
| greeting | a welcome; a kind which often written on a birthday or Christmas card |
| grey | the colour of the sky when there is no sun |
| greyhound | a very thin dog with long legs, used for racing |
| grief | great sadness |
| grieve | to be very sad about something; to be very unhappy |
| grim | stern, unsmiling, and often cruel |
| grin | to smile broadly |
| grind | to crush something into a powder. The same word also means to rub together, like grinding your teeth |
| grip | to hold on to something tightly |
| groan | a deep unhappy sound of pain or sorrow |
| grocer | a man who sells many kinds of food and household supplies |
| grope | search blindly |
| gross | very fat or big. The same word also means 12 dozengross |
| ground | the earth we walk on |
| groundsheet | a waterproof sheet which you lie on when you camp |
| group | a number of people or things together in one place |
| grove | a small wood, a few trees |
| grow | to get bigger |
| growl | to make a low rumbling noise deep down in the throat, dogs and lions growl when they are angry or afraid |
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.