| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| ice | water which has been frozen hard by the cold |
| ice cream | a frozen food made with milk and sugar |
| icicle | a long thin spike of ice, usually hanging from a roof |
| icing | a sugar coating for cakes |
| idea | a plan which you think of, or a picture in your mind |
| ideal | perfect; exactly right |
| idiot | a person whose mind does not work properly; a crazy person |
| idle | lazy; not working; doing nothing |
| idol | an image or statue of a person or animal that is worshipped as a god |
| idyll | a short narrative poem of rustic life |
| igloo | a hut made of blocks of hard snow. It has a domed roof |
| ignorant | without knowledge; not knowing |
| ignore | to take no notice; to pretend someone or something is not there |
| ill | not well; not healthy |
| illogical | unsound, contrary to logic |
| illuminate | to light or throw light, upon |
| illusion | deceptive appearance belief or statement |
| illustration | a picture, usually in a book. The word also means an example that helps to explain something |
| image | an exact likeness or copy of something; a statue |
| imaginary | something you think of that is not real |
| imagination | fancy, Mental faculty of making images of things not present |
| imagine | to picture in your mind what something or someone is like |
| imitate | to copy, to do something the same as someone else |
| immaterial | unimportant, insignificant, Not consisting of material |
| immature | not mature, premature, Not perfect |
| immediately | at once |
| immense | enormous; very big |
| imp | a little devil: a naughty child |
| important | of great interest or value. The word also means powerful |
| impossible | not able to be done |
| impress | to make something stick in someone’s mind |
| impression | an idea or thought that is fixed firmly in your mind. The word also means a mark that is made by pressing or printing |
| impressive | making a deep impression on the mind |
| improve | to make better; to become better |
| impudent | cheeky; not respectful |
| inch | a measure of length. There are 12 inches in one foot |
| incident | something that happens; an event |
| include | to count something in: to contain |
| increase | to get bigger or more in number |
| index | a list in alphabetical order, usually at the end of a book. It shows the numbers of the pages where things are mentioned in the book |
| indignant | annoyed or angry about something you think is wrong |
| indoors | inside a building; the opposite of outdoors |
| industry | hard work, the same word also means making things in factories |
| infallible | not fallible, not liable to fall, certain (used only for God) |
| infancy | early childhood, first age of anything |
| infant | a baby; a young child |
| inflammable | easily set on fire |
| inform | to tell or give information |
| information | facts told to someone or given in a book; knowledge |
| infuriate | to make very angry |
Tenses
The verb shows time by changing its form. These forms are called tenses.