| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| lob | a stroke in tennis or cricket, when the ball goes high in the air |
| lobby | the entrance hall in a large building |
| lobster | a shellfish with two large strong claws |
| local | nearby; near or close by a certain place |
| lock | a strong fastening for a door or gate that can only be opened with a key |
| locomotive | a railway engine |
| locust | an insect something like a large grasshopper that destroy crops |
| lodge | a small house at the entrance to a park or at the gates of a large house in the country |
| lodger | someone who pays to live in someone else’s house |
| loft | space under the roof which can be used as a store room |
| log | a thick round piece of wood. The same word also means a ship’s diary |
| loiter | to linger; to dawdle |
| loll | to sit or lie about in a lazy way |
| lollipop | a large sweet on the end of a stick |
| lone | the only one |
| lonely | feeling sad because you are alone |
| long | a big distance from one end to the other |
| look | to watch or try to see |
| looking-glass | another word for mirror |
| loom | a machine for weaving thread into cloth |
| loop | a ring of wire, string or ribbon |
| loose | the opposite of tight, not properly fastened |
| loosen | to make something less tight |
| lord | an important nobleman |
| lorry | an open motor vehicle used to carry heavy loads from place to place |
| lose | to fail to have something |
| lot | a large number; a great many |
| lotion | a soothing liquid medicine that you put on sore places on your skin |
| lotus | a waterlily that grows in some hot countries |
| loud | noisy; easily heard or to be heard |
| loudspeaker | an instrument that makes sounds louder, so that you can hear them from a distance |
| lovable | worth loving |
| love | to be very fond of, to like someone or something very much |
| lovely | beautiful or pretty; nice |
| low | not high or tall |
| loyal | faithful; true to someone |
| luck | something that happens by change. You can have good luck or bad luck |
| lucky | having good luck |
| luggage | the cases, trunks or bags you take your clothes in when you travel |
| lukewarm | in between warm and cool |
| lumber | timber. The same word also means something big and heavy that you can not use any more, like a broken armchair or an old cooker |
| lunar | having to do with the moon |
| lunch | the meal eaten at midday. The word is short for luncheon |
| lunge | to make a sudden thrust or rush at something |
| lupin | a large garden plant with long spikes of brightly-coloured blossoms |
| lurch | to jerk forward on to one side |
| lurk | to hide yourself while you are waiting about for someone or something |
| luscious | delicious |
| luxury | something expensive and pleasant that you would like to have but do not really need; great comfort |
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.