| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| royal | to do with a king or queen |
| rub | to move something against something else, such as rubbing polish on furniture with a cloth |
| rubber | a material that stretches or bounces. The same word also means something that rubs away pencil marks |
| rubbish | something worm out or of no value; that you throw away. The same word also means nonsense |
| ruby | a jewel, deep re in colour |
| rudder | a piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aeroplane, used for steering |
| rude | the opposite of polite; bad-mannered. The same word sometimes means rough |
| rug | a small floor mat or carpet. The same word also means a kind of blanket used when travelling |
| rugged | rough and strong |
| ruin | to spoil or destroy; to make something useless. The same word also means an old building that is falling down |
| rule | what you must or must not do. You must obey the rules at school. The same word also means a ruler for measuring |
| ruler | a straight piece of wood used for measuring things. The same word also means a man or woman who is the head of a country |
| rum | a strong drink made from sugar cane |
| rumble | a low-pitched, deep rolling sound, like far-away thunder |
| rumour | something said about a person or events that may or may not be true |
| rumpus | a disturbance |
| run | to move quickly on your feet |
| rung | a piece of metal or wood used as a step in a ladder |
| rural | village-type surroundings; the opposite of urban |
| rush | to hurry; to move quickly to get somewhere on time. The same word also means a tall kind of grass growing near water |
| rusk | a kind of dry, very crisp toast or biscuit |
| rust | a reddish-brown coating that appears on things made of iron or steel after they have been in water or out in damp air for some time |
| rustle | a soft whispering sound, such as is made by dry leaves rubbing together |
| rut | a deep track made by a wheel in soft ground |
| rye | a kind of grain |
Stressed and Unstressed
In English sentences content words are stressed while structural words are generally not.