| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| socket | a hollow place that you fit something into, like a socket for an electric bulb |
| sofa | another word for couch |
| soggy | damp and heavy; very wet |
| soggy | damp and heavy; very wet |
| soil | loose earth. The same word also means to make something dirty |
| solar | having to do with the sun |
| soldier | a man in the army |
| sole | the bottom of your foot or your shoe. The same word also means a kind of flat fish |
| solemn | serious; very earnest |
| solid | hard and firm all through, not hollow or liquid |
| solitary | alone; by yourself |
| solve | to find the answer to something puzzling or difficult |
| solvency | ability to pay debts |
| solvent | able to pay all debts |
| some | a few; not all |
| somebody | a person who is not named |
| someone | another word for somebody |
| somersault | to go head over heels |
| something | a thing not named |
| sometime | at a time not known |
| sometimes | not all the time; now and then |
| somewhat | rather; a little |
| somewhere | at an unknown place |
| son | a male child of a father or mother |
| song | words and music together, which you sing. The same word also means the musical notes sung by birds |
| sonic | having to do with sound waves, as in sonic boom |
| soon | in a short time |
| soot | a soft black powdery stuff which comes from burning wood or coal. It sticks to the inside of the chimney |
| soothe | to calm someone down; to comfort |
| sore | painful when touched |
| sorrow | unhappiness; sadness |
| sorry | feeling unhappy about something you have done, or something that has happened |
| sort | to put together thing that belong together, kind of |
| soul | the invisible part of a person which is believed to live on after death |
| sound | anything that can be heard |
| soup | a liquid food made by boiling meat, vegetables or other foods together in water |
| sour | not sweet tasting. Lemons taste sour |
| source | the beginning or starting place of something, like a stream or river |
| south | the direction opposite to north, on your right as you face the rising sun |
| sow | (rhymes with no) to scatter seed over the ground or plant it in the ground |
| sow | (rhymes with now) a female pig |
| space | a place with nothing in it. The same word is often used to mean the sky higher than aeroplanes can fly, where there is not even any air |
| spaceship | a special machine moved by rocket motors that can go far up into space to the moon and beyond |
| spade | a tool used for digging in the ground |
| span | the distance between the tip of you thumb and little finger when your hand is stretched out. The same word also means the length of anything from end to end |
| spangle | a thin piece of shiny metal sewn on to a garment. Lots of spangles sewn on to a dress make it glitter and sparkle |
| spaniel | a kind of dog with a silky coat and long floppy ears |
| spanner | a tool for tightening or loosening nuts and bolts |
| spare | to let something go. The same word also means extra. If you have tow copies of the same book, one of them is a spare copy |
| spark | a tiny bit of something burning, that flies out of the fire |
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.