| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| t | not hard, rough or loud |
| tab | a small flap or loop, usually on a piece of clothing |
| table | a piece of furniture with legs and a flat top. The same word also means a set of facts or figures arranged in columns |
| tableau | a picture, striking group of dramatic sence |
| tablecloth | a large piece of material used to cover a table |
| tablet | a small, flat piece of something, like stone, soap and some kinds of medicine |
| tacit | silent, unspoken |
| tack | a short nail with a wide flat head. The same word also means to sew something together with long loose stitches |
| tackle | to use all your strength to try to do something. The same word also means the equipment for doing something, such as fishing tackle |
| tadpole | a frog when it is very young, before its legs develop |
| taffeta | a kind of stiff shiny cloth used for making dresses |
| tag | a label. The same word also means a children&resquo;s game in which one person chases and tries to touch another |
| tail | the part that comes out at the end of anything, like the tail of an animal, a kite or an aeroplane |
| tailor | a man who makes clothes, such as suits, overcoats, skirts and trousers |
| take | to get hold: or to carry away |
| tale | another word for a story |
| talk | to speak or say something |
| talkative | fond of talking, talking too much |
| tall | very high |
| tambourine | a small thin drum which you tap with your hand. It has small metal discs around the edge which make a tinkling sound when you shake it |
| tame | not wild; able to live with human beings as pets, like tame rabbits |
| tamper | to meddle or interfere with something |
| tan | the brown colour of your skin when you have been out in the sun for a long time. The same word also means to make animal hide in to leather |
| tangible | real, actual, evident |
| tangled | all twisted up in knots, like hair that has not been combed |
| tank | a special heavy car made of iron and steel, with big guns in it. The same word also means a large metal or glass container for water and other liquids |
| tanker | a ship that carries oil or other liquids |
| tap | to hit something lightly. The same word also means a kind of handle that you turn off and on to control the flow of something from a pipe, like gas and water |
| tape | a narrow strip of something such as strong cloth, plastic or sticky paper used to tie or fasten things together |
| tape recorder | a machine that takes down and plays back sounds on a special kind of tape |
| tar | a thick black liquid which comes form wood and coal. Tar is used in making roads |
| tardy | late; slow |
| target | something you aim at in shooting |
| tarmac | a kind of surface found on most roads, made with tar. The word is short for tarmacadam |
| tart | a piece of pastry with jam or fruit in it |
| tartan | a woollen material, especially worn in Scotland. It has a coloured check pattern, and some Scottish families have their own special colours and patterns |
| task | a job; an amount of work that you have to do |
| tassel | a number of thread all tied in a knot a the top. Tassels are used to decorate clothing or furniture. |
| taste | to put a bit of food in your mouth or sip a drink to see if you like it or not |
| tax | money paid to the government to help them pay for things everyone uses, such as roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and medicine |
| taxi | a car that you pay to ride in |
| tea | a hot drink made by pouring boiling water on to the dried leaves of the tea plant |
| tea set | cups and saucers, plates and a teapot which all have the same pattern |
| teach | to show someone how to do something; to give lessons |
| teacher | someone who helps you to learn things |
| team | a group of people all helping each other in a job or game |
| teapot | a special pot to make tea in. It has a handle and a spout |
| tear | (rhymes with spare) to pull apart; to rip |
| tear | (rhymes with spear) one of the drops of water that come from your eyes when you are sad or hurt |
| tease | to annoy someone by making fun of him |
What are phrasal verbs?
Phrasal verbs are verbs that consist of two or three words. The first word is a verb and it is followed by an adverb or a prepositions or both.