| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| thirsty | wanting to drink |
| thistle | a plant with a prickly stem and leaves. It grows wild and usually has purple flowers |
| thorough | complete; very careful |
| thou | an old-fashioned word for you |
| though | although |
| thought | an idea; something that is in your mind |
| thoughtful | thinking deeply: thinking of what others would like |
| thrash | to beat |
| thread | a very thin, very long piece of material used in sewing |
| threaten | to warn someone that you are going to punish or harm him |
| three-wheeler | a vehicle that runs on three wheels |
| thresh | to beat out grain from its covering. Sometimes the word is spelled thrash |
| threshold | a door, sill, entrance, outset |
| thrill | a feeling of excitement |
| throat | the inside of the front of your neck which contains the gullet and the windpipe |
| throb | to quiver; to feel your heart beating strongly, as when you have been running very fast |
| throne | a special chair for a king or queen on ceremonial occasions |
| throttle | to choke or strangle. The same word also means the fuel-control of a car engine |
| through | from one end to the other |
| throughout | in every part |
| throw | to release something like a ball or a stone out of your hand and into the air with some force |
| thrush | a wild songbird with a brown and white speckled breast |
| thrust | to push with great force; to stab |
| thud | a heavy bumping sound when something falls to the ground |
| thumb | the short thick finger on your hand |
| thump | to hit with a heavy blow, usually using your fist |
| thunder | the loud noise which you hear during a storm after a flash of lightning |
| thus | therefore; in this way |
| tick | a soft clicking noise such as a clock makes. The same word also means a mark to show that something is correct, like this |
| ticket | a small piece of paper or cardboard which you get when you pay to ride on a public vehicle, or go to a show |
| tickle | a funny feeling on your skin which makes you want to scratch. Sometime it can make you laugh when someone tickles you |
| tide | the coming in and going out of the sea |
| tidy | neat; in order; not in a mess |
| tie | to make a knot with string or ribbon. The same word also means a narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck |
| tiger | a dangerous wild animal like a very large cat, it has a striped fur, and lives mostly in India |
| tight | close fitting; closely packed; the opposite of loose |
| tighten | to make something tight or tighter |
| tile | a flattish piece of baked clay which is used for roofs and sometimes for floors |
| till | up to a certain time. The same word also means a special drawer where a shopkeeper keeps his money |
| tillage | cultivation, agriculture |
| tilt | to lean to one side |
| timber | wood which is going to be made into something or used for building |
| time | seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years |
| timid | easily frightened; the opposite of brave |
| tin | a silver metal. The same word also means a container made of tin |
| tingle | a prickly feeling |
| tinker | a man who mends pots and pans |
| tinkle | a small ringing sound |
| tinsel | long strips of silvery sparkling material which are used to decorate Christmas trees |
| tiny | very, very small |
Stressed and Unstressed
In English sentences content words are stressed while structural words are generally not.