Language and grammar – English vocabulary
26 words · English vocabulary · Created by OpenQuiz Team
26 English words with meanings: -ish, abbreviation, accent, adjective, adverb… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on OpenQuiz.
Part of the learning path: Vocabulary in Daily Life - Pre-intermediate and intermediate
Word list
- -ish /ɪʃ/ (adjective) — added to a word to mean 'somewhat' or 'approximately'
Example:The soup is a bit spicy-ish.
Synonyms: somewhat, slightly - abbreviation /,æbrə'vɪdʒən/ (noun) — a shorter form of a word or phrase
Example:“USA” is an abbreviation for “United States of America.”
Synonyms: short form, shortened form, acronym - accent /'æksent/ (noun) — the way someone pronounces words in a particular place or group
Example:She has a strong accent.
Synonyms: pronunciation, dialect, speech pattern - adjective /'ædʒɪktɪv/ (noun) — a word that describes a noun
Example:Descriptive is an adjective.
Synonyms: describing word, modifier - adverb /'ædvɜ:rb/ (noun) — a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Example:Quickly is an adverb.
Synonyms: modifier, describing word - alphabet /'ælfəbɛt/ (noun) — the set of letters used to write a language
Example:The English alphabet has 26 letters.
Synonyms: letters, letter set, writing system - also /'ɔlsoʊ/ (adverb) — in addition; too
Example:She is a teacher and also a writer.
Synonyms: too, as well - and so on /ænd soʊ ɑn/ (phrase) — used to show that more similar things follow
Example:We bought apples, oranges, and so on.
Synonyms: etc., and the like, and similar things - Arabic /'ærəbɪk/ (adjective) — the language of the Arabs
Example:He is studying Arabic.
Synonyms: Arab, Arabic-speaking - bilingual /,baɪ'lɪŋɡwəl/ (adjective) — able to speak two languages
Example:She is bilingual and speaks French and English.
Synonyms: multilingual, two-language - Cantonese /,kæn.tə'ni:z/ (noun) — a Chinese language spoken mainly in southern China
Example:My grandparents speak Cantonese at home.
Synonyms: Yue Chinese - capital letter /'kæpɪtəl 'lɛtər/ (noun) — a large letter used at the start of a sentence or for names
Example:Every sentence starts with a capital letter.
Synonyms: uppercase letter, big letter - Chinese /,tʃaɪ'ni:z/ (adjective) — from China, or the language of China
Example:She speaks Chinese with her family.
Synonyms: from China, Sinitic - comma /'kɒmə/ (noun) — a punctuation mark used to separate parts of a sentence
Example:Please add a comma after the name.
Synonyms: punctuation mark, comma mark - conjunction /kən'dʌŋkʃən/ (noun) — a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
Example:And is a conjunction.
Synonyms: joining word, connector - consonant /'kɒnsənənt/ (noun) — a speech sound made with the mouth partly closed
Example:The word "cat" ends with a consonant.
Synonyms: speech sound, nonvowel - countable (noun) /'kaʊntəbəl/ (adjective) — a noun that can be counted as separate items
Example:Apples are countable nouns.
Synonyms: count noun, countable noun - definite article /'dɛfɪnət 'ɑ:tɪkəl/ (phrase) — the word 'the', used before a specific noun
Example:The is a definite article.
Synonyms: the - e.g. /,i: 'dʒi:/ (phrase) — used before one or more examples
Example:You should eat more fruit, e.g., apples and oranges.
Synonyms: for example, such as - eks /eks/ (noun) — the letter X
Example:The letter X is pronounced eks.
Synonyms: X - English /'ɪŋɡlɪʃ/ (adjective) — relating to England or the English language
Example:English is spoken in many countries.
Synonyms: British, of England - etc. /,ɛt 'sɛtərə/ (phrase) — used to show that more similar things could be added
Example:We bought bread, milk, etc. at the store.
Synonyms: and so on, and so forth - for example /fɔ:r ɪɡ'zæmpəl/ (phrase) — used to introduce one specific example
Example:I like fruit, for example, apples and pears.
Synonyms: for instance, such as - full stop /,fʊl 'stɒp/ (phrase) — the punctuation mark used to end a sentence
Example:Put a full stop at the end.
Synonyms: period, dot - i.e. /,aɪ 'i:/ (phrase) — used to say something in a clearer or more exact way
Example:He lives in Paris, i.e., in France.
Synonyms: that is, in other words - in other words /ɪn 'ʌðər wɜ:rdz/ (phrase) — used to say something again in a different way
Example:She was tired, or in other words, she wanted to go home.
Synonyms: that is, to put it another way, in different words
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