English · Chapter 8
Comparatives and superlatives
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 701-710
Words 701 to 710
701 three The number 3, one more than two. numeral 702 four The number 4, one more than three. numeral 703 five The number 5, one more than four. numeral 704 six The number 6, one more than five. numeral 705 seven The number 7, one more than six. numeral 706 eight The number 8, one more than seven. numeral 707 nine The number 9, one more than eight. numeral 708 ten The number 10, one more than nine. numeral 709 eleven The number 11, one more than ten. numeral 710 twelve The number 12, one more than eleven. numeral Lesson 2 · Words 711-720
Words 711 to 720
711 twenty The number 20, two tens. numeral 712 thirty The number 30, three tens. numeral 713 hundred The number 100, ten times ten. numeral 714 thousand The number 1000, ten hundreds. numeral 715 million The number 1,000,000, a thousand thousands. numeral 716 monday The first day of the working week, after Sunday and before Tuesday. noun 717 tuesday The second day of the working week, after Monday and before Wednesday. noun 718 wednesday The third day of the working week, after Tuesday and before Thursday. noun 719 thursday The fourth day of the working week, after Wednesday and before Friday. noun 720 friday The fifth day of the working week, after Thursday and before the weekend. noun Lesson 3 · Words 721-730
Words 721 to 730
721 saturday The sixth day of the week, after Friday and before Sunday. noun 722 sunday The seventh day of the week, after Saturday and before Monday. noun 723 tall Higher than most other people or things from bottom to top. adjective 724 short Small in height or length, or lasting only a little time. adjective 725 fat Having a lot of flesh on the body; wide and round, not thin. adjective 726 huge Very big; much larger than normal in size or amount. adjective 727 tiny Very small; much smaller than normal in size. adjective 728 funny Making you laugh or smile; full of jokes and fun. adjective 729 boring Not fun or interesting; making you feel tired and want to stop. adjective 730 difficult Not easy; needing a lot of work or skill to do or understand. adjective Lesson 4 · Words 731-740
Words 731 to 740
731 simple Easy to do or understand; not hard and not having many parts. adjective 732 famous Known by very many people. adjective 733 special Not like the others; better or more important than usual. adjective 734 false Not true; not right. adjective 735 strange Not usual or normal; hard to understand and a little surprising. adjective 736 normal Usual and expected; the way things often are. adjective 737 similar Almost the same, but not exactly the same. adjective 738 main The biggest or most important one. adjective 739 whole All of something, with no part left out. adjective 740 single Only one; just one and no more. adjective Lesson 6 · Words 741-750
Words 741 to 750
741 final Coming at the very end; the last one, with no more after it. adjective 742 sweet Tasting of sugar, like honey or cake, not bitter or salty. adjective 743 sour Having a sharp taste, like a lemon, the opposite of sweet. adjective 744 fresh New and not old; just made, picked, or bought, not stale. adjective 745 cool A little cold, but not very cold; between cold and warm. adjective 746 terrible Very bad; making you feel shocked, upset, or afraid. adjective 747 wonderful Very good; making you feel happy and full of joy. adjective 748 perfect So good that nothing is wrong with it and nothing could be better. adjective 749 serious Important and needing careful thought, not silly or funny. adjective 750 sudden Happening quickly and without warning, when you did not expect it. adjective Lesson 7 · Words 751-760
Words 751 to 760
751 hit To move your hand or an object quickly and hard against something. verb 752 shut To close something so it is no longer open. verb 753 rush To move or do something very quickly. verb 754 hurry To do something quickly because there is not much time. verb 755 chase To run after someone or something to try to catch them. verb 756 crawl To move along the ground on your hands and knees. verb 757 float To stay on top of water or in the air without sinking or falling. verb 758 sink To go down below the top of the water. verb 759 bend To make something curved, or to move your body so it is not straight. verb 760 stretch To make something longer or wider by pulling it. verb Lesson 8 · Words 761-770
Words 761 to 770
761 lean To bend your body or move it so it rests against something. verb 762 nod To move your head down and up, often to say yes. verb 763 wink To close and open one eye quickly, often as a friendly sign. verb 764 sneeze To push air out of your nose and mouth suddenly with a loud noise. verb 765 cough To push air out of your throat suddenly with a rough noise. verb 766 yawn To open your mouth wide and breathe in slowly because you are tired. verb 767 greet To say hello to someone or welcome them when you meet. verb 768 hug To put your arms around someone to show you like or love them. verb 769 clap To hit your two hands together to make a sound, often to show you are happy. verb 770 wipe To clean or dry something by moving a cloth or your hand across it. verb Lesson 10 · Words 771-780
Words 771 to 780
771 rub To move your hand back and forth over a surface while pressing on it. verb 772 squeeze To press something firmly from both sides, often with your hand. verb 773 twist To turn something around, or to bend it into a curved shape. verb 774 march To walk with firm, even steps, often together with other people. verb 775 whistle To make a high, clear sound by blowing air through your lips. verb 776 wander To walk around slowly with no clear plan of where to go. verb 777 kneel To go down and rest on one or both of your knees. verb 778 grab To take hold of something quickly and firmly with your hand. verb 779 drag To pull something heavy along the ground behind you. verb 780 spill To let liquid fall out of a container by accident. verb Lesson 11 · Words 781-790
Words 781 to 790
781 quickly In a fast way; taking only a little time. adverb 782 slowly In a slow way; taking a lot of time, not fast. adverb 783 carefully In a way that gives close attention, so you do not make a mistake or cause harm. adverb 784 suddenly Quickly and without warning; when you did not expect it. adverb 785 usually Most of the time; the way a thing normally happens. adverb 786 really In a true way; used to make what you say stronger, meaning very much or in fact. adverb 787 quite To a fair amount but not fully; rather or fairly. adverb 788 maybe It could be true or could happen, but you are not sure; perhaps. adverb 789 perhaps It could be true or could happen, but you are not sure; maybe. adverb 790 already Before now, or before the time you are talking about; sooner than expected. adverb Lesson 12 · Words 791-800
Words 791 to 800
791 later At a time after now, once a while has passed. adverb 792 ever At any time; on any time at all. adverb 793 once One time; on just a single time. adverb 794 twice Two times; on two separate times. adverb 795 outside Not in a building; in the open air, out of doors. adverb 796 inside In a building or thing; not outside. adverb 797 forward Toward the front; in the direction ahead of you. adverb 798 everywhere In all places; in every place. adverb 799 somewhere In or to some place, but you do not say which one. adverb 800 anywhere In or to any place at all. adverb