Core 1,000 Part of Chapter 3
The First Day
- Reading time
- 2 min
- Total words
- 255
- Unique words
- 94
- Avg frequency
- #108
Story
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84-word session
A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.
Words in this story
Curriculum
84 words
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | theUsed before a noun when the listener already knows which person or thing you mean. |
| 2 | beTo exist, or to join a subject to a word that describes what or how it is. |
| 3 | toShows direction or a target, and also goes before a verb to make its basic form (the infinitive). |
| 4 | ofShows that one thing belongs to, is part of, or comes from another. |
| 5 | andJoins two words, phrases, or sentences together to add one to another. |
| 6 | aUsed before a noun to talk about one person or thing for the first time, when it is not a special or known one. |
| 7 | inShows that something is inside a place, time, or situation. |
| 8 | thatPoints to a person or thing further away, or the one already mentioned, and can also join two parts of a sentence. |
| 9 | haveTo own or hold something, or to help make a past tense (have, has, had). |
| 10 | IThe word a speaker uses to talk about themselves as the subject of a sentence. |
| 11 | itStands for a thing, an animal, or an idea already mentioned, and can also start a sentence about weather or time. |
| 12 | forShows who or what something is meant to help, or the reason or length of time for something. |
| 13 | notUsed to make a word or sentence mean the opposite, or to say something is untrue. |
| 14 | onShows that something rests on top of a surface, or names a day or date. |
| 15 | withShows that people or things are together, or names the tool used to do something. |
| 16 | heStands for a man or boy already mentioned, when he is the subject of the sentence. |
| 18 | youThe word a speaker uses for the person or people they are talking to. |
| 19 | doTo carry out an action, and also a helper word used to make questions and negatives. |
| 20 | atShows an exact place or an exact time. |
| 21 | thisPoints to a person or thing that is near, or the one you are talking about right now. |
| 22 | butJoins two ideas to show a difference or a surprise between them. |
| 24 | byShows who does an action, how something is done, or that something is very close. |
| 26 | theyStands for two or more people or things already mentioned, when they are the subject of the sentence. |
| 28 | sayTo speak words, or to tell someone something using your voice. |
| 29 | herBelonging to a woman or girl who has already been mentioned. |
| 30 | sheThe word you use to talk about a woman or girl already mentioned. |
| 33 | willUsed before another verb to talk about something that is going to happen in the future. |
| 34 | myBelonging to the person who is speaking. |
| 41 | soUsed to show the result of something, meaning for that reason. |
| 42 | upTowards a higher place, or to a standing or finished position. |
| 45 | aboutOn the subject of something, or close to a number or time. |
| 49 | goTo move or travel from one place to another. |
| 50 | meThe word the speaker uses for themselves when they receive the action. |
| 52 | canTo be able to do something, or to be allowed to do it. |
| 59 | peopleMore than one person, men, women and children together. |
| 63 | goodOf a high quality, nice, or the way you want it to be. |
| 67 | seeTo notice something with your eyes, or to understand it. |
| 70 | thenAt that time, or after that, next. |
| 71 | nowAt this moment, at the present time. |
| 74 | comeTo move towards the person who is speaking, or to arrive at a place. |
| 76 | thinkTo use your mind to form ideas, opinions, or beliefs about something. |
| 84 | workTo do a job or use effort to make or finish something. |
| 85 | firstComing before all others in time, order, or position; number 1 in a list. |
| 86 | wellIn a good way, or to a good standard. |
| 87 | wayA method of doing something, or a road or path from one place to another. |
| 89 | newMade or bought a short time ago, or not seen or known before. |
| 90 | wantTo wish for or feel that you would like to have or do something. |
| 93 | dayA period of 24 hours, or the time when it is light outside. |
| 95 | timeThe thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing. |
| 99 | manAn adult male human being. |