VOCABULARY

To keep sth in your hands Not moving to promise

Near to make or become well again the spiritual part of a person

to repair something to lose blood (Abbreviation for until) up to

to speak with soft, quiet sounds cut

Still (adjective)
/stɪl/ e.g. Trees are quite still when there’s no wind.
Close (adverb)
/kləʊs/ e.g. I live really close to the school, just one street away.

‘til (preposition)
/tɪl/
e.g. I’m not going out ‘til you tell me where you are taking me.
Heal (verb)
/hiːl/ e.g. This cut is taking ages to heal.
Mend (verb)
/mend/ e.g. I need to mend this hole in my jacket.
Swear (verb)
/sweə/ e.g. My sister always swears she’ll be on time.
Ripped (pp verb rip, adjective)
/rɪpt/ e.g. I love those ripped jeans you bought.
Bleed (verb)
/bliːd/ e.g. Sometimes small cuts make you bleed a lot.

Hold (verb)
/həʊld/ e.g. Can you hold my bag for a second? I need to put on my
coat.

Soul (noun)
/səʊl/ e.g. Some people believe that your soul gets out of your body
when you die.

Whisper (verb)
/ˈwɪspə/ e.g. I have to whisper in class, because if I speak loudly, the
teacher would tell me to be quiet.

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Still (adjective) Not moving
/stɪl/ e.g. Trees are quite still when there’s no wind.
Close (adverb) Near
/kləʊs/ e.g. I live really close to the school, just one street away.
‘til (preposition)
/tɪl/ (Abbreviation for until) up to
informal e.g. I’m not going out ‘til you tell me where you are taking me.
Heal (verb) to make or become well again
/hiːl/ e.g. This cut is taking ages to heal.
Mend (verb) to repair something
/mend/ e.g. I need to mend this hole in my jacket.
Swear (verb) to promise
/sweə/ e.g. My sister always swears she’ll be on time.
Ripped (pp verb rip, adjective) Cut
/rɪpt/ e.g. I love those ripped jeans you bought.
Bleed (verb) To lose blood
/bliːd/ e.g. Sometimes small cuts make you bleed a lot.

Hold (verb) To keep sth in your hands

/həʊld/ e.g. Can you hold my bag for a second? I need to put on my
coat.

Soul (noun) the spiritual part of a person

/səʊl/ e.g. Some people believe that your soul gets out of your body
when you die.

Whisper (verb) to speak with soft, quiet sounds

/ˈwɪspə/ e.g. I have to whisper in class, because if I speak loudly, the
teacher would tell me to be quiet.

©Feria, Marta. 2019