Spell: give the letters of a word
Use spell to ask for or give the letters of a word in their correct order.
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Shouting to someone or for help
A loud voice can reach a person across the street or call for help in an emergency.
Read and practiseChange: become or make different
Use change for something becoming different or someone making it different.
Read and practiseFeel: experience a state
Use feel with adjectives to describe a physical or emotional state and learn felt.
Read and practiseClean: remove dirt
Learn the verb clean for removing dirt, its regular past cleaned and useful object patterns.
Read and practiseEnter: go into a place
Use enter for going into a room or building, with a direct object or a phrase naming the route.
Read and practiseSigning a form or document
A signature on a form shows where you have written your name to confirm a document.
Read and practisePush: apply pressure to move
Use push for applying pressure, compare it with pull and learn that pushing does not guarantee movement.
Read and practiseHold: support or keep in position
Use hold for keeping something in your hands or in a position, and learn its irregular past held.
Read and practiseLeave: depart from a place
Use leave for departing, with or without a named place, and learn the irregular past left.
Read and practiseSitting in a place
A seat by the window or a place on the floor helps you describe where someone is seated.
Read and practiseSpeak: use a language or talk
Use speak for a language, a person or a topic, and learn the irregular forms spoke and spoken.
Read and practiseSay: put words into speech
Use say for words and greetings, ask for repetition and learn the irregular past said.
Read and practiseVisit: go to see a person or place
Use visit with a person or place, describe an occasion and form the regular past visited.
Read and practiseHear: perceive a sound
Use hear for noticing sound, contrast it with listening and learn the irregular past heard.
Read and practiseSmiling at people and for photos
A friendly expression can greet a neighbour or make a photograph warmer; describe both moments in English.
Read and practiseFinish: complete an activity
Use finish for completing work or an activity ending, including finish followed by an -ing form.
Read and practiseWatch: observe over time
Use watch for paying visual attention over time, including moving events and programmes on a screen.
Read and practiseLook: direct your eyes or describe appearance
Learn look at for directing attention and look with an adjective to describe an appearance.
Read and practiseStanding in a place
An upright position beside a gate or near a counter helps describe where someone stands.
Read and practiseSwimming in different places
A pool, a river or the sea gives you a setting for describing movement through water.
Read and practiseTravelling to places by different means
A train to the coast or a boat to an island lets you describe a journey and how it is made.
Read and practiseAchieving a goal through effort
A target reached after hard work is an achievement: express goals and results with this useful English verb.
Read and practiseConsider: possibilities and judgments
Use consider with a possibility or an -ing action, and describe a judgment about a person or thing.
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