English Vocabulary
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55 words
two
A1
/tu/
The number 2, equal to one plus one.
first
A1
/fɔːst/
Coming before all others in time, order, or position.
lot
A1
/lɑt/
A large amount or number of something.
three
A1
/θriː/
The number 3.
second
A1
/ˈsɛk.ənd/
coming right after the first in order, time, or position
five
A1
/faɪv/
The number 5; one more than four.
different
A1
/ˈdɪfɝənt/
Not the same as another or as before.
sleep
A1
/ˈsliːp/
To rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive.
four
A1
/foɹ/
The number 4; one more than three.
number
A1
/ˈnʌmbər/
A word or symbol like 5, 100, or 3.14 that tells you how many or which one.
cut
A1
/kʌt/
A reduction in the amount, number, or size of something.
half
A1
/ˈhaːf/
One of two equal parts of something.
six
A1
/sɪks/
the number 6, coming after five and before seven
ten
A1
/tɪn/
The number 10, which comes after nine and before eleven.
seven
A1
/ˈsɛvən/
The number 7, coming after six and before eight.
box
A1
/bɑks/
A container with stiff, flat sides, usually used for holding or carrying things.
group
A1
/ɡɹup/
A number of people or things considered together.
eight
A1
/eʈ/
The number 8, coming after seven and before nine.
difference
A1
/ˈdɪf(ə)ɹəns/
The way in which two or more things are not the same.
nine
A1
/naj(ə)n/
The number 9, coming after eight and before ten.
handsome
A1
/ˈhæn.səm/
Good-looking, especially of a man.
add
A1
/æd/
to put something with another thing to increase it
fourth
A1
/fɔɹθ/
Coming next after the third in order or position.
twenty
A1
/ˈtwɛnti/
The number 20, which comes after nineteen and before twenty-one.
quarter
A1
/ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/
One of four equal parts of something.
fifty
A1
/ˈfɪfti/
The number 50, which comes after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
twelve
A1
/twɜːlv/ [tʰw̥əːɫv]/
The number 12, which comes after eleven and before thirteen.
thirty
A1
/ˈθɝti/
The number 30; three times ten.
fifteen
A1
/fɪfˈtiːn/
The number 15, which comes after fourteen and before sixteen.
bucket
A1
/ˈbʌk.ət/
An open container with a handle, used for carrying liquids or other things
sixth
A1
/sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
eleven
A1
/əˈlɛvən/
The number 11, one more than ten.
forty
A1
/[ˈfoːtɪj]/
The number 40, coming after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
seventh
A1
/ˈsɛvənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
sixteen
A1
/sɪkˈstiːn/
the number 16, coming after fifteen and before seventeen
thirteen
A1
/ˌθɝtˈtin/
The number 13; ten and three.
eighteen
A1
/ˈeɪ(t).tin/
The number 18, coming after seventeen and before nineteen.
fourteen
A1
/ˈfɔɹ.tin/
The number 14; one more than thirteen.
sixty
A1
/ˈsɪksti/
the number 60, coming after fifty-nine and before sixty-one
tenth
A1
/tɪnθ/
coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
seventeen
A1
/ˈsɛvənˈtiːn/
The number 17, coming after sixteen and before eighteen.
nineteen
A1
/ˈnaɪnˌtin/
The number 19, coming after eighteen and before twenty.
eighty
A1
/ˈeɪ.ti/
The number 80, coming after seventy-nine and before eighty-one.
seventy
A1
/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/
The number 70, coming after sixty-nine and before seventy-one.
ninety
A1
/ˈnaɪn.di/
The number 90, coming after eighty-nine and before ninety-one.
twenty-four
A1
/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːr/
the cardinal number equal to two tens plus four; 24
twenty-seven
A1
/ˌtwɛntiˈsɛvən/
the cardinal number equal to two tens plus seven; 27
thirty-six
A1
/ˌθɝːtiˈsɪks/
the cardinal number equal to three tens plus six; 36
eleventh
A1
/ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
thirteenth
A1
/ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the twelfth in position
fifteenth
A1
/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
sixteenth
A1
/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
fourteenth
A1
/ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
thirtieth
A1
/ˈθɝti.əθ/
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
fortieth
A1
/ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθ/
the ordinal number of forty in counting order