| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| grade | a way of deciding how good something is. If one kind of apple is better than another, it will be graded higher |
| gradual | happening slowly, a bit at a time |
| graduate | holder of university degree |
| grain | the seeds of some plants that are used as food. The same word also means a very small piece of something hard, like a grain of sand |
| grammar | the study of the way people put words together when they speak or write |
| gramme | a very small weight, the thousandth part of a kilogramme |
| gramophone | an instrument on which you can play records of music or words; another word for record-player |
| grand | important; large; splendid |
| grandfather | the father of your mother or father |
| grandmother | the mother of your mother and father |
| granite | a very hard rock used for buildings and for kerbstones |
| grant | to give, to allow as a favour |
| grape | green, purple or red fruit that grows in bunches on a vine |
| graph | a diagram, usually on squared paper, that shows how a series of measurements changes |
| graphefruit | a round fruit like large orange with a yellow skin and a sharp taste |
| grasp | to seize and hold tightly |
| grass | a low green plant which has many thin leaves and covers fields and lawns |
| grass-snake | a small and harmless snake |
| grasshopper | a hopping, leaping insect. It makes a chirping noise by rubbing its wings or legs together |
| grate | a framework of iron for holding a fire in a fireplace. The same word also means to rub something, such as a piece of cheese, against a rough surface to reduce it to small particles |
| grateful | giving thanks, thankful |
| grave | very serious. The same word also means a hole in the ground where a dead person is buried |
| gravel | lots of little pebbles which can be used to make paths |
| graze | to eat grass. The same word also means to scrape the skin |
| grease | a thick oily substance; softened animal fat |
| great | large; big. The same word also means important or famous |
| greed | a great longing to have more of something, even though you already have enough |
| green | the colour of grass in springtime |
| greengrocer | a man who sells vegetables and fruit |
| greenhouse | a glass house where plants are grown |
| greet | to welcome; to speak to someone when you meet |
| greeting | a welcome; a kind which often written on a birthday or Christmas card |
| grey | the colour of the sky when there is no sun |
| greyhound | a very thin dog with long legs, used for racing |
| grief | great sadness |
| grieve | to be very sad about something; to be very unhappy |
| grim | stern, unsmiling, and often cruel |
| grin | to smile broadly |
| grind | to crush something into a powder. The same word also means to rub together, like grinding your teeth |
| grip | to hold on to something tightly |
| groan | a deep unhappy sound of pain or sorrow |
| grocer | a man who sells many kinds of food and household supplies |
| grope | search blindly |
| gross | very fat or big. The same word also means 12 dozengross |
| ground | the earth we walk on |
| groundsheet | a waterproof sheet which you lie on when you camp |
| group | a number of people or things together in one place |
| grove | a small wood, a few trees |
| grow | to get bigger |
| growl | to make a low rumbling noise deep down in the throat, dogs and lions growl when they are angry or afraid |
What are phrasal verbs?
Phrasal verbs are verbs that consist of two or three words. The first word is a verb and it is followed by an adverb or a prepositions or both.