| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| nab | to catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly |
| nag | to keep on scolding or finding fault |
| nail | the hard part at the end of a finger or toe. The same word also means a thin sharp piece of metal used to join pieces of wood |
| naked | without clothes or covering |
| name | what a person or thing is called |
| nanny-goat | a female goat |
| nap | a short sleep |
| napkin | a square piece of cloth or paper used to wipe your mouth and fingers when you are eating |
| narcissus | a spring flower, white or yellow, that smells very sweet |
| narcotic | substance which relieves pain and produces sleep |
| narrate | to tell or relate orally or in writing |
| narrow | slim; thin; not wide |
| nasty | not nice; not pleasant |
| nation | all the people living in one country under one government |
| national | belonging to one nation or country |
| native | simple, artless |
| native | a person born in a particular place or country |
| natural | not man-made |
| nature | everything in the world that is not man-made |
| naughty | not doing what you should; behaving badly |
| navigate | to steer or guide a ship or aeroplane |
| navy | a nation’s warships and the sailors who run them |
| near | close to; not far away |
| nearly | very closely; almost; not far from |
| neat | tidy; in good order |
| necessary | having to be done; needed |
| neck | the part of your body between your head and your shoulders |
| necklace | a sting of beads or thin chain worn round the neck |
| nectar | a sweet juice found in some flower blossoms |
| need | a demand of the situation. Scarcity, hardship of |
| needle | a long, thin pointed piece of metal used for sewing. There are also special needles for knitting |
| nefarious | wicked in the extreme, infamous, atrocious |
| negative | meaning or saying no |
| neglect | to forget or be careless about looking after something |
| neigh | the cry a horse makes, usually when it is frightened or excited |
| neighbour | a person who lives near you |
| neither | not one or the other |
| nephew | the son of a brother or sister |
| neptune | the god of the sea, a planet |
| nere | one of the small thread-like parts of your body that carries messages to and from the brain so that you can move and feel. The same word also means courage and daring |
| nervous | jumpy; easily frightened |
| nescience | ignorance, want of knowledge |
| nest | a bird’s home, where the eggs are laid and hatched out |
| net | pieces of string knotted together so that there are more holes than string |
| netball | a game played by two teams. A large ball is thrown into a small net on a pole |
| nettle | a weed with prickly hairs that string if they touch your skin |
| never | not ever; not at any time |
| new | only just made; not old; not seen before |
| newborn | just born |
| news | things that have just happened |
Modal auxiliaries are used for
1.Probability - will ought
2.Possibility - can, could, may, might