Batch 8

Question 1

anniversary

[aeneverseri]

Answer 1

a day that celebrates something from the past

My parents went out to a restaurant for their wedding anniversary

noun

Question 2

arithmetic

[eritmetik]

Answer 2

math

I like to study arithmetic at school

noun

Question 3

ashamed

[esyeimd]

Answer 3

feeling upset and embarrased because of a bad action

He was ashamed when he forgot his teacher’s name

adjective

Question 4

burst

[berst]

Answer 4

to suddenly break open or apart

The bomb burst over the city

verb

Question 5

carpenter

[karpenter]

Answer 5

a person who builds things with wood

We hired a carpenter to make a cupboard

noun

Question 6

couch

[kauft]

Answer 6

a long, soft seat that many people can sit on

Kim and Martin’s new couch was very expensive

noun

Question 7

coal

[koul]

Answer 7

a hard black material that people burn for heat

Many power stations burn coal to produce energy

noun

Question 8

drip

[drip]

Answer 8

to fall a little bit at a time

I heard water dripping from the faucet

verb

Question 9

elegant

[eligent]

Answer 9

very fancy and pleasing

In Japan, women wear elegant kimonos on special occasions

adjective

Question 10

fabric

[faebrik]

Answer 10

cloth used to make clothes, furniture, etc

The towels were made from a soft fabric

noun

Question 11

highlands

[hailendz]

Answer 11

high areas of land, usually with mountains

The man had a small home in the highlands

noun

Question 12

ivory

[aiveri]

Answer 12

a hard, white substance that comes from elephants

The elephant’s long ivory tusks looked very impressive

noun

Question 13

mill

[mil]

Answer 13

a building in which wheat is ground into flour

The farmer took his wheat to the mill to make it into flour

noun

Question 14

needle

[nidl]

Answer 14

a small, sharp piece of metal used to make or fix clothes

I used a needle to fic the hole in my pants

noun

Question 15

polish

[palish]

Answer 15

to rub it in order to make it shiny

Mark spent all morning polishing his shoes for the wedding

verb

Question 15

sew

[sou]

Answer 15

to put pieces of cloth together using string or thread

I learned to sew when I was a little girl

verb

Question 15

shed

[syed]

Answer 15

a small building in which people store things like tools

We have a small shed in the backyard for storage

noun

Question 15

thread

[tred]

Answer 15

a thin place of string

I have many different colors of thread at home

noun

Question 16

trim

[trim]

Answer 16

to cut it a little bit

I had my hair trimmed this afternoon

verb

Question 17

upwards

[apwerdz]

Answer 17

action moves vertically towards the direction above

The kite went upwards further and further

adverb