File 9
Vocabulary Banks
WORD BUILDING
care n /keə(r)/ You need to take care of your teeth or you will have problems.
careful adj /ˈkeəfl/ That drink is hot. Please be careful not to drop it.
carefully adv /ˈkeəfəli/ Please drive carefully. I don’t want you to have an accident.
careless adj /ˈkeələs/ He is a careless driver. He will cause an accident.
carelessly adv /ˈkeələsli/ He carelessly threw away an important document.
comfort n /ˈkʌmfət/ I bought this sofa for comfort, not style.
comfortable adj /ˈkʌmftəbl/ The room wasn’t great but the bed was really comfortable.
uncomfortable adj /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/ This chair is incredibly uncomfortable. I need to buy a new one.
comfortably adv /ˈkʌmftəbli/ Is everyone sitting comfortably?
uncomfortably adv /ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/ The train was uncomfortably hot.
fortune n /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ He couldn’t believe his good fortune when he found 20 dollars.
fortunate adj /ˈfɔːtʃənət/ He didn’t look when he crossed the road and was fortunate not to have an accident.
unfortunate adj /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/ It’s unfortunate you couldn’t be there. It was a great party.
fortunately adv /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ The rain was really heavy, but fortunately we had our umbrellas.
unfortunately adv /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ The parks were beautiful, but unfortunately it rained almost every day.
patience n /ˈpeɪʃns/ You need a lot of patience to work with children.
patient adj /ˈpeɪʃnt/ He is really patient and will take his time to explain things.
impatient adj /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/ She is so impatient. She won’t wait for more than five minutes.
patiently adv /ˈpeɪʃntli/ Please wait patiently. We will be boarding the plane in one hour.
impatiently adv /ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/ He kept impatiently pressing the bell to get someone’s attention.
luck n /lʌk/ Are luck and practice just as important as talent?
lucky adj /ˈlʌki/ He was lucky enough to win the completion.
unlucky adj /ʌnˈlʌki/ Do you know anyone who is particularly lucky or unlucky?
luckily adv /ˈlʌkɪli/ Luckily he caught an earlier bus or he might have missed his flight.
unluckily adv /ʌnˈlʌkɪli/ Unluckily for her, she missed her flight.
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
adaptor n /əˈdæptə(r)/ You need an adaptor when you go abroad.
alarm n /əˈlɑːm/ I programmed the alarm on my phone to wake me up.
blogger n /ˈblɒɡə(r)/ This blogger has some really controversial views.
co-ordinated adj /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ I’m bad at sports because I’m not very co-ordinated.
desperate adj /ˈdespərət/ It was very late and I was desperate to get home.
device n /dɪˈvaɪs/ I love my new smartphone – it’s a very useful device.
disconnect v /dɪskəˈnekt/ Disconnect your MP3 player from the computer.
electronic device n /ɪlekˈtrɒnɪk dɪˈvaɪs/ You cannot use an electronic device on this plane.
headphones n pl /ˈhedfəʊnz/ Do you normally listen to music with headphones or with speakers?
hits n pl /hɪts/ My blog had 531 hits in the first week.
inspector n /ɪnˈspektə(r)/ The inspector asked to see our train tickets.
install v /ɪnˈstɔːl/ You need to install an update before using this program.
intelligent adj /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/ She’s very intelligent. She always does well at school.
keyboard n /ˈkiːbɔːd/ Do you prefer to use a keyboard with or without a mouse?
memory stick n /ˈmeməri stɪk/ My memory stick is so important now – I save all my work on it.
mistake n /mɪˈsteɪk/ It’s just a small mistake – don’t worry so much.
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mouse n /maʊs/ I bought a new wireless mouse for my computer.
off button n /ɒf ˈbʌtn/ I pressed the off button on the TV.
on button n /ɒnˈbʌtn/ I pressed the on button on my laptop.
owner n /ˈəʊnə(r)/ I live in this house but I’m not the owner.
petrol n /ˈpetrəl/ The car suddenly stopped. We had run out of petrol.
phone charger n /fəʊn ˈtʃɑːdʒə(r)/ I put my phone charger into a socket.
plug n /plʌɡ/ How many pins do plugs in your country have?
plug v /plʌɡ/ Plug your computer into the socket.
relevant adj /ˈreləvənt/ Much of the information is not relevant or useful.
remote control n /rɪməʊt kənˈtrəʊl/ Where’s the remote control for the TV?
rescue v /ˈreskjuː/ We were lucky someone came to rescue us.
screen n /skriːn/ My mobile has a large screen and I can watch videos.
set v /set/ I set my alarm clock for 7.30 a.m.
socket n /ˈsɒkɪt/ I plugged my phone charger into a socket.
solution n /səˈluːʃn/ One solution to our lack of space would be to move house.
speaker n /ˈspiːkə(r)/ Do you normally listen to music with headphones or with speakers?
stranger n /ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/ Don’t speak to that stranger. It might be dangerous.
survey n /ˈsɜːveɪ/ A recent survey had some disappointing findings.
switch n /swɪtʃ/ I can’t find the switch to turn it on.
switch off v /swɪtʃ ɒf/ Switch off your mobile phone, please.
turn down v /tɜːn daʊn/ Could you turn down the volume? It’s too loud.
turn up v /tɜːn ʌp/ Can you turn up the volume? I can’t hear it.
unplug v /ʌnˈplʌɡ/ I always unplug my c