ESL Vocabulary- page 1

Pronouns Poss. Dir. Obj.

I my me

You your you

She her her

He his him

It its, John's it

We our us

They their them

Question Words

What ( )

time, color, kind

Where

Who

How ( )

Many ( ) students,

Much ( ) money, sugar

When

Why

Which ( )

Key Questions

How do you say mesa in English? Table

How do you pronounce _____?

How do you spell table? T-A-B-L-E

Can I speak Spanish please?

What's your name? My name is ____

Nice to meet you.

People-10

Boy girl

Mother father

Policeman nurse

Doctor dentist

Baby teacher

Things-10

Table flag

Glue school

Paper pencil

clock scissors

ruler book

This, that, these, those

This/that is a _____ , these/those are ____

Verb- To be

I am

You are

He, she, It, John is

We are

They are

You are

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Feelings with ser/estar

hot cold

happy sad

hungry thirsty

fine not good

so-so bored

angry mad

scared sleepy

tired sick

Present tense (eat)

I _______

You _______

He/She/It/John ______s

We _______

They _______

Negatives- other verbs, not to be

I/you/we/they don’t

He/she/It/John doesn’t

Present Continuous (eat)

I am ______ ing

You are _______ing

He/she/it/John is ______ ing

We are _______ ing

They are _________ ing

Verbs- past in ( )

look (T) write (wrote)

Open (D) close (D)

Stand (stood) up sit (sat) down

Eat (ate) drink (drank)

Talk (T) read (read)

Walk (T) run (ran)

Cut (cut) draw (drew)

Laugh (T) play (D) ____

Clean (D) sing (sang)

Dance (T) sleep (slept)

Work (T) knock (T)

Come (came) go (went)

cry (D) sneeze (D)

throw (threw) catch (caught)

jump (T) stop (T)

Negatives- to be, pres. Cont.

I’m not

You, we, they aren’t

He/she/it/John isn’t

Orders/commands (eat)

Don’t ________ No ________ ing

Stop _______ing Let's _______

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Modals

Can Should

Would Will

Examples

He can speak English and Chinese.

They should study tonight.

I will help you tomorrow.

Would you like to eat some cookies?

Past tense either regular or irregular

Regular- add “ed” to the root verb and pronounce with one of 3 sounds: ie: walked (T), opened (D), or waited (*D)

Irregular

The past changes, ie: go---> “went”

Numbers

0- zero 1- one

2- two 3- three

4- four 5- five

6- six 7- seven

8- eight 9- nine

10- ten

11- eleven 12- twelve

13- thirteen 14- fourteen

15- fifteen 16- sixteen

17- seventeen 18- eighteen

19- nineteen 20- twenty

30- thirty 40- forty

50- fifty 60- sixty

70- seventy 80- eighty

90- ninety 100- one hundred

1,000- one thousand

1,000,000- one million

Miscellaneous verbs

Act (*D) Answer (D)

applaud (*D) Ask (T)

Conjugate (*D) Erase (T)

feel (felt) guess (T)

have (had) hope (T)

Know (knew) miss (T)

move (D) organize (D)

practice (T) pronounce (T)

rain (D) repeat (*D)

rest (*D) see (saw)

smoke (T) Snore (D)

speak (spoke) spell (D)

stretch (T) study (D)

touch (T) translate (*D)

Turn (D) on/off turn (D) right/left

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Verbs- Future plan- sneeze

I am going to sneeze

You are going to sneeze

She is going to sneeze

He is going to sneeze

We are going to sneeze

They are going to sneeze

Pronunciation- sounds

$ a as in back (short a)

% u as in but (short u)

* i as in hit (short i)

E e as in bet (short e)

a o as in cot (short o)

i e as in sheet=shiit (long e)

Ey as in cave= KeyV (long a)

Ay as Mike=MayK (long i)

O as in coke=Kok (long o)

U as in cute= Kut (long u)

Au as in cow= Kau

Oy as in boy

%u as in book=B%uK

TH, D, G, H, J, L, R, V, W, X, Y, Z all in caps to emphasize the English sound

Questions- the order and form

Q A S V M ?

Q= question word (optional)

A= auxiliary

Present- do, does

modals- can, should

Present continuous- am, are, is

Future plan- am, are, is

Past- did

Future- will

Conditional- would

S= subject- people, places, things

V= verb

______ (present, past, cond., future)

______ing (pres. Cont.)

going to ______ (future plan)

M= miscellaneous

with, to, from, about

people

places

things

time- days, weeks, the hour, etc.

* Exceptions- especially with who and what when the subject is unknown.

Page 5- Examples of questionsWhat do you do on Fridays?

How many students did you invite?

Where are you going right now?

Where would you go if you have $1000?

Where will you go on your birthday?

How can she do that?

Why should I eat fruit?

Who is she going to eat with?

When did John move to Arizona?

How much money does your mom need?

Helper verbs to express desires

want need like

prefer have toExamples with helper verbs You have to practice English more.

She needs to eat more vegies.

We like to go to school.

The students want to take a break.

I prefer to sleep late.

Verbs of interchange, for direct pronouns

give (gave) hit (hit)

take (took) help (T)

call (D) miss (T)

let (let) tell (told)

Examples using direct objectsHe hit me in the stomache.

She is giving me her notes.

We called them yesterday.

I am going to tell you everything.

We miss you and your friends.

Mary is helping us to translate it.

He doesn't let me play!

My mom takes me to class everyday.

Songs/rhythms- Funky Chicken

(A) Let me see your ___(B)______

What's that you say?

I said _____(A)_______ (all 3 times)

I said u a a a u a a a u a a a u (act)

One more time now.......

u a a a u a a a u a a a u (act)

(B) funky chicken crocodile ballerina frankenstein

Orders/commands

Don’t ________

No ________ ing

Stop _______ing

Let's _______

Page 6- Daily sayings/quotes

I hope it rains today

You can do it!

We need practice!

Have a good weekend!

I have a surprise for you today!

Have a good one!

Sentences, questions & answers

What are they going to do tomorrow?

They are going to clean.

What is she drinking?

She is drinking orange juice.

What did you do yesterday in class?

I danced in class yesterday.

Stop singing right now!

What does she do for exercise?

She runs everyday.

What is he doing?

He is going to open the door.

What language are you speaking?

I am speaking in English.

Are you guys hungry?

We aren't hungry, we are thirsty.

Why aren't the girls here?

The girls sleep alot.

Why are you mad?

Because my friend hit me.

When is Joe coming to your house?

I think he is coming tomorrow.

How many books did they read?

They read 4 books each.

What is this?

It's a notebook.

Where does Mr Smith work?

He works in the hospital.

Who is talking and laughing?

The children are.

How are you?

I'm okay, and you?

Did you go to school yesterday?

No, I was sick.

Please don't speak Spanish here.

The alphabet- A,B,C,s

A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N

O P Q R S T

U V W X Y Z

Page 7- Time units

second minute

hour day

week month

year today

yesterday tomorrow

morning afternoon

evening night

Page 7- More time units

next week the weekend

at this moment right now

Sunday Monday

Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

Saturday every ______

next ______ last _______

before ______ after ______

This _______ On _______ (s)

at _____(time) ____ _____ ago

______ _______ from now

the day after tomorrow

the day before yesterday

Examples using time units

Yesterday at three o'clock

I did it last Monday.

Maybe next year

3 months from now

I went to Spain ten years ago.

Every Tuesday at 3:30

On Mondays at 6pm

This afternoon at 4 o'clock

I am going to my house after dinner.

I eat before I go to school.

Conjugating verbs- examples

4 tenses with each verb-positive

Play

Work

Wait

Go

Conjugating verbs- negative

laugh

sleep

know

study