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This document provides a summary of key vocabulary terms in English for ESL students. It includes pronouns, question words, people, things, feelings, verbs in present tense and past tense, time units, and examples conjugating verbs in positive and negative forms across several tenses. The vocabulary is organized into categories and includes terms for basic communication as well as classroom language.

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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
Page 2 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 _______
Page 3- 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
Page 4 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 questions What 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 to Examples 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 objects He 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
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  • 1. 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
  • 2. Page 2 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 _______
  • 3. Page 3- 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
  • 4. Page 4 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.
  • 5. Page 5- Examples of questions What 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 to Examples 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 objects He 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 _______
  • 6. 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
  • 7. 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