Everyday English Core Vocabulary

Lesson 85 Quantity and Measurement · Home and Daily Life

Build confidence with 10 useful words connected to quantity and measurement, home and daily life, and actions and movement.

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# Word Example sentence Listen Slow

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except (preposition)preposition
“Everyone except Noah brought a lunch today.”
2
clean (adjective)adjective
“The kitchen looks clean after we washed it.”
3
tend (verb)verb
“Dogs tend to sleep after long walks.”
4
advance (verb)verb
“The soldiers advance slowly across the open field.”
5
fill (verb)verb
“Please fill this bottle with cold water.”
6
star (noun)noun
“One bright star appeared above the dark trees.”
7
network (noun)noun
“The computers share information through one network.”
8
generally (adverb)adverb
“People generally wear coats here during winter.”
9
operation (noun)noun
“The machine stopped during normal operation yesterday.”
10
match (noun)noun
“We watched an exciting football match together.”