A2 Unit 68: Small key words 3
16 A2 words: himself, themselves, whatever, upon, itself, shall… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| himself/hɪmˈsɛlf/ pron | himselfused when Tom does something to Tom | Tom cut himself while he was cooking.Tom cut himself while he was cooking. | |
| themselves/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ pron | themselvesused when they do something by their own | The children made the dinner themselves.The children made the dinner themselves. | |
| whatever/ˌwʌˈtɛvɚ/ det | whateverany thing at all | You can choose whatever you like from the menu.You can choose whatever you like from the menu. | |
| upon/əˈpɑn/ prep | uponon; used in old stories | Once upon a time, there was a small village.Once upon a time, there was a small village. | |
| itself/ˌɪtˈsɛlf/ pron | itselfused when a thing does something to itself | The cat washed itself in the sun.The cat washed itself in the sun. | |
| shall/ʃæl/ modal | shallused to make an offer or suggestion | Shall we go to the cinema tonight?Shall we go to the cinema tonight? | |
| except/ɪkˈsɛpt/ prep/conj | exceptbut not | Everyone came to the party except Ken.Everyone came to the party except Ken. | |
| nobody/ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi/ pron | nobodyno person | Nobody knows where Anna is.Nobody knows where Anna is. | |
| therefore/ˈðɛrˌfɔr/ adv | thereforeso; for that reason | It was raining; therefore, we stayed inside.It was raining; therefore, we stayed inside. | |
| whom/hum/ pron | whomused instead of who as an object | With whom did you go to the cinema?With whom did you go to the cinema? | |
| somebody/ˈsʌmˌbɑdi/ pron | somebodysome person | Somebody left a bag in the classroom.Somebody left a bag in the classroom. | |
| herself/hɚˈsɛlf/ pron | herselfused when Anna does something to Anna | Anna taught herself to play the guitar.Anna taught herself to play the guitar. | |
| besides/bɪˈsaɪdz/ adv | besidesin addition to | Besides English, Ali speaks French.Besides English, Ali speaks French. | |
| ourselves/aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ pron | ourselvesused when we do something by our own | We painted the room ourselves.We painted the room ourselves. | |
| latter/ˈlætɚ/ adv/pron | latterthe second of two things mentioned | I like tea and coffee, but the latter is stronger.I like tea and coffee, but the latter is stronger. | |
| theirs/ðɛrz/ pron | theirsbelonging to them | Our house is big, but theirs is bigger.Our house is big, but theirs is bigger. |