A2 Unit 81: Describing things 8
18 A2 words: fortunately, harmful, luckily, polite, lively, colorful… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortunately/ˈfɔrtʃənətli/ adv | fortunatelyluckily | Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the accident.Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the accident. | |
| harmful/ˈhɑrmfəl/ adj | harmfulcausing damage or hurt | Too much sugar is harmful to your teeth.Too much sugar is harmful to your teeth. | |
| luckily/ˈlʌkəli/ adv | luckilyby good chance | Luckily, the rain stopped before the game.Luckily, the rain stopped before the game. | |
| polite/pəˈlaɪt/ adj | politehaving good manners | The polite boy opened the door for us.The polite boy opened the door for us. | |
| lively/ˈlaɪvli/ adj | livelyfull of energy and activity | The market was lively on Saturday morning.The market was lively on Saturday morning. | |
| colorful/ˈkʌlɚfəl/ adj | colorfulhaving many bright colours | Mia painted a colorful picture of a garden.Mia painted a colorful picture of a garden. | |
| unpleasant/ənˈplɛzənt/ adj | unpleasantnot nice | The room had an unpleasant smell.The room had an unpleasant smell. | |
| loudly/ˈlaʊdli/ adv | loudlywith a lot of noise | The children laughed loudly in the garden.The children laughed loudly in the garden. | |
| softly/ˈsɔftli/ adv | softlyin a quiet, gentle way | She spoke softly so she would not wake the baby.She spoke softly so she would not wake the baby. | |
| pleasing/ˈplizɪŋ/ adj | pleasinggiving pleasure; nice | The soft music is very pleasing.The soft music is very pleasing. | |
| energetic/ˌɛnɚˈdʒɛtɪk/ adj | energeticfull of energy and active | The energetic puppy ran around the garden all day.The energetic puppy ran around the garden all day. | |
| smoothly/ˈsmuðli/ adv | smoothlyin an even way without problems | The new machine works smoothly.The new machine works smoothly. | |
| noisy/ˈnɔɪzi/ adj | noisymaking a lot of loud sound | The classroom is noisy when the teacher is away.The classroom is noisy when the teacher is away. | |
| silently/ˈsaɪləntli/ adv | silentlywithout making any noise | The students worked silently during the test.The students worked silently during the test. | |
| marvelous/ˈmɑrvələs/ adj | marvelousextremely good; wonderful | The view from the top was marvelous.The view from the top was marvelous. | |
| playful/ˈpleɪfəl/ adj | playfulfull of fun and energy | The playful kitten ran after the ball.The playful kitten ran after the ball. | |
| angrily/ˈæŋɡrəli/ adv | angrilyin an angry way | Omar shouted angrily when the bus did not stop.Omar shouted angrily when the bus did not stop. | |
| unimportant/ənɪmˈpɔrtənt/ adj | unimportantnot important | That mistake is unimportant, so don’t worry.That mistake is unimportant, so don’t worry. |