JALEX - 4-letters 1000 words--How many 4-letter words do you know

Table of Contents FOREWORD This book is not a collection of so-called four-letter words. The headwords of this book are 4-letter words which are used frequently in books, magazines, newspapers, Internet pages etc. This book is made mainly for learners of English. To learn a language, you have to learn or memorize words. But that is not necessarily an interesting part of learning a language. We put the headwords in our unique puzzle-like or game-like style.

Please enjoy learning English words with this book. JALEX GUIDE TO THE BOOK There are about 1000 headwords in this book. A page starts with a pattern in which some letters are hidden. ex. al Several clues (explanations, synonyms, examples etc.) for headwords are written below the pattern. Read these clues and write each headword in your mind.

The answers are on the next page. shows a part of speech. n. (noun), adv. (adverb), adj. (verb), pron. (pronoun), prep. (preposition), conj. (conjunction), auxil.v. (auxiliary verb), interj. (interjection). represents a headword. represents a headword.

A means the headword begins with A. ex. means example(s). // shows a pronunciation of the headword. PART 1 the 1st and 2nd letters are the same al n. (the A) a range of mountains in southern Europe adv. too; in addition n. a female singing voice which is lower than a soprano a l [o] [e] n. a tropical plant with thick leaves of which juice is used for cosmetics or food A l [p] [s] n. (the A) a range of mountains in southern Europe a l [s] [o] adv. too; in addition a l [t] [o] n. a female singing voice which is lower than a soprano ca n. a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and snacks v. the past tense ofcome n. a walking stick n. a container used to hold or cover something n. money in the form of paper money and coins c a [f] [] n. a small restaurant where you can buy drinks and snacks c a [m] [e] v. the past tense ofcome c a [n] [e] n. a walking stick c a [s] [e] n. a container used to hold or cover something c a [s] [h] n. money in the form of paper money and coins ch n. the part of the face below the mouth n. (C) a country in central Africa, located between Niger and Sudan n. the head cook of a restaurant v. to cut something into small pieces c h [i] [n] n. the part of the face below the mouth C h [a] [d] n. (C) a country in central Africa, located between Niger and Sudan c h [e] [f] n. the head cook of a restaurant c h [o] [p] v. to cut something into small pieces co n. a system of symbols used to represent something n. an object with a circular base that narrows to a point at the top ( ex. a traffic) v. to deal with something successfully n. a small bay n. a piece of metal, used as money n. a young male horse c o [d] [e] n. a system of symbols used to represent something c o [n] [e] n. an object with a circular base that narrows to a point at the top ( ex. a traffic) c o [p] [e] v. to deal with something successfully c o [v] [e] n. a small bay c o [i] [n] n. a piece of metal, used as money c o [l] [t] n. a young male horse dr v. to pull something heavily along the ground v. to make a picture using a pen n. a medicine; an illegal substance such as cocaine n. a musical instrument, you make a sound by beating it d r [a] [g] v. to pull something heavily along the ground d r [a] [w] v. to make a picture using a pen d r [u] [g] n. a medicine; an illegal substance such as cocaine d r [u] [m] n. a musical instrument, you make a sound by beating it de adj. used before someone's name at the beginning of a letter n. a piece of furniture used for writing or studying n. a sum of money you owe to someone n. something that is done d e [a] [r] adj. used before someone's name at the beginning of a letter d e [s] [k] n. a piece of furniture used for writing or studying d e [b] [t] n. a sum of money you owe to someone d e [e] [d] n. something that is done fa n. the front part of the head v. to disappear gradually n. something that has actually happened v. to be unsuccessful in doing something adj. giving the same treatment to everyone f a [c] [e] n. the front part of the head f a [d] [e] v. to disappear gradually f a [c] [t] n. something that has actually happened f a [i] [l] v. to be unsuccessful in doing something f a [i] [r] adj. giving the same treatment to everyone fi adj. good enough; in good health n. a tightly closed hand v. to make something full n. (F) a person born in Finland n. (F) a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean made up of many islands f i [n] [e] adj. good enough; in good health f i [s] [t] n. a tightly closed hand f i [l] [l] v. to make something full F i [n] [n] n. (F) a person born in Finland F i [j] [i]