Vocabulary Words - First Grade - B:

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• bag
  (n.) A paper, plastic, or leather thing that you use to carry things.
  
  
• bat
  (n.) A small, dark, mouselike animal that flies at night.
  (n.) A piece of wood that you use to hit things.
  
  
• be
  (v.) To exist or happen at a time or place.
  (v.) Connects a person, place, or thing with a word that describes it.
  
  
• beach
  (n.) A place with sand next to a body of water.
  (n.) An area of sand or small stones at the edge of an ocean or a lake.
  
  
• bed
  (n.) A thing that you sleep on.
  (n.) A piece of furniture with a mattress for sleeping .
  
  
• bee
  (n.) A yellow and black bug that flies and makes honey.
  
  
• been
  (v.) Have existed or happened at a time or place.
  (v.) Connects a person, place, or thing with a word that describes it.
  
  
• bell
  (n.) A metal thing with a hanging part inside that makes a sound when you move it.
  (n.) A thing that makes a sound to give information.
  
  
• best
  (adj.) Being the highest in a specific ability.
  
  
• bib
  (n.) A cloth or paper that you put under your chin to keep your clothes clean.
  
  
• big
  (adj.) More than usual in number or size.
  
  
• bike
  (n.) Short for bicycle, a thing with two wheels that you ride by circling your legs.
  
  
• bird
  (n.) An animal that flies and lays eggs.
  
  
• black
  (adj.) The darkest color.
  
  
• blue
  (adj.) The color of the sky on a clear day.
  (adj.) Sad.
  
  
• boot
  (n.) A shoe that covers the foot and leg.
  
  
• box
  (n.) A container with four sides.
  
  
• boy
  (n.) A male person who is not yet an adult.
  
  
• brother
  (n.) A boy or man who has the same parents as another person.
  
  
• brown
  (adj.) The color of coffee.
  
  
• bump
  (v.) To hit something softly.
  (n.) A part that goes out farther than normal.
  
  
• bun
  (n.) Bread that is small and sometimes round.
  
  
• bus
  (n.) A thing with many wheels and a motor that many people sit in to go from place to place.
  (v.) To clear away dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant.
  (n.) A large vehicle that carries a large group of people.
  
  
• but
  (preposition) Not including.
  (conjunction) Puts together two words or groups of words that are opposites.
  
  

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