A2 English Vocabulary: Transportation, Present Simple, and Wh- Questions

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering descriptive questions, commuting and travel idioms, transportation prepositions, Present Simple grammar rules, and Wh- question words.

What is [someone/something] like?

A question structure used to ask for a description of a person's personality, character, or the general qualities and appearance of an object, place, or pet.

Untidy

Not neat, messy, or disorderly in appearance, such as an unkempt bedroom.

Outgoing

Friendly, socially confident, and demonstrative; the opposite of shy.

Object pronoun

A grammatical pronoun, such as 'him', used when the person receives the action of a verb or follows a preposition, rather than performing the action as the subject.

Abroad

In or to a foreign country outside of one's own; functions as an adverb and does not take the prepositions 'to' or 'in'.

Ship vs. Boat

A distinction in marine transport where a ship is a large ocean-going vessel and a boat is a smaller craft (popular rule: 'A ship can carry a boat, but a boat cannot carry a ship').

Cruise ship

A specific type of large passenger ship equipped with hotels, swimming pools, and entertainment for tourists on vacation.

Ferry

A boat or ship used to carry passengers and vehicles across a body of water, such as a river.

On foot

A fixed English expression indicating travel by walking, used without the preposition 'by'.

Catch the bus

A common phrase meaning to board or reach the bus in time for a journey.

Miss the bus

A phrase meaning to arrive late and fail to catch the bus because it has already departed.

Commute

To travel regularly over some distance between one's home and place of work or study.

Depart

To leave or set off on a trip (e.g., a plane departing at a scheduled time); uses the preposition 'from' when specifying the origin.

Arrive in

The fixed prepositional combination used in English when reaching a destination that is a city or country (e.g., 'arrives in New York').

Get on

A phrasal verb meaning to enter or board a public conveyance, such as a bus or a train.

Get off

A phrasal verb meaning to exit or descend from public transportation, typically upon reaching a station or destination.

Take a shortcut

An expression meaning to travel along a shorter, quicker route than the usual one to reach a place faster.

Get a lift

An idiom meaning to receive a ride in someone's car; used with the pattern 'get a lift from [someone]'.

On my way

An expression meaning to be currently traveling or heading toward a specific destination.

Running late

An idiom indicating that one is behind schedule; follows the fixed pattern 'to be running late for [event/class/work]'.

Change trains

To switch or transfer from one train to another at a station to continue a journey.

Stuck in traffic

An expression describing the state of being caught and immobilized in a vehicular traffic jam.

Overslept

The simple past form of 'oversleep', meaning to accidentally sleep longer than intended and wake up late.

By (transportation rule)

The fixed preposition used before general modes of travel without an article (e.g., by bus, by train, by car, by metro).

On weekdays

A time expression referring to the days from Monday through Friday, commonly used when expressing frequency with 'How often'.

Present Simple third-person singular rule

The grammatical rule requiring the addition of '-s' or '-es' to the base form of the verb in affirmative statements when the subject is 'he', 'she', or 'it'.

Do / Does (auxiliary verbs)

Auxiliary verbs used to form negatives and questions in the Present Simple; their presence requires the main verb to stay in its base form.

Who

A Wh- question word used to ask about a person or people.

Where

A Wh- question word used to ask about location or position.

When

A Wh- question word used to ask about time, occasion, or moment.

Why

A Wh- question word used to ask for a reason or an explanation, typically answered with 'Because'.

What

A Wh- question word used to ask for information about a specific thing or concept.

How

A question word used to ask about a way, manner, or form of doing something.

Which

A question word used to ask about a choice among specific, limited options.

How much

A question phrase used to ask about the quantity of uncountable nouns or the price of something.

How many

A question phrase used to ask about the quantity of plural countable nouns.

How often

A question phrase used to ask about the frequency with which an action occurs.