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o  philosophy [filasafi]  n.
                     A philosophy is a way to think about truth and life.
                     -» My philosophy is “live and let live. ”

                     P0t [pat]  n.
                     A pot is a deep, round metal container used for cooking.

                     -*■Don’t touch the pot on the stove. It’s hot.
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                 r  Seed  [si:d]  n.
                     A seed is the hard part of a plant or fruit that trees grow from.
                     -* I planted the seed in the dirt hoping that it would grow into a tree.


                 r  sharp  [Jarp]  adj.
                     When something is sharp, it has a thin edge that cuts things easily.
                     -» That knife is very sharp. Be careful not to hurt yourself.


                 r  sort  [sort]  n.
                     A sort of something is a type of it.
                     -» What sort of instrument do you want to learn to play?
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          8       r subtract  [sabtraekt]  v.
       -   7         To subtract means to take something away.
                     -* We learned how to subtract numbers from each other in class.
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                  r  tight  [tait]  adj.
                     When something is tight, it is fixed or fastened firmly in place.
                     -*■The knots were too tight to untie.


                  r  virtual  [va:rtjual]  adj.
                     If something is virtual, then it is very close to being true or accurate.

                     -♦Because he’s popular, Joe is the virtual leader of the group.

                  r weigh  [wei]  v.
                     To weigh something means to see how heavy it is.
                     -» The little dog weighed exactly 3kgs.


                  r  w hisper [/7w(spar]  v.
                     To whisper means to say very quietly.
                        We have to whisper in the library so people can focus on reading.
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