Personal Items (A1 Vocabulary)

You carry these every day. Your house keys, your phone, and your glasses to see well.

In your pocket

• keys /kiːz/ — my house keys
• phone /foʊn/ — a new phone
• glasses /ˈɡlæs.ɪz/ — reading glasses
• Try it: Choose the word: (keys / phone / hat) Answer: keys — These are keys.

Things you wear

You wear these on your body. A watch on your wrist to tell the time, a bracelet for your arm, a hat on your head, and a warm scarf around your neck.

• watch /wɑːtʃ/ — a gold watch
• bracelet /ˈbreɪs.lət/ — a silver bracelet
• hat /hæt/ — a black hat
• scarf /skɑːrf/ — a warm scarf
• Try it: Choose the word: (watch / umbrella / toothbrush) Answer: watch — This is a watch.

More things you carry

A backpack holds your things, an umbrella keeps off the rain, and headphones let you hear music.

• backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/ — a heavy backpack
• umbrella /ʌmˈbrɛl.ə/ — a big umbrella
• headphones /ˈhɛd.foʊnz/ — new headphones
• Try it: Choose the word: (umbrella / headphones / mirror) Answer: umbrella — This is an umbrella.

At home

A toothbrush cleans your teeth, and a mirror shows your face.

• toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.brʌʃ/ — a clean toothbrush
• mirror /ˈmɪr.ɚ/ — a small mirror
• Try it: Choose the word: (toothbrush / bracelet / phone) Answer: toothbrush — This is a toothbrush.

More everyday things

You wear sunglasses when the sun is bright. You keep your money in a wallet, and you make your hair neat with a brush.

• sunglasses — black sunglasses
• wallet — a brown wallet
• brush — a hair brush
• Try it: Farid needs money for lunch, so he opens his ___. (wallet / umbrella / brush) Answer: wallet — You keep your money in a wallet.