A form has boxes for your name, your address and more. Fill it out means write in those boxes. An ID is a card that shows who you are.
Filling out a form
Try it: Woman: Do I write my address in all these boxes? Clerk: Yes. Please ___, and then give it back to me. Choose what the clerk says. (wait in line / fill it out / deliver it) Answer: fill it out — She writes her address in the boxes, so she will fill it out.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
form
This form is for the new gym.
fill it out
Can you fill it out, please?
ID
My ID is in my wallet.
Your name on a form
To sign is to write your name in your own way. What you write is your signature.
Try it: Clerk: Here are your new keys. Just ___ here, please. Man: Sure. Where's the pen? Choose what the clerk says. (deliver / mail / sign) Answer: sign — He takes the keys and needs a pen, so he will sign here.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
sign
Don't forget to sign it.
signature
My signature is very small.
At the post office
You buy a stamp at the post office and put it on a letter. When there are many people, you wait in line.
Try it: Woman: So many people want tickets for this movie! Man: I know. Let's ___ now. Choose what the man says. (sign / deliver / wait in line) Answer: wait in line — Many people want tickets, so they wait in line.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
post office
The post office is next to the bank.
stamp
I need a stamp for this letter.
wait in line
We waited in line for an hour.
Mail and packages
Mail is the letters and cards that come to your home. You mail a letter at the post office. A package is a box in the mail. A store can deliver things to your home.
Try it: Woman: This sofa is too big for my car. Seller: No problem. We ___ everything in the city. Choose what the seller says. (deliver / sign / mail) Answer: deliver — The sofa is too big for her car, so the store will deliver it.