VOCABULARY A A is the first letter in the English alphabet. The letter A is a vowel There are five vowels in the English language A,E,I,O,U. Sometimes the letter Y is also a vowel. A. A is also a word, it sounds like this. When used as a word it sounds like this.. uh. Examples: This is a dog. Give me a banana. Ability Ability means the power to do something. He has great ability in art. Able Able means having the power to do something. The boy is able to ride the bicycle. The girl is able to read a book. Abrupt Abrupt means sudden and unexpected. The car came to an abrupt halt. About About has two meanings. About means almost or nearly. The glass is about half full. About also means of or having a relation to. We talk about the weather. Above Above means on top of or at a higher place. The ceiling is above the floor Absent Absent means not present. The girl was absent from class. she was not there. Absorb Absorb means to soak up a liquid or to take in i...