🇬🇧 Pencil meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A pencil is a thin tool you hold in your hand to write or draw. It usually has a wooden outside and a dark gray center called graphite that makes marks on paper, and you can erase those marks if you make a mistake.

I put my pencil behind my ear to look smart, then forgot it was there and searched for it for ten minutes.

I tried to erase my mistake, but my pencil just turned it into modern art.

The pencil in my pocket poked me, politely reminding me it exists.

My pencil is so short from sharpening that it’s almost a writing raisin.

When I sharpen my pencil, it feels like I’m giving it a tiny haircut.

A small boy sits at a desk. He takes a pencil and draws a big sun on white paper. The pencil breaks, and he looks sad. His friend gives him a pencil and smiles. He holds the new pencil, draws more sun and a big heart with the pencil. They laugh and clap.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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