🇬🇧 Yard meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A yard is a unit we use to measure how long something is. If you lined up three rulers that are each one foot long, together they would be one yard long. One yard is a little shorter than one meter, and it’s about 91.4 centimeters. People often use yards to measure things like how long a table is, how far you can throw a ball, or the length of a football field.

The superhero in my comic can jump 500 yards, mostly to avoid doing his homework.

Grandma said, "I walked 200 yards today," and her slippers demanded a vacation.

My little brother said he could run a hundred yards, then got tired walking to the fridge.

I told my brother to stay one yard away from my cupcake; he stayed one inch away instead.

A football field is 100 yards long, which is about the distance I’d run if someone chased me with a plate of boiled Brussels sprouts.

It is a game. A boy and his dog play in the yard. The boy walks one step, two, three and says One yard. He walks three steps more and says Two yards. He walks three more and says Three yards. The dog wags. The boy laughs and loves the yard.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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