accent – n. a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country

vocabulary – n. the words that make up a language

variation – n. something that is similar to something else but different in some way

phrase – n. a group of two or more words that express a single idea but do not usually form a complete sentence

guess – v. to form an opinion or give an answer about something when you do not know much or anything about it

contracted – adj. made smaller or shorter

dialect – n. a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations

uncle - the brother of your father or mother or the husband of your aunt

modal – v. a verb (such as can, could, may, might, should, will, or would) usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility, necessity, and permission

auxiliary – n. a verb (such as have, be or do) that is used with another verb to show the verb's tense, to form a question