A

achieve (v)

advantage (n)

a/an (det)

across (adv & prep)

adventure (n)

ability (n)

act (n & v)

advert (n)

able (adj)

in the second act (of

the play) (n)

advertise (v)

be able to
about (adv & prep)
about 500 students
(adv)
The film is about a
small boy. (prep)
above (adj, adv & prep)
abroad (adv)
absent (adj)
absolutely (adv)
The movie was
absolutely awful.
accent (n)
She has a beautiful
French accent.

to act in a play (v)

to act strangely (v)
action (n)
active (adj)
activity (n)
actor (n)
actress (n)
actually (adv)
She seems a bit strict
at first, but she's
actually very nice.
Are you actually
going to take the job?
ad (advertisement) (n)

accept (v)

add (v)

access (n)

addition (n)

disabled access

in addition

internet access

address (n)

accident (n)

admire (v)

accommodation (n)

admission (n)

accompany (v)

charges/cost/price

according to (prep phr)

admit (v)

account (n)

adult (adj & n)

accountant (n)

advance (n)

accurate (adj)

book in advance

ache (n)

advanced (adj)

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advice (n)
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aeroplane (n)
afford (v)
afraid (adj)
after (adv, conj & prep)
afternoon (n)
afterwards (adv)
again (adv)
against (prep)
age (n)
aged (adj)
agency (n)
ago (adv)
agree (v)
ahead (adv)
aim (n & v)
air (n)
air conditioning (n)
air force (n)
airline (n)
airport (n)
alarm (n)
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album (n)

alike (adv)

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appointment (n)

alive (adj)

anniversary (n)

approach (v)

all (adj, adv, det &

pron)

announce (v)

approve (v)

announcement (n)

architect (n)

annoy (v)

architecture (n)

annual (adj)

area (n)

another (det & pron)

argue (v)

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answerphone (n)

arm (n)

ant (n)

armchair (n)

antique (adj & n)

army (n)

anxious (adj)

around (adv & prep)

any (det & pron)

arrange (v)

anybody (pron)

arrangement (n)

anymore (adv)

arrest (v)

anyone (pron)

arrival (n)

anything (pron)

arrive (v)

anyway (adv)

art (n)

anywhere (adv)

article (n)

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artist (n)

apart from (adv)

as (conj & prep)

apartment (n)

ashamed (adj)

apartment building (n)

ask (v)

amount (n)

apologise (v)

asleep (adj)

amusing (adj)

apology (n)

aspirin (n)

an (det)

appear (v)

assistant (n)

ancient (adj)

appearance (n)

and (conj)

apple (n)

as well (as) (prep &

adv)

angry (adj)

application (n)

animal (n)

apply (v)

all right/alright (adj,

adv & exclam)
allow (v)
almost (adv)
alone (adv & adj)
along (adv & prep)
aloud (adv)
alphabet (n)
already (adv)
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although (conj)
altogether (adv)
always (adv)
a.m. (adv)
amazed (adj)
amazing (adj)
ambition (n)
ambulance (n)
among (amongst)
(prep)

at (prep)
at/@ (n)

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awake (adj)

banking (n)

away (adv)

bar (n)

awful (adj)

barbecue (n & v)

baseball (n)

baby (n)

base on (phr v)

babysit (v)

basic (adj)

babysitter (n)

basin (n)

back (adv, adj & n)

basket (n)

background (n)

basketball (n)

backpack (n)

bat (n)

backpacker (n)

bath (n & v)

backpacking (n)

bathing suit (n)

backwards (adv)

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bad (adj)

bathtub (n)

badly (adv)

battery (n)

badminton (n)

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bag (n)

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baggage (n)

be (av & v)

attitude (n)

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beach (n)

attract (v)

baker (n)

bean (n)

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balcony (n)

bear (n)

attractive (adj)

bald (adj)

beard (n)

audience (n)

ball (n)

beat (v)

aunt (n)

ballet (n)

beautiful (adj)

author (n)

balloon (n)

beauty (n)

autumn (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: fall)

banana (n)

because (conj)

band (n)

because of (prep phr)

bandage (n)

become (v)

bank (n)

bed (n)

bank account (n)

bedroom (n)

at all (prep phr)

at first (prep phr)
athlete (n)
athletics (n)
at last (prep phr)
at least (prep phr)
atmosphere (n)
at once (prep phr)
at present (prep phr)
attach (v)
attack (n & v)
attempt (v)
attend (v)
attention (n)
at the same time (prep
phr)

available (adj)
average (adj & n)
avoid (v)

bee (n)

electricity bill

board game (n)

beef (n)

bin (n)

boarding pass (n)

before (prep, adv &

conj)

biography (n)

boat (n)

biology (n)

body (n)

bird (n)

boil (v)

birth (n)

boiled (adj)

birthday (n)

bold (adj)

biscuit (n)

bomb (n & v)

bit (n)

bone (n)

bite (v)

book (n & v)

bitter (adj)

bookcase (n)

black (adj & n)

booking (n)

blackboard (n)

I have a booking for

the 19th.

begin (v)
beginner (n)
beginning (n)
behave (v)
behaviour (n)
behind (prep & adv)
believe (v)
bell (n)
belong (v)
below (adv & prep)
belt (n)
beneath (prep)

blame (v)
blank (adj)

benefit (n)

a blank piece of
paper blanket (n)

be over (phr v)

bleed (v)

The game is over you're too late!

blind (adj)

beside (adv & prep)

block (n)

booking office(n)
bookshelf (n)
bookshop (n) (Br Eng)
(Am Eng: bookstore)
bookstore (n) (Am Eng)
(Br Eng: bookshop)
boot (n)

besides (prep)

Shall we walk round

the block?

a pair of boots

best (adj & adv)

blog (n)

the boot of the car

(Am Eng: trunk)

better (adj & adv)

blogger (n)

between (prep & adv)

blond(e) (adj)

beyond (prep & adv)

blood (n)

bicycle (n)

blouse (n)

big (adj)

blow (v)

bike (n)

blue (adj & n)

bill (n)

board (n & v)

border (n)
bored (adj)
boring (adj)
born (adj)
borrow (v)
boss (n)
both (pron & det)

bother (v)

The pop group has

broken up.

a great bunch of
friends

breath (n)

burger (n)

breathe(v)

burn (v)

breeze (n)

burning (adj)

bride (n)

bury (v)

bridge (n)

bus (n)

bottle (n)

brief (adj)

business (n)

bottom(adj & n)

bright (adj)

businessman (n)

bowl (n)

brilliant (adj)

businesswoman (n)

box (n)

bring (v)

bus station (n)

boy (n)

bring up (phr v)

bus stop (n)

boyfriend (n)

She was brought up

in London.

busy (adj)

Sorry to bother you,

can you tell me the
time?
My job's hard but that
doesn't bother me.
'Sorry I'm late, I'll do
it now.' 'Don't bother!'

bracelet (n)
brain (n)
brake (n & v)
branch (n)
brand new (adj)
brave (adj)
bread (n)
break (n & v)
break down (phr v)
The car has broken
down.

broad (adj)
broccoli (n)
brochure (n)
broken (adj)
brother (n)
brown (adj & n)
brush (n & v)
bucket (n)
bug (n)
build (v)

breakfast (n)

building (n)

break in (phr v)

bulb (n)

Someone broke in
and stole the computer.

light bulb

break up (phr v)
When does school
break up?

bull (n)
bunch (n)
a bunch of flowers

but (conj & prep)

butcher (n)
butter (n)
butterfly (n)
button (n)
buy (v)
buyer (n)
by (prep)
by accident (prep phr)
bye (exclam)
by hand (prep phr)
by mistake (prep phr)
by name (prep phr)
C
cab (n)
cabbage (n)
cabin (n)

cabinet (n)

capital city

case (n)

cable (n)

capital letter

caf/cafe (n)

the capital of Italy

Would you like me to

carry your case?

cafeteria (n)

captain (n)

cage (n)

car (n)

cake (n)

card (n)

calculator (n)

birthday card

calendar (n)

credit card

calf (n)

card game

call (n & v)

cardboard (adj & n)

call for (phr v)

care (n & v)

I'll call for you at 7.

take care of someone

(n)

call in (phr v)
She called in to see a
friend.
calm (adj)
camel (n)
camera (n)
camp (n & v)
camping (n)
campsite (n)
can (n & mv)
canal (n)
cancel (v)
candidate (n)

to care (about/for)
someone/something (v)

I'll make an exception

in this case.
cash (n)
cashpoint (n)
castle (n)
casual (adj)
casual clothes
cat (n)
catch (v)
cathedral (n)
cattle (n)
cave (n)

career (n)

CD (n)

careful (adj)

CD player (n)

carefully (ad)

CD-ROM (n)

careless (adj)

ceiling (n)

car park (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: parking lot)

celebrate (v)

carpet (n)
carrot (n)
carry (v)
carry on (phr v)

candle (n)

He carried on walking
despite the rain.

candy (n)

carry out (phr v)

canteen (n)
cap (n)

She carried out the

plan according to the
instructions.

capital (adj & n)

cartoon (n)

celebration (n)
celebrity (n)
cell phone (n)
cent (n)
centimetre/centimeter
(cm) (n)
central (adj)
central heating (n)
centre/center (n)
century (n)
cereal (n)

ceremony (n)
certain (adj)
certainly (not) (adv)

Your keys are at the

check-in desk.
check out (phr v)

chain (n)

He checked out of the

hotel at the end of his
stay.

chair (n)

checkout (n)

challenge (n)

cheek (n)

challenging (adj)

cheerful (adj)

champion (n)

cheers! (exclam)

championship (n)

cheese (n)

chance (n)

chef (n)

change (n & v)

chemist (n)

changing room (n)

chemistry (n)

channel (n)

cheque (n)

chapter (n)

chess (n)

character (n)

chest of drawers (n)

charge (n & v)

chicken (n)

charity (n)

child (n)

charming (adj)

childhood (n)

chat (n)

chilli (n)

chatroom(n)

chin (n)

chat show (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: talk show)

chip (n)

certificate (n)

cheap (adj)
cheat (v)
check (n & v)
check in (phr v)
They checked in to a
hotel.
check-in (n)

I love fish and chips.

chocolate (n)
choice (n)
choose (v)
cinema (n)
circle (n)
circus (n)
city (n)

clap (v)
class (n)
language class
first class, second
class
classical (adj)
classical music
classmate (n)
classroom (n)
clean (adj & v)
cleaner (n)
clear (adj & v)
clearly (adv)
clever (adj)
click (n & v)
cliff (n)
climate (n)
climb (v)
climbing (n)
clinic (n)
clock (n)
close (adj, adv & v)
closed (adj)
clothes (n pi)
cloud (n)
cloudy (adj)
clown (n)
club (n)
to join a club
coach (n)

coast (n)

communication (n)

contain (v)

coat (n)

company (n)

contents (n)

coconut (n)

compare (v)

contest (n)

cod (n)

compete (v)

continent (n)

coffee (n)

competition (n)

continue (v)

coin (n)

competitor (n)

contract (n)

cola (n)

complain (v)

control (n & v)

cold (adj & n)

complaint (n)

a remote control

collar (n)

complete (adj & v)

complicated (adj)

Control your dog!

colleague (n)
collect (v)
collection (n)
college (n)
colour (n & v)
colourful (adj)

composition (n)
computer (n)
concentrate (v)
concert (n)
conclusion (n)

convenient (adj)
conversation (n)
convince (v)
cook (n & v)
cooker (n)

condition (n)

cookie (n) (Am Eng) (Br

Eng: biscuit)

in good condition

cooking (n)

conference (n)

cool (adj, exclam & v)

confident (adj)

copy (n & v)

confirm (v)

corn (n)

confused (adj)

corner (n)

comfort (n)

confusing (adj)

correct (adj)

comfortable (adj)

congratulations!
(exclam)

correction (n)

comb (n &v)
come (v)
comedy (n)
come on (phr v)
Come on or we'll miss
the bus.

comic (adj & n)

comma (n)
common (adj)
a common surname
have something in
common
communicate (v)

connect (v)
connection (n)

cost (n & v)
costume (n)

consider (v)

I forgot my swimming
costume.

consist (v)

national costume

consonant (n)

a Halloween costume

contact (n & v)

cosy (adj)

cottage (n)

crime (n)

cushion (n)

cotton (n)

criminal (n)

custom (n)

cough (n & v)

crop (n)

customer (n)

could (mv)

cross (n & v)

customs (n pi)

count (v)

crossing (n)

cut (n & v)

country (n)

pedestrian crossing

cute (adj)

countryside (n)

cross out (phr v)

cut up (phr v)

couple (n)

Cross it out and write

it again.

She cut up the cake

into small pieces.

crossroads (n)

CV (Curriculum Vitae)
(n)

courage (n)
course (n)
English course
main course
of course (exclam)
court (n)
law court
tennis court
cousin (n)
cover (n & v)
cow (n)
crash (n & v)
crazy (adj)
cream (adj & n)
create (v)
creative (adj)
creature (n)
credit (n)
credit card (n)
crew (n)
cabin crew
cricket (n)

crowd (n)
crowded (adj)
cruel (adj)
cruise (n)
cry (n & v)
cucumber (n)
cultural (adj)
culture (n)
cup (n)
cupboard (n)
cure (n & v)
curious (adj)
curiously (adv)
'Why?' she asked him
curiously.

cycle (n & v)
cycling (n)
cyclist (n)
D
dad (n)
daily (adj & adv)
damage (n & v)
damaged (adj)
dance (n & v)
dancer (n)
dancing (n)
danger (n)
dangerous (adj)
dark (adj & n)

curly (adj)

date (n & v)

currency (n)

today's date (n)

curriculum (n)

daughter (n)

curry (n)

day (n)

curtain (n)

dead (adj)

deaf (adj)

dentist (n)

dial (v)

deal (v)

depart (v)

diary (n)

deal with (sth) (phr v)

department (n)

dictionary (n)

I've had some

problems to deal with.

department store (n)

die (v)

departure (n)

diet (n)

depend (on/upon) (v &

phr v)

difference (n)

dear (adj & exclam)

too dear to buy (adj)
Dear Sir (adj)
Oh dear! (exclam)
death (n)
decide (v)
decision (n)
declare (v)
decorate (v)
decrease (n & v)
deep (adj & adv)
defeat (n & v)
defence (n)
defend (v)
definitely (adv)
degree (n)
90 degrees
a degree in maths
delay (n & v)
delete (v)
delicious (adj)
delighted (adj)
deliver (v)
delivery (n)
demand (n & v)

It depends on what
you want to do.
deposit (n)
pay a deposit
depressed (adj)
depth (n)
the depth of the
water

different (adj)
difficult (adj)
difficulty (n)
dig (v)
digital (adj)
digital camera (n)
dining room (n)
dinner (n)

describe (v)

dinosaur (n)

description (n)

diploma (n)

desert (n)

direct (adj & v)

deserve (v)

direction (n)

design (n & v)

directly (adv)

designer (n)

director (n)

desk (n)

dirt (n)

despite (prep)

dirty (adj)

dessert (n)

disabled (adj)

destination (n)

disadvantage (n)

destroy (v)

disagree (v)

detail (n)

disappear (v)

detective (n)

disappoint (v)

develop (v)

disappointed (adj)

development (n)

disappointing (adj)

diagram (n)

disappointment (n)

disc/disk (n)

doll (n)

drive (n & v)

compact disc/CD

dollar (n)

driver (n)

hard disk

dolphin (n)

driving licence (n)

floppy disk

donkey (n)

drop (n & v)

disc jockey (DJ) (n)

door (n)

disco(theque) (n)

dot (n)

drugstore (n) (Am Eng)

(Br Eng: chemist)

discount (n)

Have you visited

CambridgeEnglish.org?

discover (v)
discuss (v)
discussion (n)
disease (n)
disgusting (adj)
dish (n)
dishwasher (n)
disk (n)
dislike (v)

drum (n)
dry (adj & v)

double (adj & det)

duck (n)

doubt (n)

due (adj)

down (adv & prep)

The next bus is due in

five minutes.

download (n & v)
downstairs (adj & adv)
dozen (det & n)
Dr (n)
drag (v)

due to (prep phr)

dull (adj)
during (prep)
dust (n)
dustbin (n) (Br Eng)
(Am Eng: trash can)

distance (n)

Just drag and drop

the file into the trash
can.

district (n)

drama (n)

duty (n)

disturb (v)

draw (v)

duty-free (adj & n)

dive (v)

to draw a picture of
someone or something

duvet (n)

display (n & v)

diver (n)
divide (v)
diving (n)
DJ (disc jockey) (n)
do (av & v)
doctor/Dr (n)
document (n)
documentary (n)
dog (n)

to draw the curtains

to draw near
drawer (n)
drawing (n)
dream (n & v)
dress (n & v)
dressed (adj)
drink (n & v)

dusty (adj)

DVD (n)
DVD player (n)
E
each (det & pron)
ear (n)
earache (n)
early (adj & adv)
earn (v)
earring (n)

earth (n)

embarrassing (adj)

enquiry (n)

east (adj, adv & n)

embassy (n)

enter (v)

eastern (adj)

emergency (n)

entertain (v)

easily (adv)

employ (v)

entertainment (n)

easy (adj)

employee (n)

entrance (n)

easygoing (adj)

employer (n)

entry (n)

eat (v)

employment (n)

envelope (n)

economics (n)

empty (adj)

environment (n)

edge (n)

encourage (v)

environmental (adj)

education (n)

end (n & v)

equal (adj)

effect (n)

ending (n)

equipment (n)

efficient (adj)

end up (phr v)

effort (n)

He plans to end up
working in Australia.

eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br

Eng: rubber)

egg (n)
either (adv, det & pron)
elbow (n)
elder (adj)
elderly (adj)

escape (v)

enemy (n)

especially (adv)

energy (n)

essay (n)

Team sports take a lot

of time and energy.

essential (adj)
euro (n)

election (n)

In our house we try to

save energy.

even (adv)

electric (adj)

engaged (adj)

He couldn't even do
that.

electrical (adj)

to be engaged to
someone

evening (n)

electricity (n)

event (n)

electronic (adj)

The phone was

engaged.

elementary (adj)

engine (n)

every (det)

elephant (n)

engineer (n)

everybody (pron)

elevator (n) (Am Eng)

(Br Eng: lift)

engineering (n)

everyone (pron)

enjoy (v)

everything (pron)

enormous (adj)

everywhere (adv)

enough (adv, det &

pron)

exact (adj)

else (adv)
email (n & v)
embarrassed (adj)

ever (adv)

exactly (adv)

explore (v)

famous (adj)

examination/exam (n)

explorer (n)

fan (n)

examiner (n)

This book's about

famous explorers.

fancy (v)

example (n)

extra (adj, adv & n)

Do you fancy going

out tonight?

extraordinary (adj)

fantastic (adj)

extremely (adv)

far (adv)

an exchange visit

extreme sport (n)

fare (n)

in exchange for
exchange (v)

eye (n)

The return fare is

26.

excellent (adj)
except (prep, conj)
exchange (n)

exchange rate (n)

excited (adj)
excitement (n)
exciting (adj)
excuse (n & v)
exercise (n & v)

F
face (n)
a sad look on his face
face to face (adv)
face-to-face (adj)
facilities (n pl)

farm (n)
farmer (n)
farming (n)
fashion (n)
fashionable (adj)
fast (adj & adv)

exhausted (adj)

The hotel has

excellent facilities.

exhibition (n)

fact (n)

fast food (n)

exist (v)

factory (n)

fat (adj)

exit (n)

fail (v)

father (n)

expect (v)

fair (adj &n)

fault (n)

expedition (n)

fairly (adv)

favour (n)

expensive (adj)

fall (n & v)

favourite (adj & n)

experience (n)

in the fall (n) Am Eng)

(Br Eng: autumn)

fax (v)

experienced (adj)
experiment (n)
expert (n)
explain (v)
explanation (n)
explode (v)

a fall in the price (n)

he fell and hurt his
leg (v)
false (adj)
familiar (with) (adj)
family (n)

fasten (v)

fear (n)
fee (n)
feed (v)
feel (v)
feeling (n)
feel like (v)

 to feel like doing

something

I must find out when

he's arriving.

female (adj)

fine (adj & n)

ferry (n)

finger (n)

festival (n)

finish (n &v)

fetch (v)

fire (n)

fever (n)

firefighter (n)

few (adj, det & pon)

firework (n)

fiction (n)

a firework display

field (n)

firm (n)

fight (n & v)

a good firm to work

for

figure (n)
file (n)
Click here to open the
file.

first (adj & adv)

first prize (adj)
first of all (adv)

school files

first name (n)

fill (v)

fish (n & v)

fill in (phr v)

fishing (n)

You need to fill in a

form.

fit (adj & v)

fill up (phr v)
He filled up the car
with petrol.
film (n & v)
film maker (n)
film star (n)
final (adj & n)
finally (adv)
financial (adj)
find (v)
find out (phr v)

keep fit (adj)

These shoes don't fit.
(v)
fitness (n)
fix (v)
flag (n)
flat (adj & n)
flavour (n)
flight (n)
float (v)
flood (n & v)
floor (n)

flour (n)
flow (v)
flower (n)
flu (n)
flute (n)
fly (n & v)
fog (n)
foggy (adj)
fold (v)
folk (adj & n)
follow (v)
following (adj)
fond (adj)
to be fond of
something/someone
food (n)
fool (n)
foot (n)
football (n)
footballer (n)
for (prep)
forbidden (adj)
forecast (n)
foreign (adj)
foreigner (n)
forest (n)
forever (adv)
forget (v)
forgive (v)
fork (n)

form (n)

fuel (n)

former (adj)

full (adj)

fortnight (n)

full stop (n)

fortunately (adv)

full time (adv)

forward(s) (adv)

full-time (adj)

fountain (n)

fully (adv)

frame (n)

fun (adj & n)

I generally get home

about 7.00.

free (adj & adv)

funny(adj)

generation (n)

freeze (v)

a funny story
(amusing)

generous (adj)

freezer (n)
freezing (adj)

a funny thing
happened (strange)

French fries (n) (Am

Eng) (Br Eng:chips)

fur (n)

frequent (adj)
fresh (adj)
fridge (n)
fried (adj)
friend (n)
friendly (adj)
friendship (n)
frighten (v)
frightened (adj)
frightening (adj)
frog (n)
from (prep)
front (adj &n)
frozen (adj)
fruit (n)
fry (v)
frying pan (n)

furniture (n)
further (adv & adj)

gas station (n) (Am

Eng) (Br Eng: petrol
station)
gate (n)
general (adj)
generally (adv)

gentle (adj)
geography (n)
get (v)
get along (with) (v &
phr v)

furthest (adj)

How do you get along

with Harry?

future (adj & n)

get back (phr v)

When did you get

back from New York?

gain (v)
gain experience
gallery (n)

get down (phr v)

Get down at once!

an art gallery

Did you get all the

notes down?

game (n)

get fit (v)

gap (n)

get in (phr v)

garage (n)
garden (n)

Can you get in

through the window?

garlic (n)

get off (phr v)

gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br

Eng: petrol)

We get off at the next

stop.
get on (phr v)

 Get your coat on and

then we can leave.
How are you getting
on now?
get on (with) (phr v)
She got on with her
work.

Will you give out

these papers for me,
please?
give up (phr v)
Has David given up
playing tennis?

good-looking (adj)
good morning (exclam)
go off (phr v)
They went off to
Australia.

give way (phr v)

Suddenly the lights

went off.

I'm getting on well

with French.

You must give way to

traffic at a roundabout

go on (phr v)

Do you get on well

with Sam?

glad (adj)

The meeting went on

until six o'clock.

get rid of (phr v)

Have you got rid of
those old documents?
get up (phr v)
What time do you get
up in the morning?

glance (v)
glass (n)
glasses (n pl)

What's going on?

go out (phr v)

global warming (n)

Are you going out this

evening?

glove (n)

The fire has gone out.

go (v)

Is Barbara still going

out with Thomas, or
have they broken up?

giant (adj)

goal (n)

gift (n)

goalkeeper (n)

giraffe (n)

goat (n)

girl (n)

go for (phr v)

girlfriend (n)

He went for the job

go (with/together) (phr
v)

give (v)

The dog went for the

man.

Your tie doesn't go

with your shirt.

gold (adj & n)

Your tie and shirt

don't go together.

give back (phr v)

Give me back this
book on Tuesday,
please.
give in (phr v)
Have you given in
your homework yet?
Do you give in? Shall
I tell you now?
give out (phr v)

golden (adj)
golf (n)

gorgeous (adj)
government (n)

grab (v)

good (adj)

He grabbed my bag
and ran away.

The film was very

good.

grade (n)

to be good at maths
good afternoon
(exclam)

graduation (n)
gram(me) (n)
grammar (n)

grandchild (n)

grow (v)

hand-held(adj)

grand(d)ad (n)

grow up (phr v)

hand in (phr v)

granddaughter (n)

Children grow up fast.

grandfather (n)

guard (n)

Please hand in the

answer sheet when
you've finished.

grandma (n)

guess (n & v)

grandmother (n)

guest (n)

grandpa (n)

guest-house (n)

grandparent (n)

guide (n & v)

grandson (n)

guidebook (n)

Hand out the books

please, Tom.

granny (n)

guilty (adj)

handsome (adj)

grant (n)

guitar (n)

handwriting (n)

He was given a grant

to study in Australia.
(n)

guitarist (n)

hang (v)

gum (n)

to hang a picture

chewing gum

hang out (phr v)

gun (n)

to hang out with

friends

grape (n)
graphics (n pl)
grass (n)
grateful (adj)

guy (n)
gym(n)

handkerchief (n)
handle (v)
hand out (phr v)

hang up (phr v)

gymnastics (n)

She hung up at the

end of the phone call.

happen (v)

habit (n)

happy (adj)

hair (n)

happily (adv)

haircut (n)

happiness (n)

hairdresser (n)

harbour (n)

grill (n & v)

hairdryer (n)

hard (adj & adv)

grilled (adj)

half (adv, det, n &

pron)

hardly (adv)

great (adj)
green (adj & n)
greet (v)
greeting (n)
grey (adj & n) (Br Eng)
(Am Eng: gray)

grocery store (n) (Am

Eng)

half-price(adj)

groom (n)

hall (n)

ground (n)

hand (n & v)

group (n)

handbag (n)

hardly any time

He could hardly wait.
hardware (n)
hat (n)

hate (v)

herb (n)

hockey(n)

have (av & v)

here (adv)

hold (v)

have got to (mv)

hero (n)

hold up (phr v)

have to (mv)

heroine (n)

he (pron)

The heroine of this

story is a young
schoolgirl.

He was held up in the

heavy traffic for over
two hours.

head (n)
to hit one's head (n)

hole (n)

hers (pron)

holiday (n)

herself (pron)

home (adv & n)

hey (exclam)

homepage (n)

hi (exclam)

homework (n)

headache (n)

hidden (adj)

honest (adj)

headline (n)

hide (v)

honestly (adv)

headteacher (n)

high (adj & adv)

health (n)

hill (n)

I honestly don't know

where she is.

healthy (adj)

him (pron)

hear (v)

himself (pron)

heart (n)

hip hop (n)

heat (n)

hire (v & n)

heating (n)

to hire a boat (v)

heater (n)

for hire (n)

heavy (adj)

his (det & pron)

heel (n)

historic (adj)

I can't walk in high

heels.

historical (adj)

the head of the

company (n)
the head of the
school (n)

height (n)
helicopter (n)

history (n)
hit (n & v)

hello (exclam)

The song was a great

hit. (n)

helmet (n)

to hit the ball (v)

help (n & v)

hitchhike (v)

her (det & pron)

hobby (n)

honey (n)
honeymoon (n)
hope (n & v)
hopeful (adj)
hopefully (adv)
Hopefully the journey
won't take long
hopeless (adj)
a hopeless situation
horrible (adj)
horror (adj)
a horror movie
horse (n)
hospital (n)
hostel (n)
hot (adj)

hotel (n)

identity card (ID) (n)

in front of (prep phr)

hour (n)

if (conj)

ingredient (n)

house (n)

ill (adj)

housewife (n)

illness (n)

I always use fresh

ingredients

housework (n)

imagination (n)

how (adv)

imagine (v)

however (adv)

immediately (adv)

how much (adv)

immigration (n)

hug (n &v)

importance (n)

huge (adj)

important (adj)

human (adj &n)

impossible (adj)

humid (adj)

improve (v)

hunger (n)

improvement (n)

hungry (adj)

in (adv & prep)

hunt (v)

in advance (prep phr)

hurry (n & v)

inch (n)

hurt (adj & v)

include (v)

husband (n)

including (prep)

hut (n)

incorrect (adj)

increase (v)

I (pron)

incredible (adj)

ice(n)

indeed (adv)

ice cream (n)

independent (adj)

ice hockey (n)

individual (adj)

ice skating (n)

indoor (adj)

icy (adj)

indoors (adv)

Can you come on

Monday instead of
Tuesday?

ID (n)

industry (n)

instructions (n pl)

ID card (n)

in fact (prep phr)

instructor (n)

idea (n)

inform (v)

instrument (n)

identification (n)

information (n)

in half (prep phr)

in ink (prep phr)
initial (n)
His initials are J.B.H.
injure (v)
ink (n)
in love (prep phr)
in pencil (prep phr)
in order (prep phr)
in order to (prep phr)
inquiry (n)
insect (n)
inside (adv & prep)
insist (v)
install (v)
instance (n)
for instance
instead (of) (adv)
There were no
lemons so I got
oranges instead.

 musical instrument
intelligent (adj)
intend (v)
to intend to do
something

IT (Information
Technology) (n)
it (pron)
item (n)
its (det)

interest (n & v)

itself (pron)

interested (adj)

interesting (adj)

jacket (n)

intermediate (adj)

jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br

Eng: prison) jam (n)

international (adj)
internet (n)
interrupt (v)
interval (n)
an interval in a play
interview (n & v)
in the end (prep phr)
in time (prep phr)
into (prep)
introduce (v)
introduction (n)
in two (prep phr)
invent (v)
invention (n)
invitation (n)
invite (v)
involve (v)
iron (n & v)
ironing (n)
island (n)
issue (n)

strawberry jam
traffic jam
jar (n)
jazz (n)
jealous (adj)
jeans (n pl)

jug (n)
juice (n)
jump (n & v)
jumper (n)
jungle (n)
just (adv)
K
kangaroo (n)
keen (adj)
He's keen on cycling.
to be keen to do
something
keep (v)
keeper (n)
keep in (phr v)

jet (n)

She kept the children

in as it was so cold.

to go by jet (plane)

keep on (phr v)

jewellery (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: jewelry)

He kept on talking.

job (n)

keep up (phr v)

jog (v)

Keep up the good

work!

jogging

kettle (n)

join (v)

key (n)

The rivers join there.

key to a lock

to join the army

key to success

to join (in) a game

keyboard (n)

joke (n & v)

computer keyboard

journalist (n)

keyboard music

journey (n)

kick (n & v)

judge (n & v)

kid (n)

 We're taking the kids

camping.
kill (v)
kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br
Eng) (Am Eng:
kilogram)
kilometre (km) (n) (Br
Eng) (Am
Eng: kilometer)
kind (adj & n)
king (n)
kiss (n & v)
kit (n)
kitchen (n)
kite (n)
kitten (n)
knife (n)
knit (v)
knock (v)
knock down (phr v)
He was knocked
down by the car as he
stepped into the road.
know (v)
knowledge (n)
knee (n)
L
label (n)
laboratory (lab) (n)
lack (n)
ladder (n)
lady (n)

lake (n)

at least (adv)

lamb (n)

leather (n)

lamp (n)

leave (v)

land (n & v)

lecture (n)

landscape (n)

left (n, adj & adv)

language (n)

left-hand (adj)

laptop (computer) (n)

leg (n)

large (adj)

leisure (n)

last (adj, adv, det & v)

lemon (n)

late (adj & adv)

lemonade (n)

lately (adv)

lend (v)

later (adj & adv)

length (n)

latest (adj)

less (adv, det & pron)

laugh (n & v)

lesson (n)

law (n)

let (v)

lawyer (n)

Let her do it.

lay (v)

Let me think.

lay the table

Let's go out tonight.

lazy (adj)

letter (n)

lead (v)

lettuce (n)

to lead someone by
the hand

level (n)
library (n)

Where does this road

lead?

licence (n)

leader (n)

a driving/marriage/TV
licence

leaf (n)
league (n)
learn (v)
least (adj & adv)
the least amount
(adj)

lie (n & v)
lie down (phr v)
life (n)
lift (n & v)

 Can you give me a

lift, please? (n)
The lift is going up.
(n)
Please help me to lift
this table. (v)

live (v)

look up (phr v)

live (adj)

Look up the meaning

of the word in your
dictionary.

live music/sport
lively (adj)
living room (n)

light (adj, n & v)

load (n)

lighter (n)

loan (n)

a cigarette lighter

local (adj)

lightning (n)

locate (v)

like (prep & v)

The station is located

in the city centre.

likely (adj)
limit (n)
limited (adj)
a limited choice
line (n)
a line on a page
a clothes line
a railway line
link (n)
a link to a website

location (n)
lock (n & v)
locker (n)
logo (n)
lonely (adj)
long (adj)
look like (v)
She looks like her
sister.

loose (adj)
lorry (n)
lose (v)
lost (adj)
lots/a lot (n)
lottery (n)
loud (adj)
love (n &v)
lovely (adj)
low (adj)
luck (n)
lucky (adj)
luggage (n)
lunch (n)
lunchtime (n)
luxury (n)

look (n & v)

look after (phr v)

machine (n)

Who's looking after

your baby now?

mad (adj)

liquid (n)
list (n)

look at (phr v)

listen (v)

look for (phr v)

literature (n)

look forward to (phr v)

litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am

Eng: liter)

I'm looking forward to

the party!

litter (n)

look out (phr v)

little (adj, det & pron)

Look out!

lion (n)
lip (n)

Madam (n)
made of/from/out of (v)
Her shirt is made of
cotton.
magazine (n)
magic (adj & n)
magnificent (adj)
mail (n & v)

main (adj)
main course (n)
make (v)
make sure (v)

maths/mathematics (n)
(Br Eng) (Am Eng:
math)
matter (n & v)

mend (v)
mention (v)
menu (n)
mess (n)

make-up (n)

Is anything the
matter? (n)

male (adj)

It doesn't matter. (v)

messy (adj)

man (n)

maximum (adj & n)

metal (n)

manage (v)

may (mv)

method (n)

to manage a business

maybe (adv)

to manage to do
something (succeed in)

me (pron)

modern methods of
teaching

manager (n)
mango (n)
many (det & pron)

meal (n)
mean (v)
What do you mean?

map (n)

What does it mean?

meaning (n)

mark (n)

meanwhile (adv)

market (n)

meat (n)

to buy something
from a market

mechanic (n)

marriage (n)
married (adj)
marry (v)
marvellous (adj)
match (n & v)
a box of matches (n)
a tennis match (n)
This tie matches your
shirt. (v)
mate (n)
material (n)

medicine (n)
medium (adj)
meet (v)
meeting (n)

message (n)

metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am

Eng: meter)
microwave (n)
a microwave oven
midday (n)
middle (n)
middle-aged (adj)
midnight (n)
might (mv)
mild (adj)
mile (n)
milk (n)

member (n)

millimetre (mm) (n) (Br

Eng) (Am Eng:
millimeter)

membership (n)

million (n)

memory (n)

mind (n & v)

to have a good/poor
memory

His mind was on

other things. (n)

happy memories

Would you mind if I

called tomorrow? (v)

melon (n)

computer memory

Mind your head! (v)

 Who's minding the

baby for you? (v)
mine (pron)
mineral water (n)
minimum (adj & n)
minus (prep)
minute (n)
mirror (n)
miserable (adj)
miss (v)
Miss (n)
missing (adj)
mistake (n)
mix (v)
mobile (phone) (n)
model (n)
It's cheap because
it's last year's model.
(n)
She's a fashion
model. (n)
modern (adj)
moment (n)
money (n)
monkey (n)
month (n)
monument (n)
mood (n)
moon (n)
more (adv, det & pron)
morning (n)

mosquito (n)

multiply (v)

most (adv, det & pron)

my (det)

mother (n)

myself (pron)

motorcycle (n)

mystery (n)

motorbike (n)

motor-racing (n)

name (n & v)

motorway (n)

narrow (adj)

mountain (n)

nasty (adj)

mouse (n)

national (adj)

moustache (n)

nationality (n)

mouth (n)

natural (adj)

move (v)

nature (n)

movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br

Eng: film)

nature studies

movie star (n) (Am

Eng) (Br Eng: film star)
movie theater (n) (Am
Eng) (Br Eng: cinema)

navy blue (adj)

near (adv, prep & adj)
nearby (adj & adv)
nearly (adv)

MP3 player (n)

neat (adj)

Mr (n)

necessary (adj)

Mrs (n)

neck (n)

Ms (n)

necklace (n)

much (adv, det & pron)

need (v)

mug (n)

negative (adj)

mum (n)

neighbour (n)

museum (n)

neighbourhood (n)

mushroom (n)

nephew (n)

music (n)

nervous (adj)

musical (adj)

a nervous person

musician (n)

to feel nervous

must (mv)

net (n)

network (n)

a ten-pound note (n)

of (prep)

never (adv)

Please note. (v)

of course (adv)

new (adj)

notebook (n)

off (adv & prep)

news (n)

notepaper (n)

newspaper (n)

nothing (pron)

It fell off the table.

(prep)

next (adj & adv)

notice (n & v)

next to (prep)

to read a notice (n)

nice (adj)

until further notice

(n)

niece (n)
night (n)
nightclub (n)
nightlife (n)
nightmare (n)
no (adv, det & pron)
nobody (pron)
noise (n)
noisy (adj)
none (pron)
noon (n)
no one (pron)
normal (adj)
normally (adv)
north (adj, adv & n)
northeast (adj & n)
northern (adj)
northwest (adj & n)
nose (n)
not (adv)
note (n & v)
to write a note (n)

Did you notice

anything wrong? (v)
noticeboard (n)
novel (n)
now (adv)
nowadays (adv)
nowhere (adv)
number (n)
numbers 5 to 7
a large number of
cars
What's your (phone)
number?

The meeting is off.

(adv)
I've got the afternoon
off. (adv)
offer (n & v)
office (n)
officer (n)
often (adv)
oh (exclam)
oh dear! (exclam)
oil (n)
OK/O.K./ okay (adj &
exclam)
old (adj)
old-fashioned (adj)
olive (n)
omelette (n)

nurse (n)

on (adv & prep)

on board (prep phr)

object (n)

on business (prep phr)

obvious (adj)

once (adv)

obviously (adv)

once a year

occasion (n)

I once saw him

dancing.

occupation (n)
ocean (n)
o'clock (adv)

one (det & pron)

on fire (prep phr)

on foot (prep phr)

ordinary (adj)

own (adj,pron & v)

on holiday (prep phr)

organisation (n)

my own pen (adj)

onion (n)

organise (v)

on my own (pron)

online (adv & adj)

original (adj)

to own a car (v)

to book/buy
something online (adv)

other (adj, pron & det)

owner (n)

otherwise (adv)

ought (mv)

pack (v)

our (det)

to pack a case (v)

ours (pron)

packet (n)

ourselves (pron)

page (n)

out (adv)

pain (n)

outdoor (adj)

painful (adj)

outdoors (adv)

paint (n & v)

out of (prep)

painter (n)

out of date (prep phr)

painting (n)

out of order (prep phr)

pair (n)

out of work (prep phr)

palace (n)

outside (adv, adj &

prep)

pale (adj)

opinion (n)
opportunity (n)

oven (n)

opposite (adj, n, prep &

adv)

over (adv & prep)

an online printer (adj)

only (adj & adv)
on purpose (prep phr)
on request (prep phr)
on sale (prep phr)
on time (prep phr)
onto (prep)
open (adj & v)
opening hours (n pl)
opera (n)
operate (v)
operation (n)

option (n)
or (conj)
orange (adj & n)
orchestra (n)
order (conj,n& v)
in order to (conj)
to put something in
order (n)
to order a meal (v)

I'm going over the

road. (prep)
over 40 people (more
than) (adv)
to be over (finished)
(adv)

pale blue
pan (n)
pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br
Eng: trousers)
paper (n)
a sheet of paper
a (news)paper
paragraph (n)

Several birds were

flying over the roof of
the school. (prep)

parcel (n)

overnight (adj & adv)

Pardon?

owe (v)

parent (n)

pardon (exclam)

park (n & v)

in the past (n)

people (n pl)

a public park (n)

It's half past one.

(prep)

pepper (n)

to park a car (v)

parking (n)
parking lot (n) (Am
Eng) (Br Eng: car park)

pasta (n)
path (n)
patient (adj & n)

parrot (n)

to be patient (adj)

part (n)

a hospital patient (n)

a part of something
(n)

pattern (n)

partly (adv)
particular (adj)
I love this CD - in
particular the last song.
partner (n)
part time (adv)
part-time (adj)
party (n)
a birthday party
a political party
pass (n & v)
Several cars passed.
to pass the sugar
to pass an
examination
passenger (n)
passport (n)
password (n)
past (adj, n & prep)
the past few weeks
(adj)

pause (v)
pavement (n)
pay (n & v)
PC (personal computer)
(n)

to pass the pepper

(spice)
red peppers
(vegetable)
per (prep)
percent (adv)
perfect (adj)
perform (v)
performance (n)
performer (n)
perfume (n)
perhaps (adv)

pea (n)

period (n)

peace (n)

permanent (adj)

peaceful (adj)

permission(n)

peach (n)

permit (v)

peak (n)

Dogs are not

permitted here.

peanut (n)
pear (n)
pedestrian (n)
peel (v)
pen (n)
pence (n pi)
pencil (n)
pencil case (n)
penfriend (n)
penguin (n)
penny (n)

permitted (adj)
person (n)
personal (adj)
personally (adv)
persuade (v)
pet (n)
petrol (n) (Br Eng) (Am
Eng: gas)
petrol station (n) (Br
Eng) (Am Eng: gas
station)
pharmacy (n)

phone (n & v)

pipe (n)

children playing (v)

photo (n)

pirate (n)

to play football (v)

photocopy (n)

pity (n)

to play the guitar (v)

photo(graph) (n)

It's a pity you

couldn't come to the
party - it was great.

to play a CD (v)

photographer (n)
photography (n)
phrase (n)
physics (n)
piano (n)
pick (v)
pick up (phr v)
I picked up a pencil.
I'll pick up my sister
from the station.
picnic (n)
picture (n)
pie (n)

pizza (n)
place (n)
a safe place (n)
I've lost my place in
the book. (n)
third place in a race
(n)
London is a big place.
(n)
plain (adj)
It's plain to me.
(clear)

piece (n)

a plain T-shirt (no

design)

a piece of cheese

plan (n & v)

to break into small

pieces

a street plan (n)

a piece of
furniture/advice

a plan to do
something (n)

to play the part of

someone (act) (v)
player (n)
playground (n)
pleasant (adj)
please (exclam & v)
Come in, please.
(exclam)
to please someone
(v)
pleased (adj)
pleasure (n)
plenty (pron)
plug (n)
a plug for the bath
an electrical plug
plus (prep & conj)
p.m. (adv)

plane (n)

pocket (n)

pig (n)

planet (n)

pocket money (n)

pile (n)

plant (n & v)

poem (n)

pill (n)

plastic (adj & n)

poet (n)

pillow (n)

plate (n)

poetry (n)

pilot (n)

platform (n)

point (n & v)

pin (n & v)

play (n & v)

pineapple (n)

a play at the theatre

(n)

to point at something
(v)

pink (adj & n)

 The pencil has no

point on it. (n)
police (n)
policeman (n)
police officer (n)
police station (n)
polite (adj)
political (adj)
politician (n)
politics (n)
pollution (n)
pool (n)
a swimming-pool
poor (adj)
She is very poor.
(financial)
the poor man
(sympathy)
pop (n)
pop
song/music/star/group

to send it by post (n)

postcard (n)
poster (n)
postman (n)
post office (n)
postpone (v)
pot (n)
potato (n)
pound () (n)
pour (v)
powder (n)
power (n)
powerful (adj)
practice (n)
practise (v) (n = Am
Eng)
pray (v)
prayer (n)
predict (v)
prefer (v)

popular (adj)

pregnant (adj)

population(n)

preparation (n)

port (n)

prepare (v)

position (n)

prepared (adj)

positive (adj)

prescription (n)

possibility (n)

medicine on a
prescription

possible (adj)
possibly (adv)
post (n & v)
to post a letter (v)

That will be all for the

present. (n)
I got some lovely
birthday presents. (n)
presentation (n)
president (n)
press (v)
to press a button
to press a suit
pretty (adj & adv)
prevent (v)
previous (adj)
previously (adv)
price (n)
primary school (n)
prince (n)
princess (n)
principal (adj)
print (v)
to print a document
printer (n)
prison (n)
prisoner (n)
private (adj)
prize (n)
probably (adv)
problem (n)

present (adj & n)

produce (v)

to be present (adj)

product (n)

at the present time

(adj)

profession (n)

professional (n)

pullover (n)

put through (phr v)

professor (n)

pump (n)

program(me) (n)

petrol/bike pump

Can you put me

through to the
manager, please?

TV programme

punish (v)

computer program

pupil (n)

progress (n)

puppy (n)

The company had to

put up its prices.

project (n)

pure (adj)

puzzle (n)

promise (n & v)

purple (adj & n)

pyjamas (n pl)

to promise to do
something (v)

purpose (n)

Q
qualificaion (n)

to keep a promise (n)

He did it on purpose.
(deliberately)

promote (v)

purse (n)

pronounce (v)

push (n & v)

to pronounce a word
correctly

put (v)

pronunciation (n)

put away (phr v)

proper (adj)

He put the book

away.

property (n)

put down (phr v)

protect (v)

She put her name

down.

proud (adj)
prove (v)

put off (phr v)

public (adj & n)

The meeting was put

off until the following
week.

public opinion (adj)

put on (phr v)

to make something
public (adj)

He put on a suit.

provide (v)

to be open to the
public (n)

Can you put on the

light?

put up (phr v)

qualified (adj)
quality (n)
quantity (n)
quarter (n)
queen (n)
question (n)
to ask a question
the question being
discussed (subject)
questionnaire (n)
queue (n)
quick (adj)
quickly (adv)
quiet (adj)
quit (v)
quite (adv)
Are you quite sure?

public transport (n)

He didn't want to put

on weight.

publish (v)

put out (phr v)

quiz (n)

pull (v)

The fire was quickly

put out.

quite old

rabbit (n)

raw (adj)

to record a song (v)

race (n & v)

raw meat

recording (n)

to win a race (n)

reach (v)

recover (v)

to race against fast

runners (compete) (v)

read (v)

to recover from an
illness

to race home quickly

(run) (v)
racket (n)
tennis racket
radio (n)
rail (n)
to go by rail
railway (n)
rain (n & v)
raincoat (n)
rainforest (n)
raise (v)
to raise your arm
to raise prices
range (n)
rap (n)
rare (adj)
rarely (adv)
rather (adv)
She's rather tall for
her age.
I'd rather go to the
cinema than the
theatre
Shall we stay in
tonight, rather than go
out?

reader (n)
reading (n)
ready (adj)
real (adj)
realise (v)
He realised it was
true.
realistic (adj)
really (adv)
reason (n)
reasonable (adj)
reasonably (adv)
rebuild (v)
receipt (n)
receive (v)
recent (adj)
reception (n)
receptionist (n)
recipe (n)
recognise (v)
recommend (v)
to recommend
someone/something
record (n & v)
to keep a record (n)
to break a record (n)

recycle (v)
I don't recycle as
much as I should.
recycled (adj)
recycling (n)
red (adj)
reduce (v)
refreshments (n pl)
refrigerator (n)
refund (n)
refuse (v)
regarding (prep)
regards (n)
region (n)
register (v)
He registered with a
new doctor. (v)
registration (n)
regret (n & v)
regular (adj)
relation (n)
to visit a relation
relationship (n)
relative (n)
a relative came to
stay

relax (v)

a rest from work (n)

ring (n & v)

relaxation (n)

the rest of them (n)

stand in a ring (n)

relaxed (adj)

The doctor told her to

rest. (v)

a wedding ring (n)

reliable (adj)
religion (n)
remain (v)
remember (v)
remind (v)
remote control (n)
remove (v)
rent (n & v)
repair (n & v)
repeat (v)
replace (v)
reply (n & v)
report (n & v)
reporter (n)
request (n & v)
require (v)
rescue (n & v)
research (v)

restaurant (n)
result (n)
retire (v)
return (n & v)
to return home (v)
a return (ticket) (n)
review (n)
revise (v)

Suddenly the bell

rang. (v)
ring back (phr v)
ring up (phr v)
to telephone
somebody
rise (v)

revision (n)

The sun rises in the

east.

reward (n)

Prices are rising.

rice (n)

river (n)

rich (adj)

road (n)

ride (n & v)

roast (adj & v)

rider (n)

rob (v)

right (adj, adv & n)

rock (n)

the right time

(correct) (adj)

rock (music) (n)

reservation (n)

the right person for

the job (suitable) (adj)

reserve (n & v)

my right foot (adj)

She was a reserve for

the team. (n)

Everything will be all

right. (adj)

to reserve a seat (v)

Go right there.
(directly) (adv)

resort (n)

Give me a ring
tomorrow. (phone) (n)

respect (n & v)

Fill it right to the top.

(completely) (adv)

responsible (adj)

the right to vote (n)

rest (n & v)

right-hand (adj)

a hard piece of rock

(n)
role (n)
roll (n)
a roll of film (n)
a bread roll (n)
romance (n)
romantic (adj)
roof (n)
room (n)

 the sitting room

There's lots of room
in here.

draw a line using a

ruler
run (v)

rose (n)

to run in a race

rough (adj)

to run a business

a rough road

runner (n)

a rough idea

running (n)

rough work

run out (phr v)

round (adj, adv & prep)

He ran out of time

and didn't finish.

a round object (adj)

the wrong way round
(adv)
to sit round a table
(prep)
roundabout (n)
route (n)
routine (n)

S
sad (adj)
safe (adj)
to be safe from harm
safely (adv)
sail (n & v)
sailing (n)

sand (n)
sandal (n)
sandwich (n)
satisfactory (adj)
satisfied (adj)
sauce (n)
saucepan (n)
saucer (n)
sausage (n)
save (v)
to save someone
to save money
to save time
say (v)
to say something to
someone

salad (n)

I really can't say.

(give an opinion)

salary (n)

scared (adj)

sale (n)

scarf (n)
scary (adj)

rubbish (n)

salesman/saleswoman
(n)

rude (adj)

salmon (n)

rug (n)

salt (n)

rugby (n)

same (adj, pron & adv)

ruin (n)

at the same time

(adj)

row (n)
a row of seats
rubber (n)
a rubber (eraser)

rule (n & v)
the rules of grammar
(n)
to rule a country (v)
ruler (n)

Your watch is the

same as mine. (pron)
You should treat
everyone the same.
(adv)

scene (n)
scenery (n)
school (n)
schoolchild (n)
science (n)
science fiction (n)
scientific (adj)
scientist (n)
scissors (n pl)

scooter (n)
score (n & v)
The score was 3-0.
(n)

to see something
(with the eyes)
to see the joke
(understand)

session (n)
in a school, gym
set (n & v)
set off (phr v)

scream (n & v)

to see someone
about a problem
(consult)

screen (n)

seem (v)

set out (phr v)

sculpture (n)

select (v)

sea (n)

selfish (adj)

They set out on the

long journey.

search (n & v)

self-service (adj)

seaside (n)

sell (v)

season (n)

send (v)

Her mother helped

her to set up in
business.

seat (n)

sense (n)

several (det & pron)

seat belt (n)

sensible (adj)

sew (v)

second (adv, det & n)

sentence (n)

sex (n)

She came second and

won silver. (adv)

words in a sentence

the male/female sex

separate (adj)

shade (n)

series (n)

to sit in the shade

a TV series

shadow (n)

serious (adj)

shake (v)

a serious person

shall (mv)

a serious illness

shame (n)

seriously (adv)

shampoo (n)

serve (v)

shape (n)

to serve in a shop

share (v)

server (n)

shark (n)

a file server

sharp (adj)

service (n)

a sharp knife

a bus service

a sharp corner

customer service

a sharp picture

to score a goal (v)

This is the second

time you've been late.
(det)
sixty seconds in a
minute (n)
secondary (adj)
secondary school
second-hand (adj &
adv)
secret (adj & n)
secretary (n)
section (n)
security (n)
see (v)

She set off early for

work.

set up (phr v)

shave (v)

shout (n & v)

silk (adj & n)

she (pron)

show (n & v)

silly (adj)

sheep (n)

a film show (n)

silver (adj & n)

sheet (n)

Show it to me. (v)

similar (adj)

sheets on a bed

The picture shows a

village. (v)

simple (adj)

a sheet of paper
information sheet
shelf (n)
shine (v)
shiny (adj)
ship (n)
shirt (n)
shock (n)
to suffer from shock
(n)
shocked (adj)
shocking (adj)
shoe (n)
shoot (v)

It shows that they

care. (v)
shower (n)
a shower of rain
to have a shower
shut (adj & v)
shy (adj)
sick (adj)
side (n)
sight (n)
Her sight is better
with glasses.
in sight, out of sight
sightseeing (n)

since (conj & prep)

sincerely (adv)
Yours sincerely
sing (v)
singer (n)
singing (n)
single (n & adj)
a single (ticket) to
Manchester (n)
to be single
(unmarried) (adj)
a single room (adj)
sink (n & v)
a kitchen sink (n)

sign (n & v)

The ship began to

sink. (v)

a road sign (n)

sir (n)
Yes, sir!

shopping (n)

to sign a document
(v)

shore (n)

no sign of life (n)

short (adj)

signs of winter (n)

shortly (adv)

signal (n & v)

shorts (n pl)

signature (n)

a pair of shorts

signpost (n)

should (mv)

silence (n)

shoulder (n)

silent (adj)

to shoot at the goal

shop (n & v)
shop assistant (n)

sister (n)
sit (v)
sit down (phr v)
site (n)
sitting room (n)
situated (adj)
situation (n)
size (n)

skate (n & v)
skateboard (n & v)
skateboarding (n)
skating (n)
ski (n & v)
skiing (n)
skill (n)
skin (n)
skirt (n)
sky (n)
sleep (n & v)
sleeve (n)
slice (n)
slim (adj)
slip (v)
to slip on the ice slow
(adj)

a smooth ride in the

new car (comfortable)
snack (n)
snake (n)
snow (n & v)
snowboard (n & v)
snowboarding (n)
so (adv & conj)
soap (n)
soap opera (n)
soccer (n)
sociable (adj)
social (adj)
society (n)
sock (n)
sofa (n)
soft (adj)

slowly (adv)

a soft material

small (adj)

a soft drink

smart (adj)

software (n)

a smart idea (Am

Eng)

soldier (n)

smart clothes
smell (n & v)
smile (n & v)
smoke (n & v)
smoking (n)
smooth (adj)
a smooth surface
(level)

solution (n)
solve (n)
some (det & pron)
somebody (pron)
somehow (adv)
someone (pron)
something (pron)
sometimes (adv)
somewhere (adv)

son (n)
song (n)
soon (adv)
I'll come soon.
as soon as I can
sore (adj)
sorry (adj)
sort (n)
the same sort
so-so (adj)
soul (n)
sound (n & v)
the sound of music
(n)
It sounds like/as if...
(v)
soup (n)
sour (adj)
a sour taste
south (adj & adv, n)
southeast (adj & n)
southern (adj)
southwest (adj & n)
souvenir (n)
space (n)
a parking space
write in the spaces
not enough space
outer space
spare (adj & v)

 spare cash, spare

time (adj)
to spare the time (v)
sparkling (adj)
Sparkling water,
please.
speak (v)
speaker (n)
special (adj)
spectacular (adj)
speech (n)
speed (n)
spell (v)
spelling (n)
spend (v)
to spend money/time
spice (n)
spicy (adj)
spill (v)
spinach (n)
spite (n)
in spite of

square (adj & n)

stay behind (phr v)

a square room (adj)

She stayed behind

after the lesson to
speak to the teacher.

a market square (n)

squash (n)
stadium (n)
staff (n)
stage (n)
to perform on a stage
stairs (n pl)
stall (n)
market stall
stamp (n)

steak (n)
steal (v)
steep (adj)
step (n)
two steps forward
to climb the steps
stick (n & v)
a walking stick (n)

a postage stamp

to stick two things

together (v)

stand (v)

sticky (adj)

star (n)

still (adj & adv)

stars in the sky (n)

I prefer still to
sparkling water. (adj)

a film star (n)

start (n & v)
a good start (n)
to start a race (v)
station (n)

Sit still! (adv)

She's still here. (adv)
stir (v)
stomach (n)
stomach ache (n)

split up (phr v)

a bus/fire/radio
station

She's just split up

with her boyfriend.

statue (n)

a large stone

stay (n & v)

a stone bridge

to stay to dinner (v)

stop (n & v)

to stay with friends

(v)

a bus stop (n)

spoil (v)
spoon (n)
sport (n)
sports centre (n)
spot (n)

to stay looking young

(v)

spy (n)

a two-night stay (n)

stone (n)

The car stopped. (v)

It's stopped raining.
(v)

 The rain stopped me

from going out. (v)

studies (n pl)

suitcase (n)

study (n& v)

sum (n)

to study physics (v)

sun (n)

to study the map (v)

sunbathe (v)

Social Studies (n)

sunglasses (n pi)

stuff (n)

sunny (adj)

stupid (adj)

sunrise (n)

style (n)

sunset (n)

stylish (adj)

sunshine (n)

a straight road (adj)

subject (n)

supermarket (n)

strange (adj)

the subject of a
discussion

supper (n)

store (n)
a department store
(n)
storm (n)
story (n)
straight (adj & adv)
to go straight on
(adv)

stranger (n)
strawberry (n)
stream (n)
street (n)
stress (n)
He didn't want the
stress of a new job.
stressed (adj)
stressful (adj)
strict (adj)
strike (n & v)
to go on strike (n)
to strike something
(v)
stripe (n)
strong (adj)
student (n)
studio (n)
TV/artists/recording
studio

the subject of a
sentence
a school subject
subtract (v)
subway (n) (Am Eng)
(Br Eng: underground)

support (n & v)
She gave me a lot of
support during my
exams. (n)
to support a weight
(v)
to support a team (v)

succeed (v)

supporter (n)

success (n)

suppose (v)

successful (adj)

I suppose it's true.

such (det)

You aren't supposed

to drive fast.

sudden (adj)
suddenly (adv)
suffer (v)
sugar (n)

It's supposed to be a
good film.
sure (adj & adv)

suggest (v)

I'm sure you're right.

(adj)

suggestion (n)

to make sure (adv)

suit (n)

surf (v)

to wear a suit

surfboard (n)

suitable (adj)

surfing (n)

surname (n)

tablet (n)

talk (n & v)

surprise (n & v)

table tennis (n)

surprised (adj)

take (v)

talk show (n) (Am Eng)

(Br Eng: chat show)

surprising (adj)

to take someone's
hand

surround (v)
The cottage is
surrounded by beautiful
countryside.

to take someone's
things (steal/ borrow)
to take a photo

tall (adj)
tap (n)
a cold-water tap (n)
taste (n & v)

sweater (n)

to take a long time

to have good taste

(n)

sweatshirt (n)

to take a holiday

to taste food (v)

sweet (adj & n)

takeaway (n)

It tastes good. (v)

sweet food (adj)

take away (v)

tasty (adj)

a sweet face (adj)

Take 15 away from

78.

tax (n)

a sweet smell (adj)

to eat a sweet (n)
swim (n & v)
swimmer (n)
swimming (n)
swimming costume (n)
(Br Eng) (Am Eng:
bathing suit)

take care of (v)

take care of
someone.
take off (phr v)
Do you want to take
off your coat?
The plane takes off at
6.

taxi (n)
tea (n)
teach (v)
teacher (n)
teaching (n)
team (n)
tear (n & v)

take part (in) (v)

Tears ran down her

cheeks. (n)

switch (n & v)

Everybody took part

in the meeting.

to tear a piece of
paper (v)

light switch (n)

take place (v)

technique (n)

to switch on a
machine (v)

The meeting took

place at six.

technology (n)

system (n)

take up (phr v)

He decided to take up
a new hobby.

swimming pool (n)

swimsuit (n)

table (n)
table-cloth (n)

teenager (n)
telephone (n & v)
television (TV) (n)

talent (n)

tell (v)

talented (adj)

to tell a story

 to tell someone
something
to tell someone to do
something
you can't always tell
temperature (n)
to have a
temperature

theirs (pron)

throw (v)

them (pron)

throw away (phr v)

themselves (pron)

He threw away the

old TV.

then (adv)
there (adv)
therefore (adv)
these (det & pron)

air temperature

they (pron)

temporary (adj)

thick (adj)

tennis (n)

thief (n)

tense (n)

thin (adj)

tent (n)

thing (n)

term (n)

think (v)

terrible (adj)

to think about
something

terribly (adv)
terrific (adj)
terrified (adj)
test (n & v)
text (n & v)
textbook (n)
text message (n)
than (conj & prep)
thank (v)
thanks (exclam)
thank you (exclam)

I think he's left.

What did you think of
the film?

thunder (n)
thunderstorm (n)
tick (n & v)
ticket (n)
tidy (adj & v)
tidy up (phr v)
Please tidy up when
you've finished.
tie (n & v)
a shirt and tie (n)
to tie with string (v)
tiger (n)
tight (adj)

I think I'll go.

tight shoes

I'm thinking of going.

tights (n pl)

thirsty (adj)

a pair of tights

this (det & pron)

till (conj & prep)

those (det &pron)

to wait till the end

(prep)

though (conj)
thought (n)

that (conj, det & pron)

to have thoughts
about something

the (det)

to be deep in thought

theatre (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: theater)

thriller (n)

their (det)

thumb (n)

throat (n)
through (prep)

till he comes (conj)

time (n & v)
What time is it? (n)
It took a long time.
(n)
the last time (n)
Is it time yet? (n)

 Four times five is

twenty. (v)

toothbrush (n)

train (n & v)

toothpaste (n)

to travel by train (n)

top (adj & n)

to train in a skill (v)

top of the class (adj)

trainer (n)

at the top of his voice

(n)

a pair of trainers

made of tin
tiny (adj)

topic (n)

tip (n)

total (adj & n)

the tip of the pencil

totally (adv)

a tip for the waitress

touch (v)

tired (adj)

tour (n & v)

tiring (adj)

tour guide (n)

tissue (n)

tourism (n)

title (n)

tourist (n)

to (prep)

tourist information
centre (n)

timetable (n)
tin (n)
a tin of peas

toast (n)
toast for breakfast
today (adv & n)
toe (n)
together (adv)
toilet (n)
tomato (n)
tomorrow (adv & n)
tongue (n)
tonight (adv & n)
too (adv)
I've been there, too.
It's too heavy to lift.
tooth/teeth (n)
toothache (n)

tournament (n)
toward(s) (prep)
towel (n)
tower (n)
town (n)
toy (n)
track (n)
a race track
tracksuit (n)
trade (n)
traditional (adj)
traffic (n)
traffic jam (n)
traffic light(s) (n)

a personal trainer
training (n)
tram (n)
transfer (v)
translate (v)
translation (n)
transport (n)
trash can (n) (Am Eng)
(Br Eng: rubbish bin)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
tree (n)
trend (n)
trick (n)
trip (n)
a weekend trip
trouble (n)
trousers (n pl)
truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
lorry)
trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br
Eng: boot)
the trunk of a car
true (adj)
Is it true?
a true friend

trumpet (n)
trust (v)
to trust someone
truth (n)
try (v)
to try to do
something
to try (out) something
try on (phr v)

The water had turned

into ice.

underground trains
(adj)

turn off (phr v)

to travel by
underground (n)

She turned off the

engine.
turn on (phr v)

underneath (prep)

Can you turn on the

TV?

underpants (n)

turn up (phr v)

to try on shoes

Turn up the radio I

can hardly hear it.

T-shirt (n)

twice (adv)

tube (n)

twin (n)

a tube of toothpaste

type (n & v)

tuna (n)

a type of person (n)

tune (n)

to type a letter (v)

tunnel (n)

typical (adj)

turkey (n)

typically (adv)

turn (n & v)

tyre (n)

to turn your head (v)

to turn the page (v)

ugly (adj)

It's my turn. (n)

umbrella (n)

The wheels began to

turn. (v)

unable (adj)

turn down (phr v)

Could you turn down
the music?
turning (n)
the first turning on
the left
turn into (phr v)

underline (v)

unbelievable (adj)
uncle (n)
uncomfortable (adj)
under (prep)
under the bed
under 10.00
underground (adj & n)

understand (v)
underwear (n)
undress (v)
unemployed (adj)
unemployment (n)
unexpected (adj)
unfair (adj)
unfit (adj)
unforgettable (adj)
unfortunately (adv)
unfriendly (adj)
unhappy (n)
unhealthy (adj)
uniform (n)
union (n)
unit (n)
unkind (adj)
unknown (adj)
unimportant (adj)
uninterested (adj)
uninteresting (adj)
universe (n)
university (n)

unless (conj)

urgently (adv)

vehicle (n)

unlikey (adj)

us (pron)

very (adv)

unlucky (adj)

use (n & v)

vet (n)

unnecessary (adj)

Can you use a

computer? (v)

via (prep)

unpack (v)
unpleasant (adj)
until (prep & conj)

It's for the use of

teachers only. (n)

video (n & v)
video clip (n)
video game (n)

unusual (adv)

Is this any use to

you? (n)

unwell (adj)

used to (v)

a beautiful view

up (adv & prep)

I used to cycle a lot

when I was younger.

village (n)

I'm not used to

getting up early.

virus (n)

to walk up the hill

(prep)
Are you up yet?
(awake and dressed)
(adv)

view (n)

violin (n)

useful (adj)

a computer virus

user (n)

visa (n)

usual (adj)

visit (n & v)

usually (adv)

visitor (n)

vocabulary (n)

update (n & v)

v/versus (prep)

voice (n)

upload (n)

Manchester United v
Liverpool

volleyball (n)

valley (n)

vote (n & v)

valuable (adj)

vowel (n)

value (n)

upper (adj)

van (n)

wage(s) (n)

upset (adj)

vanilla (n)

wait (n & v)

upstairs (adj & adv)

variety (n)

waiter (n)

up to (prep phr)

various (adj)

waiting room (n)

up to six people

vase (n)

waitress (n)

up to date (prep phr)

vegetable (n)

wake (v)

urgent (adj)

vegetarian (n & adj)

wake up (phr v)

Lift your head up.

(adv)
Speak up, please.
(adv)

upon (prep)
once upon a time
That depends upon
when you finish.

volume (n)

walk (n & v)

to stand in the way

weigh (v)

walking (n)

That's the way to do

it.

weight (n)

wall (n)
wallet (n)
want (v)
war (n)
wardrobe (n)
warm (adj)
warn (v)
warning (n)
wash (n & v)
wash up (phr v)
washing machine (n)
washing-up (n)

way of life
way in, way out
we (pron)
weak (adj)
to feel weak
a weak excuse
wear (v)
to wear a dress
wear out (phr v & adj)
You'll wear out those
shoes. (v)

welcome (n & v)
a warm welcome (n)
Welcome to London!
(v)
well (adj, adv &
exclam)
I'm very well, thanks.
(adj)
to behave very well
(adv)
Shake the bottle well.
(adv)
Well, here we are.
(exclam)

to do the washing-up

My shoes are worn

out. (adj)

waste (adj & v)

weather (n)

well-dressed (adj)

watch (n & v)

weather forecast (n)

well-known (adj)

My watch keeps good

time. (n)

web (n)

well made/well-made
(adv & adj)

I watched TV last
night. (v)
water (n & v)
waterfall (n)
wave (n & v)
waves at sea (n)
to wave goodbye (v)
way (n)
Is this the way?
the wrong way
a long way

webcam (n)
web page (n)
website (n)
wedding (n)
week (n)
weekday (n)
weekend (n)
weekly (adj & adv)
a weekly magazine
(adj)
to phone home twice
weekly (adv)

well done! (adv)

west (adj, adv & n)

western (adj)
wet (adj)
wet clothes
wet weather
whale (n)
what (det & pron)
whatever (pron & det)
wheel (n)
wheelchair (n)
when (adv)

whenever (conj)

winner (n)

workout (n)

where (adv & conj)

wise (adj)

wherever (conj)

wish (n & v)

I like a good workout

at the gym.

whether (conj)

Best wishes. (n)

which (pron & det)

Wish me luck. (v)

I work out at the gym

every day.

while, whilst (conj)

I wish you were here.

(v)

world (n)

white (adj)
who (pron)
whole (adj & n)
whose (det & pron)
why (adv)
wide (adj)
a wide road
wife (n)
wild (adj)
wildlife (n)
will (mv)
willing (adj)
win (v)
wind (n)
A strong wind was
blowing.
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n)
windy (n)
wing (n)
a bird's wing
the wing of an
aeroplane

with (prep)
within (prep)
without (prep)
woman (n)
wonder (v)
I wonder what he
said.

work out (phr v)

worried (adj)
worry (n & v)
worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)
would (mv)
wow (exclam)

wonderful (adj)

wrap (up) (v & phr v)

wood (n)

to wrap (up) a parcel

to be made of wood

write (v)

in a large wood

write down (phr v)

wooden (adj)

write down an
address

wool (n)
word (n)
words in a sentence
He didn't say a word.
work (n & v)
school work (n)
to work for a living (v)
hard work (n)
to be out of work (n)
worker (n)
working (adj)

writer (n)
writing (n)
written (adj)
wrong (adj)
Y
yard (n)
yeah (exclam)
year (n)
yellow (adj)
yes (adv)
yesterday (adv)

yet (adv)

January, February, etc.

clothes

yoga (n)

Seasons of the year

coat

yoghurt (n)

spring, summer,
autumn, winter

collar

you (pron)
you know (exclam)
young (adj)

Countries, languages
and nationalities

zero (n)

Names of countries,
nationalities and
languages, for
example,
Brazil/Brazilian,
Canada/Canadian,
China/Chinese,
France/French,
Ireland/Irish,
India/Indian,
Italy/Italian,
Spain/Spanish, etc.

zone (n)

Continents

your (det)
yours (pron)
yourself (pron)
youth (n)
Z
zebra (n)

zoo (n)
Appendix 1
Word sets

Africa, Antarctica, Asia,

Australia, Europe,
North America, South
America.

cotton
dress
earring
fashion
fasten
fit (v)
fold (v)
glasses
glove
go (with/together) (phr
v)
handbag
handkerchief
hat
jacket

In addition to the words

in the alphabetical list,
Cambridge English:
Preliminary and
Preliminary for Schools
candidates are
expected to know:

Appendix 2

backpack

kit

Cardinal numbers

bag

knit

one, two, three, etc.

belt

label

Ordinal numbers

blouse

laundry

first, second, third,

fourth, etc.

boot

leather

bracelet

make-up

button

match (v)

cap

material

chain

necklace

Days of the week

Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Months of the year

Topic Lists
Clothes and
Accessories

jeans
jewellery/jewelry
jumper

old-fashioned (adj)

tie tights

yellow

pants

tracksuit

pattern

trainers

Communications and
Technology

perfume

trousers

plastic

try on

pocket

T-shirt

pullover

umbrella

purse

underpants

put on

underwear

raincoat

undress

ring

uniform

sandal

wallet

scarf

watch

shirt

wear (out)

shoe

wool(len)

shorts

Colours

silk

(dark/light/pale)

size

black

skirt

blue

sleeve(less)

brown

socks

gold

stripe

golden

suit

green

sunglasses

grey

sweater

orange

sweatshirt

pink

sweatshirt

purple

swimming costume

red

swimsuit

silver

take off

white

access
address
at/@
blog
blogger
by post
calculator
call back
call(v)
CD (player)
CD-ROM
chat
chat room
click (v)
computer
connect
connection
delete
dial
dial up
digital
digital camera
disc/disk
dot
download (n & v)
drag
DVD (player)

electronic(s)

PC

absent

email

phone

advanced

engaged

photograph

arithmetic

enter

photography

art

envelope

postcard

beginner

equipment

print

bell

fax

printer

biology

file

program(me)

blackboard

hang up

reply

board

hardware

ring

book

headline

ring up

bookshelf

homepage

screen

break up

install

server

break(time)

internet

software

certificate

invent

switch off

chemistry

invention

switch on

class

IT

talk

classroom

keyboard

telephone

clever

laptop (computer)

text

coach

machine

text message

college

message

turn off

composition

mobile phone

turn on

course

mouse

upload

curriculum

mouse mat

video clip

degree

MP3 player

volume

desk

net

web

dictionary

online

web page

diploma

operator

webcam

drama

parcel

website

economics

password

Education

elementary

essay

project

adventure

geography

pupil

advert

handwriting

qualification

advertisement

history

read

art

homework

register

article

information

remember

audience

instructions

rubber

ballet

instructor

ruler

band

intermediate

school

board game

IT

school

book

know

science

camera

laboratory (lab)

secondary

card

language

student

cartoon

learn

studies

CD (player)

lesson

study (v)

celebrity

level

subject

channel

library

teach

chat show

mark

teacher

chess

math(s)

technology

cinema

mathematics

term

circus

music

test

classical music

nature studies

university

comedy

note

Entertainment and
Media

comic

notice board
pencil case
photography
physics
practice (n)
practise (v)
primary school

act (v)
action
actor
actress
ad
admission

competition
concert
CO-ROM
dance
dancer
disc
disco

display

jazz music

row

DJ/disc jockey

journalist

scene

documentary

keyboard

screen

drama

laugh

series

draw

listen to

soap opera

drawing

look at

stage

DVD (player)

magazine

star

entrance

magic

studio

exhibition

MP3 player

talk show

exit

museum

television

festival

music

thriller

film

musician

video

film maker

news

Environment

film star

newspaper

bottle bank

fireworks

opera

climate change

folk music

orchestra

gas (Am Eng)

fun

paint

litter

go out

painter

petrol (Br Eng)

group

perform

pollution

guitar

performance

public transport

guitarist

performer

recycle

headline

play

recycled

hero

poem

recycling

heroine

pop music

rubbish (bin)

hip hop

programme

traffic (jam)

hit song

quiz

Food and Drink

horror

recording

apple

instrument

review

bake (v)

interval

rock music

banana

interview(er)

romantic

barbecue (n & v)

bean

coffee

fruit juice

biscuit

cola

fry

bitter (adj)

cook (n & v)

frying pan

boil (v)

cooker

garlic

boiled

cookie

glass

bottle

corn

grape

bowl box

cream

grill (n & v)

bread

cucumber

grilled

break

cup

herbs

breakfast

curry

honey

broccoli

cut

hot

bunch (of bananas)

delicious

hungry

burger

dessert

ice

butter

diet

ice cream

cabbage

dinner

ingredients

caf/cafe

dish

jam

cafeteria

drink

jug

cake

duck

juice

can (of beans)

eat

kitchen

candy

egg

knife

canteen

fish

lamb

carrot

flavour

lemon

cereal

flour

lemonade

cheese

food

lettuce

chef

fork

lunch

chicken

French fries

main course

chilli

fresh

meal

chips

fridge

meat

chocolate

fried

melon

coconut

fruit

menu

microwave (n)

sandwich

wash up

milk

sauce

yog(h)urt

mineral water

saucepan

mushroom

saucer

Health, Medicine and

Exercise

oil

sausage

omelette

slice (n)

onion

snack

orange

soft drink

pan

soup

pasta

sour

pea

spicy

peach

spinach

peanut

spoon

pear

steak

pepper

strawberry

picnic

sugar

pie

sweet (adj & n)

piece of cake

takeaway

pineapple

taste

pizza

tasty

plate

tea

potato

thirsty

recipe

toast

refreshments

tomato

rice

tuna

roast (v & adj)

turkey

roll

vegetable

salad

vegetarian

salmon

waiter

salt

waitress

accident
ache
ambulance
ankle
appointment
arm
aspirin
baby
bandage
bleed (v)
blood (n)
body
bone
brain
break
breath
breathe
check
chemist
chin
clean
cold (n)
comb
cough (n & v)
cut
damage

danger

heart

sore throat

dangerous

heel

stomach

dead

hospital

stomach ache

dentist

hurt

stress

die

ill

swim

diet

illness

tablet

doctor

injure

take exercise

ear

keep fit

temperature

earache

knee

thumb

emergency

leg

tired

exercise

lie down

toes

eye

medicine

tooth

face

nose

toothache

fall

nurse

toothbrush

feel better/ill/sick

operate

walk

fever

operation

well (adj)

finger

pain

Hobbies and Leisure

fit

painful

barbecue

flu

patient (n)

beach

foot

pharmacy

bicycle

get better/worse

pill

bike

go jogging

prescription

camera

gym

problem

camp

gymnastics

recover

camping

hair

rest (n & v)

campsite

hand

run

CD (player)

head

shoulder

chess

headache

sick

club

health

skin

collect(or)

hear (v)

soap

collection

computer

opening hours

bedroom

cruise

paint

bell

dance

painting

bin

dancing

park

blanket

doll

party

blind

draw

photograph

block

drawing

picnic

bookcase

DVD (player)

playground

bookshelf

facilities

quiz

bowl

fan

sculpture

box

festival

sightseeing

brush

fiction

slide

bucket

gallery

sunbathe

bulb

go out

tent

candle

guitar

House and Home

carpet

hang out

(clothes) line

ceiling

hire

(notice) board

cellar

hobby

accommodation

central heating

holidays

address

chair

jogging

air conditioning

channel (with TV)

join in

alarm (fire/car)

chest of drawers

keen on

alarm clock

clock

keep fit

antique

computer

magazine

apartment

cooker

member(ship)

armchair

cottage

model

balcony

cupboard

museum

basin

curtain

music

bath(tub)

cushion

musician

bathroom

desk

nightlife

bed

digital (adj)

dining room

hi-fi

property

dish

home

radio

dishwasher

house

refrigerator

door

housewife

remote control

downstairs

housework

rent

drawer

iron

repair

dustbin

jug

roof

duvet

kettle

room

DVD (player)

key

roommate

electric(al)

kitchen

rubbish

entrance

ladder

safe (adj)

fan

lamp

seat

flat

laptop (computer)

sheet

flatmate

lift

shelf

floor

light

shower

freezer

living-room

sink

fridge

lock

sitting room

frying pan

microwave (n)

sofa

furniture

mirror

stairs

garage

mug

stay (v)

garden

neighbour

step

gas

oil

surround

gate

oven

switch

grill

pan

table

ground (floor)

path

tap

hall

pillow

telephone

handle

pipe

television

heat (v)

plant

toilet

heater

plug

towel

heating

plug in

tower

toy

say

brave

TV (screen/set)

sentence

brilliant

upstairs (adv)

shout

busy

vase

speak

calm

video

talk

careful

wall

tell

challenging

washing machine

translate

charming

window

translation

cheerful

Language

vocabulary

clear

advanced

word

clever

answer

confident

ask

Personal Feelings,
Opinions and
Experiences
(Adjectives)

beginner

able

cool

chat

afraid

crazy

communicate

alone

cruel

communication

amazed

curious

elementary

amazing

cute

email

amusing

delighted

grammar

angry

depressed

intermediate

annoyed

different

joke

anxious

difficult

letter

ashamed

disappointed

mean

awful

disappointing

meaning

bad

easy

mention

beautiful

embarrassed

message

better

embarrassing

pronounce

bored

excellent

pronunciation

boring

excited

question

bossy

exciting

argue

confused
confusing

famous

lovely

right

fantastic

lucky

rude

favourite

mad

sad

fine

married

satisfied

fit

miserable

serious

fond

modern

slim

free

negative

slow

friendly

nervous

small

frightened

nice

smart

funny

noisy

soft

generous

normal

sorry

gentle

old

special

glad

old-fashioned

strange

good

ordinary

strong

great

original

stupid

guilty

patient

sure

happy

personal

surprised

hard

pleasant

sweet

healthy

poor

tall

heavy

positive

terrible

high

pretty

tired

hungry

quick

true

important

quiet

typical

intelligent

ready

unable

interested

real

unhappy

interesting

realistic

unusual

jealous

reasonable

useful

keen

relaxed

well

kind

reliable

wonderful

lazy

rich

worried

wrong

hotel

cliff

young

house

desert

Places: Buildings

library

earth

apartment
block/apartment
building

lift

farm

museum

field

office

forest

palace

harbour

police station

hill

post office

island

prison

lake

railway station

land

ruin

mountain

school

ocean

shop

path

sports centre

port

stadium

railway

store

rainforest

supermarket

region

swimming pool

river

theatre

rock

tourist information
centre

sand

bank
bookshop
bookstore
building
caf/cafe
cafeteria
castle
cinema
clinic
club
college
cottage
department
disco
elevator
entrance
exit
factory
flat
gallery
garage
grocery store
guest-house
hospital

tower
university
Places: Countryside
area
bay
beach
campsite
canal

scenery
sea
seaside
sky
stream
valley
village
waterfall
wood

Places: Town and

City
airport
apartment building
booking office
bridge
bus station
bus stop
car park
cash machine
cashpoint
city centre
corner
crossing
crossroads
fountain
market
monument
motorway
park
pavement
petrol station
playground
road
roundabout
route
shopping centre
signpost
square
station

street

advertisement

subway

assistant

town

bargain

tunnel

bill

turning

book

underground

buy

zoo

cash

Services

cent

bank

change

caf/caf

cheap

cafeteria

cheque

cinema

choose

dentist

close (v)

doctor

closed

gallery

collect

garage

complain

hairdresser

cost (n & v)

hotel

credit card

library

customer

museum

damaged

post office

dear

restaurant

department

sports centre

deposit

swimming pool

dollar

theatre

euro

tourist information

exchange

Shopping

expensive

ad

for sale

advert

hire

advertise

inexpensive

label

athletics

enter (a competition)

logo

badminton

extreme sports

luxury

ball

fishing

money

baseball

fitness

order

basketball

football

pay (for)

bat

football player

penny

bathing suit

game

pound

beach

goal

price

bicycle bike

goalkeeper

reasonable

boat

golf

receipt

boxing

gym

reduce

catch (v)

gymnastics

reduced

champion

helmet

rent

championship

high jump

reserve

changing room

hit (v)

return

climb (v)

hockey

save

climbing

horse-riding

second-hand

club

ice hockey

sell

coach (n)

ice skating

shop

compete

instructor

shop assistant

competition

jogging

shopper

competitor

join in

shopping

contest

kick (v)

spend

costume

kit

store

court

league

supermarket

cricket

locker (room)

try on

cycling

long jump

Sport

cyclist

luck

(sports) facilities

dancing

match

athlete

diving

member

motor-racing

snowboarding

watch (v)

net

soccer

water skiing

play (v)

sport(s)

win

point(s)

sports centre

workout

practice (n)

squash

yoga

practise (v)

stadium

The Natural World

prize

surf

air

race

surfboard

animal

race track

surfboarding

autumn

racing

surfing

beach

racket

swim

bee

reserve (n)

swimming

bird

rest (n & v)

swimming

branch

ride (n & v)

swimming pool

bush

rider

swimsuit

butterfly

riding

table tennis

cave

rugby

take part

cliff

run (n & v)

team

climate

running

tennis

coast

sail (n & v)

tennis player

continent

sailing

throw (v)

country

score

ticket

countryside

sea

tired

desert

season

track

dolphin

shoot(ing)

tracksuit

donkey

shorts

train(ing)

duck

skateboard

trainer(s)

earth

skating

versus/v

east

skiing

volleyball

elephant

snowboard

walk (v)

environment

environmental

mouse/mice

valley

explore(r)

nature

water

fall (Am Eng)

north

waterfall

farmland

parrot

waves

field

penguin

west

fire

planet

wild

fish

plant

wildlife

flood

pollution

winter

flower

rabbit

wood

forest

rainforest

wool

freeze

range

world

frog

river

zebra

fur

rock

Time

giraffe

sand

a.m./p.m.

grass

scenery

afternoon

grow

sea

appointment

hill

shark

autumn

hot

sky

birthday

ice

south

century

island

space

clock

jungle

spring

daily

kangaroo

star

date

lake

stone

day

land

summer

diary

leaf

sun

evening

lion

sunrise

half (past)

monkey

sunset

holidays

moon

sunshine

hour

mosquito

tiger

January - December

mountain

tree

meeting

midnight

abroad

cabin

minute

accommodation

canal

moment

airline

capital city

Monday - Sunday

airport

car

month

ambulance

car alarm

monthly

announcement

car park

morning

arrival

case

night

arrive

catch (v)

noon

at sea

centre

o'clock

backpack

change (v)

past

backpacker

charter

quarter (past/to)

backpacking

check in (v)

second

bag

check out (v)

spring

baggage

check-in (n)

summer

bicycle/bike

coach

time

board (v)

confirm

today

boarding pass

country

tomorrow

boat

crossing

tonight

border

crossroads

week

bridge

currency

weekday

brochure

customs

weekend

bus

cycle (n & v)

weekly

bus station

cyclist

winter

bus stop

delay

working hours

by air

delayed

year

by land

deliver

yesterday

by rail

depart

Travel and Transport

by road

departure

(aero)/(air)plane

by sea

destination

(bus) service

cab

direction

document(s)

hotel

parking lot

dollar

immigration

parking space

double room

information

passenger

drive

jet

passport

driver

journey

path

driving/driver's

land (v)

petrol

due

leave

petrol station

duty-free

left

pilot

embassy

licence

platform

euro

light

public transport

exchange rate

lorry

railroad

facilities

luggage machine

railway

far

map

reception

fare

mechanic

repair (v)

ferry

mirror

reservation

flight

miss

reserve

fly

motorbike

return (n & v)

foreign

motorway

ride

fuel

move

road sign

garage

nationality

roundabout

gas/gas station (Am

Eng)

oil

route

on board

sail (v)

on business

scooter

on foot

ship

on holiday

sightseeing

on time

signpost

on vacation

single room

operator

speed

overnight

subway

park (v)

suitcase

gate
guest
guide
guidebook
handlebars
harbour
helicopter
hitchhike

take off

centigrade

thunder(storm)

taxi

cloud

warm

tour (n & v)

cloudy

weather

tour guide

cold

wet

tourist

cool

wind

tourist

degrees

windy

traffic

dry

Work and Jobs

traffic jam

fog

traffic lights

foggy

(computer)
programmer

train

forecast

tram

freezing

translate

frozen

translation

gale

travel

get wet

trip

heat

tunnel

hot

tyre/tire

humid

underground

ice

underground train

icy

vehicle

lightning

visa

mild

visit(or)

rain

waiting room

shower

way

snow

wheel

snowfall

window

storm

windscreen

sun

Weather

sunny

blow

sunshine

breeze

temperature

actor
actress
application
apply
architect
army
artist
assistant
athlete
babysitter
banker
boss
break (n)
businessman
businesswoman
butcher
cameraman
candidate
canteen
captain
career

chef

explorer

message

chemist

factory

model

cleaner

farm

musician

colleague

farmer

novelist

company

film star

nurse

computer

fireman

occupation

conference

football player/
footballer

office

contract
cook
crew
customs officer
CV
dancer
dentist
department
designer
desk
detective
diary
diploma
director
diver
doctor
earn
email
employ (v)
employee
employer
employment
engineer

full time
goalkeeper
guard
guest
guide
hairdresser
housewife
housework
instructions
instructor
job
journalist
judge
king
laboratory
lawyer
lecturer
letter
librarian
manager
mechanic
meeting

officer (e.g.
out of work
owner
painter
part time
photographer
pilot
poet
police officer
policeman
policewoman
politician
porter
postman
president
prison/police)
profession
professional
professor
publisher
qualification
queen
quit

receptionist

secretary

tennis player

reporter

security guard

tour guide

retire

shop assistant

trade

retirement

shopper

travel agent

sailor

singer

unemployed

salary

soldier

uniform

sales assistant

staff

wage(s)

salesman

student

waiter/waitress

saleswoman

taxi driver

work

scientist

teacher

worker