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ability (n)

able (adj)

about (adv & prep)

* about 500 students
(adv)

* The film is about a small
boy. (prep)

above (prep)

abroad (adv)

absent (adj)

accept (v)

access (n)

+ disabled access

+ internet access
accident (n)
accommodation (n)
accompany (v)
according to (prep phr)
account (n)

accurate (adj)

ache (n & v)

achieve (v)

across (prep)

act (n & v)

+ in the second act (of the
play) (n)

* to act in a play (v)

* to act strangely (v)

action (n)

active (adj)
activity (n)

actor (n)

actress (n)

actual (adj)

ad (advertisement) (n)
add (v)

addition (n)

* in addition
additional (adj)
address (n)
admire (v)
admission (n)

* charges/cost/price
admit (v)

adult (adj & n)
advanced (adj)
advantage (n)
adventure (n)
advert (n)
advertise (v)
advertisement (n)
advice (n)

advise (v)
aeroplane (n)
afford (v)

afraid (adj)

after (prep)
afternoon (n)
afterwards (adv)
again (adv)
against (prep)

age (n)

aged (adj)

agent (n)

agency (n)

ago (adv)

agree (v)

ahead (adv)

aim (n & v)

air (n)
air-conditioning (n)
air force (n)

airline (n)

airmail (n)

airport (n)

alarm (n)

alarm clock (n)
album (n)

alike (adv)

alive (adj)

all (adj, adv, det & pron)
all right/alright (adv)
allow (v)

almost (adv)

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alone (adv & adj)
along (adv & prep)
aloud (adv)
alphabet (n)
already (adv)

also (adv)
although (conj)
altogether (adv)
always (adv)

a.m. (adv)
amazed (adj)
amazing (adj)
ambassador (n)
ambition (n)
ambulance (n)
among (amongst) (prep)
amount (n)
amusing (adj)
ancient (adj)

and (conj)

angry (adj)

animal (n)

ankle (n)
anniversary (n)
announce (v)
announcement (n)
annoy (v)

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annual (adj)
another (det & pron)
answer (n & v)
answerphone (n)
antique (adj & n)
anxious (adj)

any (det & pron)
anybody (pron)

baby (n)

back (adv, adj & n)
background (n)
backpack (n)
backwards (adv)
bad (adj)

bag (n)

baggage (n)
bake (v)
balance (n & v)
balcony (n)

bald (adj)

ball (n)

ballet (n)
balloon (n)
banana (n)

anyhow (adv)
anyone (pron)
anything (pron)
anyway (adv)
anywhere (adv)
apart from (prep)
apartment (n)
apologise (v)
apology (n)
appear (v)
appearance (n)
apple (n)
application (n)
apply (v)
appointment (n)
approach (v)
approve (v)
architect (n)
area (n)

argue (v)

arm (n)

armchair (n)
army (n)

around (adv & prep)
arrange (v)
arrest (v)

arrival (n)

arrive (v)

art (n)

article (n)

artist (n)

as (conj & prep)
as well (adv)

as well as (prep)
ashamed (adj)

band (n)
bandage (n)
bank (n)

bank balance (n)
banknote (n)

bar (n)

barbecue (n & v)
bare (adj)

base on (phr v)
baseball (n)
basement (n)
basic (adj)

basin (n)

basket (n)
basketball (n)
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ask (v)

asleep (adj)
aspirin (n)
assistant (n)

at (prep)

at all (prep phr)

at first (prep phr)
at last (prep phr)
at least (prep phr)
at once (prep phr)
at present (prep phr)
at the same time (prep
phr)

athlete (n)
athletics (n)
atmosphere (n)
attach (v)

attack (n & v)
attempt (v)

attend (v)
attention (n)
attitude (n)

attract (v)
attraction (n)
attractive (adj)
audience (n)

aunt (n)
automatically (adv)
available (adj)
average (adj & n)
avoid (v)

awake (adj)

away (adv)

awful (adj)

bat (n)

bath (n & v)
bathroom (n)
battle (n)

bay (n)

be (v)

beach (n)

bean (n)

bear (n)

beard (n)

beat (v)
beautiful (adj)
because (conj)
because of (prep phr)
become (v)
bed (n)
bedroom (n)

bee (n)

beef (n)

before (prep, adv &
conj)

begin (v)

behave (v)

behind (prep & adv)
believe (v)

bell (n)

belong (v)
belongings (n)
below (adv & prep)
belt (n)

bend (n & v)
beneath (adv & prep)
benefit (n & v)
beside (prep)
between (prep & adv)
beyond (prep & adv)
bicycle (n)

big (adj)

bike (n)

bill (n)

+ electricity bill

bin (n)

biography (n)
biology (n)

bird (n)

birth (n)

birthday (n)

biscuit (n)

bit (n)

bite (n & v)

bitter (adj)

black (adj)
blackboard (n)
blame (n & v)

blank (adj)

+ a blank piece of paper
blanket (n)

bleed (v)

blind (adj & n)

block (n)

* block of flats
blond(e) (adj & n)
blood (n)

blouse (n)

blow (n & v)

C

cab (n)
cabbage (n)
cabin (n)

blue (adj)

board (n & v)
boarding pass (n)
boat (n)

body (n)

boil (v)

bold (adj)

bomb (n & v)

bone (n)

book (n & v)
booking office (n)
bookshelf (n)
bookshop (n)

boot (n)

* leather boots

+ the boot of the car
border (n)

bored (adj)

boring (adj)

born (adj)

borrow (v)

boss (n)

both (pron & det)
bottle (n)

bottom (n)

bowl (n)

box (n & v)

boy (n)

boyfriend (n)

brain (n)

brake (n & v)
branch (n)

brave (adj)

bread (n)

break (n & v)

break down (phr v)
* The car has broken
down.

break in (phr v)

* Someone broke in and
stole the

computer.

break up (phr v)

* When does school
break up?

* The pop group has
broken up.
breakfast (n)
breath (n)

cable (n)
café/cafe (n)
cage (n)

breathe (v)
brick (n)
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bridge (n)

brief (adj)

bright (adj)

brilliant (adj)

bring (v)

bring up (phr v)

+ She was brought up in
London.

broad (adj)
brochure (n)
brother (n)

brown (adj)

brush (n & v)
bucket (n)

buffet (adj & n)

bug (n)

build (v)

building (n)

bulb (n)

* light bulb

bull (n)

bullet (n)

bureau (n)

burger (n)

burglar (n)

burglary (n)

burn (n & v)

bury (v)

bus (n)

business (n)

bus station (n)

bus stop (n)

busy (adj)

but (conj)

butcher (n)

butter (n)

button (n)

buy (v)

by (prep)

by accident (prep phr)
by all means (prep phr)
by hand (prep phr)
by mistake (prep phr)
by name (prep phr)

cake (n)
calculator (n)
calendar (n)

 
call (n & v)

call for (phr v)

* I'll call for you at 7.
call in (phr v)

* She called in to see a
friend.

calm (adj)

camel (n)

camera (n)

camp (n & v)
campsite (n)

can (n)

canal (n)

cancel (v)
candidate (n)
candle (n)

canteen (n)

cap (n)

capital (adj)

* capital city

* capital letter
captain (n)

car (n)

carry out (phr v)
car park (n)

card (n)

* birthday card

* credit card

+ identity (ID) card

* playing card
cardboard (adj & n)
care (n & v)

* take care of someone

(n)

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

career (n)

carpet (n)

carrot (n)

carry (v)

carry on (phr v)

* He carried on walking
despite the rain.
cartoon (n)

case (n)

* suitcase

cash (n & v)
cassette (n)
cassette player/recorder
(n)

castle (n)

cat (n)

catch (v)

cathedral (n)
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cauliflower (n)
cause (n & v)
cave (n)

CD (n)

CD-Rom (n)
ceiling (n)
celebrate (v)
celebration (n)
celery (n)

cellar (n)

cent (n)
centimetre (cm) (n)
central (adj)
central heating (n)
centre (n)
century (n)
cereal (n)

certain (adj)
certificate (n)
chain (n)

chair (n & v)
chalk (n)
challenge (n & v)
champion (n)
chance (n)
change (n & v)
changing room (n)
channel (n)
chapter (n)
character (n)
charge (n & v)
chat (n)

cheap (adj)
cheat (v)

check (n & v)
check in (phr v)

* They checked in to a
hotel.

check out (phr v)
* He checked out of the
hotel at the end
of his stay.
checkout (n)
cheerful (adj)
cheers! (exclam)
cheese (n)

chef (n)

chemist (n)
chemistry (n)
cheque (n)
chess (n)

chest (n)

chicken (n)
chief (adj)
child (n)
childhood (n)
chimney (n)
chin (n)

chips (n)
chocolate (n)
choice (n)
choose (v)
church (n)
cinema (n)
circle (n)
circus (n)

city (n)

clap (v)

class (n)

+ language class
* first class, second class
classical (adj)
* classical music
classroom (n)
clean (adj & v)
clear (adj & v)
clever (adj)
click (v)

cliff (n)
climate (n)
climb (v)

clinic (n)
cloakroom (n)
clock (n)
close (adj, adv & v)
cloth (n)
clothes (n pl)
cloud (n)

club (n)

* to join a club
coach (n)

coal (n)

coast (n)

coat (n)
cocoa (n)
coconut (n)
coffee (n)

coin (n)

cola (n)

cold (adj & n)
collar (n)
colleague (n)
collect (v)
collection (mn)
college (n)
colour (n & v)
comb (n & v)

come (v)

come down (phr v)
* The house had come
down in price.
come on (phr v)

* Come on or we'll miss
the bus.

comedy (n)

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comedian (n)
comfort (n)
comfortable (adj)
comic (adj & n)
command (v)
commercial (adj)
committee (n)
common (adj)

* a common surname
* have something in
common
communicate (v)
communication (n)
compact (adj)
company (n)
compare (v)
comparison (n)
compete (n)
competition (n)
complain (v)
complaint (n)
complete (v)
complicated (adj)
composition (n)
computer (n)
concentrate (v)
concert (n)
conclusion (n)
condition (n)

* in good condition
conference (n)
confident (adj)
confirm (v)
congratulations! (exclam)
connect (v)
connection (n)
consider (v)

D

dad (n)

daddy (n)

daily (adj & adv)
damage (n & v)
damp (adj)

consist (v)
consul (n)
consulate (n)
contact (n & v)
contain (v)
contents (n)
continent (n)
continue (v)
contract (n)
control (n & v)
convenient (adj)
conversation (n)
cook (n & v)
cooker (n)
cookie (n) (Am Eng)
cool (adj & v)
copy (n & v)
corn (n)

corner (n)
correct (adj & v)
correction (n)
corridor (n)

cost (n & v)
costume (n)
cottage (n)
cotton (n)
cough (n & v)
count (v)
country (n)
countryside (n)
couple (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)

dance (n & v)
danger (n)
dangerous (adj)
dark (adj & n)
date (n & v)

creature (n)

credit (n)

* credit card

crew (n)

crime (n)

criminal (n)

cross (n & v)
crossing (n)

+ pedestrian crossing
cross out (phr v)

* Cross it out and write it
again.

crossroads (n)
crowd (n)

crowded (adj)
crown (n)

cruel (adj)

cruise (v)

cry (n & v)
cucumber (n)
cultural (adj)
culture (n)

cup (n)

cupboard (n)

cure (n & v)
curious (adj)

curly (adj)
currency (n)
current (adj)

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curriculum (n)
curriculum vitae/CV (n)
curry (n)

curtain (n)

curve (n & v)
cushion (n)
custom (n)
customs (n pl)
customs officer (n)
customer (n)

cut (n & v)

cut up (phr v)

* She cut up the cake into
small pieces.

cute (adj)

cycle (n & v)

+ today's date (n)
daughter (n)

day (n)

dead (adj)

deaf (adj)
deal (with) (v)

dear (adj & exclam)
* too dear to buy (adj)
* Dear Sir (adj)

* Oh dear! (exclam)
death (n)

decide (v)

decimal (adj & n)
decision (n)
declare (v)

deck (n)

* the deck of a boat
decrease (n & v)
deejay / DJ (n)
deep (adj & adv)
defeat (n & v)
defence (n)

defend (v)
definitely (adv)
degree (n)

* 90 degrees

* a degree in maths
delay (n & v)
delighted (adj)
deliver (v)

delivery (n)
demand (n & v)
demonstration (n)
dentist (n)

depart (v)
department (n)
departure (n)
depend (v)

+ It depends on what you
want to do.

deposit (n)

* pay a deposit
depressed (adj)
depth (n)

* the depth of the water
describe (v)
description (n)
desert (n)

deserve (v)

design (n & v)
desk (n)

despite (prep)
dessert (n)
destination (n)
destroy (v)

detail (n)

E

each (det & pron)

detective (n)
develop (v)
diagram (n)
dial (v)

diary (n)
dictionary (n)
die (v)

diet (n & v)
differ (v)
difference (n)
different (adj)
difficult (adj)
difficulty (n)

dig (v)

digital (adj)
dining room (n)
dinner (n)
diploma (n)
direct (adj & v)
direction (n)
director (n)
directory (n)

* a telephone directory
dirt (n)
disabled (adj)
disadvantage (n)
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disagree (v)
disappear (v)
disappoint (v)
disc/disk (n)

* compact disc/CD
* hard disk

* floppy disk
disco(theque) (n)
discount (n)
discover (v)
discuss (v)
discussion (n)
disease (n)
disgusting (adj)
dish (n)
dishwasher (n)
dislike (n & v)
display (n & v)
distance (n)
distant (adj)
district (n)
disturb (v)

dive (v)

divide (v)

ear (n)

doctor/Dr (n)
document (n)
documentary (adj & n)
dog (n)

doll (n)

dollar (n)

dolphin (n)

door (n)

double (adj)

doubt (n & v)

down (adv & prep)
download (n & v)
downstairs (adv)
dozen (n)

drama (n)

draw (v)

- to draw a picture of
someone or
something

* to draw the curtains
* to draw near
drawer (n)

dream (n & wv)

dress (n & v)
dressing (n)

drink (n & v)

drive (n & v)

driving licence (n)
drop (n & v)
drugstore (n) (Am Eng)
drum (n)

dry (adj & v)

dry cleaning (n)
duck (n)

due (adj)

* The next bus is due in
five minutes.

due to (prep phr)
dull (adj)

during (prep)

dust (n & v)

dustbin (n)

duty (n)

duty-free (adj)

duvet (n)

DVD (n)

DVD player (n)

earache (n)
early (adj)

earn (v)

earring (n)

earth (n)

east (adj, adv & n)
eastern (adj)

easy (adj)

eat (v)

economics (n)
edge (n)

educate (v)
education (n)
effect (n)

efficient (adj)
effort (n)

egg (n)

either (adv, det, pron &
conj)

elderly (n & adj)
elect (v)

election (n)
electric (adj)
electrical (adj)
electricity (n)
electronic (adj)
elementary (adj)
elephant (n)

else (adv)

email (n & v)
embarrassed (adj)
embarrassing (adj)
embassy (n)
emergency (n)
employ (v)

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employee (n)
employment (n)
empty (adj & v)
encourage (v)

F

face (n)

* a sad look on his face
facility (n)

* The hotel has excellent
facilities.

fact (n)

factory (n)

fail (v)

failure (n)

faint (adj & v)

fair (adj & n)

fairly (adv)

faithfully (adv)

end (n & v)

end up (phr v)
enemy (n)
engaged (adj)

* to be engaged to
someone

* The phone was
engaged.

engine (n)
engineer (n)
enjoy (v)
enormous (adj)
enough (adv, det &
pron)

enquiry (n)

enter (v)
entertain (v)
entertaining (adj)
entertainment (n)
entrance (n)
entry (n)
envelope (n)
environment (n)
equal (adj)
equipment (n)
escalator (n)
escape (n & v)
especially (adv)
essay (n)
essential (adj)
euro/Euro (n)
even (adv)

* He couldn't even do
that.

evening (n)
event (n)

ever (adv)

every (adj)

fall (n & v)

(n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
autumn)

false (adj)

familiar (with) (adj)
family (n)

famous (adj)

fan (n)

fantastic (adj)

far (adv)

fare (n)

* The return fare is £26.

farm (n & v)

everybody (pron)
everyone (pron)
everything (pron)
everywhere (adv)
exact (adj)
examine (v)
examination/exam (n)
example (n)
excellent (adj)
except (prep, conj)
excitement (n)
exchange (n)

* an exchange visit
+ in exchange for
exchange (v)
exchange rate (n)
excited (adj)
exciting (adj)
excuse (n & v)
exercise (n & v)
exhibition (n)

exist (v)

exit (n)

expect (v)
expedition (n)
expensive (adj)
experience (n)
experiment (nm & v)
expert (n)

explain (v)
explanation (n)
explode (v)
explore (v)

extra (adj & adv)
extraordinary (adj)
extremely (adv)
eye (n)

fascinate (v)
fashion (n)

fast (adj & adv)
fasten (v)

fat (adj & n)
father (n)

fault (n)

favour (n)
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favourite (adj & n)
fax (n & v)

fear (n)

fee (n)
feed (v)

feel (v)

feel like (v)

* to feel like doing
something

female (adj)
fence (n)

ferry (n)

festival (n)

fetch (v)

fever (n)

few (adj)
fiancé(e) (n)
fiction (n)

field (n)

fight (n & v)

figure (n)

fill (v)

fill in (phr v)

+ You need to fill in a
form.

fill up (phr v)

* He filled up the car with
petrol.

film (n & v)

film maker (n)

film star (n)

final (adj & n)
financial (adj)

find (v)

find out (phr v)

+ | must find out when
he's arriving.

fine (adj, n & v)
finger (n)

finish (n & v)

fire (n)

firefighter (n)

firm (adj & n)

+ firm ground (adj)
* a good firm to work for
(n)

G

gallery (n)

* an art gallery
gain (v)

* gain experience
game (n)

gap (n)

garage (n)
garden (n)

gas (n)

* agas cooker

first (adj, adv & pron)
* first name (adj)

* first of all (adv)

* He was the first. (pron)
fish (n & v)

fit (adj & v)

+ keep fit (adj)

* These shoes don't fit.
(v)

fitness (n)

fix (v)

flag (n)

flat (adj & n)

flight (n)

flight attendant (n)
float (v)

flood (n & v)

floor (n)

flour (n)

flow (n & v)
flower (n)

flu (n)

flute (n)

fly (n & v)

fog (n)

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)

for (prep)

forbid (v)

force (n)

forecast (n & v)
foreign (adj)
foreigner (n)

* to put some gas in the
car (Am Eng)

(Br Eng: petrol)

gate (n)

general (adj)
generation (n)
generous (adj)

gentle (adj)

gentleman (n)
geography (n)

forest (n)
forever (adv)
forget (v)
forgive (v)

fork (n)

form (n)

former (adj)
fortnight (n)
fortunately (adv)
forward(s) (adv)
fountain (n)

free (adj)

freeze (v)
freezer (n)
French fries (n) (Am
Eng)

frequent (adj)
fresh (adj)
fridge (n)

friend (n)
frighten (v)

from (prep)
front (adj & n)
frontier (n)

frost (n)

fruit (n)

fry (v)

frying pan (n)
fuel (n)

full (adj)

full time (adv)
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full-time (adj)
fun (n)

funny (adj)

* a funny story (amusing)
+a funny thing happened
(strange)
furnished (adj)
furniture (n)
further (adv & adj)
future (adj & n)

get (v)

get along (with) (phr v)

* How do you get along
with Harry?

get back (phr v)

* When did you get back
from New

York?

get down (phr v)

+ Get down at once!
* Did you get all the notes
down?

get in (phr v)

* Can you get in through
the window?

get off (phr v)

» 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.

* I'm getting on well with
French.

* Do you get on well with
Sam?

get rid of (phr v)

get up (phr v)

* What time do you get
up in the

morning?

gift (n)

giraffe (n)

girl (n)

girlfriend (n)

give (v)

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?

give out (phr v)

* Will you give out these
papers for me,

please?

give up (phr v)

* Has David given up
playing tennis?

H

habit (n)

hair (n)

haircut (n)
hairdresser (n)
hairdryer (n)

give way (phr v)

* You must give way to
traffic ata

roundabout.

glad (adj)

glance (n & v)

glass (n)

glasses (n pl)

global warming (n)
glove (n)

go (v)

go for (phr v)

* He went for the job.

* The dog went for the
man.

go off (phr v)

* They went off to
Australia,

* Suddenly the lights
went off.

go on (phr v)

* The meeting went on
until six o'clock.

* What's going on?

go out (phr v)

* The fire has gone out.
+ Are you going out with
Thomas

tonight?

go with (phr v)

+ Your tie doesn't go with
your shirt.

goal (n)

goat (n)

gold (adj & n)

golf (n)

good (adj)

* The film was very good.

* to be good at maths
goodbye (exclam)
good-looking (adj)
goodnight (exclam)
goods (n pl)

govern (v)

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government (n)

half (adj, adv & n)
hall (n)

hallo/hello (exclam)
hammer (n & v)
hand (n & v)

grade (n)
gram(me) (n)
grammar (n)
grandchild (n)
grand(d)ad (n)
granddaughter (n)
grandfather (n)
grandma (n)
grandmother (n)
grandpa (n)
grandparent (n)
grandson (n)
grant (n)

* He was given a grant to
study in
Australia. (n)
grape (n)

grass (n)
grateful (adj)
great (adj)
green (adj)
greengrocer (n)
grey (adj)

grill (n & v)
grocer (n)
ground (adj & n)
group (n & v)
grow (v)

grow up (phr v)
* Children grow up fast.
guard (n & v)
guess (n & v)
guest (n)
guest-house (n)
guide (n & v)
guidebook (n)
guilty (adj)
guitar (n)

gum (n)

+ chewing gum

* sore gums

gun (n)

guy (n)
gym(nastics) (n)

hand-held (adj)
hand in (phr v)
* Please hand in t
answer sheet whe
you've finished:
hand out (phr v)

* Hand out the books
please, Tom.
handbag (n)
handkerchief (n)
handle (n & v)
handsome (adj)
handwriting (n)

hang (v)

* to hang a picture
hang out (phr v)

* to hang out with friends
hang up (phr v)

* She hung up at the end
of the phone

call.

happen (v)

happy (adj)

harbour (n)

hard (adj & adv)
hardly (adv)

* hardly any time

* He could hardly wait.
hat (n)

hate (n & v)

have (v)

have got (v)

he (pron)

head (n & v)

* to hit one's head (n)
* the head of the
company (n)

* The child was sent to
see the Head
Teacher. (n)

* to head a ball (v)
headache (n)

| (pron)

ice (n)

ice cream (n)

ice hockey (n)
idea (n)

identity (n)

* identity (ID) card
if (conj)

ill (adj)

illness (n)
imagination (n)
imagine (v)
immediate (adj)
immediately (adv)
immigration (n)

headline (n)
health (n)

hear (v)

heart (n)

heat (n & v)
hedge (n)

heavy (adj)
height (n)
helicopter (n)
hello/hallo (exclam)
helmet (n)

help (n & v)

her (det & pron)
here (adv)

hero (n)

hers (pron)

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herself (pron)

hide (v)

high (adj & adv)
hill (n)

him (pron)
himself (pron)
hire (v & n)

* to hire a boat (v)
* for hire (n)

his (det & pron)
historic (adj)
historical (adj)
history (n)

hit (n & v)

* The song was a great
hit. (n)

* to hit the ball (v)
hitch-hike (v)
hobby (n)

hockey (n)

import (v)

importance (n)
important (adj)
impossible (adj)
improve (v)

in (adv & prep)

in advance (prep phr)
in any case (prep phr)
in case of (prep phr)
+ in case of fire

+ in case of delays

in danger (prep phr)
in the end (prep phr)
in fact (prep phr)

in front of (prep phr)

hold (v)

hold up (phr v)
* He was held up in the
heavy traffic for
over two hours.
hole (n)

holiday (n)
home (adv & n)
homepage (n)
homework (n)
honest (adj)
honey (n)

hope (n & v)
horrible (adj)
horse (n)
hospital (n)
hostel (n)

hot (adj)

hotel (n)

hour (n)

house (n)
housewife (n)
housework (n)
hovercraft (n)
how (adv)

how much (adv)
however (adv)
huge (adj)
human (adj & n)
hunger (n)
hungry (adj)
hurry (n & v)
hurt (adj & v)
husband (n)

hut (n)

hydrofoil (n)

in half (prep phr)

in ink (prep phr)

in love (prep phr)

in order (prep phr)
in order to (prep phr)
in pencil (prep phr)
in pieces (prep phr)
in place (prep phr)
in private (prep phr)
in public (prep phr)
in stock (prep phr)
in time (prep phr)

in turn (prep phr)

in two (prep phr)
include (v)
income (n)
incorrect (adj)
increase (n & v)
indeed (adv)
independent (adj)
index (n)

* the index of a book
individual (adj & n)
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indoor (adj)
indoors (adv)
industry (n)
influence (n & v)
inform (v)
information (n)
ingredients (n)
inhabitant (n)
initial (n)

* His initials are J.B.H.
injure (v)

ink (n)

inn (n)

inquiry (n)

J

jacket (n)

jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br.
Eng: prison)

jam (n)

* strawberry jam

* traffic jam

jar (n)

jazz (n)

jealous (adj)

jeans (n pl)

K

kangaroo (n)

keen (adj)

* He's keen on cycling.

* to be keen to do
something

keep (v)

keep in (phr v)

* She kept the children in
as it was so

cold.

keep on (phr v)

+ He kept on talking.
keep up (phr v)

* Keep up the good work!
kettle (n)

key (n)

L

insect (n)

inside (adv, prep & n)
insist (v)

instance (n)

instead (adv)
instead of (prep phr)
instruction(s) (n)
instructor (n)
instrument (n)

* musical instrument
insurance (n)

insure (Vv)

intelligent (adj)
intend (v)

* to intend to do
something

interest (n & v)
intermediate (adj)
international (adj)
internet (n)

interpret (v)
interrupt (v)

interval (n)

jet (n)

* to go by jet (plane)
jewellery (n)

job (n)

jog (v)

* to go jogging

join (v)

* The rivers join there.
* to join the army

* to join (in) a game

+ key to a lock

* key to success
keyboard (n)

* computer keyboard
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+ keyboard music
kick (n & v)

kids (n pl)
kilo(gram[{me]) (kg) (n)
kilometre (km) (n)
kill (v)

kind (adj & n)

king (n)

kiosk (n)

kiss (n & v)

kitchen (n)

* an interval in a play
interview (n & v)
into (prep)
introduce (v)
introduction (nm)
invade (v)
invasion (n)
invent (v)
invention (n)
invitation (n)
invite (v)
involve (v)

iron (n & v)
island (n)

issue (n)

IT (Information
Technology) (n)
it (pron)

item (n)

its (det)

itself (pron)

joke (n & v)
journalism (n)
journalist (n)
journey (n)
judge (n & v)
jug (n)

juice (n)
jump (n & v)
jury (n)

just (adv)

kitten (n)

knee (n)

kneel (v)

knife (n)

knit (v)

knock (n & v)

knock down (phr v)

* He was knocked down
by the car as

he stepped into the road.
knock out (phr v)

* The fall knocked him
out.

know (v)

knowledge {n)

 
laboratory (lab) (n)
labourer (n)

lack (n & v)

ladder (n)

lady (n)

lake (n)

lamb (n)

lamp (n)

land (n & v)
landlady (n)
landlord (n)
landscape (n)
language (n)

laptop (computer) (n)
large (adj)

laser (n)

last (adj, adv & v)
late (adj & adv)
lately (adv)

later (adj & adv)
latest (adj)

laugh (n & v)
laundry (n)

lavatory (n)

law (n)

lawn (n)

lawyer (n)

lay (v)

lazy (adj)

lead (v)

* to lead someone by the
hand

* Where does this road
lead?

leaf (n)

learn (v)

least (adj & adv)

* the least amount (adj)
+ at least (adv)
leather (n)

leave (v)

leave out (phr v)

* He left out several
important facts.
lecture (n & v)

left (n, adj & adv)
leg (n)

leisure (n)

lemon (n)
lemonade (n)

machine (n)
mad (adj)

lend (v)

length (n)

less (det, adj, adv &
pron)

lesson (n)

let (v)

* Let her do it.

* Let me think.

* Let's go out tonight.
letter (n)

letter-box (n)

lettuce (n)

level (adj & n)
library (n)

licence (n)

* a driving/marriage/TV
licence

lie (n & 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)

light (adj, n & v)
lighter (n)

* a cigarette lighter
lightning (n)

like (adv, prep & v)
likely (adj)

limit (n & v)

line (n)

* a line on a page

* a clothes line

* a railway line

link (n)

* a link to a website
lion (n)

lip (n)

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lipstick (n)

liquid (n)

list (n)

listen (v)

literature (n)

litre (n)

litter (n)

little (adj & pron)
live (v)

Madam (n)
made of (adj)

live (adj)

* live music/sport
lively (adj)

living (adj)

living room (n)

load (n & v)

loaf (n)

loan (n)

local (adj)

location (n)

lock (n & v)

locker (n)

lonely (adj)

long (adj)

look (n & v)

look after (phr v)

* Who's looking after your
baby now?

look forward to (phr v)
* I'm looking forward to
the party!

look like (v)

* She looks like her
sister.

look out (phr v)

* Look out or you'll have
an accident.

look up (phr v)

* Look up the meaning of
the word in

your dictionary.

loose (adj)

lorry (n)

lose (v)

lost property office (n)
lot (n)

loud (adj)

lounge (n)

love (n & v)

lovely (adj)

low (adj & adv)

lower (v)

luck (n)

luggage (n)

lump (n)

lunch (n)

lunchtime (n)

lung (n)

luxury (n)

magazine (n)
magic (adj & n)
magnificent (adj)

mail (n & v)

main (adj)

majority (n)

make (v)

make-up (n)

make sure (phr v)
male (adj & n)

man (n)

manage (v)

* to manage a business
* to manage to do
something (succeed
in)

manner (n)

many (adj & pron)
map (n)

mark (n & v)

market (n)

* to buy something from a
market

marriage (n)

marry (v)

master (n)

match (n & v)

* a box of matches (n)
* a tennis match (n)

* This tie matches your
shirt. (v)

mate (n)

material (n)
mathematics/math(s) (n)
matter (n & v)

* Is anything the matter?
(n)

* It doesn't matter. (v)
maximum (adj & n)
maybe (adv)

me (pron)

meal (n)

mean (v)

* What do you mean?
* What does it mean?
means (n)

measure (Vv)
mechanic (n)

meat (n)

medicine (n)

medium (adj)

meet (v)

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melon (n)

melt (v)

member (n)
membership (n)
memory (n)

* to have a good/poor
memory

* happy memories

* computer memory
mend (v)

mention (v)

menu (n)

merry (adj)

message (n)

metal (n)

method (n)

* modern methods of
teaching

metre (m) (n)
microwave (n)
midday (n)

middle (adj & n)
midnight (n)

mild (adj)

mile (n)

milk (n)

millimetre (mm) (n)
mind (n & v)

* His mind was on other
things. (n)

* Would you mind if |
called

tomorrow? (v)

*| don't mind. (v)

* Mind your head! (v)
* Who's minding the baby
for you? (v)

mine (pron)

mineral (adj)

mineral water (n)
minimum (adj & n)
minister (n)

* government minister
minute (n)

mirror (n)

miserable (adj)

miss (n & v)

Miss (n)

mist (n)

mistake (n)

mix (Vv)

mobile (phone) (n)
model (adj & n)

* a model railway (adj)

* 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)

moon (n)

more (adj, adv & pron)
morning (n)

mosque (n)

most (adj, adv & pron)
mother (n)

motor (n)

motorbike (n)
motorcycle (n)
motor-racing (n)
motorway (n)

mountain (n)

mouse (n)

moustache (n)

mouth (n)

move (v)

movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br
Eng: film)

movie theatre (n) (Am
Eng) (Br Eng:

cinema)

movie star (n) (Am Eng)
(Br Eng:

film star)

MP3 player (n)

Mr (n)

Mrs (n)

Ms (n)

much (adj, adv & pron)
mug (n)

multiply (v)

mum (n)

mummy (n)

murder (n & v)
museum (n)

mushroom (n)

music (n)

musical (adj & n)
musician (n)

mustard (n)

my (det)

myself (pron)

mystery (n)
N

nail (n)

* fingernail

* hammer and nails
name (n & v)
narrow (adj)

nasty (adj)

national (adj)
nationality (n)
natural (adj)

nature (n)
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* nature studies

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

neat (adj)

necessary (adj)

neck (n)

need (v)

needle (n)

negative (adj)
neighbour (n)
neighbourhood (n)
neither (pron, adv, conj
& det)

nephew (n)

nervous (adj)

O

object (n)

obvious (adj)
occasion (n)
occasional (adj)
occupation (n)
ocean (n)

o'clock (adv)

of (prep)

of course (adv)

off (adv & prep)

* It fell off the table.
(prep)

* The meeting is off.
(adv)

* I've got the afternoon
off. (adv)

offer (n & v)

office (n)

officer (n)

often (adv)

oh! (int)

oh dear! (int)

oil (n)

* a nervous person
* to feel nervous
net (n)

network (n)

never (adv)

new (adj)

news (n)
newsagent (n)
newspaper (n)
next (adj, adv & pron)
next to (prep)

nice (adj)

niece (n)

night (n)

nightclub (n)

no (adv & det)
nobody (pron)
noise (n)

none (pron)
nonsense (n)

noon (n)

no one (pron)

nor (conj)

normal (adj)

north (adj, adv & n)
northeast (adj & n)
northwest (adj & n)

OK/O.K./okay (adj)
old (adj)
old-fashioned (adj)
omelette (n)

on (adv & prep)

on board (prep phr)
on business (prep phr)
on fire (prep phr)

on foot (prep phr)

on holiday (prep phr)
on loan (prep phr)

on purpose (prep phr)
on request (prep phr)
on sale (prep phr)

on time (prep phr)
once (adv)

* once a year

« | once saw him dancing.

one (pron & det)
oneself (pron)
one-way (adj)
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onion (n)

nose (n)

not (adv)

note (n & v)

* to write a note (n)

* a ten-pound note (n)
* Please note. (v)
notebook (n)
notepaper (n)

nothing (pron)

notice (n & v)

* to read a notice (n)

* until further notice (n)
* Did you notice anything
wrong? (v)

novel (n)

now (adv)

nowadays (adv)
nowhere (adv)
number (n)

* numbers 5 to 7

* a large number of cars
* What's your (phone)
number?

nurse (n & v)

nut (n)

online (adv & adj)

* to book/buy something
online (adv)

* an online facility (adj)
only (adj & adv)

onto (prep)

open (adj & v)
opening hours (n pl)
opera (n)

operate (v)

operation (n)

operator (n)

opinion (n)

opportunity (n)
opposite (adj, n, prep &
adv)

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)
ordinary (adj)
organisation (n)
organise (v)

original (adj)

other (adj, pron & det)
our (det)

ours (pron)

ourselves (pron)

out (adv)

out of (prep)

out of date (prep phr)

P

pack (n & v)

* an information pack (n)
* to pack a case (v)
packet (n)

page (n)

pain (n)

paint (n & v)

pair (n)

palace (n)

pale (adj)

pan (n)

pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br
Eng: trousers)

paper (n)

* a sheet of paper

* a (news)paper

parcel (n)

pardon (n) (int)

* Pardon? | didn’t hear
what you said.

parent (n)

park (n & v)

* a public park (n)

* to park a car (v)
parliament (n)

part (n & v)

* a part of something (n)
* to part from someone

(v)

partly (adv)
particular (adj)
partner (n)

part time (adv)
part-time (adj)
party (n)

* a birthday party
* a political party
pass (v)

out of doors (prep phr)
out of order (prep phr)
out of stock (prep phr)
out of work (prep phr)
outdoor (adj)

outdoors (adv)

outside (adv, n, prep &
adj)

oven (n)

over (adv & prep)

+ I'm going over the road.
(prep)

* over 40 people (more
than) (adv)

* 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)

* in the past. (n)

+ It's half past one. (prep)
pasta (n)

pastry (n)

path (n)

patient (adj & n)

* to be patient (adj)

* a hospital patient (n)
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pattern (n)

pause (n & v)
pavement (n)

pay (n & v)

pea (n)

peace (n)

peanut (n)

pear (n)

pedestrian (n)

peel (n & v)

pen (n)

pence (n pl)

pencil (n)

pencil case (n)
pen-friend (n)
penknife (n)

penny (n)

pension (n)

people (n pl)

pepper (n)

* to be over (finished)
(adv)

* Several birds were
flying over the roof
of the school. (prep)
overnight (adj & adv)
overtake (v)

owe (v)

own (adj & v)

* my own pen (adj)

* to own a car (v)
owner (n)

* to pass the pepper
(spice)

* red peppers (vegetable)
per (prep)

per cent (n)

perfect (adj)
perform (v)
performance (n)
perfume (n)
perhaps (adv)
period (n)
permanent (adj)
permission (mn)
permitted (adj)
person (n)

personal (adj)
persuade (v)

pet (n)

petrol (n)

petrol station (n)
pharmacy (n)
phone (n & v)

photo (n)

photocopy (n)
photograph (n)
photography (n)
physician (n)
physics (n)

piano (n)

pick (v)

pick up (phr v)

* | picked up a pencil.
* I'll pick up my sister
from the station.
picnic (n & v)
picture (n)

pie (n)

piece (n)
* a piece of cheese

* to break into small
pieces

* a piece of
furniture/advice

pig (n)

pile (n)

pill (n)

pillow (n)

pilot (n & v)

pin (n & v)

pink (adj)

pipe (n)

pity (n)

pizza (n)

place (n & v)

* a safe place (n)

+ I've lost my place in the
book. (n)

* third place in a race (n)
* to place something on
the table (v)

* London is a big place.

(n)

plain (adj)

* It's plain to me. (clear)
+ a plain T-shirt (no
design)

plan (n & v)

* a street plan (n)

* a plan to do something
(n)

plane (n)

planet (n)

plant (n & v)

plastic (adj & n)

plate (n)

platform (n)

play (n & v)

+ a play at the theatre (n)
+ children playing (v)

* to play football (v)

* to play the guitar (v)
*to playa
record/cassette/CD (v)
* to play the part of
someone (act) (v)
player (n)

playground (n)

playing cards (n pl)
pleasant (adj)

please (int & v)

* Come in, please. (int)
* to please someone (v)

pleasure (n)

plenty (pron)

plug (n)

* a plug for the bath
+ an electrical plug
plug in (phr v)

p.m. (adv)

pocket (n)

pocket money (n)
poem (n)

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poet (n)

poetry (n)

point (n & v)

* to point at something (v)
* The pencil has no point
to it. (n)

police (n)
policeman (n)
police officer (n)
policewoman (n)
police station (n)
polite (adj)

political (adj)
politics (n)
politician (n)
pollution (n)

pool (n)

* a swimming-pool
poor (adj)

* She is very poor.
(financial)

* The poor man.
(sympathy)

pop (adj & n)

* pop
song/music/star/group
popular (adj)
population (n)

port (n)

porter (n)

position (n)
positive (adj)
possibility (n)
possible (adj)

post (n & v)

+ to post a letter (v)
+ to send it by post (n)
post office (n)
postage (n)
postcard (n)
poster (n)
postman (n)

pot (n)

potato (n)

pound (£) (n)

pour (v)

poverty (n)

powder (n)

power (n)

practice (n)

practise (v) (n = Am
Eng)

pray (v)

prayer (n)

prefer (v)
preparation (n)
prepare (v)
prescription (in)

* medicine ona
prescription

present (adj & n)

* to be present (adj)
+ at the present time (adj)
* That will be all for the
present. (n)

+ | got some lovely
birthday presents. (n)
presenter (n)
president (n)

press (v)

* to press a button

* to press a suit
pretty (adj)

prevent (v)

previous (adj)

price (n)

priest (n)

primary (adj)

* primary school
prime minister (n)
prince (n)

princess (n)
principal (adj)

print (n & v)

+ in large print (n)

* print a document (v)
* to print your name in
capitals (v)

prison (n)

prisoner (n)

private (adj)

prize (n)

probable (adj)
probably (adv)
problem (n)
produce (v)

product (n)
profession (n)
professional (adj & n)
professor (n)
program(me) (n)

* TV programme

* computer program
progress (n)

project (n)

promise (n & v)

* to promise to do
something (v)

* to keep a promise (n)
pronounce (v)

* to pronounce a word
correctly
pronunciation (n)
proper (adj)

property (n)

protect (v)

proud (adj)

prove (v)

provide (v)

public (adj & n)

* public opinion (adj)
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Q

qualification (n)
qualify (v)
quality (n)
quantity (n)
quarter (n)
quay (n)

queen (n)

R

rabbit (n)

race (n & v)

* to win a race (n)

* to race against fast
runners (compete)
(v)

* 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 make something
public (adj)
* to be open to the public

(n)

publish (v)

pull (n & v)
pullover (n)

pump (n)

* petrol/bike pump
punctual (adj)
punish (v)
punishment (n)
pupil (n)

pure (adj)

purple (adj)
purpose (n)

* He did it on purpose.
(deliberately)
purse (n)

push (n & v)

put (v)

put away (phr v)

* He put the book away.
put down (phr v)

question (n)

* to ask a question
* the question being
discussed (subject)
questionnaire (n)
queue (n & v)
quick (adj)

* to raise your arm

* to raise prices

range (n)

rank (n)

* a taxi rank

rare (adj)

rarely (adv)

rather (adv & prep)

+ rather earlier than usual
(adv)

+ I'd prefer to drink water
rather than fruit

juice. (prep)

raw (adj)

* raw meat

razor (n)

reach (v)

read (v)

« She put her name
down.

put off (phr v)

* The meeting was put off
until the

following week.

put on (phr v)

* He put on a suit.

* Can you put on the
light?

* He didn’t want to put on
weight.

put out (phr v)

+ The fire was quickly put
out.

put through (phr v)

* Can you put me through
to the

manager, please?

put up (phr v)

* The company was
forced to put up its
prices.

pyjamas (n pl)

quiet (adj)

quit (v)

quite (adv)

* Are you quite sure?
* quite old

quiz (n)

ready (adj)

real (adj)

realise (v)

+ He realised it was true.
realistic (adj)

really (adv)

reason (n)
reasonable (adj)
receipt (n)

receive (v)

recent (adj)
reception (n)

recipe (n)

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recognise (v)
recommend (v)

* to recommend
someone/something
record (n & v)
* to keep a record (n)
+ to break a record (n)
* to record a song (v)
recording (n)
recover (Vv)

* to recover from an
illness

recycle (v)

+ | don't recycle as much
as | should.

recycled (adj)
recycling (n)

red (adj)

reduce (v)
refreshments (n)
refrigerator (n)
refund (n & v)

refuse (v)

regarding (prep)
region (n)

register (n & v)

* He took the class
register. (n)

* 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)

relaxation (n)
reliable (adj)

religion (n)

remain (v)
remember (v)
remind (v)

remove (v)

rent (n & v)

repair (n & v)

repeat (v)

replace (v)

reply (n & v)

report (n & v)
request (n & v)
require (v)

rescue (n & v)
research (n & v)
reservation (n)
reserve (n & v)

* She was a reserve for
the team. (n)

+ to reserve a seat (v)
respect (n & v)
responsible (adj)

rest (n & v)

* a rest from work (n)

+ the rest of them (n)

* The doctor told her to
rest. (v)

restaurant (n)

result (n)

retire (v)

return (n & v)

* to return home (v)

* a retum (ticket) (n)
review (n & v)

revise (Vv)

reward (n & v)

rice (n)

rich (adj & n)

ride (n & v)

right (adj, adv & n)

* the right time (correct)
(adj)

+ the right person for the
job (suitable)

(adj)

* my right foot (adj)

* Everything will be all
right. (adj)

* Go right there. (directly)
(adv)

* Fill it right to the top.
(completely)

(adv)

+ the right to vote (n)
ring (n & v)

* stand in a ring (n)

* a wedding ring (n)

+ Give me aring
tomorrow. (phone) (n)
* Suddenly the bell rang.
(v)

ring back (phr v)

ring off (phr v)

ring up (phr v)

ripe (adj)

rise (v)

* The sun rises in the
East.

+ Prices are rising.
river (n)

road (n)

roast (adj & v)

rob (v)

robbery (n)

rock (n)

* rock (music) (n)

+ a hard piece of rock (n)
role (n)

roll (n & v)

+a roll of film (n)

+ a bread roll (n)

* to roll into a ball (v)
roof (n)

room (n)

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* the sitting room

* There's lots. of room in
here.

rose (n)

rough (adj)

* a rough road

* a rough idea

* rough work

round (adj, adv & prep)
* around object (adj)

+ the wrong way round
(adv)

* to sit round a table
(prep)

roundabout (n)

route (n)

row (n)

* a row of seats

rubber (adj & n)

* rubber tyres (adj)

* a rubber (eraser) (n)
rubbish (n)

rude (adj)

rugby (n)

ruin (n)

rule (n & v)

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

+ draw a line using a ruler
run (v)

* to run ina race

* to. run a business

run out of (phr-v)

* He ran out of time and
didn't finish.
Ss

sad (adj)

safe (adj)

* to be safe from harm
safety (n)

sail (n & v)

salad (n)

salary (n)

sale (n)
salesman/saleswoman
(n)

salt (n)

same (adj, pron & adv)
sand (n)

sandwich (n)
satisfactory (adj)
satisfied (adj)

saucer (n)

sausage (n)

save (Vv)

* to save someone

* to save money

* to save time

say (v)

* to say something to
someone

* | really can't say. (give
an opinion)

scene (n)

scenery (n)

school (n)

science (n)

science fiction (n)
scientific (adj)
scientist (n)

scissors (n)

scooter (n)

score (n & v)

* The score was 3-0. (n)
* to score a goal (v)
scream (n & v)
screen (n)

sculpture (n)

sea (n)

search (n & v)
seaside (n)

season (n)

seat (n)

seat belt (n)

second (adj & n)

* to be second in the race
(adj)

+ sixty seconds ina
minute (n)
secondary (adj)

* secondary school
secret (adj & n)
secretary (n)
security (n)

see (v)

* to see something (with
the eyes)

* to see the joke
(understand)

* to see someone about a
problem

(consult)

seem (v)

seldom (adv)

select (v)
self-service (adj)

sell (v)

send (v)

sensible (adj)
sentence (n)

* words in a sentence
separate (adj & v)
series (n)

*a TV series

serious (adj)

* a serious person

* a serious illness
servant (n)

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serve (v)

* to serve in a shop
service (n)

* a bus service

* customer service
session (n)

* in a school, gym
set (v)

set free (phr v)

set off (phr v)

+ She set off early for
work.

set out (phr v)

* They set out on the long
journey.

set up (phr v)

* Her mother helped her
to set up in

business.

several (adj & det)

sew (v)

sex (n)

* the male/female sex
sh! (int)

shade (n)

* to sit in the shade
shadow (n)

shake (n & v)
shallow (adj)

shame (n)

shampoo (n)

shape (n)

share (n & v)

shark (n)

sharp (adj)

* a sharp knife

* a sharp corner

* a sharp picture
shave (n & v)

she (pron)

sheep (n)

sheet (n)

* sheets on a bed

* a sheet of paper

* information sheet
shelf (n)

shine (v)

ship (n)

shirt (n)

shock (n & v)

* to suffer from shock (n)
* The film shocked me.
(v)

shoe (n)

shoot (v)

* to shoot at the goal
shop (n & v)

shop assistant (n)
shopkeeper (n)
shore (n)

short (adj)

shorts (n pl)

* a pair of shorts
shoulder (n)

shout (n & v)

show (n & v)

* a film show (n)

* Show it to me. (v)

* The picture shows a
village. (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)

sign (n & v)

* a road sign (n)

* to sign a document (v)
* no sign of life (n)

* signs of winter (n)
signal (n & v)
signature (n)
signpost (n)

silence (n)

silent (adj)

silk (adj & n)

silly (adj)

silver (adj & n)
similar (adj)

simple (adj)

since (conj & prep)
sincerely (adv)

* Yours sincerely
sing (v)

single (n & adj)

* a single (ticket) to
Cambridge (n)

* to be single (unmarried)
(adj)

* a single room (adj)
sink (n & v)

* a kitchen sink (n)

* The ship began to sink.
(v)

Sir (n)

sister (n)

sit (v)

site (n)

sitting room (n)
situated (adj)
situation (n)

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size (n)

skateboard (n & v)
ski (n & v)

skill (n)

skilled (adj)

skin (n)

skirt (n)

sky (n)

sleep (n & v)
sleeve (n)

slice (n)

slim (adj)

slip (v)

* to slip on the ice
slope (n)

* mountain/ski slope
slow (adj)

small (adj)

smart (adj)

* a smart idea (Am Eng)
* smart clothes
smell (n & v)
smile (n & v)
smoke (n & v)
smooth (adj)

* a smooth surface (level)
* a smooth ride in the
new car
(comfortable)
snack (n)

snake (n)

snow (n & v)
snowball (n)
snowboard (n & v)
snowman (n)
snowstorm (n)

so (adv & conj)
so-so (adj)

soap (n)

social (adj)
society (n)

sock (n)

sofa (n)

soft (adj)

* a soft material

* a soft drink
software (n)

soil (n)

soldier (n)

solid (adj)

some (adj, det & pron)
somebody (pron)
someone (pron)
something (pron)
sometimes (adv)
somewhere (adv)
son (n)

song (n)

soon (adv)

* I'll come soon.

* as soon as | can

sore (adj)

sorry (adj)

sort (n)

* the same sort

sort out (phr v)

* We need to sort out this
problem.

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)
southwest (adj, adv & n)
souvenir (n)

space (n)

* a parking space

* write in the spaces

* not enough space

* outer space

spade (n)

spare (adj & v)

* spare cash, spare time
(adj)

* to spare the time (v)
speak (v)

special (adj)

speech (n)

speed (n)

spell (v)

spend (v)

* to spend money/time
spill (v)

spinach (n)

spite (n)

* in spite of (prep phr)
spoil (v)

spoon (n)

sport (n)

spot (n)

spy (n & v)

square (adj & n)

* a square room (adj)

* a market square (n)
squash (n)

stadium (n)

staff (n)

stage (n)

* to perform on a/stage
stain (n & v)
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stairs (n pl)

stall (n)

* market stall

stamp (n)

* a postage stamp
stand (v)

standard (n)

star (n)

* stars in the sky (n)

* a film star (n)

start (n & v)

* a good start (n)

* to start a race (v)
state (adj & n)

* a state school (n)
statement (n)

station (n)

* a bus/fire/radio station
statue (n)

stay (n & v)

* to stay to dinner (v)

* to stay with friends (v)
* to stay looking young
(v)

* a two-night stay (n)
stay behind (phr v)

* She stayed behind after
the lesson to

speak to the teacher.
steak (n)

steal (v)

steam (n)

steel (n)

steep (adj)

step (n)

* two steps forward (n)
* to climb the steps (n)
stick (n & v)

* a walking stick (n)

* to stick two things
together (v)

sticky (adj)

stiff (adj)

still (adv)

* Sit still. (adv)

* She's still here. (adv)
stir (v)

stomach (n)

stone (n)

«a large stone

* a stone bridge

stop (n & v)

* a bus stop (n)

* The car stopped. (v)

* It's stopped raining. (v)
* The rain stopped me
from going out.

(v)

store (n & v)

* a department store (n)
* to store things ina
cupboard (v)

storm (n)

story (n)

straight (adj & adv)

* to go straight on (adv)
*a straight road (adj)
strange (adj)

stranger (n)

strawberry (n)

stream (n)

street (n)

stress (n & v)

* to stress the importance
of something

(v)

* He didn’t want the
stress of a new job.

(n)

strict (adj)

strike (n & v)

* to go on strike (n)

* to strike something (v)
strong (adj)

student (n)

studio (n)

* TV/artists/recording
studio

study (n & v)

* to study physics (v)

* to study the map (v)

* Social Studies (n)
stupid (adj)

style (n)

subject (n)

* the subject of a
discussion

* the subject of a
sentence

* a school subject
subtract (v)

subway (n)

+ New York subway (Am
Eng) (Br Eng:
underground)

succeed (v)

success (n)

such (adj & det)
sudden (adj)

sugar (n)

suggest (v)

suit (n)

* to wear a suit
suitable (adj)
suitcase (n)

sum (n)

sum up (v)

sun (n)

sunbathe (v)

sunlight (n)

sunrise (n)

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sunset (n)

sunshine (n)
supermarket (n)
supply (v)

support (v)

* to support a weight
* to support a team
suppose (v)

* | suppose it's true.

* You aren't supposed to
drive fast.

* It's supposed to be a
good film.

sure (adj)

+ I'm sure you're right.
* to make sure
surfing (n)

surname (n)

surprise (n & v)
surround (v)

* The cottage is
surrounded by beautiful
countryside,

sweater (n)
sweatshirt (n)

sweep (v)

* to sweep the floor
sweet (adj & n)

* sweet food (adj)

* a sweet face (adj)

* a sweet smell (adj)
* to eat a sweet (n)
swim (n & v)
swimming costume (n)
swing (n & v)

* to play on a swing

* to swing backwards and
forwards

switch (n & v)
+ light switch (n)

T

table (n)

table-cloth (n)
table-tennis (n)

tablet (n)

take (v)

* to take someone's hand
* to take someone's
things (steal/

borrow)

* to take a photo

* to take a long time

* to take a holiday

take away (phr v)

* Take 15 away from 78.
take off (phr v)

* Do you want to take off
your coat?

* The plane takes off at 6.

take part (in) (phr v)

* Everybody took part in
the meeting.

take place (phr v)

* The meeting took place
at six,

take up (phr v)

* He decided to take up a
new hobby.

talent (n)

talk (n & v)

tall (adj)

tap (n)

* a cold-water tap (n)
tape (adj, n & v)

* a tape recorder (adj)

* a cassette tape (n)

* to tape a conversation
(v)

taste (n & v)

* to have good taste (n)
* to taste food (v)

* It tastes good. (v)

tax (n & v)

taxi (n)

tea (n)

teach (v)

team (n)

tear (n)

* Tears ran down her
cheeks.

tear (v)

* to switch on a machine

(v)

* to tear a piece of paper
technique (n)
technology (n)
teenage (n)

telegram (n)
telephone (n & v)
television (TV) (n)
tell (v)

* 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
* air temperature
temporary (adj)
tennis (n)

tent (n)

term (n)

terminal (n)

terrible (adj)

test (n & v)

text (n)

than (conj & prep)
thank (v)

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thank you (int)
thanks (n)

that (adv, conj, det &
pron)

theft (n)

their (det)

theirs (pron)

them (pron)
themselves (pron)
then (adv)

there (adv & pron)
therefore (adv)
thermometer (n)
these (det & pron)
they (pron)

thick (adj)

thief (n)

thin (adj)

thing (n)

think (v)

* to think about
something

system (n)

+ | think he’s left.

* What did you think of
the film?

* | think I'll go.

* I'm thinking of going.
thirst (n)

this (det & pron)
those (det & pron)
though (conj & adv)
thought (n)

* to have thoughts about
something

* to be deep in thought
thriller (n)

throat (n)

through (prep)
throughout (prep)
throw (v)

throw away (phr v)

+ He threw away the old
TV.

thumb (n)

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)

* tight shoes.

tights (n pl)

* a pair of tights

till (conj & prep)

* to wait till the end
(prep)

+ till he comes (conj)
time (n)

* What time is it?

* It took along time.

+ the last time

+ \s ittime yet?

+ Four times five i
twenty.

timetable (n)
tin (n)

* atin of peas

* made of tin
tin-opener (n)

tiny (adj)

tip (n)

+ the tip of the pencil
* a tip for the waitress
tired (adj)

title (n)

to (prep)

toast (n)

* toast for breakfast
today (adv & n)

toe (n)

together (adv)

toilet (n)

tomato (n)
tomorrow (adv & n)
ton(ne) (n)

tongue (n)

tonight (adv & n)
too (adv)

* I've been there, too.
* It's too heavy to lift.
tool (n)

tooth/teeth (n)
toothache (n)
toothbrush (n)
toothpaste (n)

top (n)

* top of the class

* at the top of his voice
topic (n)

total (adj & n)

touch (v)

tour (n & v)

tourism (n)

tourist (n)

toward(s) (prep)
towel (n)

tower (n)

U

ugly (adj)

umbrella (n)

unable (adj)

uncle (n)

under (prep)

* under the bed

* under £10.00
underground (adj & n)

* underground trains (adj)

town (n)

toy (n)

track (n)

* a race track
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track suit (n)
trade (n)
traditional (adj)
traffic (n)

traffic jam (n)
traffic light(s) (n)
train (n & v)

* to travel by train
* to train in a skill
trainers (n pl)

* a pair of trainers
tram (n)

transfer (v)
translate (v)
translation (n)
transport (n & v)
travel (v)

travel agent (n)
traveller's cheque (n)
tree (n)

trip (n)

* a weekend trip
trouble (n)
trousers (n pl)

truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng:

lorry)

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 (v)

* to travel by
underground (n)
underpants (n)
understand (v)
uniform (n)
universe (n)
university (n)
unleaded (adj)
unless (conj)

until (prep & conj)

* to try on shoes
T-shirt (n)

tube (n)

* a tube of toothpaste
tune (n)

tunnel (n)

turkey (n)

turn (n & v)

* to turn your head (v)
* to turn the page (v)

+ It's my turn. (n)

* The wheels began to
turn. (v)

turn down (phr v)

* Could you turn down
the music?

turn into (phr v)

* The water had turned
into ice.

turn off (phr v)

* She turned off the
engine.

turn on (phr v)

* Can you turn on the
Tv?

turn out (phr v)

* He turned out the lights.
turn up (phr v)

* Turn up the radio - | can
hardly hear it.

turning (n)

* the first tunning on the
left

twice (adv)

twin (n)

type (n & v)

* a type of person (n)

* to type a letter (v)
typical (adj)

tyre (n)

up (adv & prep)

* to walk up the hill (prep)
* Are you up yet? (awake
and dressed)

(adv)

* Lift your head up. (adv)

* Speak up, please. (adv)
up-to (prep phr)

* up to six peopl

up to date (preg phr)
update (n & v)
upon (prep)
upset (adj)
upstairs (adv)
urgent (adj)
us (pron)

use (n & v)

V

valley (n)

value (n)

van (n)

vanilla (n)

variety (n)

various (adj)

vase (n)

veal (n)

vegetable (n & adj)
vegetarian (n & adj)

WwW

wage(s) (n)

wait (n & v)

waiter (n)
waiting-room (n)
waitress (n)

wake (up) (v)

walk (n & v)

wall (n)

wallet (n)

want (v)

war (n)

ward (n)

warm (adj)

warn (v)

wash (n & v)
wash-basin (n)

wash up (v)

washing machine (n)
washing up (n)

* to do the washing up
waste (adj & v)
wastepaper basket (n)
watch (n & v)

* My watch keeps good
time. (n)

* | watched TV last night.

(v)

water (n & v)
waterfall (n)

wave (n & v)

* waves at sea

* to wave goodbye
way (n)

* Can you use a
computer? (v)

* It's for the use of
teachers only. (n)

* Is this any use to you?

(n)

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vehicle (n)

very (adv)

venue (n)

victim (n)

victory (n)

video (n & v)
video recorder (n)
videotape (n)
view (n)

* a beautiful view

«Is this the way?

* the wrong way

* a long way

* to stand in the way

* That's the way to do it.
* way Of life

* way in, way out

WC (n)

we (pron)

weak (adj)

* to feel weak

* a weak excuse

wear (v)

* to wear a dress
wear off (phr v)

* Has the pain worn off
yet?

wear out (phr v & adj)
+ You'll wear out those
shoes. (v)

weather (n)

web (n)

website (n)

wedding (n)

week (n)

weekday (n)

weekend (n)

weekly (adj & adv)

* a weekly magazine
(adj)

* to phone home twice
weekly (adv)

weigh (v)

used to (v)

* | used to cycle a lot
when | was

younger.

usual (adj)

village (n)
violin (n)

visa (n)

visit (n & v)
visitor (n)
vocabulary (n)
voice (n)
volleyball (n)
vote (n & v)
voyage (n)

weight (n)

welcome (n & v)

* a warm welcome (n)
* Welcome to London! (v)
welfare (n)

well (adj, adv & int)

+ I'm very well, thanks.
(adj)

* to behave very well
(adv)

* Shake the bottle well.
(adv)

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* Well, here we are. (int)
Well done! (int)

well known (adv)
well-known (adj)

well made (adv)
well-made (adj)

west (adj, adv & n)
wet (adj)

- wet clothes

+ wet weather

whale (n)

what (pron)

whatever (pron & det)
wheel (n & v)
wheelchair (n)

when (adv)

whenever (adv & conj)
where (adv)

wherever (adv & conj)
whether (conj)
which (pron & det)
whichever (pron & det)
while, whilst (conj)
white (adj)

who, whom (pron)
whoever (pron)
whole (adj & n)
whose (pron)

why (adv)

wide (adj & adv)

* a wide road (adj)

+ with his mouth wide
open (adv)

* to feel wide awake
(adv)

width (n)

wife (n)

wild (adj)

wildlife (n)

win (n & v)

wind (n)

* A strong wind was
blowing. (n)

wind (v)

Y

year (n)
yearly (adj & adv)
yellow (adj)

yes (int)
yesterday (adv & n)

Z

zebra (n)
zero (n)

Appendix 1
Word sets

* Wind up the car
windows. (v)
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n)
wing (n)

* a bird's wing

* the wing of an
aeroplane

wire (n)

* an electrical wire
* a wire fence
wise (adj)

wish (n & v)

with (prep)

within (adv & prep)
without (prep)
witness (n & v)
woman (n)
wonder (v)

* | wonder what he said.

wonderful (adj)
wood (n)

* to be made of wood
+ in a large wood

yet (adv)

you (pron)

you know (int)
young (adj & n)
your (det)

zone (n)
zoo (n)

wooden (adj)

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)
working hours (n pl)
world (n)

worry (n & v)

worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)

wound (n & v)

wrap (up) (v)

* to wrap (up) a parcel
write (v)

write out (phr v)

* Please write out your
name in full.

wrong (adj)

yours (pron)
yourself (pron)
youth (n)

In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, PET and PET for Schools candidates

are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc.
Ordinal numbers

first, second, third, fourth, etc.

Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Months of the year
January, February, etc.
Seasons of the year

spring, summer, autumn, winter

Countries, languages and nationalities
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.
Continents

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.

Appendix 2

Affixes

The words in the alphabetical list may be extended by the use of one or more of these
affixes:

mini- with nouns, sometimes without a hyphen, e.g. minibus, mini-tour
non- with nouns and adjectives, e.g. non-essential

re- with verbs and their related nouns, usually without a hyphen,

e.g. rename, renaming

self- with nouns and adjectives, e.g. se/f-importance, self-confident
un- negative prefix, e.g. unsafe

-able with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. affordable

-ed (-d) with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. limited, used

-er (-r) with verbs, to form nouns, e.g. teacher, advertiser, shopper, also
comparative forms, e.g. brighter

-ese for nationalities/Ianguages, e.g. Japanese

-ess referring to a woman or female animal, e.g. princess, lioness

N.B. it is less common to refer to women in this way nowadays,
and usually safer to use the ‘standard’ form e.g. actor, author

-est superlative forms, e.g. tallest

-ful with nouns, for amount contained, e.g. spoonful; with nouns to form
adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, e.g. painful, peaceful
-ing with verbs, for activity or state, e.g. reading, frightening

-ish for nationalities or languages, e.g. Swedish; with nouns to form
adjectives, e.g. childish

-ist with nouns, for occupations, e.g. novelist, guitarist

-less with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. breathless

-ly with adjectives to form adverbs, e.g. seriously, with nouns to form
adjectives, e.g. friendly

-ment with verbs to form nouns, e.g. enjoyment

-or with verbs to form nouns, for people, e.g. inventor

-y with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. hairy, sunny

Appendix 3

Topic Lists

Clothes and Accessories

backpack dry cleaning hat

belt earring jacket
blouse fashion jeans
boot fasten jewellery
button fit (v) knit

cap fold (v) laundry
cloth glasses leather
(rain) coat glove lipstick
collar go with (phr v) make-up
cotton handbag match (v)
dress handkerchief material
old-fashioned shorts
(adj) silk

pants size
pattern skirt
perfume sleeve(less)
plastic socks
pocket suit
pullover sweater
put on sweatshirt
pyjamas swimming
raincoat costume
shirt take off
shoe tie
Colours

(dark/light/pale) green
black grey

blue orange
brown pink

gold purple
Communications and Technology
access electronic(s)
address email
airmail engaged
by post enter
calculator envelope
call (v) equipment
call back fax

CD (player) hang up
CD-Rom he

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