Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List are:

abbrev abbreviation or acronym mv n modal verb

adj adjective phrv noun
adv adverb pi phrasal verb
av auxiliary verb prep plural preposition
Am Eng American English prep phr prepositional
phrase
Br Eng British English pron pronoun
conj det conjunction sing singular
exclam determiner v verb
exclamation

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A
a/an activity (n) agency
(det) actor (n) (n) ago
ability actress (n) (adv)
(n) actually agree (v)
able (adv) ahead
(adj)  She seems a bit strict at (adv) aim
 be able to first, but she's actually (n & v) air
about (adv & very nice. (n)
prep)  Are you actually going to air conditioning
 about 500 students (adv) take the job? (n) air force (n)
 The film is about a small ad (advertisement) airline (n)
boy. (prep) (n) add (v) airport (n)
above (adj, adv & prep) addition (n) alarm (n)
abroad (adv)  in alarm clock
absent (adj) addition (n) album
absolutely address (n) (n) alike
(adv) admire (v) (adv) alive
 The movie was admission (adj)
absolutely awful. (n) all (adj, adv, det & pron)
accent(n)  charges/cost/pri all right/alright (adj,adv &
 She has a beautiful ce admit (v) exclam) allow (v)
French accent. adult (adj & almost (adv)
accept n) advance alone (adv &
(v) (n) adj)
access  book in along (adv &
(n) advance advanced prep) aloud
 disabled access (adj) advantage (adv) alphabet
 internet access (n) adventure (n) (n) already
accident (n) advert (n) (adv)
accommodation (n) advertise (v) also (adv)
accompany (v) advertisement although
according to (prep (n) advice (n) (conj)
phr) account (n) advise (v) altogether
accountant aeroplane (adv) always
(n) accurate (n) afford (adv)
(adj) ache (n) (v) afraid a.m (adv)
achieve (v) (adj) amazed
across (adv & after (adv,conj & (adj)
prep) act (n & v) prep) afternoon (n) amazing
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 in the second act (of the afterwards (adv) (adj)
play) (n) again (adv) ambition (n)
 to act in a play (v) against (prep) ambulance
 to act strangely age (n) (n)
(v) action (n) aged(a among (amongst)
active (adj) dj) (prep) amount (n)
amusing
(adj) an
(det)
ancient
(adj)

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and (conj) apply (v) at all (prep
angry (adj) appointment phr) at first
animal (n) (n) approach (prep phr)
ankle (n) (v) approve athlete (n)
anniversary (v) architect athletics (n)
(n) (n) at last (prep
announce architecture phr) at least
(v) (n) area (n) (prep phr)
announcement (n) argue (v) atmosphere (n)
annoy (v) argument (n) at once (prep phr)
annual (adj) arm (n) at present (prep phr)
another (det & armchair (n) attach (v)
pron) answer (n & army (n) attack (n & v)
v) answerphone around (adv & attempt (v)
(n) ant (n) prep) arrange (v) attend (v)
antique (adj & arrangement (n) attention (n)
n) anxious arrest (v) at the same time (prep phr)
(adj) any (det arrival attitude (n)
& pron) (n) arrive attract (v)
anybody (v) art attraction
(pron) (n) (n)
anymore (adv) article attractive
anyone (pron) (n) artist (adj)
anything (n) audience
(pron) anyway as (conj & (n) aunt (n)
(adv) prep) ashamed author (n)
anywhere (adj) ask (v) autumn (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
(adv) apart asleep fall)
(adv) (adj) available (adj)
apart from (adv) aspirin average (adj &
apartment (n) (n) n) avoid (v)
apartment building assistant( awake (adj)
(n) apologize (v) n) away (adv)
apology (n) as well (as) (prep & awful (adj)
appear (v) adv) at (prep)
appearance at I@ (n)
(n) apple (n) • My email address is
application (n) david@cambridgeenglish.o
rg
B
baby (n) bathtub (n) between (prep & adv)
babysit (v) battery beyond (prep & adv)
babysitter (n) battle bicycle (n)
(n) (n) bay big
back (adv, adj & (n) (adj)
n) background be (av & v) bike (n)
(n) backpack (n) beach (n) bill (n)
backpacker(n) bean (n) • electricity
backpacking (n) bear(n) bill bin (n)
backwards (adv) beard (n) biography
bad (adj) beat (v) (n) biology
badly (adv) beautiful (n) bird (n)
badminton (adj) birth (n)
(n) bag (n) beauty (n) birthday
baggage because (conj) (n) biscuit
(n) bake (v) because of (prep (n) bit (n)
baker (n) phr) become (v) bite (v)
balcony (n) bed (n) bitter
bald (adj) bedroom (adj)
ball (n) (n) bee black (adj &
ballet (n) (n) beef n)
balloon (n) blackboard
(n) before (prep,adv & conj) (n) blame
banana begin (v) (v) blank
(n) band beginner (n) (adj)
(n) beginning (n) • a blank piece of
bandage behave (v) paper blanket (n)
(n) bank behaviour (n) bleed (v)
(n) behind (prep & blind
bank account (n) adv) believe (v) (adj)
banking (n) bell(n) block (n)
bar (n) belong • Shall we walk round
barbecue (n & (v) the block?
v) baseball (n) below (adv & prep) blog (n)
base on (phr belt (n) beneath blogger (n)
v) basic (adj) (prep) benefit (n) blond(e)
basin (n) be over (phr v) (adj) blood
basket (n) • The game is over- you're (n) blouse
basketball too late! (n) blow (v)
(n) bat (n) beside (adv & blue (adj & n)
bath (n & v) prep) besides board (n & v)
bathing suit (n) (prep) best (adj board game (n)
bathroom (n) & adv) boarding pass
better (adj & adv) (n)
boat (n)
body (n) boy (n) brush (n &
boil (v) boyfriend v) bucket
boiled (n) (n) bug (n)
(adj) bracelet build (v)
bold (n) brain building (n)
(adj) (n) brake bulb (n)
bomb (n & (n & v) • light
v) bone (n) branch (n) bulb bull
book (n & brand new (n) bunch
v) (adj) brave (n)
bookcase (adj) bread • a bunch of flowers
(n) (n) • a great bunch of
booking break (n & v) friends burger (n)
(n) break down (phr v) burn (v)
• I have a booking for • The car has broken burning
the 19th. down. breakfast (n) (adj) bury
booking office break in (phr v) (v)
(n) bookshelf • Someone broke in and bus (n)
(n) stole the computer. business
bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: break up (phr v) (n)
bookstore) • When does school businessman (n)
bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: break up? businesswoman (n)
bookshop) • The pop group has bus station (n)
boot (n) broken up. bus stop
• a pair of boots breath (n) (n) busy
• the boot of the car (Am breathe (adj)
Eng: trunk) (v) breeze but (conj & prep)
border (n) (n) bride butcher (n)
bored (n) bridge butter (n)
(adj) (n) brief butterfly
boring (adj) (n)
(adj) born bright button
(adj) (adj) (n) buy
borrow (v) brilliant (v) buyer
boss (n) (adj) bring (n) by
both (pron & (v) (prep)
det) bother (v) bring up (phr v) by accident (prep phr)
• Sorry to bother you, can • She was brought bye (exclam)
you tell me the time? up in London. by hand (prep phr)
• My job's hard but broad (adj) by mistake (prep
that doesn't bother broccoli(n) phr) by name (prep
 me. brochure phr)
• 'Sorry I'm late, I'll do it (n) broken
now.' 'Don't bother!' (adj)
bottle (n) brother (n)
bottom (adj & brown (adj & n)
n) bowl (n)
box (n)
C
cab (n) card (n) cattle
cabbage • birthday card (n)
(n) cabin • credit card cave
(n) cabinet • card game (n) CD
(n) cable cardboard (adj & (n)
(n) n) care (n & v) CD player
cafe/cafe • take care of someone (n) (n) CD-Rom
(n) • to care (about/for) (n) ceiling
cafeteria someone/something (n)
(n) cage (v) celebrate
(n) cake career (n) (v)
(n) careful celebration
calculator (adj) (n) celebrity
(n) carefully (n) cell
calendar (ad) phone (n)
(n) calf (n) careless cent (n)
call (n & v) (adj) centimetre I centimeter (em) (n)
call for (phr car park (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: central (adj)
v) parking lot) central heating
• I'll call for you at carpet (n)
7. call in (phr v) (n) centre/center
• She called in to see a carrot (n) century (n)
friend. calm (adj) (n) cereal (n)
camel (n) carry ceremony (n)
camera (n) (v) certain (adj)
camp (n & carry on (phr v) certainly (not)
v) camping • He carried on (adv) certificate
(n) walking despite the (n)
campsite rain. chain (n)
(n) can (n & carry out (phr v) chair (n)
mv) canal • She carried out the plan challenge
(n) cancel according to the (n)
(v) instructions. challenging
candidate cartoon (adj) champion
(n) candle (n) case (n)
(n) candy (n) championship
(n) canteen • Would you like me to (n) chance (n)
(n) cap (n) carry your case? change (n & v)
capital (adj & n) • I'll make an exception in changing room
 this case. (n) channel (n)
• capital city
cash (n) chapter (n)
• capital letter
cashpoint character (n)
• the capital of
(n) castle charge (n & v)
Italy captain (n)
(n) casual charity (n)
car(n)
(adj) charming (adj)
• casual chat (n)
clothes cat (n) chatroom (n)
catch (v)
cathedral (n)
chat show (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: • first class, second comb (n & v)
talk show) class classical (adj) come (v)
cheap (adj)  classical comedy (n)
cheat (v) music classmate come on (phr
check (n & (n) classroom v)
v) (n) clean (adj & • Come on or we'll miss
check in (phr v) v) cleaner (n) the bus.
• They checked in to a clear (adj & comfort (n)
hotel. check-in (n) v) clearly comfortable
• Your keys are at the (adv) clever (adj) comic
check- in desk. (adj) click (adj & n)
check out (phr v) (n & v) cliff comma (n)
• He checked out of the (n) climate common (adj)
hotel at the end of his (n) climb • a common surname
stay. (v) climbing • have something in
checkout (n) (n) clinic common communicate (v)
cheek(n) (n) clock communication (n)
cheerful (adj) (n) company (n)
cheers! close (adj, adv & v) compare (v)
(exclam) closed (adj) compete (v)
cheese (n) clothes (n competition (n)
chef (n) pi) cloud competitor (n)
chemist (n) cloudy complain (v)
(n) (adj) complaint (n)
chemistry clown (n) complete (adj &
(n) cheque club (n) v) complicated
(n) • to join a (adj) composition
chess(n) club coach (n) (n) computer (n)
chest of drawers (n) coast (n) concentrate (v)
chicken (n) coat (n) concert (n)
child (n) coconut conclusion (n)
childhood (n) cod condition (n)
(n) chilli (n) (n) • in good
chin coffee condition
(n) (n) coin conference (n)
chip (n) cola confident (adj)
(n) (n) confirm(v)
• I love fish and cold (adj & n) confused
chips. chocolate (n) collar(n) (adj)
choice colleague (n) confusing
(n) collect (v) (adj)
choose collection (n) congratulations! (exclam)
(v) college (n) connect (v)
cinema colour (n & v) connection
(n) circle colourful (adj) (n) consider
(n) (v)
circus
(n) city
(n) clap
(v) class
(n)
• language class
consist (v) could (mv) crossroads
consonant count (v) (n) crowd (n)
(n) contact country (n) crowded
(n & v) countryside (adj) cruel
contain (v) (n) couple (n) (adj) cruise
contents (n) courage (n) (n)
contest (n) course (n) cry (n & v)
continent • English course cucumber
(n) continue • main course (n) cultural
(v) contract • of course (adj)
(n) control (exclam) court (n) culture (n)
(n & v) • law court cup (n)
• a remote control • tennis cupboard
• Control your court cousin (n) cure (n
dog! convenient (n) cover (n & & v)
(adj) conversation v) cow (n) curious
(n) convince (v) crash (n & v) (adj)
cook (n & crazy (adj) curiously (adv)
v) cooker cream (adj & • 'Why?' she asked
(n) n) create (v) him curiously.
cookie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: creative (adj) curly (adj)
biscuit) creature (n) currency (n)
cooking (n) credit (n) curriculum
cool (adj, exclam & v) credit card (n) curry (n)
copy (n & v) (n) crew (n) curtain (n)
corn (n) • cabin cushion (n)
corner (n) crew cricket custom (n)
correct (n) crime (n) customer
(adj) criminal (n) (n) customs
correction crop (n) (n pi) cut (n
(n) cost (n cross (n & & v) cute
& v) v) crossing (adj)
costume (n) cut up (phr v)
(n) • pedestrian • She cut up the cake
• I forgot my crossing cross out into small pieces.
swimming (phr v) CV (Curriculum Vitae) (n)
costume. • Cross it out and write it cycle (n & v)
• national costume again. cycling (n)
• a Halloween cyclist (n)
costume cosy (adj)
cottage (n)
cotton (n)
cough (n & v)
D
dad (n) delete (v) diet (n)
daily (adj & delicious (adj) difference (n) different (adj)
adv) damage delighted difficult (adj) difficulty (n) dig (v)
(n & v) (adj) deliver digital (adj) digital camera (n) dining
damaged (adj) (v) delivery room (n) dinner (n) dinosaur (n)
dance (n & v) (n) demand diploma (n)
dancer (n) (n & v) dentist direct (adj & v) direction (n) directly
dancing (n) (n) depart (v) (adv) director (n) dirt (n)
danger (n) department dirty (adj) disabled (adj) disadvantage
dangerous (n) (n) disagree (v) disappear (v) disappoint
(adj) dark (adj department store (n) (v) disappointed (adj)
& n) date (n & departure (n) disappointing (adj) disappointment (n)
v) depend (on/upon) (v & phr v) disc/disk (n)
• today's date • It depends on what you • compact disc/CO
(n) daughter (n) want to do. • hard disk
day (n) deposit (n) • floppy disk disc jockey (OJ) (n)
dead(adj) • pay a disco(theque) (n) discount (n) discover
deaf (adj) deposit (v) discuss (v) discussion (n) disease (n)
deal (v) depressed (adj) disgusting (adj) dish (n)
deal with (sth) (phr v) depth (n)
• I've had some • the depth of the
problems to deal with. water describe (v)
dear (adj & exclam) description
• too dear to buy (adj) (n) desert
• Dear Sir (adj) (n) deserve
• Oh dear! (v) design (n
(exclam) death (n) & v)
decide (v) designer (n)
decision (n) desk (n)
declare (v) despite
decorate (v) (prep)
decrease (n & dessert (n)
v) deep (adj & destination
adv) defeat (n (n)
& v) defence destroy (v)
(n) defend (v) detail (n)
definitely (adv) detective (n)
degree (n) develop (v)
• 90 degrees development (n)
• a degree in diagram (n)
 dial
maths delay (n & v)
(v)
diary
(n)
dictionary (n)
die (v)
dishwasher double (adj & det) drop (n & v)
(n) disk (n) doubt (n) drugstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br
dislike (v) down (adv & prep) Eng: chemist)
display (n & download (n & v) drum (n)
v) distance downstairs (adj & dry (adj & v)
(n) district adv) dozen (det & n) duck (n)
(n) disturb Dr (n) due(adj)
(v) dive (v) drag (v) • The next bus is due in
diver (n) • Just drag and drop the five minutes.
divide file into the trash can. due to (prep phr)
(v) drama dull (adj)
diving (n) during (prep)
(n) draw dust (n)
OJ (disc jockey) (v) dustbin (n) (Br Eng)
(n) do (av & v) • to draw a picture of (Am Eng:trash can)
doctor I Dr (n) someone or dusty
document (n) something (adj)
documentary • to draw the curtains duty (n)
(n) dog (n) • to draw duty-free (adj & n)
doll (n) near drawer duvet (n)
dollar (n) drawing (n) DVD (n)
(n) dream (n & v) DVD player (n)
dolphin dress (n & v)
(n) dressed (adj)
donkey drink (n & v)
(n) door drive (n & v)
(n) dot driver (n)
(n) driving licence (n)
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each (det & pron) employ (v) escape (v)
ear(n) employee (n) especially
earache (n) employer (n) (adv) essay (n)
early (adj & employment essential (adj)
adv) earn (v) (n) empty (adj) euro (n)
earring (n) encourage (v) even (adv)
earth (n) end (n & v) • He couldn't even do
east (adj,adv & ending (n) that. evening (n)
n) eastern (adj) end up (phr v) event(n)
easily (adv) • He plans to end up ever
easy(adj) working in Australia. (adv)
easygoing (adj) enemy (n) every
eat (v) energy (n) (det)
economics (n) • Team sports take a everybody
edge (n) lot of time and (pron)
education (n) energy. everyone
effect (n) • In our house we try to (pron)
efficient (adj) save energy. everything
effort (n) engaged(adj) (pron)
egg (n) • to be engaged to someone everywhere
either (adv, det & pron) • The phone was (adv) exact
elbow (n) engaged. engine (n) (adj) exactly
elder (adj) engineer (n) (adv)
elderly (adj) engineering examination/exam
election (n) (n) enjoy (v) (n) examiner (n)
electric (adj) enormous example (n)
electrical (adj) (adj) excellent (adj)
electricity (n) enough (adv, det & pron) except (prep, conj)
electronic enquiry (n) exchange (n)
(adj) enter (v) • an exchange visit
elementary entertain (v) • in exchange
(adj) elephant entertainment for exchange (v)
(n) (n) entrance exchange rate (n)
elevator (n) (Am Eng) (Br (n) entry (n) excited (adj)
Eng: lift) envelope (n) excitement (n)
else (adv) environment exciting (adj)
email (n & (n) excuse (n & v)
v) environmental exercise (n & v)
embarrassed (adj) equal (adj) exhausted (adj)
(adj) equipment (n) exhibition (n)
embarrassing eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br exist
(adj) embassy Eng: rubber) (v) exit
(n) (n)
emergency (n) expect
(v)
expedition (n)
expensive (adj)
experience (n) explode extraordinary
experienced (v) (adj) extremely
(adj) explore (adv) extreme
experiment (n) (v) sport (n) eye (n)
expert (n) explorer
explain (v) (n)
explanation (n) • This book's about
famous explorers.
extra (adj, adv & n)

F
face (n) farm (n) fight (n &
• a sad look on his farmer v) figure
face face to face (adv) (n) (n) file
face-to-face (adj) farming (n)
facilities (n pi) (n) • Click here to open the file.
• The hotel has fashion • school
excellent facilities. (n) files fill (v)
fact (n) fashionable (adj) fill in (phr v)
factory (n) fast (adj & adv) • You need to fill in a
fail (v) fasten (v) form. fill up (phr v)
fair (adj & fast food • He filled up the car
n) fairly (n) fat (adj) with petrol.
(adv) fall father (n) film (n & v)
(n & v) fault (n) film maker
• in the fall (n) Am Eng) favour (n) (n) film star
(Br Eng: autumn) favourite (adj & final (adj &
• a fall in the price (n) n) fax (v) n) finally
• he fell and hurt his leg fear (n) (adv)
(v) false (adj) fee (n) financial
familiar (with) (adj) feed (v) (adj) find
family (n) feel (v) (v)
famous (adj) feeling find out (phr v)
fan (n) (n) feel • I must find out when
fancy (v) like (v) he's arriving.
• Do you fancy going • to feel like doing fine (adj &
out tonight? something female (adj) n) finger (n)
fantastic (adj) ferry (n) finish (n &
far (adv) festival v) fire (n)
fare (n) (n) fetch firefighter
• The return fare is £26. (v) fever (n)
(n) firework (n)
few (adj, det & pon) • a firework display
fiction (n)
field (n)
firm (n) fond (adj) fresh (adj)
• a good firm to work • to be fond of fridge (n)
for first (adj & adv) something/someo fried (adj)
• first prize (adj) ne friend (n)
• first of all food (n) friendly
(adv) first name fool (n) (adj)
(n) foot (n) friendship
fish (n & football (n) frighten
v) fishing (n) (v)
(n) fit footballer frightened
(adj & v) (n) for (adj)
• keep fit (adj) (prep) frightening
• These shoes don't fit. forbidden (adj) frog (n)
(v) fitness (n) (adj) from (prep)
fix (v) forecast (n) front (adj &
flag foreign (adj) n) frozen
(n) foreigner (n) (adj) fruit
flat (adj & forest (n) (n)
n) flavour forever fry (v)
(n) flight (adv) forget frying pan
(n) float (v) forgive (n) fuel (n)
(v) flood (v) full (adj)
(n & v) fork (n) full stop
floor (n) form (n) (n)
flour (n) former full time
flow (v) (adj) (adv) full-
flower (n) fortnight time (adj)
flu (n) (n) fully (adv)
flute fortunately fun (adj &
(n) fly (adv) n) funny
(n & v) forward(s) (adj)
fog (n) (adv) fountain • a funny story
(amusing)
foggy (n) frame (n)
• a funny thing
(adj) free (adj &
happened (strange)
fold (v) adv) freeze
fur (n)
folk (adj & n) (v) freezer (n)
furniture
follow (v) freezing (adj)
following (adj) (n)
French fries (n) (Am Eng) (Br
further (adv &
Eng:chips)
frequent (adj) adj) furthest
(adj)
future (adj & n)
G
gain (v) get in (phr v) give up (phr v)
 gain • Can you get in through • Has David given up
experience gallery the window? playing tennis?
(n) get off (phr v) give way (phr v)
 an art  We get off at the next • You must give way to
gallery game stop. get on (phr v) traffic at a roundabout
(n) • Get your coat on and then glad (adj)
gap (n) we can leave. glance (v)
garage  How are you getting on glass (n)
(n) now? get on (with) (phr v) glasses (n
garden  She got on with her work. pi)
game • I'm getting on well global warming
(n) gap with French. (n) glove (n)
(n)  Do you get on well with go (v)
garage Sam? get rid of (phr v) goal
(n) • Have you got rid of those (n)
garden old documents? goalkeeper (n)
(n) get up (phr v) goat (n)
garlic • What time do you get go for (phr v)
(n) up in the morning? He went for the job
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: giant The dog went for the
petrol) gas station (n) (Am (adj) gift man. gold (adj & n)
Eng) (Br Eng: petrol station) (n) giraffe golden
gate (n) (n) girl (n) (adj) golf
general (adj) girlfriend (n) good
generally (n) give (adj)
(adv) (v)  The film was very good.
• 1 generally get home give back (phr v)  to be good at
about 7.00. • Give me back this book maths good afternoon
generation on Tuesday, please. (exclam) good-looking
(n) give in (phr v) (adj)
generous • Have you given in good morning
(adj) gentle your homework yet? (exclam) go off (phr
(adj) • Do you give in? Shall I v)
geography tell you now?  They went off to Australia.
(n) get (v) give out (phr v)  Suddenly the lights went
get along (with) (v & phr v) • Will you give out off. go on (phr v)
• How do you get along these papers for • The meeting went on until
with Harry? me, please? six o'clock.
get back (phr v)  What's going on?
 • When did you get back
from New York?
get down (phr v)
• Get down at once!
• Did you get all the
notes down?
get fit (v)
go out (phr v) granddaughter grocery store (n) (Am Eng)
• Are you going out (n) grandfather groom (n)
this evening? (n) grandma (n) ground (n)
 The fire has gone out. grandmother (n) group (n)
 Is Barbara still going out grandpa (n) grow (v)
with Thomas, or have they grandparent (n) grow up (phr v)
broken up? grandson (n)  Children grow up
gorgeous (adj) granny (n) fast. guard (n)
government (n) grant (n) guess (n &
go (with/together) (phr v) • He was given a grant to v) guest (n)
• Your tie doesn't go with study in Australia. (n) guest-house
your shirt. grape (n) (n) guide (n &
• Your tie and shirt don't graphics (n v) guidebook
go together. pi) grass (n) (n) guilty
grab (v) grateful (adj) (adj) guitar
• He grabbed my bag and great (adj) (n) guitarist
ran away. green (adj & (n) gum (n)
grade (n) n) greet (v)  chewing
graduation (n) greeting (n) gum gun (n)
gram(me) (n) grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: guy (n)
grammar (n) gray) gym (n)
grandchild (n) grill (n & v) gymnastics
grand(d)ad (n) grilled (adj) (n)
H
habit hate (v) hide (v)
(n) hair have (av & high (adj & adv)
(n) v) hill (n)
haircut have got to him (pron)
(n) (mv) have to himself
hairdresser (mv) (pron) hip
(n) he (pron) hop (n) hire
hairdryer head (n) (v & n)
(n) • to hit one's head (n) • to hire a boat (v)
half (adv, det, n & • the head of the company • for hire
(n)
pron) half-price (adj) (n) his (det &
• the head of the school
hall (n) pron) historic
(n) headache (n)
hand (n & (adj) historical
headline (n)
v) (adj) history
headteacher
handbag (n)
(n) health (n)
(n) hit (n & v)
healthy (adj)
hand-held • The song was a great hit. (n)
hear (v)
(adj) hand in • to hit the ball
heart (n)
(phr v) (v) hitchhike (v)
heat (n)
• Please hand in the hobby (n)
heating
answer sheet when hockey(n)
(n) heater
you've finished. hold (v)
(n)
handkerchief hold up (phr v)
heavy(adj
(n) handle (v) • He was held up in the
) heel (n)
hand out (phr v) heavy traffic for over two
• I can't walk in high
• Hand out the books hours.
heels. height (n)
please, Tom. hole (n)
helicopter
handsome holiday (n)
(n) hello
(adj) home (adv & n)
(exclam)
handwriting homepage (n)
helmet (n)
(n) hang (v) homework (n)
help (n & v)
• to hang a honest (adj)
her (det &
picture hang out honestly (adv)
pron) herb (n)
(phr v) • I honestly don't know
here
• to hang out with where she is.
(adv)
friends hang up (phr v) honey (n)
hero (n)
• She hung up at the end of honeymoon (n)
heroine
the phone call. hope (n & v)
(n)
happen (v) hopeful (adj)
• The heroine of this story
happy (adj) hopefully (adv)
happily is a young schoolgirl. • Hopefully the journey won't
(adv) hers (pron) take long
happiness herself
(n) harbour (pron) hey
(n) (exclam) hi
hard (adj & (exclam)
adv) hardly hidden (adj)
(adv)
• hardly any time
• He could hardly
wait. hardware (n)
hat (n)
hopeless (adj) hotel (n) human (adj
• a hopeless hour (n) & n) humid
situation horrible (adj) house (n) (adj) hunger
horror (adj) housewife (n) (n) hungry
• a horror housework (adj) hunt (v)
movie horse (n) (n) how (adv) hurry (n & v)
hospital however hurt (adj &
(n) (adv) how v) husband
hostel much (adv) (n) hut (n)
(n) hot hug (n & v)
(adj) huge(adj)

I
I (pron) in advance (prep phr) ink (n)
ice (n) inch (n) in love (prep
ice cream include (v) phr) in pencil
(n) ice including (prep) (prep phr) in
hockey (n) incorrect (adj) order (prep phr)
ice skating increase (v) in order to (prep phr)
(n) icy (adj) incredible (adj) inquiry (n)
ID (n) indeed (adv) insect (n)
ID card independent inside (adv & prep)
(n) idea (adj) individual insist (v)
(n) (adj) indoor install (v)
identification (n) (adj) indoors instance (n)
identity card (ID) (adv) industry • for
(n) if (conj) (n) instance
ill (adj) in fact (prep instead (of)
illness phr) inform (v) (adv)
(n) information (n) • There were no lemons
imagination (n) in front of (prep phr) so I got oranges
imagine (v) ingredient (n) instead.
immediately (adv) • I always use fresh • Can you come on
immigration (n) ingredients in half (prep Monday instead of
importance (n) phr) in ink (prep phr) Tuesday?
important (adj) initial (n) instructions (n pi)
impossible (adj) • His initials are instructor (n)
improve (v) J.B.H. injure (v) instrument (n)
improvement (n) • musical
in (adv & prep) instrument intelligent
(adj)
intend (v)
• to intend to do something
interest (n & v) in the end (prep involve (v)
interested (adj) phr) in time (prep iron (n & v)
interesting (adj) phr) into (prep) ironing (n)
intermediate introduce (v) island (n)
(adj) introduction issue (n)
international (n) in two IT (Information Technology)
(adj) internet (n) (prep phr) (n) it (pron)
interrupt (v) invent (v) item
interval (n) invention (n) (n) its
• an interval in a play invitation (n) (det)
interview (n & v) invite (v) itself (pron)

J
jacket (n) jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am journey (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: Eng:jewelry) judge (n & v)
prison) jam (n) job (n) jug (n)
• strawberry jam jog juice (n)
• traffic (v) jump (n &
jam jar (n) joggi v) jumper
jazz (n) ng (n) jungle
jealous join (n) just
(adj) jeans (v) (adv)
(n pi) jet • The rivers join there.
(n) • to join the army
• to go by jet (plane) • to join (in) a
game joke (n & v)
journalist (n)
K
kangaroo keyboard (n) kite (n)
(n) keen • computer keyboard kitten (n)
(adj) • keyboard knife (n)
• He's keen on cycling. music kick (n & v) knit (v)
• to be keen to do kid (n) knock
something keep (v) • We're taking the (v)
keeper (n) kids camping. knock down (phr v)
keep in (phr kill (v) • He was knocked down
v) kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) by the car as he
• She kept the children in (Am Eng: kilogram) stepped into the road.
as it was so cold. kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am know (v)
keep on (phr v) Eng: kilometer) knowledge
• He kept on kind (adj & (n) knee (n)
talking. keep up (phr n) king (n)
v) kiss (n &
• Keep up the good v) kit (n)
work! kettle (n) kitchen (n)
key (n)
• key to a lock
• key to success

L
label (n) later (adj & least (adj & adv)
laboratory (lab) adv) latest • the least amount (adj)
(n) lack (n) (adj) laugh (n • at least
ladder & v) law (n) (adv) leather
(n) lady lawyer (n) (n)
(n) lake lay (v) leave (v)
(n) lamb • lay the lecture (n)
(n) lamp table lazy left (n, adj &
(n) land (adj) adv) left-hand
(n & v) lead (v) (adj) leg (n)
landscape (n) • to lead someone by leisure (n)
language (n) the hand lemon (n)
laptop (computer) • Where does this road lemonade
(n) large (adj) lead? leader (n) (n) lend (v)
last (adj, adv, det & v) leaf (n) length (n)
late (adj & adv) league (n) less (adv, det & pron)
lately (adv)
learn (v) lesson (n)
let (v) link (n) look after (phr v)
• Let her do it. • a link to a • Who's looking after
• Let me think. website lion (n) your baby now?
• Let's go out lip (n) look at (phr v)
tonight. letter (n) liquid look for (phr v)
lettuce (n) (n) list look forward to (phr v)
level (n) (n) • I'm looking forward to
library (n) listen the party!
licence (n) (v) look out (phr v)
• a literature (n) • Look
driving/marriage/T litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter) out! look up
V licence litter (n) (phr v)
lie (n & v) little (adj,det & pron) • Look up the meaning of
lie down (phr live (v) the word in your
v) life (n) live (adj) dictionary.
lift (n & v) • live loose
• Can you give me a music/sport lively (adj)
lift, please? (n) (adj) lorry (n)
• The lift is going up. (n) living room (n) lose (v)
• Please help me to lift load (n) lost
this table. (v) loan (n) (adj)
light (adj, n & local (adj) lots I a lot
v) lighter (n) locate (v) (n) lottery
• a cigarette • The station is located in (n) loud
lighter lightning (n) the city centre. (adj) love
like (prep & location (n & v)
v) likely (n) lock lovely (adj)
(adj) limit (n & v) low (adj)
(n) limited locker (n) luck (n)
(adj) logo (n) lucky (adj)
• a limited lonely luggage
choice line (n) (adj) long (n) lunch
• a line on a page (adj) look (n)
• a clothes line like (v) lunchtime
• a railway line • She looks like her (n) luxury
sister. look (n & v) (n)
M
machine mate (n) metal (n)
(n) mad material method (n)
(adj) (n) • modern methods
Madam maths I mathematics (n) of teaching
(n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: math) metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
made of/from/out of (v) matter (n & v) meter)
• Her shirt is made of • Is anything the matter? microwave (n)
(n)
cotton. magazine (n) • a microwave
• It doesn't matter.
magic (adj & oven midday (n)
(v) maximum (adj &
n) magnificent middle (n)
n) may (mv)
(adj) mail (n & middle-aged
maybe
v) (adj) midnight
(adv) me
main (adj) (n) might (mv)
(pron)
main course mild
meal (n)
(n) make (v) (adj)
mean (v)
make sure mile (n)
• What do you mean?
(v) make- milk (n)
• What does it
up (n) male millimetre (mm) (n) (Br Eng)
mean? meaning (n)
(adj) man (Am Eng: millimeter)
meanwhile
(n) manage million (n)
(adv) meat (n)
(v) mind (n &
mechanic (n)
• to manage a business v)
medicine (n)
• to manage to do • His mind was on
medium (adj)
something (succeed in) other things. (n)
meet (v)
manager (n) • Would you mind if I
meeting (n)
mango (n) called tomorrow? (v)
melon (n)
many (det & pron) • Mind your head!(v)
member (n)
map (n) • Who's minding the baby
membership
mark for you? (v)
(n) memory
(n) mine (pron)
(n)
market mineral water
• to have a
(n) (n) minimum
good/poor
• to buy something (adj & n) minus
memory
from a market (prep) minute
• happy memories
marriage (n) (n)
• computer
married (adj) mirror (n)
memory mend (v)
marry (v) miserable (adj)
mention
marvellous miss (v)
(v) menu
(adj) match (n Miss (n)
(n) mess
& v) Missing
• a box of matches (n) (n)
(adj)
• a tennis match (n) message
Mistake (n)
• This tie matches your (n) messy
shirt. (v) (adj)
mix (v) mother (n) Mrs (n)
mobile (phone) (n) motorcycle Ms (n)
model (n) (n) motorbike much (adv, det & pron)
• It's cheap because it's (n) motor- mug (n)
last year's model. (n) racing (n) mum (n)
• She's a fashion model. motorway (n) museum
(n) modern (adj) mountain (n) (n)
moment (n) mouse (n) mushroom
money (n) moustache (n) music
monkey (n) (n) mouth (n) (n) musical
month (n) move (v) (adj)
monument movie (n) (Am Eng) musician
(n) mood (Br Eng:film) (n) must
(n) moon movie star (n) (Am Eng) (mv)
(n) (Br Eng: film star) multiply (v)
more (adv, det & movie theater (n) (Am Eng) (Br my (det)
pron) morning (n) Eng: cinema) myself
mosquito (n) MP3 player (n) (pron)
most (adv,det & pron) Mr (n) mystery (n)

N
name (n & v) negative (adj) night (n)
narrow (adj) neighbour (n) nightclub
nasty (adj) neighbourhood (n) nightlife
national (adj) (n) nephew (n) (n)
nationality (n) nervous (adj) nightmare
natural (adj) • a nervous person (n)
nature (n) • to feel no (adv, det & pron)
• nature nervous net (n) nobody (pron)
studies navy blue network (n) noise (n)
(adj) never (adv) noisy (adj)
near (adv, prep & adj) new (adj) none (pron)
nearby (adj & adv) news (n) noon (n)
nearly (adv) newspaper no one (pron)
neat (adj) (n) normal (adj)
necessary next (adj & normally (adv)
(adj) neck (n) adv) next to north (adj, adv &
necklace (n) (prep) nice n) northeast (adj
need (v) (adj) & n) northern
niece (n) (adj)
northwest (adj & n)
nose (n) notice (n & v) nowhere
not (adv) • to read a notice (n) (adv)
note (n & • until further notice (n) number (n)
v) • Did you notice • numbers 5 to 7
• to write a note (n) anything wrong? (v) • a large number of
cars
• a ten-pound note (n) noticeboard
• What's your
• Please note. (n) novel (n)
(phone) number?
(v) notebook (n) now (adv)
nowadays (adv) nurse (n)
notepaper (n)
nothing (pron)

O
object (n) omelette (n) operate (v)
obvious (adj) on (adv & prep) operation (n)
obviously on board (prep phr) opinion (n)
(adv) on business (prep opportunity (n)
occasion (n) phr) once (adv) opposite (adj, n, prep & adv)
occupation  once a year option (n)
(n) ocean (n) • I once saw him or (conj)
o'clock (adv) dancing. one (det & orange (adj &
of (prep) pron) n) orchestra (n)
of course (adv) on fire (prep phr) order (conj, n &
off (adv & prep) on foot (prep v)
• It fell off the table. (prep) phr) • in order to (conj)
• The meeting is off. (adv) on holiday (prep phr) • to put something in order (n)
• I've got the afternoon onion (n) • to order a meal
off. (adv) online (adv & adj) (v) ordinary (adj)
offer (n & • to book/buy organisation (n)
v) office something online organise (v)
(n) officer (adv) original (adj)
(n) often • an online printer other (adj, pron & det)
(adv) oh otherwise (adv)
(adj) only (adj & adv)
(exclam) ought
on purpose (prep
oh dear! (mv) our
phr) on request
(exclam) oil (n) (det) ours
(prep phr) on sale
OK I O.K./ okay (adj & (pron)
(prep phr)
exclam) old (adj) ourselves (pron)
on time (prep phr)
old-fashioned (adj) out (adv)
onto (prep)
 open (adj & v) outdoor (adj)
olive (n)
opening hours (n
pi) opera (n)
outdoors (adv)
out of (prep)
out of date (prep phr)
out of order (prep phr)
out of work (prep phr)
outside (adv,adj &
prep) oven (n)
over (adv & prep)
• I'm going over the
road. (prep)
• over 40 people (more own (adj, pron & v)
than) (adv) • my own pen
(adj)
• to be over (finished) (adv)
• on my own
• Several birds were flying
(pron)
over the roof of the
• to own a car
school. (prep)
(v) owner (n)
overnight (adj & adv)
owe (v)

P
pack (v) park (n & v) passport
• to pack a case • a public park (n) (n)
(v) packet (n) • to park a car password
page (n) (v) parking (n) (n)
pain (n) parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br past (adj, n & prep)
painful Eng:car park) • the past few weeks (adj)
(adj) paint parrot (n) • in the past (n)
(n & v) part (n) • It's half past one.
painter (n) • a part of something (prep) pasta (n)
painting (n) partly (adv) path (n)
(n) pair particular (adj) patient (adj & n)
(n) palace • I love this CD - in • to be patient (adj)
(n) pale particular the last song. • a hospital patient
(adj) partner (n) (n) pattern (n)
• pale part time pause (v)
blue pan (adv) part- pavement
(n) time (adj) (n) pay (n
pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: party (n) & v)
trousers) • a birthday party PC (personal computer) (n)
paper (n) • a political pea (n)
• a sheet of paper party pass (n & peace (n)
• a v) peaceful
(news)paper • Several cars passed. (adj) peach
paragraph (n) • to pass the sugar (n) peak (n)
parcel (n) • to pass an peanut (n)
pardon (exclam) examination passenger pear (n)
• Pardo (n) pedestrian (n)
n? parent
(n)
peel (v) photo(graph) • a plain T-shirt (no
pen (n) (n) design) plan (n & v)
pence (n photographer • a street plan (n)
pi) pencil (n) • a plan to do something
(n) photography (n) plane (n)
pencil case (n) phrase (n) planet (n)
(n) penfriend physics (n) plant (n
(n) penguin piano (n) & v)
(n) penny (n) pick (v) plastic (adj &
people (n pi) pick up (phr v) n) plate (n)
pepper (n) • I picked up a pencil. platform (n)
• to pass the pepper • I'll pick up my sister from play (n & v)
(spice)
the station. • a play at the theatre (n)
• red peppers
picnic (n) • children playing (v)
(vegetable) per (prep)
picture • to play football (v)
percent (adv)
(n) pie • to play the guitar (v)
perfect (adj)
(n) piece • to play a CD (v)
perform (v)
(n) • to play the part of
performance
• a piece of cheese someone (act) (v)
(n) performer
• to break into small pieces player (n)
(n) perfume
• a piece of playground (n)
(n) perhaps
furniture/advice pig (n) pleasant (adj)
(adv) period
pile (n) please (exclam &
(n)
pill (n) v)
permanent
pillow • Come in, please. (exclam)
(adj)
(n) • to please someone
permission
pilot (v) pleased (adj)
(n) permit (v)
(n) pleasure (n)
• Dogs are not permitted
pin (n & v) plenty (pron)
here. permitted (adj)
pineapple plug (n)
person (n)
(n) pink • a plug for the bath
personal
(adj & n) • an electrical
(adj)
pipe (n) plug plus (prep &
personally
pirate (n) conj)
(adv)
pity (n) p.m.
persuade (v)
• It's a pity you couldn't
pet (n) (adv)
come to the party - it
petrol (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: pocket (n)
was great.
gas) pocket money (n)
pizza (n)
petrol station (n) (Br Eng) poem (n)
place (n)
(Am Eng: gas station) poet (n)
• a safe place (n)
pharmacy poetry (n)
(n) phone point (n &
• I've lost my place in
(n & v) v)
the book. (n)
photo (n) • to point at something (v)
• third place in a race (n)
photocopy • The pencil has no point
• London is a big place.
(n) on it. (n)
(n) plain (adj)
• It's plain to me. (clear)
police (n) pray (v) produce (v)
policeman (n) prayer (n) product (n)
police officer predict (v) profession (n)
(n) police prefer (v) professional
station (n) pregnant (n) professor
polite (adj) (adj) (n)
political (adj) preparation program(me)
politician (n) (n) prepare (n)
politics (n) (v) prepared • TV programme
pollution (n) (adj) • computer
pool (n) prescription program progress
• a swimming-pool poor (n) (n)
(adj)
• medicine on a project (n)
• She is very poor.
prescription present (adj & promise (n &
(financial)
n) v)
• the poor man
• to be present (adj) • to promise to do
(sympathy) pop (n)
• at the present time (adj) something (v)
• pop
• That will be all for • to keep a promise
song/music/star/group
the present. (n) (n) promote (v)
popular (adj)
• I got some lovely pronounce (v)
population
birthday presents. (n) • to pronounce a
(n) port (n)
presentation (n) word correctly
position (n)
president (n) pronunciation
positive
press (v) (n) proper (adj)
(adj)
• to press a button property (n)
possibility
• to press a protect (v)
(n) possible
suit pretty (adj & proud (adj)
(adj)
adv) prevent (v) prove (v)
possibly
previous (adj) provide (v)
(adv) post
previously (adv) public (adj &
(n & v)
price (n) n)
• to post a letter (v)
primary school • public opinion (adj)
• to send it by post
(n) prince (n) • to make something
(n) postcard (n)
princess (n) public (adj)
poster (n)
principal (adj) • to be open to the public
postman (n)
print (v) (n) public transport (n)
post office
• to print a publish (v)
(n)
document printer (n) pull (v)
postpone (v)
prison (n) pullover(n)
pot (n)
prisoner (n) pump (n)
potato (n)
private (adj) • petrol/bike
pound (£)
(n) pour (v) prize (n) pump punish (v)
powder (n) probably pupil (n)
power (n) (adv) puppy
powerful problem (n) (n)
(adj) pure
practice (n) (adj)
practise (v) (n =Am Eng)
purple (adj & n) put off (phr v) put through (phr v)
purpose (n) • The meeting was put off • Can you put me
• He did it on until the following week. through to the manager,
purpose. put on (phr v) please?
(deliberately) • He put on a suit. put up (phr v)
purse (n) • Can you put on the light? • The company had to put
push (n & • He didn't want to put up its prices.
v) put(v) on weight. puzzle (n)
put away (phr v) put out (phr v) pyjamas (n pi)
• He put the book • The fire was quickly put out.
away. put down (phr v)
• She put her name down.

Q
qualification • the question quite (adv)
(n) qualified being discussed • Are you quite sure?
(adj) quality (subject) • quite
(n) quantity questionnaire (n) old quiz (n)
(n) quarter queue (n)
(n) queen (n) quick (adj)
question (n) quickly (adv)
• to ask a question quiet (adj)
quit (v)
R
rabbit (n) realise (v) regards
race (n & • He realised it was (n)
v) true. realistic (adj) region
• to win a race (n) really (adv) (n)
• to race against fast reason (n) register
runners (compete) (v) reasonable (v)
• to race home quickly (adj) • He registered with a
(run) (v) reasonably new doctor. (v)
racket (n) (adv) rebuild registration
• tennis (v) receipt (n) (n) regret (n
racket radio receive (v) & v) regular
(n) recent (adj) (adj) relation
rail (n) reception (n) (n)
• to go by receptionist • to visit a
rail railway (n) (n) recipe (n) relation
rain (n & v) recognise (v) relationship (n)
raincoat (n) recommend relative (n)
rainforest (n) (v) • a relative came to
raise (v) • to recommend stay relax (v)
• to raise your arm someone/somethi relaxation (n)
• to raise ng relaxed (adj)
prices range record (n & v) reliable (adj)
(n) • to keep a record (n) religion (n )
rap (n) • to break a record (n) remain (v)
rare • to record a song remember (v)
(adj) (v) recording (n) remind (v)
rarely recover (v) remote control
(adv) • to recover from an (n) remove (v)
rather illness recycle (v) rent (n & v)
(adv) • I don't recycle as much repair (n & v)
• She's rather tall for her as I should. repeat (v)
age.
recycled replace (v)
• I'd rather go to the
(adj) reply (n & v)
cinema than the theatre
recycling (n) report (n &
• Shall we stay in
red (adj) v) reporter
tonight, rather than
reduce (v) (n) request
go out?
refreshments (n (n & v)
raw (adj)
pi) refrigerator (n) require (v)
• raw
refund (n) rescue (n &
meat reach
refuse (v) v) research
 regarding (v)
(v) read (v)
(prep) reservation
reader (n)
(n) reserve
reading (n)
(n & v)
ready (adj)
• She was a reserve for the
real (adj)
team. (n)
 • to reserve a seat • Fill it right to the rough (adj)
(v) resort (n) top. (completely) • a rough road
respect (n & v) (adv) • a rough idea
responsible (adj) • the right to vote • rough work
rest (n & v) (n) right-hand (adj) round (adj, adv & prep)
• a rest from work (n) ring (n & v) • a round object (adj)
• the rest of them (n) • stand in a ring (n) • the wrong way round (adv)
• The doctor told her to • a wedding ring (n) • to sit round a table
rest. (v) • Give me a ring (prep) roundabout (n)
restaurant tomorrow. (phone) (n) route (n)
(n) result • Suddenly the bell rang. routine
(n) retire (v) ring back (phr v) (n) row
(v) return ring up (phr v) (n)
(n & v) • to telephone • a row of
• to return home (v) somebody rise (v) seats rubber (n)
• a return (ticket) • The sun rises in the east. • a rubber
(n) review (n) • Prices are (eraser) rubbish (n)
revise rising. river (n) rude
(v) road (n) (adj) rug
revision roast (adj & v) (n)
(n) rob (v) rugby
reward rock (n) (n) ruin
(n) rice • rock (music) (n) (n) rule
(n) rich • a hard piece of rock (n & v)
(adj) (n) role (n) • the rules of grammar (n)
ride (n & v) roll (n) • to rule a country
rider (n) • a roll of film (n) (v) ruler (n)
right (adj, adv & n) • a bread roll • draw a line using a
• the right time (correct) (n) romance (n) ruler run (v)
(adj)
romantic (adj) • to run in a race
• the right person for the
roof (n) • to run a
job (suitable) (adj) room business runner (n)
• my right foot (adj) (n) running (n)
• Everything will be all • the sitting room run out (phr
right. (adj) • There's lots of room in v)
• Go right there. here. rose (n) • He ran out of time and
(directly) (adv)
didn't finish.
S
sad(adj) scarf (n) see (v)
safe scary (adj) • to see something (with
(adj) scene (n) the eyes)
• to be safe from scenery • to see the joke (understand)
harm safely (adv) (n) school • to see someone
sail (n & (n) about a problem
v) schoolchild (n) (consult)
sailing science (n) seem (v)
(n) science fiction select (v)
salad (n) scientific selfish (adj)
(n) (adj) scientist self-service (adj)
salary (n) scissors (n sell(v)
(n) sale pi) scooter (n) send (v)
(n) score (n & v) sense (n)
salesman/saleswoman • The score was 3-0. (n) sensible
(n) salmon (n) • to score a goal (adj)
salt (n) (v) scream (n & v) sentence
same (adj, pron & adv) screen (n) (n)
• at the same time (adj) sculpture • words in a
• Your watch is the same (n) sea (n) sentence separate
as mine.(pron) search (n & (adj)
• You should treat v) seaside series (n)
everyone the same. (n) season • a TV
(adv) (n) seat(n) series serious
sand (n) seat belt (n) (adj)
sandal (n) second (adv, det & n) • a serious person
sandwich • She came second and • a serious
(n) won silver.(adv) illness seriously
satisfactory • This is the second (adv) serve (v)
(adj) satisfied time you've been • to serve in a
(adj) sauce late. (det) shop server (n)
(n) saucepan • sixty seconds in a minute • a file
(n) saucer (n) (n) secondary (adj) server service
sausage (n) • secondary school (n)
save (v) second-hand (adj & • a bus service
• to save someone adv) secret (adj & n) • customer
• to save money secretary (n) service session (n)
• to save • in a school,
 section (n) gym set (n & v)
time say (v)
security (n) set off (phr v)
• to say something
• She set off early for work.
to someone
• I really can't say. (give
an opinion)
scared (adj)
set out (phr v) shocking (adj) signature
• They set out on the shoe (n) (n)
long journey. shoot (v) signpost
set up (phr v) • to shoot at the (n) silence
• Her mother helped her to goal shop (n & v) (n) silent
set up in business. shop assistant (adj) silk
several (det & pron) (n) shopping (adj & n)
sew (v) (n) shore (n) silly (adj)
sex (n) short (adj) silver (adj &
• the male/female shortly (adv) n) similar
sex shade (n) shorts (n pi) (adj) simple
• to sit in the • a pair of (adj)
shade shadow (n) shorts should (mv) since (conj & prep)
shake (v) shoulder (n) sincerely (adv)
shall (mv) shout (n & v) • Yours
shame (n) show (n & v) sincerely sing (v)
shampoo • a film show (n) singer (n)
(n) shape • Show it to me. (v) singing (n)
(n) share • The picture shows a single (n &
(v) shark village. (v) adj)
(n) sharp • It shows that they care. • a single (ticket)
(adj) (v) shower (n) to Manchester
• a sharp knife • a shower of rain (n)
• a sharp corner • to have a • to be single
• a sharp shower shut (adj & (unmarried) (adj)
picture shave (v) v) shy(adj) • a single room
she sick (adj) sink (n & v)
(pron) (adj) • a kitchen sink (n)
sheep side • The ship began to sink.
(n) (n) (v) sir (n)
sheet sight • Yes,
(n) (n) sir! sister
• sheets on a bed • Her sight is better (n)
• a sheet of paper with glasses. sit (v)
• information • in sight, out of sit down (phr
sheet shelf (n) sight sightseeing (n) v) site (n)
shine (v) sign (n & v) sitting room
shiny • a road sign (n) (n) situated
(adj) ship • to sign a document (v) (adj)
(n) shirt • no sign of life (n) situation (n)
(n) • signs of winter size (n)
shock(n) skate (n & v)
(n) signal (n & v)
• to suffer from shock skateboard (n & v)
(n) shocked (adj) skateboarding (n)
skating (n)
ski (n & v)
skiing (n)
skill solution (n) speak (v)
(n) solve (n) speaker (n)
skin some (det & special (adj)
(n) pron) somebody spectacular
skirt (pron) somehow (adj) speech
(n) (adv) someone (n) speed (n)
sky (pron) something spell (v)
(n) (pron) spelling
sleep (n & v) sometimes (adv) (n)
sleeve (n) slice somewhere spend
(n) slim (adj) (adv) son (n) (v)
slip (v) song (n) • to spend
• to slip on the ice slow soon money/time spice (n)
(adj) slowly (adv) (adv) spicy
small (adj) • I'llcome soon. (adj) spill
smart (adj) • as soon as I (v)
• a smart idea (Am Eng) can sore (adj) spinach
• smart sorry (n) spite
clothes smell (n (adj) (n)
& v) sort (n) • in spite
smile (n & v) the same of split up
smoke (n & sort so-so (phr v)
v) smoking (adj) soul • She's just split up with
(n) smooth (n) sound her boyfriend.
(adj) (n & v) spoil (v)
• a smooth surface (level) • the sound of music (n) spoon
• a smooth ride in the new • It sounds like/as if... (n) sport
car (comfortable) (v) soup (n) (n)
snack(n) sour (adj) sports centre (n)
snake (n) • a sour taste spot (n)
snow (n & south (adj & adv, spy (n)
v) n) southeast (adj square (adj & n)
snowboard (n & & n) southern • a square room (adj)
v) snowboarding (adj) southwest • a market square
(n) so (adv & (adj & n) souvenir (n) squash (n)
conj) soap (n) (n) stadium
soap opera space (n) (n) staff
(n) soccer • a parking space (n) stage
(n) sociable • write in the spaces (n)
(adj) social • not enough space • to perform on a
(adj) society • outer stage stairs (n pi)
(n) sock (n) stall (n)
space spare
sofa (n) • market
(adj & v)
soft (adj) stall stamp (n)
• spare cash, spare time
• a soft material (adj) • a postage
• a soft • to spare the time stamp stand (v)
drink software (v) sparkling (adj) star (n)
(n) • Sparkling water, please. • stars in the sky (n)
soldier (n)
 • a film star • It's stopped raining. (v) • the subject of a sentence
(n) start (n & v) • The rain stopped me • a school
• a good start (n) from going out. (v) subject subtract
• to start a race store (n) (v)
(v) station (n) • a department store subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
• a bus/fire/radio (n) storm (n) underground)
station statue (n) story (n) succeed (v)
stay (n & v) straight (adj & adv) success (n)
• to stay to dinner (v) • to go straight on successful(adj)
• to stay with friends (v) (adv) a straight road such (det)
• to stay looking young (v) (adj) strange (adj) sudden(adj)
• a two-night stay stranger (n) suddenly (adv)
(n) stay behind (phr strawberry suffer (v)
v) (n) stream sugar (n)
• She stayed behind after (n) street (n) suggest (v)
the lesson to speak to stress (n) suggestion
the teacher. • He didn't want the (n) suit (n)
steak (n) stress of a new job. • to wear a
steal (v) stressed suit suitable
steep (adj) (adj) (adj) suitcase
step (n) stressful (n)
• two steps forward (adj) strict sum (n)
• to climb the (adj) strike sun (n)
steps stick (n & v) (n & v) sunbathe
• a walking stick (n) • to go on strike (n) (v)
• to stick two things • to strike something sunglasses (n
together (v) (v) stripe (n) pi) sunny(adj)
sticky (adj) strong sunrise (n)
still (adj & adv) (adj) sunset (n)
• I prefer still to student sunshine (n)
sparkling water. (n) studio supermarket
(adj) (n) (n) supper (n)
• Sit still! (adv) • TV/artists/recording support (n & v)
• She's still here. studio studies (n pi) • She gave me a lot of
(adv) stir (v) study (n & v) support during my exams.
stomach (n) • to study physics (v) (n)
stomach ache (n) • to study the map (v) • to support a weight (v)
stone (n) • Social Studies • to support a team
• a large stone (n) stuff (n) (v) supporter (n)
• a stone stupid suppose (v)
bridge stop (n & (adj) • I suppose it's true.
 style (n)
v) • You aren't supposed to
stylish
• a bus stop (n) drive fast.
• The car stopped. (v) (adj)
• It's supposed to be a good
subject film.
(n)
• the subject of a discussion
sure (adj & adv) sweater (n) swimming pool
• I'm sure you're right. (adj) sweatshirt (n) (n) swimsuit (n)
• to make sure sweet (adj & n) switch (n & v)
(adv) surf (v) • sweet food (adj) • light switch (n)
surfboard (n) • a sweet face (adj) • to switch on a machine
surfing (n) • a sweet smell (adj) (v) system (n)
surname (n) • to eat a sweet
surprise (n & (n) swim (n & v)
v) surprised swimmer (n)
(adj) swimming (n)
surprising swimming costume (n) (Br Eng)
(adj) (Am Eng: bathing suit)
surround (v)
• The cottage is surrounded
by beautiful countryside.

T
table (n) take place (v) teacher
table-cloth (n) • The meeting took place (n)
tablet (n) at six. teaching
table tennis (n) take up (phr v) (n) team
take (v) • He decided to take (n) tear (n
• to take someone's hand up a new hobby. & v)
• to take someone's talent (n) • Tears ran down
things (steal/ borrow) talented (adj) her cheeks. (n)
• to take a photo talk (n & v) • to tear a piece of paper
• to take a long time talk show (n) (Am Eng) (Br (v) technique (n)
• to take a Eng: chat show) technology (n)
holiday takeaway tall (adj) teenager (n)
(n) tap (n) telephone (n &
take away (v) • a cold-water tap v) television
• Take 15 away from (n) taste (n & v) (TV) (n) tell (v)
78. take care of (v) • to have good taste (n) • to tell a story
• take care of • to taste food (v) • to tell someone something
someone. take off (phr • It tastes good. • to tell someone to
v) (v) tasty (adj) do something
• Do you want to take tax • you can't always
off your coat? (n) tell temperature (n)
• The plane takes off at taxi • to have a temperature
6. take part (in) (v) (n)
• air
• Everybody took part in tea
temperature
the
(n)
meeting. temporary (adj)
teach (v)
tennis (n)
tense (n) thirsty (adj) • Four times five is
tent (n) this (det & twenty. (v)
term (n) pron) those timetable
terrible (det & pron) (n) tin (n)
(adj) though (conj) • a tin of peas
terribly thought (n) • made of
(adv) • to have thoughts tin tiny (adj)
terrific about something tip (n)
(adj) • to be deep in • the tip of the pencil
terrified thought thriller (n) • a tip for the
(adj) test throat (n) waitress tired (adj)
(n & v) through tiring
text (n & (prep) throw (adj)
v) (v) tissue
textbook throw away (phr v) (n) title
(n) • He threw away the old (n)
text message (n) TV. thumb (n) to (prep)
than (conj & prep) thunder (n) toast (n)
thank (v) thunderstorm • toast for
thanks (exclam) (n) tick (n & breakfast today (adv
thank you v) ticket (n) & n)
(exclam) tidy (adj & v) toe (n)
that (conj, det & pron) tidy up (phr together
the (det) v) (adv) toilet
theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: • Please tidy up when (n) tomato
theater) you've finished. (n)
their (det) tie (n & v) tomorrow (adv & n)
theirs • a shirt and tie (n) tongue (n)
(pron) • to tie with string tonight (adv & n)
them (v) tiger (n) too (adv)
(pron) tight(adj) • I've been there, too.
themselves (pron) • tight • It's too heavy to
then (adv) shoes tights lift. tooth/teeth (n)
there (adv) (n pi) toothache (n)
therefore (adv) • a pair of toothbrush (n)
these (det & tights till (conj & toothpaste (n)
pron) they (pron) prep) top (adj & n)
thick • to wait till the end (prep) • top of the class (adj)
(adj) • till he comes • at the top of his voice
thief (n) (conj) time (n & v) (n) topic (n)
thin • What time is it? (n) total (adj &
(adj) n) totally
• It took a long time. (n)
thing (n) (adv) touch
• the last time (n)
think (v) (v)
• Is it time yet? (n)
• to think about something tour (n & v)
• I think he's left. tour guide (n)
• What did you think of
the film?
• I think I'll go.
• I'm thinking of going.
tourism (n) tree (n) turn (n & v)
tourist (n) trend • to turn your head (v)
tourist information centre (n) trick • to turn the page (v)
(n) tournament (n) (n) trip • It's my turn. (n)
toward(s) (n) • The wheels began to
(prep) towel • a weekend turn. (v)
(n) trip trouble (n) turn down (phr v)
tower trousers (n pi) • Could you turn down
(n) town truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry) the music?
(n) toy trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: turning (n)
(n) track boot) • the first turning on the
(n) • the trunk of a left turn into (phr v)
• a race car true (adj) • The water had turned
track tracksuit • Is it true? into ice.
(n) trade (n) • a true turn off (phr v)
traditional friend trumpet • She turned off the
(adj) traffic (n) engine. turn on (phr v)
(n) trust (v) • Can you turn on the
traffic jam (n) • to trust TV? turn up (phr v)
traffic light(s) someone truth (n) • Turn up the radio I
(n) train (n & try (v) can hardly hear it.
v) • to try to do something twice
• to travel by train (n) • to try (out) (adv)
• to train in a skill something try on (phr twin (n)
(v) trainer (n) v) type (n &
• a pair of trainers • to try on v)
• a personal shoes T-shirt (n) • a type of person (n)
trainer training (n) tube (n) • to type a letter
tram (n) • a tube of (v) typical (adj)
transfer (v) toothpaste tuna (n) typically (adv)
translate tune tyre (n)
(v) (n)
translation tunnel
(n) (n)
transport turkey
(n) (n)
trash can (n) (Am Eng)
(Br Eng:rubbish bin)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
U
ugly (adj) uniform upper (adj)
umbrella (n) (n) union upset (adj)
unable (adj) (n) unit upstairs (adj &
unbelievable (n) adv) up to (prep
(adj) uncle (n) unkind phr)
uncomfortable (adj) • up to six people up to
(adj) under (prep) unknown (adj) date (prep phr)
• under the bed unimportant urgent (adj)
• under £10.00 (adj) urgently
underground (adj & uninterested (adv) us
n) (adj) (pron)
• underground trains (adj) uninteresting use (n & v)
• to travel by underground (adj) universe • Can you use a
(n) underline (v) (n) university (n) computer? (v)
underneath (prep) unless (conj) • It's for the use of
underpants (n) unlikey (adj) teachers only. (n)
understand (v) unlucky (adj) • Is this any use to you? (n)
underwear (n) unnecessary • used to (v)
undress (v) (adj) unpack (v) • I used to cycle a lot
unemployed (adj) unpleasant (adj) when I was younger.
unemployment (n) until (prep & • I'm not used to getting
unexpected (adj) conj) unusual up early.
unfair (adj) (adv) unwell useful (adj)
unfit (adj) (adj) user(n)
unforgettable (adj) up (adv & prep) usual (adj)
unfortunately (adv) • to walk up the hill (prep) usually
unfriendly (adj) • Are you up yet? (awake (adv)
unhappy (n) and dressed) (adv)
unhealthy (adj) • Lift your head up. (adv)
• Speak up, please.
(adv) update (n & v)
upload (n)
upon (prep)
• once upon a time
• That depends upon
when you finish.
V
v/versus (prep) vegetarian (n & adj) virus (n)
• Manchester vehicle (n) • a computer
United v Liverpool very (adv) virus visa (n)
valley (n) vet (n) visit (n & v)
valuable (adj) via (prep) visitor (n)
value (n) video (n & v) vocabulary
van (n) video clip (n) (n) voice (n)
vanilla (n) video game volleyball(n)
variety (n) (n) view (n) volume (n)
various • a beautiful vote (n & v)
(adj) vase view village (n) vowel (n)
(n) violin (n)
vegetable (n)

W
wage(s) washing-up (n) we (pron)
(n) wait • to do the washing- weak (adj)
(n & v) up waste (adj & v) • to feel weak
waiter watch (n & v) • a weak excuse wear (v)
(n) • My watch keeps good • to wear a
waiting room time. (n) dress wear out (phr
(n) waitress • I watched TV last night. v & adj)
(n) wake (v) (v) water (n & v) • You'll wear out those
wake up (phr waterfall (n) shoes. (v)
v) walk (n & v) wave (n & v) • My shoes are worn out.
walking (n) • waves at sea (n) (adj) weather (n)
wall (n) • to wave goodbye weather forecast (n)
wallet (v) way (n) web (n)
(n) want • Is this the way? webcam
(v) war • the wrong way (n) web
(n) • a long way page (n)
wardrobe (n) • to stand in the way website (n)
warm (adj) • That's the way to do it. wedding
warn (v) • way of life (n) week
warning (n) • way in, way out (n)
wash (n & v) weekday
wash up (phr (n)
v) weekend
washing machine (n) (n)
weekly (adj & adv) who (pron) wooden
• a weekly magazine (adj) whole (adj & (adj) wool
• to phone home twice n) (n) word
weekly (adv) whose (det & pron) (n)
weigh why (adv) • words in a sentence
(v) wide (adj) • He didn't say a
weight • a wide word. work (n & v)
(n) road wife (n) • school work (n)
welcome (n & v) wild (adj) • to work for a living (v)
• a warm welcome (n) wildlife • hard work (n)
• Welcome to London! (n) will • to be out of work
(v) well (adj, adv & exclam) (mv) (n) worker (n)
• I'm very well, thanks. (adj) willing working (adj)
• to behave very well (adv) (adj) win workout (n)
• Shake the bottle well. (v) wind • I like a good workout at
(adv)
(n) the gym.
• Well, here we are.
• A strong wind was work out (phr v)
(exclam) well done! (adv)
blowing. window (n) • I work out at the gym
well-dressed
windscreen every day.
(adj) well-known
(n) world (n)
(adj)
windsurfing worried (adj)
well made I well-made (adv &
(n) windy (n) worry (n & v)
adj)
wing (n) worse (adj & adv)
west (adj, adv & n)
• a bird's wing worst (adj & adv)
western (adj)
• the wing of an worth (adj)
wet (adj)
aeroplane winner (n) would (mv)
• wet clothes
wise (adj) wow
• wet
wish (n & (exclam)
weather whale
v) wrap (up) (v & phr v)
(n)
• Best wishes. (n) • to wrap (up) a
what (det & pron)
• Wish me luck. (v) parcel write (v)
whatever (pron & det)
• I wish you were here. write down (phr v)
wheel (n)
(v) with (prep) • write down an
wheelchair (n)
within (prep) address writer (n)
when (adv)
without writing (n)
whenever (conj)
(prep) written (adj)
where (adv &
woman (n) wrong (adj)
conj) wherever
wonder (v)
(conj) whether
• I wonder what he
(conj) which
said. wonderful (adj)
(pron & det)
wood (n)
while, whilst
(conj)
• to be made of wood
white (adj)
• in a large wood
Y
yard (n) yet (adv) young (adj)
yeah (exclam) yoga (n) your (det)
year (n) yoghurt (n) yours (pron)
yellow (adj) you (pron) yourself (pron)
yes (adv) you know (exclam) youth (n)
yesterday (adv)

Z
zebra (n) zone (n)
zero (n) zoo (n)
Appendix 1

Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, Cambridge English: Preliminary and
Preliminary 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

Topic Lists
Clothes and Accessories

backpack go (with/together) perfu sweatshirt

bag (phr v) me swimming
plasti costume
c
belt handbag pocket take off
blouse handkerchief pullover tie tights
boot hat purse tracksuit
bracelet jacket put on trainers
button jeans raincoat trousers
cap jewellery I jewelry ring T-shirt
chain jumper scarf sandal
clothes kit shirt sweatshirt
coat knit shoe swimsuit
collar label shorts
cotton laundry silk try on
dress leather size umbrella
earring make-up skirt underpants
fashion match (v) sleeve(less) underwear
fasten material socks undress
fit (v) necklace stripe uniform
fold (v) old-fashioned (adj) suit wallet
glasses pants sunglasses watch
glove pattern sweater wear (out)
wool(len)

Colours

(dark/light/pale) gold orange silver

black golden pink yellow
blue green purple white
brown grey red

Communications and Technology

access delete file hang mouse mat

address dial up MP3 player
at!@ dial up hardware net
blog digital headline online
blogger digital camera homepage operator
by post disc/disk install parcel
calcula dot internet password
tor download (n & v) invent PC
call(v)
call back drag invention phone
CD (player) DVD (player) IT photograph
CD-Rom electronic(s) keyboard photography
chat email laptop postcard
chat room engaged (computer) print
click (v) enter machine printer
computer envelope message program(me
)
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connection fax mouse ring

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ring up switch on turn off web
screen talk turn on webcam
server telephone upload web page
software text video clip website
switch off text message volume

Education

absent course language read

advanced curriculum learn register
arithmetic degree lesson remember
art desk level rubber
beginner dictionary library ruler
bell diploma mark school
biology drama mathematics science
blackboard economics math(s) secondary
board elementary music school
book essay nature studies student
bookshelf geography note studies
break(time) history notice board study (v)
break up handwriting pencil case subject
certificate homework photography teach
chemistry information physics teacher
class instructions practice (n) technolog
y
classroom intermediate practise (v) term
clever instructor primary school test
coach IT project university
college know pupil
composition laboratory (lab) qualification

Entertainment and Media

act chat show festival laugh

(v) chess film listen
acti to
on
actor cinema film maker look at
actres circus film star magazi
s ad classical music fireworks ne
admission comedy folk music magic
MP3 player
adventure comic fun museum
advert competition go out music
advertisem concert group musici
ent an
art dance guitar news
arti dancer guitar newspa
cle ist per
audien disc headlin opera
ce disc e hero orchestra
ballet o heroin paint
band displ e hip painter
board ay hop hit perform
game DJ I disc jockey song performan
book documentary horror ce
camera drama
card draw instrument perfor
carto drawing interval mer
on play
celebrity DVD (player) interview(er) poem
CD (player) entrance jazz music pop music
CO-Rom exhibition journalist programme
channel exit keyboard quiz
recording row soap opera talk show
review scene stage television
rock music screen star thriller
romantic series studio video

Environment

bottle bank litter public transport recycling

climate change petrol (Br Eng) recycle rubbish (bin)
gas (Am Eng) pollution recycled traffic Uam)

Food and Drink

apple coo ingredie rice

bake kie nts jam roast (v & adj)
(v) corn
banana cream jug roll
barbecue (n & v) cucumber juice salad
bean cup kitchen salmon
biscuit curry knife salt
bitter (adj) cut lamb sandwich
boil (v) delicious lemon sauce
boiled dessert lemonade saucepan
bottle diet lettuce saucer
bo dinner lunch sausa
wl dish main course ge
bo slice
x (n)
bread drink meal snack
break duck meat soft drink
breakfast eat melon soup
broccoli egg menu sour
bunch (of fish microwave (n) spicy
bananas) flavour milk spinach
burger flour mineral water spoon
butter food mushroom steak
cabbage fork oil strawberry
cafe I cafe French fries omelette sugar
cafete fre onion sweet (adj & n)
ria sh orange takeaway
cake frid
ge
can (of beans) fried pan taste
candy fruit pasta tasty
canteen fruit juice pea tea
carr fry peach thirsty
ot frying pan peanut toast
cer
eal
chee garlic pear tom
se glass pepper ato
chef tuna
chicke grape pic turkey
n chilli grill (n & nic vegetab
chips v) grilled pie le
chocol herbs piece of cake vegetari
ate honey pineap an
coconut ple waiter
pizza waitress
coff hot plate wash
ee hun potato up
col gry yog(h)
a urt
cook (n & v) ice recipe
cooker ice cream refreshments
Health, Medicine and Exercise

accid danger head problem

ent dangero headac recover
ache us he
ambulance dead health rest (n & v)
ankle dentist hear (v) run
appointment die heart shoulder
arm diet heel sick
aspirin doctor hospital skin
baby ear hurt soap
banda earache ill sore throat
ge
bleed (v) emergency illness stomach
blood (n) exercise injure stomach ache
body eye keep fit stress
bo face knee swi
ne fall leg m
br tab
ai let
bre feel better/ill/sick lie down take exercise
ak fever medicine temperature
bre
ath
breathe finger nose thumb
chec f nurse tir
k i operate e
chem t d
ist to
f e
l s
u
chin foot operation tooth
clean get pain toothac
cold better/worse go painful he
(n) jogging patient toothbru
comb gym (n) sh walk
cough (n & v) gymnasti pharma well(adj)
cs cy
cut hair pill
damage hand prescription

Hobbies and Leisure

barbecue dance hobby painting

beach dancing holidays park
bicycle doll jogging party
bike draw drawing join in photograph
camera DVD (player) keen on picnic
camp facilities keep fit playground
camping fan magazine quiz
campsite festival member(ship) sculpture
CD fiction model sightseeing
(player) gallery museum slide
chess music sunbathe
club
collect(or) go out musician tent
collection guitar nightlife
computer hang out opening hours
cruise hire paint
House and Home

accommodation computer heating rent

address cooker hi-fi repair
air conditioning cottage home roof
alarm (fire/car) cupboard house room
alarm clock curtain housewife roommate
antique cushion housework rubbish
apartment desk iron safe (adj)
armchair digital (adj) jug seat
balcony dining room kettle sheet
basin dish key shelf
bath(tub) dishwasher kitchen shower
bathroom door ladder sink
bed downstairs lamp sitting room
bedroom drawer laptop sofa
bell bin dustbin (computer) stairs
blanket duvet lift stay (v)
DVD (player) light step
blind electric(al) (clothes) line surround
block entrance living-room switch
(notice) board fan lock table
bookcase flat microwave (n) tap
bookshelf flatmate mirror telephone
bowl floor mug television
box freezer neighbour toilet
brush fridge oil towel
bucket frying pan oven tower
bulb furnit pan toy
can ure path TV
dle garag (screen/set)
e
carpet garden pillow upstairs (adv)
ceili gas pipe vase
ng gate plant video
cell
ar
central heating grill plug wall
chair ground (floor) plug in washing
channel (with hall property machi
ne
TV) handle radio window
chest of drawers heat (v) refrigerator
clock heater remote control
Language

advanced elementary mention speak

answer email message talk
argue grammar pronounce tell
ask intermediate pronunciation translate
beginner joke question translation
chat letter say vocabulary
communicate mean sentence word
communication meaning shout

Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (Adjectives)

abl delighte intellig reliable

e d ent rich
afr depress interest
aid ed ed
alone different interesting right
amazed difficult jealous rude
amazing disappointed keen sad
amusing disappointing kind satisfied
angry easy lazy serious
annoyed embarrassed lovely slim
anxious embarrassing lucky slow
ashamed excellent mad small
awful excited married smart
bad exciting miserable sorry
beautiful famous modern soft
better fantastic negative special
bore favourite nervous stran
d fine nice ge
borin stron
g g
bossy fit noisy stupid
brave fond normal sure
brilliant free old surprised
bu frighten old-fashioned sw
sy ed ordinary eet
ca friendly tall
lm
careful funny original terrible
challenging generous patient tired
charming gentle personal true
cheerful glad pleasant typical
clear good poor unable
clever great positive unhappy
confident guilty pretty unusual
confused happy quick useful
confusing hard quiet well
cool healthy ready wonderfu
l
crazy heavy real worried
cruel high realistic wrong
curio hun reasona young
us gry ble
cute important relaxed
Places: Buildings

apartment block college guest-house ruin

I apartment cottage hospital school
building department hotel shop
bank store house sports
centre bookshop disco library stadium
bookstore elevator lift supermarket
building entranc museu swimming
cafe I e exit m pool theatre
cafe office
cafeteria factory palace tourist
castle flat police station information
cinema gallery post office centre
clinic garage prison tower
club grocery store railway station university

Places:
Countryside
field path sea
area
bay forest port seaside
beach harbour railway sky
campsite hill rainforest stream
canal island region valley
cliff lake river village
desert land rock waterfall
earth mountain sand wood
farm ocean scenery

Places: Town and City

apartment cashpoint park square

building
city centre pavement station
airport corner petrol station street
booking office
crossing playground subway
bridge
crossroads road town
bus station
fountain roundabout tunnel
bus stop
market route turning
car park
motorway shopping centre underground
cash machine
monument signpost zoo

Services

bank doctor library swimming pool

cafe I cafe gallery museum theatre
cafeteria garage post office tourist information
cinema hairdresser restaurant
dentist hotel sports centre
Shopping

ad close (v) expensive

advert closed for sale reduce
advertise collect hire reduced
advertisement complain inexpensive rent
assistant cost (n & v) label reserve
bargain credit card logo return
bill customer luxury save
book damaged money second-hand
buy dear order sell
cash department pay (for) shop
cent store penny shop assistant
change deposit pound shopper
cheap dollar price shopping
cheque euro reasonable spend
choose exchange receipt supermarket
try on
Sport

athlete extreme sports point(s) surf athletics

(sports) facilities practice (n) surfboard
badminton fishing practise (v) surfboarding
ball fitness prize surfing
baseball football race swim
basketball football player race track swimming
bat game racing swimming
bathing suit goal racket costume
bea goalkeeper reserve (n) swimming
ch golf rest (n & v) pool
bicy gym ride (n & v) swimsuit
cle table tennis
bike
boat gymnastics rider take part
boxing helmet riding team
catch (v) high jump rugby tennis
champion hit (v) run (n & v) tennis player
championship hockey running throw (v)
changing room horse-riding sail (n & v) ticket
climb (v) ice hockey sailing tired
climbing ice skating score track
club instructor sea tracksuit
coach (n) jogging season trainer(s)
compete join in shoot(ing) train(ing)
competition kick (v) shorts versus I v
competitor kit skateboard volleyball
contest league skating walk (v)
court locker (room) skiing watch (v)
cricket long jump snowboard water skiing
cycling luck snowboarding win
cyclist match soccer workout
dancing member sport(s) yoga
diving motor-racing sports centre
enter (a net squash
competition) play (v) stadium
The Natural
World
explore(r) lion spring
air
animal fall (Am Eng) monkey star
autumn farmland moon stone
beach field mosquito summer
bee fire mountain sun
bird fish mouse/mice sunrise
branch flood nature sunset
bush flower north sunshine
butterfly forest parrot tiger
cave freeze penguin tree
cliff frog planet valley
climate fur plant water
coast giraffe pollution waterfall
continent grass rabbit waves
country grow rainforest west
countryside range wild
desert hill river wildlife
dolphin hot rock winter
donkey ice sand wood
duck island scenery wool
earth jungle sea world
east kangaroo shark zebra
elephant lake sky
environment land south
environmental leaf space

Time
afternoon evening monthly today
a.m. / p.m. half (past) morning tomorrow
appointment holidays night tonight
autumn hour noon week
birthday January - o'clock weekday
December
century meeting past weekend
clock midnight quarter (past I to) weekly
daily minute second winter
date moment spring working hours
day Monday - Sunday summer year
diary month time yesterday

Travel and Transport

abroad backpacker bus capital city

accommodation backpacking bus station car
(aero) I (air)plane bag bus stop car
alarm airline baggage by air car park
airport bicycle I bike by land case
ambulance board (v) by rail catch (v)
announcement boarding pass by road change (v)

arrival backpac boat bridge brochure

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at sea r
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cab cabin h
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coach fuel on time subway
confirm garage on vacation suitcase
country gas I gas station oil take off
crossing (Am Eng) operator taxi
crossroads gate overnight tour (n & v)
currency guest park (v) tour guide
customs guide parking lot tourist
cycle (n & v) guidebook parking space tourist
cyclist handlebars passenger informatio
n
delay harbour passport cent
re
delayed helicopter path traffic
deliver hitchhike petrol traffic jam
depart hotel petrol station traffic lights
departure immigration pilot train
destination jet platform tram
direction journey public transport translate
document(s) land (v) railroad translation
dollar leave railway travel
double room left reception trip
drive light repair (v) tunnel
driver lorry reservation tyre/tire
driving/driver's lugga reserve undergrou
licence ge return (n & nd
machi v) undergrou
ne nd
due map ride tra
duty-free mecha road sign in
nic vehi
cle
embassy mirror roundabout visa
euro miss route visit(or)
exchange rate motorbike sail (v) waiting room
facilities motorway scooter way
far move (bus) service wheel
fare nationality ship window
ferry on board sightseeing windscreen
flight on business signpost
fly on foot single room
foreign on holiday speed

Weather

blow fog icy sunshine

breeze foggy lightning temperature
centigrade freezing mild thunder(storm
)
cloud frozen rain warm
cloudy gale shower weather
cold get wet snow wet
cool heat snowfall wind
degrees hot storm windy
dry humid sun
forecast ice sunny

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Work and Jobs

actor desk lawyer queen

actress detective lecturer quit
application diary letter receptionist
apply diploma librarian reporter
architect director manager retire
army diver mechanic retirement
artist doctor meeting sailor
assistant earn message salary
athlete email model sales
assistant
babysitter employ (v) musician salesman
banker employee novelist saleswoman
boss employer nurse scientist
break (n) employment occupation secretary
businessman engineer office security guard
businesswoman explorer officer (e.g. shop assistant
butcher factory prison/police) shopper
cameraman farm out of work singer
candidate farmer owner soldier
canteen film star painter staff
captain fireman part time student
career football player/ photographer taxi driver
chef footballer pilot teacher
chemist full time poet tennis player
cleaner goalkeeper policeman tour guide
colleague guard police officer trade
company guest policewoman travel agent
computer guide politician unemployed
conference hairdresser porter uniform
contract housewife postman wage(s)
cook housework president waiter/waitress
crew instructions profession work
customs officer instructor professional worker
cv job professor
dancer journalist (computer)
dentist judge programmer
department king publisher
designer laboratory qualification

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