PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 

PRE- INTERMEDIATE
WORD LIST

HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION

1. athletic/musical/artistic etc ability
Able ability able be able to do something

2.
Abroad abroad live, go, travel abroad
3. Absolutely absolutely
4. acceptable /
Accept accept unacceptable accept a gift, offer, invitation
5. Accountant accountant
6. Acid acid acid
7. Active active active life/lifestyle
8. leisure/recreation/outdoor/cultural
Activity activity etc activities
9. Actress Actress
10. Actually actual Actually
11. advantage of stg have an
advantage give somebody
Advantage advantage an advantage
12. Adventure adventure a great adventure
13.
advertise (something) on
television/in a newspaper
a newspaper/ television/radio
advertisement a full-
advertisement, page/half-page/two-page
Advertise Advertise advertiser advertisement a job advertisement
14.
advice on/about
follow/take somebody's advice
Advice Advise Advice advise somebody to do

  1
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
15. to afford to do sth to
afford easily/hardly to
be (un)able to afford
to put afford in sth
Afford afford affordable to be affordable
16. Afterwards Afterwards
17. agree with agree
to do something come to /
Agree agree agreement reach an agreement
18.
Airplane
Airplane
19.
Album
Album
20. Alcohol Alcohol , alcoholic alcoholic alcoholic drinks
21. Alive live alive stay alive, be alive
22. Almost almost almost all/every/everything
23. Already Already
24. Altogether Altogether
25. amazed to see/find/discover
something
Amazed amazement amazed, amazing to somebody's amazement
26. an ambition to do something/of
Ambition ambition ambitious doing something
27. Ambulance ambulance
28. Ankle Ankle
29. be annoyed at/with somebody
Annoy Annoy Annoyed , annoying be annoyed about/by something
30. Anymore Anymore
31. apologize for (doing) something
apologize to somebody
letter of apology written apology
Apologise Apologise apology formal apology

  2
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
32.
apply for a job job
application fill in/out an application
application form make/put
Apply apply application in/submit an application
33. have an appointment make an
appointment an appointment to do
Appointment Appointment something
34. no-smoking area dining
Area area area
35. Arm arm
36. to arrest sb to
be arrested for sth to
make an arrest to
Arrest arrest arrest be under arrest
37. Article article newspaper, magazine article
38. Artist artist
39. Artwork artwork
40. to attack violently a
terrorist/violent/gun attack an
attack happens/takes
place/occurs to
Attack attack attack have a heart attack
41. pay attention (to
Attention attention somebody/something)
42. Audio Audio

43. Author author

44. have a baby give
birth to a baby
newborn/new baby premature
Baby baby baby baby boy/girl
45. Bake bake baker, bakery bake a cake
46. Band (Music) band music band in a band
47. Bar bar
48. Bat bat
49. Bean bean
  3
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
50. a sandy bay
Bay bay across the bay
51. Beard beard
52.
Beauty beauty beautiful natural beauty beauty products.
53. Beer beer
54. since the beginning (of something)
at the beginning (of something)
from the beginning in the
Beginning begin Beginning beginning
55. well-behaved/badly- good/bad behaviour
Behavior behave behavior behaved behaviour problem
56. believable / a strong/firm belief popular
Believe believe belief unbelievable belief
57. Bell bell ring the bell
58. Belt belt seat belt
59. place of birth time of
Birth birth birth
60. totally/completely/almost/partially
Blind blind blind
61. Body body
62. Book book booklet book a room
63. Boot boot wear boots
64.
Borrow borrow borrow something from somebody
65. Boss boss
66. Bowl bowl a soup/salad/cereal bowl
67. the right/left hemisphere of the
Brain brain brain
68. Brave bravery brave
69. a bright student
Bright brightness bright bright colours
70. brilliant idea brilliant
Brilliant brilliant career

  4
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
71. to fire/shoot a bullet
bullet hits sb/sth
Bullet bullet bullet wound/scar
72. Bunch bunch a bunch of flowers
73. Bush bush
74. Calendar calendar
75. Calm calm calmly remain/stay/keep calm
76. Camera camera
77. Camp camp camping go camping
78. Crash crash car crash
79.
take care take
care of somebody/something day
care, health care, intensive care
care about
a warm and caring man
provide smb with care care about
care caring become/get/grow careless
Care care carelessness careless carelessly a caring attitude
80. Career career make a career
81. Carrot carrot carrot juice
82. Carry carry
83. Case case just in case
84. Castle castle Edinburgh Castle
85. Catalogue
86. cause and effect natural
Cause cause causes
87. Cell phone Cell phone
88. Central Central Central America/Asia/Europe
89. it is/seems certain (that)
Certain Certain Certainly it is certainly true/possible
90. Champion Championship

91. Chapter chapter chapter 5

92. Chase Chase
93. Chat chat chat have a friendly chat

  5
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
94. *Cheek cheek
95. Cheque cheque pay by cheque
96. in/during/since (somebody's)
childhood childhood
Childhood Childhood , child Childish /childlike home/friend/experience
97. Chin chin
98. have no choice make a
choice a choice of /
Choice choose choice between
99. Church church at church
100. Cigarette Cigarette smoke a cigarette
101. Circle circle circle circle round/above/over
102. Classical Classical classical music
103. make something clear
clear idea Please speak
Clear clear clearly clearly
104. Clerk clerk a bank/sales/store clerk
105. climate change climate of a
Climate climate place
106. Clinic Clinic Clinic al

107. a tennis coach coach

Coach coach coach somebody for something
108. coast of on the
coast off the
Coast coast coast
109. Collect collect collection a stamp collection
110. college graduates
a college education
College college college campus
111. Comb comb comb comb your hair
112. it's common for somebody to do
Common common commonly something
113. competition, competition between/among
Competition compete competitor compete with/against

  6
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
114. to complain constantly
to complain about sth
Complain complain complaint to have/make a complaint
115. Completely complete completely
116.
be/get/stay/keep in contact (with
Contact contact contact somebody) contact person
117.
Content Content

118. have control (over/of something)

take/gain control (of/over
something) lose
control (of/over something)
be under control
Control control control keep something under control
119. keep/stay cool cool
Cool cool temperature
120.
copy of stg
Copy copy copy copy (something) from something
121.
correct yourself, correct mistakes
Correct correct correction correct / incorrect correctly make corrections
122. a couple of the
Couple couple couple next door
123. Crazy crazy crazy idea , go crazy
124. Cream cream put cream on stg
125. creativity
Create create creator creative great/artistic creativity
126. Credit Card Credit Card
127. Crime crime, criminal commit crime
128. Cross cross cross (over) the road/street/river
129. a crowded room
Crowd crowd crowded a crowded street

  7
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
130. cultural activities cultured
woman
Western/American/Japanese
Culture culture cultural, cultured culture
131. draw/close/pull the curtains
Curtain curtain draw back/open the curtains
132. in danger
Danger danger dangerous dangerous for somebody
133. death of somebody
Death death death from an illness
134. Decorate decorate decoration
135. Definite definite definitely
136. Delayed delay delay delayed long/considerable/slight delay
137. Delighted Delighted delighted to do something
138. the personnel department ,
Department Department Department Store
139. Depressed depression Depressed depressed about
140. describe how/why/what
brief/short/full/complete
description
Description describe description description of
141.
graphic design design
something for something
Design design design, designer interior designer
142. further/more details
Details detail detailed detailed description
143. developed
Develop develop development developing a developed/developing country
144. Diagnostic Diagnose Diagnosis Diagnostic Diagnose an illness

145. Diamond diamond flawless/perfect/real diamond

146. Diary diary keep a diary
147.
big/major/important/significant
difference small/minor difference
Difference Difference different difference between
  8
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
148. Dirty dirty dirty clothes
149. social/economic/educational
Disadvantages Disadvantage disadvantage
150. disappoint somebody's
Disappointed disappoint Disappointed hopes/plans
151.
Disaster disaster nuclear disaster, natural disaster
152.
discuss something with somebody
Discuss discuss Discussion discussion about
153. Disease disease heart disease
154. Dishes Dishes wash the dishes
155.
dream of/about (doing) something
Dream dream dream have a dream
156. Drivers License drive driver Drivers License
157. Drug Drug Drug use / drug addict
158. Dye Dye Dye Hair dye / food dye
159. whisper/say (something) in
Ear ear somebody's ear
160. economy,
Economics (Department) economics Economics (Department)
161. education to have/receive education
Education educate educator good/poor education
162. Electrician Electrician
163. to have the energy to do sth
Energy energy energetic to be energetic
164. Enormous Enormous enormously enormous amount of
165. Enough enough bad/difficult/hard etc enough
166. Entrance enter entrance front/back/side entrance
167. Envelop Envelop
168. working/learning environment
good for the environment:
Environment Environment environmental environmentally environmentally friendly
169. to escape from sth
Escape (from) escape escape successful escape

  9
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
170. Especially Especially
171. Even even even bigger/better/brighter
172. sequence of events
Event event charity/fund-raising event
173. Exactly Exactly It's exactly half past five.
174. Example Example for example, an example of
175. Excellence Excel Excellence Excellent Academic excellence / education
excellence
176. exchange rate (money), exchange
Exchange exchange student
177. an exhibition of (black and white
Exhibition Exhibition photographs)
178. expect somebody/something to do
Expect expect expectation something
179. explain something to somebody
Explain explain explanation explanation of/for
180. express your views/opinions
Express express expression an expression of surprise
181.
Extra extra an extra ten minutes/three metres
182. extreme weather/conditions
Extremely extreme Extremely extreme sports
183. Eye eye
184. Face face
185. fail to do something fail a
test failure to do
something
Fail fail failure heart/kidney/liver failure
186. win/achieve/gain/find fame
international/worldwide/national
Fame fame famous fame
187. farmer, farm,
Farmer farming a pig/dairy/cattle farm
188.
Fashion fashion Fashionable Fashion model , fashion magazine

  10
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
189. feeling of have/get a
Feeling feel feeling feeling (that)
190. bare feet , front/back/hind feet ,
Feet feet, foot wipe your feet
191.
Few few quite a few/a good few/not a few
192. (have a )fight against/with
Fight fight fight fight about/over/for
193. final decision/say sit/take
Final final final finally your finals
194. Finger finger cross your fingers
195. fire a gun/weapon/rifle
start a fire put
out a fire forest
Fire fire fire fire
196. Firstly first firstly
197.
Fish fish fish Fish and Chips go fishing
198. Fit fit physically fit.
199.
Flight attendant book a
Flight attendant fly flight flight catch a flight , miss a flight
200. Flu flu have, get, catch flu
201. follow somebody follower of
the following
Follow follow follower following afternoon/month/page/chapter
202. Foreign foreigner Foreign foreign policy
203. formal
Formal formality formal / informal education/training/qualifications
204. have a good fortune, tell
Fortunately fortune fortune Fortunately somebody's fortune
205. Fossil Fossil Fossil fuel

206.
frightened of be
frightened to do something
Frightened Frightened, frightening it is frightening (to do something)
  11
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
207. have fun good/great fun a
Fun fun funny lot of fun
208. Further further further details
209. general idea as a general
Generally general generally rule
210. Generous generosity generous generously generosity to/towards
211. geographical
Geography Geography geographical area/location/position
212. Ghost Ghost Ghost writer
Ghost house
213. glad to do something glad to
Glad glad see/hear
214. Gold gold golden a golden opportunity
215. Golf Golf Play golf
216. local government, central
Government Government government
217. Grey grey dark/light grey
218. Grocery grocery grocery store
219. Ground ground above/below/under ground
220. security guards guard
somebody/something against
Guard Guard Guard something
221. guess right/correctly/wrong
make a guess (at something)
have a guess (at something) ,
Guess guess guess take a guess (at something)
222. tour guide guide
Guide guide guide somebody along/through
223. Guy guy
224. city hall , concert hall, dance hall,
Hall hall music hall
225. happy to do something
happy in your work/job
Happiness Happiness happy / unhappy happily happily married
226. turn your head shake your head ,
Head head nod your head

  12
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
227. damage your health improve your
health good/excellent health
poor/ill health healthy
Health Health Healthy / unhealthy diet
228.
heart trouble/problems a heart
Heart heart condition , somebody's heart
229. heat something up the heat
of the day central
Heat heat heat, heating heating
230.
Hell Go to hell
Hell

231.
throughout history recent/modern
Historical history Historical historically history early/ancient history
232.
Hold hold hold something in your hand/arms
233. Horror Horror horror film, story
234. hope for look/seem
Hopeful/hopeless hope hope hopeless/ hopeful hopefully hopeless
235. Host host / hostess
236. Huge huge a huge amount/sum/quantity
237. the human body , the human
Human human (being) human brain, human being
238. hurry up, hurry to do something,
Hurry hurry hurry be in a hurry to do something
239. Ice ice
240. to suffer from/have illness
to be/become ill
to feel/look ill to
Illness illness ill be very/seriously/extremely ill
241. imagine somebody doing
something it is
difficult/easy/possible/impossible
to imagine use your
Imagine imagine imagination imaginative imagination
  13
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
242. Immediately Immediately
243.
a strong/real/distinct
possibility
it is impossible (for somebody) to
do something
Impossible possibility Impossible / possible make something impossible
244. Improve Improve improvement see an improvement
245. include something in/on
Include include something
246.
Instead instead instead of somebody/something
247. Instructions Instructions read the instructions
248. Intelligent intelligence intelligent high/low , artificial intelligence
249. to have an interest in sth to
interesting lose interest in sth
Interest interest interested to be interested in sth/sb
250. Internet Internet on the Internet
251. Introduce introduce introduction a brief/short introduction
252.
item on the agenda/list/menu
Item item item of clothing/furniture/jewellery
253. Jam jam strawberry jam, traffic jam
254. Join join join the army, a group, a party
255.
Jump jump jump over/across/onto something
256. Just just just you, me
257. Keyboard Keyboard a computer keyboard
258. King King King of England
259. Knee knee on your knees
260. knock at/on, a loud knock at the
Knock knock knock door
261. research laboratory, laboratory
Laboratory Laboratory tests/experiments/studies
262. land on/in/at (the plane) dry
Land land land land

  14
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
263.
Landscape Design Landscape Design
264. Last last last of all, last year
265. Laugh laugh laughter
266. Law law, lawyer
267. Lazy laziness lazy lazily
268. Leader leader political/military/religious leader
269. Leather leather
270. Leg leg
271. Lend lend lend something to somebody
272. Less less less (...) than
273. lie to somebody, lie about
Level level something
274. Liar lie liar
275. Librarian Librarian, library
276. Lift lift (elevator) use the lift, take the lift
277. straight line, stand in a line, cut in
Line line line, next in line
278. Lip lip
279. Liquid liquid
280. Literature literature works of literature
281. Loaf loaf a loaf of bread
282. Local locals local local hospital
283. Lonely loneliness lonely lonely life
284. Look forward look forward look forward to doing stg
285. not have much/any luck , have no
luck, have good luck , be
Luck luck lucky lucky to do/be something
286. Main main main campus
287. Make-up make-up put on make-up
288. Male-Female Male-Female
289. Mark mark good/high mark
290. Marry marry married get married, happily married
291. Math Math math problems
292. Maybe maybe

  15
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
293. meaningful, What does ...mean? The meaning
Meaning mean meaning meaningful of ....
294. Medicine medicine take your medicine
295.
have/hold a meeting , go
Meeting meet meeting to/attend a meeting, be in/at a
296. to be/become a member
family/staff members
member to apply for membership
Member membership to renew membership
297.
Memorize Unforgettable memory
Memorize Memory Memorable Excellent memory
Lose memory
298.
Mend mend a complete mess, make a mess
299. Mess mess
300. get/receive a message, leave a
message, send a message,
Message message take a message
301.
Mid- mid-March
Middle mid-afternoon
302. Mineral Water Mineral Water
303. feel miserable, make life
Miserable misery Miserable miserable
304. Missing missing go missing
305. make a mistake, be full of
mistakes, spelling mistake, silly
Mistake mistake mistaken mistake
306. Mountain /Mount Mountain /Mount Mount Everest
307.
Movie Movie watch/see a movie , go to a movie
308. Multi- multiethnic
multimedia
multi-million dollar

  16
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
309. Nearly nearly
310. Necessary / it is necessary (for somebody) to
Necessary unnecessary do something
311. Neck neck around somebody's neck
312. Neighbour, next-door neighbours, in the
Neighbour neighbourhood neighbourhood
313. Nervous nervousness nervous nervously nervous about
314. Noise noise noisy make a noise
315. it is normal (for somebody) to do
Normal normal something
316. blow your nose , wipe your nose,
Nose nose pick your nose
317.
Novel novel, novelist detective/romantic/historical novel
318. Nowadays Nowadays
319. obvious example
Obviously obvious Obviously The obvious question is -
320. Occupation Occupation
321. a government official, an official
Official Official Official visit/engagement
322. in somebody's opinion ,
general/popular opinion ,public
Opinion Opinion opinion
323. Own own owner own
324. paint something (in)
Paint paint painter, painting blue/red/green
325.
Pair pair pair of trousers/scissors/glasses
326. Parcel parcel
327. Pass pass pass an exam,
328. Passive passive (active / passive)
329. AIDS patient, be patient with,
Patient patient patient patiently wait
330. Perhaps perhaps
331. to have a warm/outgoing
Personality personality personality

  17
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
332. Photocopy Photocopy Photocopy make a photocopy
333. Phrase phrase
334. physical appearance
Physical physical physical fitness
335. Physician Physician Experienced physician

336. Physics Physics

337. pick somebody/something for
Pick pick something, pick flowers
338. Piece piece a piece of
339. Plant plant plant plant trees, water the plants
340. Plastic plastic made of plastic
341. Pleased pleased be pleased with
342. Poet poet, poetry write poetry
343.
Point point point a good point, point at somebody
344.
poison somebody with
Poison poison poison, poisoning poisonous something, food- poisoning,
345. Politician Politician, Politics national/local politics
346. Population Population population of
347. Possibility Possibility Possible Possibly
348. Poster poster make a poster
349. a powerful man/woman a
Power power powerful powerful engine/weapon
350. Pre-
Pre-intermediate
Pre-historic

351. prepare the meal, make

Prepare prepare preparation preparations
352. Preschool Preschool Preschool teacher
Preschool education
353. Present present birthday/Christmas present
354. Printer print printer, printing Printing Press

  18
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
355.
out of prison , put somebody in
prison/send somebody to prison
, release somebody from
Prison prison, prisoner prison/let somebody out of
356. Probably probably most probably
357. Problematic Problem Problematic Have a problem
A problematic life

358. Programme programme see/watch a programme

359. promise to do something, make,
Promise promise promise keep, break a promise
360. to protect from sth
to protect against sth
Protect protect protection protective protective clothing
361. Psychology Psychology psychology department
362. pull somebody/something
Pull pull into/away from/over something
363. Pupil pupil star pupil (student)
364. push somebody/something
Push push away/back/aside
365. Puzzle puzzle make a puzzle
366. Questionnaire Questionnaire Fill in a questionnaire
Design a questionnaire

367. Quiet quiet quietly as quiet as a mouse

368. take part in a race, win a race,
Race race race race against
369. Radio radio
370. Real reality real / unreal real reason
371. Reason reason real reason

  19
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
372.
keep a record , medical/dental
records , school records ,
historical records, a written record
/ break/beat a record , hold a
Record record record record/ listening to records
373. Regularly regular / irregular Regularly
374. personal/family/social
Relationship Relationship relationships
375. Religion religion religious to be very religious
376. to repair successfully/poorly
Repair repair repairs to do/make repairs
377. a brief reply
Reply reply reply to have/get a reply
378. Reporter reporter a news reporter
379. do/conduct research, research
into
scientific/medical/historical
Research research research research
380.
Resort Resort Holiday resort

381. Retire retire retired retire from, retire early

382. good/bad/mixed review, publish a
review review books,
Review review review films
383. Ring ring wedding ring
384. Roast roast roast chicken
385. to rob a bank a
bank robbery
to commit a robbery
robbery a bank robber an
Rob rob robber armed robber
386. Rock (Music) rock Rock (Music)
387. to tie a rope
Rope rope rope strong rope
  20
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
388. Row row a row of houses, row of trees
389. Rude rude it is rude to do something
390. Ruler ruler measure with a ruler
391. sailing to go sailing
Sail sail sailor an experienced/good sailor
392. Sale sale on sale
393. Scared scared scared of (doing) something
394. opening scene, battle scenes,
Scene scene love scenes
395. Science science, scientist science and technology
396. Search search search for
397. Seatbelt Seatbelt
398. secret ingredient/recipe/formula
tell somebody a secret keep
Secret secret secret a secret
399. a serious illness
to have serious injuries
Serious serious seriously to seriously damage your health
400. Several several
401. Shave shave
402. to shine brightly a
Shine shine shining shining silver cup
403. Ship ship by ship, cruise ship
404. get/have the shock of your life
Shock shock shocked shocked by
405. to shout aloud
Shout shout shout to hear shouts
406. to be/feel shy
Shy shy shyly to smile shyly
407. n this/one side (of
Side side somebody/something)
408. brief/long silence
Silent silence silent silently to be/become silent
409. n a ... situation ,
difficult/dangerous
Situation situation situation, impossible
  21
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
410. Size size the size of
411. Skills skill skilled develop/acquire/learn a skill
412. Slice slice a slice of
413. Social social Socially social skills, social life, social
class
414. Society society members of society
415. Socks socks a pair of socks
416. Soldier soldier a brave/good soldier
417. Sore throat Sore throat
418. Sound sound sound sound of something, sound like
419. Staff staff
420. Stairs stairs up/down the stairs
421. under the stars,
Star star movie/film/Hollywood star
422. State state State Verbs
423. Statistics (Dep) Statistics Statistics (Department)
424. Stomach stomach stomach ache
425. Straight straight straight line, hair
426. Strange stranger strange strangely perfect/complete/total stranger
427.
Stress stress stressful/stressed under stress, stressful
428. Subject subject Subject - Object
429.
Suddenly sudden Suddenly a sudden change, all of a sudden
430. Sun sun sunny
431. Supper supper have super
432. Sure sure are you sure?
433. Surgery Surgery / surgeon Have surgery
434. Swollen swollen a swollen toe
435. Symbol symbolize symbol symbol of something
436. Tailor tailor
437. Technology technology technological modern technology
438. Teenager Teenager Teenage Teenage problems
Teen Difficult teenager

439. Telephone phone telephone phone somebody

  22
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
440.
at a temperature of something,
high temperature, low
temperature, a rise in
temperature, a fall/drop in
temperature, a temperature
Temperature temperature change/a change in temperature
441. Tense tenses tenses in English
442. Theatre theatre an open-air theatre
443. Thick thickness thick 3 feet/1cm/two inches thick
444. Thief thief, theft a car/jewel thief, car theft
445. Thin thin thin arms/legs/lip
446. Tidy tidy tidy / untidy neat and tidy, tidy up
447. Tiny tiny a tiny baby
448. Title title a title of
449. Toe toe
450. go to the toilet, flush the toilet,
Toilet toilet toilet paper
451. Tongue tongue
452. Too too too ... for something/somebody
453. Touch touch touch somebody on the arm/leg
454. tough questions, be tough on/with
Tough tough somebody
455.
city tour, a
Tour tour tour walking/cycling/sightseeing
tour
456. Tower tower the Eiffel tower
457. Tragedy Tragedy Tragic A tragic accident/life
458. Train train by train
459. travel by train/car/air, travel the
Traveller travel traveller world/country, travel abroad

  23
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
460. have trouble (with something),
have (no) trouble doing
something, without any/too
much trouble , cause trouble,
Trouble trouble serious trouble
461. Truth truth find out/discover/get to the truth
462. Try try try to do something
463. turn around/round/away, turn
left/right, take turns
Turn turn turn doing something, your
464. Twice twice twice a day/week/year
465. Twin twin identical twin
466. Type type type of
467. Tyre tyre flat tyre , spare tyre
468. Unfortunately Unfortunately
469. Uniform uniform school/army/police uniform
470. Unusual Unusual / Usual as usual
471.
upset by/about/at , be upset with
Upset upset upset somebody, an upset stomach
472. useful information/advice/tip
useful way of doing something, it
is useful to do something, find
Useful use use Useful something useful
473. Video video
474. loud voice quiet/soft/low/small
Voice voice voice deep/low voice
475. Vowel/Consonant Vowel/Consonant Vowel/Consonant
476. wait for somebody/something to
Wait wait waiter/ waitress do something, wait tables
477. Wall wall stone/brick/concrete wall
478. Wallet wallet in your wallet
479. to cause/avoid waste a
Waste waste waste waste of time/money
480. Website website on a website

  24
  PRE‐INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST 
481. a wedding present, cake, dress,
Wedding wedding ceremony
482. Well-dressed Well-dressed
483. Whole whole the whole school/country/village
484. Wild wild wild animals, flowers
485.
Wind wind strong/high winds, the wind blows
486. Wine wine red/white wine
487.
Writer write writer a writer of children's stories
488. Yet yet not yet

  25