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Preliminary Vocabulary List
Preliminary Vocabulary List
B1 Preliminary
B1 Preliminary for Schools
Introduction to the B1 Preliminary Vocabulary List
The B1 Preliminary Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed
when preparing students for the B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools examinations.
The list covers vocabulary appropriate to the B1 level on the Common European Framework
of Reference (CEFR) and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the candidate is
expected to understand but which are not the focus of a question) and productive vocabulary
(words that the candidate needs to know to answer a question).
The list does not provide an exhaustive list of all words which appear on the Preliminary and
Preliminary for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their study of
vocabulary to the list alone.
The Cambridge Learner Corpus is a collection of over 44 million words of English, based
upon evidence of language use by learners from all over the world and from which the
English Vocabulary Profile has developed. The English Vocabulary Profile shows the
most common words and phrases that learners of English need to know in British or
American English. The meaning of each word or phrase in the wordlists has been assigned
a level between A1 and B2 on the CEFR.
A preview version of the English Vocabulary Profile can be accessed by visiting the
website: http://www.englishprofile.org
• Exemplification
Example phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where
words with different meanings need to be constrained. For example, heel is followed by ‘I
can’t walk in high heels’ – this shows that heel is limited to the idea of shoes: candidates are
not expected to know other meanings, such as the part of the body.
• Topic lists
In Appendix 2, words have been grouped together under common B1 Preliminary and/or
B 1 Preliminary for Schools themes, such as ‘Food and Drink’, ‘House and Home’ and
‘Sport’. Not all the words in the Topic Lists headings appear on the wordlist.
Unsuitable topics
Cambridge Assessment English examinations must not contain anything that might offend or
upset candidates, potentially affect their performance or distract them during the
examination. A number of ‘sensitive’ topics are considered unsuitable for use in B1
Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools, for example war and politics, and vocabulary
relating to these is not included in the Preliminary Vocabulary List.
Personal vocabulary
The content of the B1 Preliminary Vocabulary List is general in nature and is unlikely to
cover completely the productive vocabulary that may be required by all candidates.
Candidates should know the specific lexis they will need to describe themselves and
their lives, for example hobbies, likes and dislikes.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the Preliminary Vocabulary List are:
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D deposit (n)
• pay a deposit
depressed (adj)
dad (n) depth (n)
daily (adj & adv) • the depth of the water
damage (n & v) describe (v)
damaged (adj) description (n)
dance (n & v) desert (n)
dancer (n) deserve (v)
dancing (n) design (n & v)
danger (n) designer (n)
dangerous (adj) desk (n)
dark (adj & n) despite (prep)
data (n) dessert (n)
date (n & v) destination (n)
• today’s date (n) destroy (v)
daughter (n) detail (n)
day (n) detective (n)
dead (adj) develop (v)
deaf (adj) development (n)
deal (v) diagram (n)
deal with (sth/sb) (phr v) dial (v)
• I’ve had some problems to deal with. diary (n)
dictionary (n)
• I deal with many people in my job.
die (v)
dear (adj & exclam)
• too dear to buy (adj) diet (n)
difference (n)
• Dear Sir (adj)
different (adj)
• Oh dear! (exclam)
difficult (adj)
death (n) difficulty (n)
decide (v) dig (v)
decision (n) digital (adj)
declare (v) digital camera (n)
decorate (v) dining room (n)
decrease (n & v) dinner (n)
deep (adj & adv) dinosaur (n)
defeat (n & v) diploma (n)
defence (n) direct (adj & v)
defend (v) direction (n)
definitely (adv) directly (adv)
degree (n) director (n)
• 90 degrees dirt (n)
• a degree in maths dirty (adj)
delay (n & v) disabled (adj)
delete (v) disadvantage (n)
delicious (adj) disagree (v)
delighted (adj) disappear (v)
deliver (v)
delivery (n)
demand (n & v)
dentist (n)
depart (v)
department (n)
department store (n)
departure (n)
depend (on/upon) (v & phr v)
• It depends on what you want to do.
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disappoint (v) • to draw the curtains
disappointed (adj) • to draw near
disappointing (adj) drawer (n)
disappointment (n) drawing (n)
disc/disk (n) dream (n & v)
• hard disk dress (n & v)
disc jockey (DJ) (n) dressed (adj)
disco(theque) (n) • get dressed drink (n & v)
discount (n) drive (n & v)
discover (v) driver (n)
discovery (n) driving licence (n)
discuss (v) drop (n & v)
discussion (n) drugstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chemist)
disease (n) drum (n)
disgusting (adj) dry (adj & v)
dish (n) duck (n)
dishwasher (n) due (adj)
disk (n) • The next bus is due in five minutes.
dislike (v) due to (prep phr)
display (n & v) dull (adj)
distance (n) during (prep)
district (n) dust (n)
disturb (v) dustbin (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: trash can)
dive (v) dusty (adj)
diver (n) duty (n)
divide (v) duty-free (adj & n)
diving (n) duvet (n)
DJ (disc jockey) (n) DVD (n)
do (av & v) DVD player (n)
doctor / Dr (n)
document (n)
documentary (n) E
dog (n)
doll (n) each (det & pron)
dollar (n) ear (n)
dolphin (n) earache (n)
donkey (n) early (adj & adv)
door (n) earn (v)
dot (n) earring (n)
• Have you visited CambridgeESOL dot earth (n)
org? east (adj, adv & n)
double (adj & det) eastern (adj)
doubt (n & v) easily (adv)
• I doubt that I’ll get the job (v) easy (adj)
down (adv & prep) easygoing (adj)
download (n & v) eat (v)
downstairs (adj & adv) economics (n)
dozen (det & n) edge (n)
Dr (n) education (n)
drag (v) effect (n)
• Just drag and drop the file into the efficient (adj)
trash can. effort (n)
drama (n) egg (n)
draw (v) either (adv, det & pron)
• to draw a picture of someone or elbow (n)
something elder (adj)
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elderly (adj) especially (adv)
election (n) essay (n)
electric (adj) essential (adj)
electrical (adj) euro (n)
electricity (n) even (adv)
electronic (adj) • He couldn't even do that.
elementary (adj) evening (n)
• elementary level event (n)
elephant (n) even though (conj)
elevator (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lift) ever (adv)
else (adv) every (det)
email (n & v) everybody (pron)
embarrassed (adj) everyone (pron)
embarrassing (adj) everything (pron)
embassy (n) everywhere (adv)
emergency (n) exact (adj)
employ (v) exactly (adv)
employee (n) examination/exam (n)
employer (n) examiner (n)
employment (n) example (n)
empty (adj) excellent (adj)
encourage (v) except (prep, conj)
end (n & v) exchange (n)
ending (n) • an exchange visit
end up (phr v) • in exchange for
• He plans to end up working in Australia. exchange (v)
enemy (n) exchange rate (n)
energy (n) excited (adj)
• Team sports take a lot of time and excitement (n)
energy. exciting (adj)
• In our house we try to save energy. excuse (n & v)
engaged (adj) exercise (n & v)
• to be engaged to someone exhausted (adj)
• The phone was engaged. exhibition (n)
engine (n) exist (v)
engineer (n) exit (n)
engineering (n) expect (v)
enjoy (v) expedition (n)
enjoyable (adj) expensive (adj)
enormous (adj) experience (n & v)
enough(adv,det • It was the worst pain I’d ever
& pron) experienced.
enquire (v) experienced (adj)
enquiry (n) experiment (n)
enter (v) expert (n)
entertain (v) explain (v)
entertainment (n) explanation (n)
entrance (n) explode (v)
entry (n) explore (v)
envelope (n) explorer (n)
environment (n) • This book’s about famous explorers.
environmental (adj) extra (adj, adv & n)
equal (adj) extraordinary (adj)
equipment (n) extremely (adv)
eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubber) extreme sport (n)
escape (v) eye (n)
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few (adj, det & pron)
fiction (n)
F field (n)
fight (n & v)
face (n) figure (n)
• a sad look on his face face to face (adv) file (n)
face-to-face (adj) • Click here to open the file.
facilities (n pl) • study files fill (v)
fill in (phr v)
• The hotel has excellent facilities.
fact (n) • You need to fill in a form.
factory (n) fill up (phr v)
fail (v) • He filled up the car with petrol.
fair (adj & n) film (n & v)
fairly (adv) film maker (n)
fall (n & v) film star
• in the fall (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: final (adj & n)
finally (adv)
autumn)
financial (adj)
• a fall in the price (n)
find (v)
• He fell and hurt his leg. (v) find out (phr v)
false (adj) • I must find out when he’s arriving.
familiar (with) (adj) fine (adj & n)
family (n) finger (n)
famous (adj) finish (n & v)
fan (n) fire (n)
fancy (v) firefighter (n)
• Do you fancy going out tonight? firework (n)
fantastic (adj) • a firework display firm (n)
far (adv) firm (n)
fare (n) • a good firm to work for first (adj & adv)
• The return fare is £26. first (adj & adv)
farm (n) • first prize (adj)
farmer (n) • first of all (adv)
farming (n)
first name (n)
fashion (n)
fish (n & v)
fashionable (adj)
fishing (n)
fast (adj & adv) fit (adj & v)
fasten (v)
• keep fit (adj)
fast food (n)
• These shoes don't fit. (v)
fat (adj)
fitness (n)
father (n)
fix (v)
fault (n)
flag (n)
favour (n)
favourite (adj & n) flat (adj & n)
flavour (n)
fax (v)
flight (n)
fear (n)
fee (n) float (v)
flood (n & v)
feed (v)
feel (v) floor (n)
flour (n)
feeling (n)
feel like (v) flow (v)
flower (n)
• to feel like doing something
flu (n)
female (adj & n)
ferry (n) flute (n)
festival (n) fly (n & v)
focus (sth) on/upon sth/sb (v)
fetch (v)
fog (n)
fever (n)
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foggy (adj) full- time (adj)
fold (v) fully (adv)
folder (computer)(n) fun (adj & n)
folk (adj & n) funny (adj)
follow (v) • a funny story (amusing)
following (adj) • a funny thing happened (strange)
fond (adj) fur (n)
• to be fond of something/someone furniture (n)
food (n) further (adv & adj)
fool (n) furthest (adj)
foot (n) future (adj & n)
football (n)
footballer (n)
for (prep) G
forbidden (adj)
forecast (n)
gain (v)
foreign (adj)
• gain experience
foreigner (n)
gallery (n)
forest (n)
forever (adv) • an art gallery
forget (v) game (n)
forgive (v) gap (n)
fork (n) form (n) garage (n)
former (adj) garden (n)
fortnight (n) garlic (n)
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol)
fortunately (adv)
gas station (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol
forward(s) (adv)
station)
fountain (n)
frame (n) gate (n)
free (adj & adv) general (adj)
freeze (v) generally (adv)
• I generally get home about 7.00.
freezer (n)
generation (n)
freezing (adj)
generous (adj)
French fries (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chips)
gentle (adj)
frequent (adj)
geography (n)
frequently (adv)
get (v)
fresh (adj)
get along (with) (phr v)
fridge (n)
• How do you get along with Harry?
fried (adj)
get back (phr v)
friend (n)
friendly (adj) • When did you get back from New
friendship (n) York?
get down (phr v)
frighten (v)
• Get down at once!
frightened (adj)
frightening (adj) • Did you get all the notes down?
frog (n) get fit (v)
from (prep) get in (phr v)
front (adj & n) • Can you get in through the window?
frozen (adj) get off (phr v)
fruit (n) • We get off at the next stop.
fry (v) get on (phr v)
frying pan (n) • Get your coat on and then we can
fuel (n) leave.
full (adj) • How are you getting on now?
full stop (n) get on (with) (phr v)
full time (adv) • She got on with her work.
• I’m getting on well with French.
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• Do you get on well with Sam? • They went off to Australia.
get rid of (phr v) • Suddenly the lights went off.
• Have you got rid of those old go on (phr v)
documents? • The meeting went on until six o'clock.
get up (phr v) • What's going on?
• What time do you get up in the go out (phr v)
morning? • Are you going out this evening?
giant (adj) • The fire has gone out.
gift (n) • Is Barbara still going out with Thomas,
giraffe (n) or have they broken up?
girl (n) girlfriend (n) gorgeous (adj)
give (v) government (n)
give back (phr v) go (with/together) (phr v)
• Give me back this book on Tuesday, • Your tie doesn't go with your shirt.
please. • Your tie and shirt don’t go together.
give in (phr v) grab (v)
• Have you given in your homework yet? • He grabbed my bag and ran away.
• Do you give in? Shall I tell you the grade (n)
answer now? graduation (n)
give out (phr v) gram(me) (n)
• Will you give out these papers for me, grammar (n)
please? grandchild (n)
give up (phr v) grand(d)ad (n)
• Has David given up playing tennis? granddaughter (n)
give way (phr v) grandfather (n)
• You must give way to traffic at a grandma (n)
roundabout. grandmother (n)
glad (adj) grandpa (n)
glance (v) grandparent (n)
glass (n & adj) grandson (n)
glasses (n pl) granny (n)
global warming (n) grant (n)
glove (n) • He was given a grant to study in
go (v & n) Australia. (n)
• Can I have a go? grape (n)
• Go away! graphics (n pl)
goal (n) grass (n)
goalkeeper (n) grateful (adj)
goat (n) great (adj)
go for (phr v) green (adj & n)
• He went for the job. greet (v)
• The dog went for the man. greeting (n)
gold (adj & n) grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gray)
golden (adj) grill (n & v)
golf (n) grilled (adj)
good (adj) grocery store (n) (Am Eng)
• The film was very good. groom (n)
• to be good at maths ground (n)
good afternoon (exclam) group (n)
goodbye (exclam) grow (v)
good evening (exclam) grow up (phr v)
good-looking (adj) • Children grow up fast.
good morning (exclam) guard (n)
good night (exclam) guess (n & v)
goods (n pl) guest (n)
go off (phr v) guest-house (n)
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guide (n & v) have to (mv)
guidebook (n) he (pron)
guilty (adj) head (n)
guitar (n) • to hit one's head (n)
guitarist (n) • the head of the company (n)
gum (n) • the head of the school (n)
• chewing gum headache (n)
gun (n) headline (n)
guy (n) headphones (n)
gym (n) headteacher (n)
gymnastics (n) health (n)
healthy (adj)
H hear (v)
heart (n)
heat (n)
habit (n) heater (n)
hair (n) heating (n)
haircut (n) heavy (adj)
hairdresser (n) heel (n)
hairdryer (n) • I can’t walk in high heels.
half (adv, det, n & pron) height (n)
half-price (adj) helicopter (n)
hall (n) hello (exclam)
hand (n & v) helmet (n)
handbag (n) help (n & v)
hand-held (adj) her (det & pron)
hand in (phr v) herb (n)
• Please hand in the answer sheet here (adv)
when you’ve finished. hero (n)
handkerchief (n) heroine (n)
handle (v) • The heroine of this story is a young
hand out (phr v) schoolgirl.
• Hand out the books please, Tom. hers (pron)
handsome (adj) herself (pron)
handwriting (n) hey (exclam)
hang (v) hi (exclam)
• to hang a picture hidden (adj)
hang out (phr v) hide (v)
• to hang out with friends high (adj & adv)
hang up (phr v) hike (v)
• She hung up at the end of the phone hill (n)
call. him (pron)
happen (v) himself (pron)
happy (adj) hip hop (n)
happily (adv) hire (v & n)
happiness (n) • to hire a boat (v)
harbour (n) • for hire (n)
hard (adj & adv) his (det & pron)
hardly (adv) historic (adj)
• hardly any time historical (adj)
• He could hardly wait. history (n)
hardware (n) hit (n & v)
hat (n) • The song was a great hit. (n)
hate (v) • to hit the ball (v)
have (av & v) hitchhike (v)
have got to (mv) hobby (n)
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hockey (n) ice skating (n)
hold (v) icy (adj)
hold up (phr v) ID (n)
• He was held up in the heavy traffic for ID card (n)
over two hours. idea (n)
hole (n) identification (n)
holiday (n) identify (v)
home (adv & n) • Babies can identify their mothers.
homepage (n) identity card (ID) (n)
homework (n) if (conj)
honest (adj) ignore (v)
honestly (adv) ill (adj)
• I honestly don’t know where she is. illness (n)
honey (n) imagination (n)
honeymoon (n) imagine (v)
hope (n & v) immediately (adv)
hopeful (adj) immigration (n)
hopefully (adv) importance (n)
• Hopefully the journey won’t take long. important (adj)
hopeless (adj) impossible (adj)
• a hopeless situation impressed (by/with) (adj)
horrible (adj) improve (v)
horror (adj) improvement (n)
• a horror movie in (adv & prep)
horse (n) in advance (prep phr)
hospital (n) in case (adv & conj)
hostel (n) inch (n)
hot (adj) include (v)
hotel (n) including (prep)
hour (n) incorrect (adj)
house (n) increase (v)
housewife (n) incredible (adj)
housework (n) incredibly (adv)
how (adv) • The team played incredibly well.
however (adv) indeed (adv)
how much (adv) independent (adj)
hug (n & v) individual (adj)
huge (adj) indoor (adj)
human (adj & n) indoors (adv)
humid (adj) industry (n)
hunger (n) in fact (prep phr)
hungry (adj) influence (n & v)
hunt (v) inform (v)
hurry (n & v) information (n)
hurt (adj & v) in front of (prep phr)
husband (n) ingredient (n)
hut (n) • I always use fresh ingredients
in half (prep phr)
in ink (prep phr)
I initial (n)
• His initials are J.B.H.
injure (v)
I (pron) ink (n)
ice (n) in love (prep phr)
ice cream (n) in pencil (prep phr)
ice hockey (n) in order (prep phr)
ice skates (n)
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in order to (prep phr) jacket (n)
inquiry (n) jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: prison)
insect (n) jam (n)
inside (adv & prep) • strawberry jam
insist (v) • traffic jam
inspire (v) jar (n)
• She inspired him to become an actor. jazz (n)
install (v) jealous (adj)
instance (n) jeans (n pl)
• for instance jet (n)
instead (of) (adv) • to go by jet (plane)
• There were no lemons so I got jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: jewelry)
oranges instead. job (n)
• Can you come on Monday instead of jog (v)
Tuesday? jogging (n)
instructions (n pl) join (v)
instructor (n) • The rivers join there.
instrument (n) • to join the army
• musical instrument • to join (in) a game
intelligent (adj) joke (n & v)
intend (v) journalist (n)
• to intend to do something journey (n)
interest (n & v) judge (n & v)
interested (adj) jug (n)
interesting (adj) juice (n)
intermediate (adj) jump (n & v)
international (adj) jumper (n)
internet (n) jungle (n)
interrupt (v) just (adv)
interval (n)
• an interval in a play
interview (n & v) K
in the end (prep phr)
in time (prep phr)
into (prep) kangaroo (n)
introduce (v) keen (adj)
introduction (n) • He's keen on cycling.
in two (prep phr) • to be keen to do something
invent (v) keep (v)
invention (n) keeper (n)
invitation (n) keep in (phr v)
invite (v) • She kept the children in as it was so
involve (v) cold.
iron (n & v) keep on (phr v)
ironing (n) • He kept on talking.
island (n) keep up (phr v)
issue (n) • Keep up the good work!
IT (Information Technology) (n) kettle (n)
it (pron) key (n)
item (n) • key to a lock
its (det) • key to success
itself (pron) keyboard (n)
• computer keyboard
• keyboard music
J kick (n & v)
kid (n)
• We’re taking the kids camping.
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kill (v) • the least amount (adj)
kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: • at least (adv)
kilogram) leather (n)
kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: leave (v)
kilometer) lecture (n)
kind (adj & n) left (n, adj & adv)
king (n) left-hand (adj)
kiss (n & v) leg (n)
kit (n) leisure (n)
kitchen (n) lemon (n)
kite (n) lemonade (n)
kitten (n) lend (v)
knee (n) length (n)
knife (n) less (adv, det & pron)
knit (v) lesson (n)
knock (v) let (v)
knock down (phr v) • Let her do it.
• He was knocked down by a car. • Let me think.
know (v) • Let’s go out tonight.
knowledge (n) letter (n)
lettuce (n)
L level (n)
library (n)
licence (n)
label (n) • a driving/marriage/TV licence
laboratory (lab) (n) lie (n & v)
lack (n) lie down (phr v)
ladder (n) life (n)
lady (n) lift (n & v)
lake (n) • Can you give me a lift, please? (n)
lamb (n) • The lift is going up. (n)
lamp (n) • Please help me to lift this table. (v)
land (n & v) light (adj, n & v)
landscape (n) lighter (n)
language (n) • a cigarette lighter
laptop (computer) (n) lightning (n)
large (adj) like (prep & v)
last (adj, adv, det & v) likely (adj)
late (adj & adv) limit (n & v)
lately (adv) limited (adj)
later (adj & adv) • a limited choice
latest (adj) line (n)
laugh (n & v) • a line on a page
law (n) • a clothes line
lawyer (n) • a railway line
lay (v) link (n)
• lay the table • a link to a website
lazy (adj) lion (n)
lead (v) lip (n)
• to lead someone by the hand liquid (n)
• Where does this road lead? list (n)
leader (n) listen (v)
leaf (n) literature (n)
league (n) litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter)
learn (v) litter (n)
least (adj & adv) little (adj, det & pron)
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live (v) Madam (n)
live (adj) made of/from/out of (v)
• live music/sport • Her shirt is made of cotton.
lively (adj) magazine (n)
living room (n) magic (adj & n)
load (n) magnificent (adj)
loan (n) mail (n & v)
local (adj) main (adj)
locate (v) main course (n)
• The station is located in the city make (v)
centre. make sure (v)
location (n) make-up (n)
lock (n & v) male (adj & n)
locker (n) mall (n)
logo (n) • shopping mall
lonely (adj) man (n)
long (adj) manage (v)
look (n & v) • to manage a business
look after (phr v) • to manage to do something (succeed
• I’m looking after my sister’s house in)
while she’s on holiday? manager (n)
look at (phr v) mango (n)
look for (phr v) many (det & pron)
look forward to (phr v) map (n)
• I’m looking forward to the party! mark (n)
look like (v) market (n)
• She looks like her sister. • to buy something from a market
look out (phr v) marriage (n)
Look out! married (adj)
look up (phr v) marry (v)
• Look up the meaning of the word in marvellous (adj)
your dictionary. match (n & v)
loose (adj) • a box of matches (n)
lorry (n) • a tennis match (n)
lose (v) • This tie matches your shirt. (v)
lost (adj) mate (n)
lots / a lot (n) material (n)
lottery (n) maths / mathematics (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
loud (adj) math)
loudly (adv) matter (n & v)
love (n & v) • Is anything the matter? (n)
lovely (adj) • It doesn't matter. (v)
low (adj) maximum (adj & n)
luck (n) may (mv)
luckily (adv) maybe (adv)
lucky (adj) me (pron)
luggage (n) meal (n)
lunch (n) mean (v)
lunchtime (n) • What do you mean?
luxury (n) • What does it mean?
meaning (n)
M meanwhile (adv)
measure (v)
meat (n)
machine (n) mechanic (n)
mad (adj) medicine (n)
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medium (adj) • She’s a fashion model. (n)
meet (v) modern (adj)
meeting (n) moment (n)
melon (n) money (n)
member (n) monkey (n)
membership (n) monster (n)
memory (n) month (n)
• to have a good/poor memory monument (n)
• happy memories mood (n)
• computer memory moon (n)
mend (v) more (adv, det & pron)
mention (v) morning (n)
menu (n) mosquito (n)
mess (n) most (adv, det & pron)
message (n) mostly (adv)
messy (adj) mother (n)
metal (n) motorbike (n)
method (n) motorcycle (n)
• modern methods of teaching motor-racing (n)
metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: meter) motorway (n)
microwave (n) mountain (n)
• a microwave oven mouse (n)
midday (n) moustache (n)
middle (n) mouth (n)
middle-aged (adj) move (v)
midnight (n) movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film)
might (mv) movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film star)
mild (adj) movie theater (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: cinema)
mile (n) MP3 player (n)
milk (n) Mr (n)
millimetre (mm) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: Mrs (n)
millimeter) Ms (n)
million (n) much (adv, det & pron)
mind (n & v) mug (n)
• His mind was on other things. (n) mum (n)
• Would you mind if I called tomorrow? museum (n)
(v) mushroom (n)
• Mind your head! (v) music (n)
• Who's minding the baby for you? (v) musical (adj)
• Make your mind up, quickly! (v) musician (n)
mine (pron) must (mv)
mineral water (n) multiply (v)
minimum (adj & n) my (det)
minus (prep) myself (pron)
minute (n) mystery (n)
mirror (n)
miserable (adj) N
miss (v)
Miss (n) name (n & v)
missing (adj) narrow (adj)
mistake (n) nasty (adj)
mix (v & n) national (adj)
mobile (phone) (n) nationality (n)
model (n) natural (adj)
• It's cheap because it's last year's nature (n)
model. (n) • nature studies
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navy blue (adj) notepaper (n)
near (adv, prep & adj) nothing (pron)
nearby (adj & adv) notice (n & v)
nearly (adv) • to read a notice (n)
neat (adj) • until further notice (n)
necessary (adj) • Did you notice anything wrong? (v)
neck (n) noticeboard (n)
necklace (n) novel (n)
need (v) now (adv)
negative (adj) nowadays (adv)
neighbour (n) nowhere (adv)
neighbourhood (n) number (n)
neither (adv, det, pron) • numbers 5 to 7
• She’s not tall, and neither am I. • a large number of cars
• Neither child was hurt. • What’s your (phone) number?
• They gave us two keys and neither nurse (n)
worked.
nephew (n)
nervous (adj) O
• a nervous person
• to feel nervous
object (n)
nest (n)
obvious (adj)
net (n)
obviously (adv)
network (n)
occasion (n)
never (adv)
occasionally (adv)
new (adj)
occupation (n)
news (n)
ocean (n)
newspaper (n)
o’clock (adv)
next (adj & adv)
of (prep)
next to (prep)
of course (adv)
nice (adj)
off (adv & prep)
niece (n)
• It fell off the table. (prep)
night (n)
nightclub (n) • The meeting is off. (adv)
nightlife (n) • I’ve got the afternoon off. (adv)
nightmare (n) offer (n & v)
no (adv, det & pron) office (n)
nobody (pron) officer (n)
noise (n) often (adv)
noisy (adj) oh (exclam)
none (pron) oh dear! (exclam)
noon (n) oil (n)
no one (pron) OK / O.K. / okay (adj & exclam)
normal (adj) old (adj)
normally (adv) old-fashioned (adj)
north (adj, adv & n) olive (n)
northeast (adj & n) omelette (n)
northern (adj) on (adv & prep)
northwest (adj & n) on board (prep phr)
nose (n) on business (prep phr)
not (adv) once (adv)
note (n & v) • once a year
• to write a note (n) • I once saw him dancing.
• a ten-pound note (n) one (det & pron)
• Please note. (v) on fire (prep phr)
notebook (n) on foot (prep phr)
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on holiday (prep phr) • on my own (pron)
onion (n) • to own a car (v)
online (adv & adj) owner (n)
• to book/buy something online (adv)
• an online printer (adj)
only (adj & adv) P
on purpose (prep phr)
on request (prep phr) pack (v)
on sale (prep phr) • to pack a case (v)
on time (prep phr) packet (n)
onto (prep) page (n)
open (adj & v) pain (n)
opening hours (n pl) painful (adj)
opera (n) paint (n & v)
operate (v) painter (n)
operation (n) painting (n)
opinion (n) pair (n)
opportunity (n) palace (n)
opposite (adj, n, prep & adv) pale (adj)
option (n) • pale blue pan (n)
or (conj) pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: trousers)
orange (adj & n) paper (n)
orchestra (n) • a sheet of paper
order (conj, n & v)
• a (news)paper
• in order to (conj)
paragraph (n)
• to put something in order (n) parcel (n)
• to order a meal (v) pardon (exclam)
ordinary (adj) • Pardon?
organisation (n) parent (n)
organise (v) park (n & v)
original (adj) • a public park (n)
other (adj, pron & det)
• to park a car (v)
otherwise (adv)
parking (n)
ought (mv)
parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: car park)
our (det)
parrot (n)
ours (pron)
part (n)
ourselves (pron)
• a part of something (n)
out (adv)
partly (adv)
outdoor (adj)
particular (adj)
outdoors (adv)
out of (prep) • I love this CD - in particular the last
out of date (prep phr) song.
out of order (prep phr) particularly (adv)
out of work (prep phr) partner (n)
outside (adv, adj & prep) part time (adv)
oven (n) part-time (adj)
over (adv & prep) party (n)
• I’m going over the road. (prep) • a birthday party
• over 40 people (more than) (adv) • a political party
pass (n & v)
• to be over (finished) (adv)
• Several cars passed.
• Several birds were flying over the roof
of the school. (prep) • to pass the sugar
overnight (adj & adv) • to pass an examination
owe (v) pass on (phr v)
own (adj, pron & v) • Pass on the message.
• my own pen (adj) passenger (n)
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passport (n) petrol (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gas)
password (n) petrol station (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gas
past (adj, n & prep) station)
• the past few weeks (adj) pharmacy (n)
• in the past (n) phone (n & v)
• It’s half past one. (prep) photo (n)
pasta (n) photocopy (n)
path (n) photograph (n & v)
patient (adj & n) photographer (n)
• to be patient (adj) photography (n)
• a hospital patient (n) phrase (n)
pattern (n) physics (n)
pause (v) piano (n)
pavement (n) pick (v)
pay (n & v) pick up (phr v)
PC (personal computer) (n) • I picked up a pencil.
pea (n) • I’ll pick up my sister from the station.
peace (n) picnic (n)
peaceful (adj) picture (n)
peach (n) pie (n)
peak (n) piece (n)
peanut (n) • a piece of cheese
pear (n) • to break into small pieces
pedestrian (n) • a piece of furniture/advice
peel (v) pig (n)
pen (n) pile (n)
pence (n pl) pill (n)
pencil (n) pillow (n)
pencil case (n) pilot (n)
penfriend (n) pin (n & v)
penguin (n) pineapple (n)
penny (n) pink (adj & n)
people (n pl) pipe (n)
pepper (n) pirate (n)
• to pass the pepper (spice) pitch (n)
• red peppers (vegetable) • football pitch
per (prep) pity (n)
percent (adv) • It’s a pity you couldn’t come to the party
perfect (adj) – it was great.
perfectly (adv) pizza (n)
perform (v) place (n)
performance (n) • a safe place (n)
performer (n) • I’ve lost my place in the book. (n)
perfume (n) • third place in a race (n)
perhaps (adv) • London is a big place. (n)
period (n) plain (adj)
permanent (adj) • It’s plain to me. (clear)
permission (n) • a plain T-shirt (no design)
permit (v) plan (n & v)
• Dogs are not permitted here. • a street plan (n)
permitted (adj) • a plan to do something (n)
person (n) plane (n)
personal (adj) planet (n)
personally (adv) plant (n & v)
persuade (v) plastic (adj & n)
pet (n)
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plate (n) possibly (adv)
platform (n) post (n & v)
play (n & v) • to post a letter (v)
• a play at the theatre (n) • to send it by post (n)
• children playing (v) postcard (n)
• to play football (v) poster (n)
• to play the guitar (v) postman (n)
• to play a DVD (v) post office (n)
• to play the part of someone (act) (v) postpone (v)
player (n) pot (n)
playground (n) potato (n)
pleasant (adj) pound (£) (n)
please (exclam & v) pour (v)
• Come in, please. (exclam) powder (n)
• to please someone (v) power (n)
pleased (adj) powerful (adj)
pleasure (n) practice (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: practise)
plenty (pron) practise (v)
plug (n) pray (v)
• a plug for the bath prayer (n)
predict (v)
• an electrical plug
prefer (v)
plus (prep & conj)
pregnant (adj)
p.m. (adv)
preparation (n)
pocket (n)
prepare (v)
pocket money (n)
prepared (adj)
podcast (n)
prescription (n)
poem (n)
poet (n) • medicine on a prescription
poetry (n) present (adj & n & v)
point (n & v) • to be present (adj)
• to point at something (v) • at the present time (adj)
• The pencil has no point on it. (n) • That will be all for the present. (n)
police (n) • I got some lovely birthday presents. (n)
policeman (n) • The winners were presented with
police officer (n) prizes. (v)
police station (n) • She presents the late-night news. (v)
polite (adj) presentation (n)
political (adj) presenter (n)
politician (n) • a sports presenter
politics (n) president (n)
pollution (n) press (v)
pool (n) • to press a button
• a swimming-pool • to press a suit
poor (adj) pretty (adj & adv)
• She is very poor. (financial) prevent (v)
• the poor man (sympathy) previous (adj)
pop (n) previously (adv)
• pop song/music/star/group price (n)
popular (adj) primary school (n)
population (n) prince (n)
port (n) princess (n)
position (n) principal (adj)
positive (adj) print (v)
possibility (n) • to print a document
possible (adj) printer (n)
prison (n)
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prisoner (n) push (n & v)
private (adj) put (v)
prize (n) put away (phr v)
probably (adv) • He put the book away.
problem (n) put down (phr v)
produce (v) • She put her name down for the trip.
product (n) put off (phr v)
production (n) • The meeting was put off until the
• film/music production following week.
• She wants to work in television put on (phr v)
production. • He put on a suit.
profession (n) • Can you put on the light?
professional (n) • He didn’t want to put on weight.
professor (n) put out (phr v)
program(me) (n) • The fire was quickly put out.
• TV programme put through (phr v)
• computer program • Can you put me through to the
progress (n) manager, please?
prohibited (adj) put up (phr v)
project (n) • The company had to put up its prices.
• school/work project puzzle (n)
promise (n & v) pyjamas (n pl)
• to promise to do something (v)
• to keep a promise (n)
promote (v) Q
pronounce (v)
• to pronounce a word correctly qualification (n)
pronunciation (n) qualified (adj)
proper (adj) quality (n)
properly (as in working properly) (adv) quantity (n)
• My computer isn’t working properly quarter (n)
property (n) queen (n)
protect (v) question (n)
proud (adj) • to ask a question
prove (v) • the question being discussed (subject)
provide (v) questionnaire (n)
public (adj & n) queue (n)
• public opinion (adj) quick (adj)
• to make something public (adj) quickly (adv)
• to be open to the public (n) quiet (adj)
public transport (n) quietly (adv)
publish (v) quit (v)
pull (v) quite (adv)
pullover (n) • Are you quite sure?
pump (n) • quite old
• petrol/bike pump quiz (n)
punish (v)
pupil (n)
puppy (n) R
pure (adj)
purple (adj & n)
rabbit (n)
purpose (n)
race (n & v)
• He did it on purpose. (deliberately)
• to win a race (n)
• The purpose of this meeting is to…
• to race against fast runners (compete)
purse (n)
(v)
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• to race home quickly (run) (v) • to recover from an illness
racket (n) recycle (v)
• tennis racket radio (n) • I don’t recycle as much as I should.
rail (n) recycled (adj)
• to go by rail railway (n) recycling (n)
rain (n & v) red (adj)
raincoat (n) reduce (v)
rainforest (n) refreshments (n pl)
raise (v) refrigerator (n)
• to raise your arm refund (n)
• to raise prices refuse (v)
range (n) regarding (prep)
rap (n) regards (n)
• rap artist region (n)
rare (adj) register (v)
rarely (adv) • He registered with a new doctor. (v)
rather (adv) registration (n)
• She’s rather tall for her age. regret (n & v)
• I’d rather go to the cinema than the regular (adj)
theatre. regularly (adv)
• Shall we stay in tonight, rather than go out? relation (n)
raw (adj) • to visit a relation
• raw meat relationship (n)
reach (v) relative (n)
react (v) • a relative came to stay
• He reacted quickly to the news. relax (v)
read (v) relaxation (n)
reader (n) relaxed (adj)
reading (n) reliable (adj)
ready (adj) relieved (adj)
real (adj) religion (n)
realise (v) rely (on) (v)
• He realised it was true. remain (v)
realistic (adj) remember (v)
reality (n) remind (v)
really (adv) remote control (n)
reason (n) remove (v)
reasonable (adj) rent (n & v)
reasonably (adv) repair (n & v)
rebuild (v) repeat (v)
receipt (n) replace (v)
receive (v) reply (n & v)
recent (adj) report (n & v)
reception (n) reporter (n)
receptionist (n) request (n & v)
recipe (n) require (v)
recognise (v) rescue (n & v)
recommend (v) research (n & v)
reservation (n)
• to recommend someone/something
record (n & v) reserve (n & v)
• She was a reserve for the team. (n)
• to keep a record (n)
• to reserve a seat (v)
• to break a record (n)
resort (n)
• to record a song (v)
respect (n & v)
recording (n)
responsible (adj)
recover (v)
rest (n & v)
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• a rest from work (n) • the sitting room
• the rest of them (n) • There’s lots of room in here.
• The doctor told her to rest. (v) rope (n)
restaurant (n) rose (n)
result (n) rough (adj)
retire (v) • a rough road
return (n & v) • a rough idea
• to return home (v) • rough work
• a return (ticket) (n) round (adj, adv & prep)
review (n) • a round object (adj)
revise (v) • the wrong way round (adv)
revision (n) • to sit round a table (prep)
reward (n) roundabout (n)
rice (n) route (n)
rich (adj) routine (n)
ride (n & v)
rider (n) row (n)
right (adj, adv & n) • a row of seats
• the right time (correct) (adj) rubber (n)
• the right person for the job (suitable) • a rubber (eraser)
(adj) rubbish (n)
• my right foot (adj) rude (adj)
• Everything will be all right. (adj) rug (n)
• Go right there. (directly) (adv) rugby (n)
• Fill it right to the top. (completely) (adv) ruin (n)
• the right to vote (n) rule (n & v)
right-hand (adj) • the rules of grammar (n)
ring (n & v) • to rule a country (v)
• stand in a ring (n) ruler (n)
• a wedding ring (n) • draw a line using a ruler
• Give me a ring tomorrow. (phone) (n) run (v)
• Suddenly the bell rang. (v) • to run in a race
ring back (phr v) • to run a business
ring up (phr v) runner (n)
• to telephone somebody running (n)
rise (v) run out (phr v)
• The sun rises in the east. • He ran out of time and didn’t finish.
• Prices are rising.
river (n)
road (n)
S
roast (adj & v)
rob (v) robot (n) sad (adj)
rock (n) safe (adj)
• rock (music) (n) • to be safe from harm
• a hard piece of rock (n) safely (adv)
rocket (n) sail (n & v)
• They sent a rocket into space. sailing (n)
role (n) salad (n)
roll (n) salary (n)
• a roll of film (n) sale (n)
• a bread roll (n) salesman/saleswoman (n)
romance (n) salmon (n)
romantic (adj) salt (n)
roof (n) same (adj, pron & adv)
room (n) • at the same time (adj)
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• Your watch is the same as mine. section (n)
(pron) security (n)
• You should treat everyone the see (v)
same. (adv) • to see something (with the eyes)
sand (n) • to see the joke (understand)
sandal (n) • to see someone about a problem
sandwich (n) (consult)
satisfactory (adj) seem (v)
satisfied (adj) select (v)
sauce (n) selfie (n)
saucepan (n) • take a selfie
saucer (n) selfish (adj)
sausage (n) self-service (adj)
save (v) sell (v)
• to save someone send (v)
• to save money sense (n)
• to save time sensible (adj)
say (v) sentence (n)
• to say something to someone • words in a sentence
• I really can’t say. (give an opinion) separate (adj)
scared (adj) series (n)
scarf (n) • a TV series
scary (adj) serious (adj)
scene (n) • a serious person
scenery (n) • a serious illness
school (n) seriously (adv)
schoolchild (n) serve (v)
science (n) • to serve in a shop
science fiction (n) server (n)
scientific (adj) • a file server
scientist (n) service (n)
scissors (n pl) • a bus service
scooter (n) • customer service
score (n & v) session (n)
• The score was 3-0. (n) • in a school, gym set (n & v)
• to score a goal (v) set off (phr v)
scream (n & v) • She set off early for work.
screen (n) set out (phr v)
sculpture (n) • They set out on the long journey.
sea (n) set up (phr v)
search (n & v) • Her mother helped her to set up in
seaside (n) business.
season (n) several (det & pron)
seat (n) sew (v)
seat belt (n) sex (n)
second (adv, det & n) • the male/female sex
• She came second and won silver. shade (n)
(adv) • to sit in the shade
• This is the second time you’ve been shadow (n)
late. (det) shake (v)
• sixty seconds in a minute (n) shall (mv)
secondary (adj) shame (n)
• secondary school shampoo (n)
second-hand (adj & adv) shape (n)
secret (adj & n) share (v)
secretary (n)
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shark (n) • a road sign (n)
sharp (adj) • to sign a document (v)
• a sharp knife • no sign of life (n)
• a sharp corner • signs of winter (n)
• a sharp picture signal (n & v)
shave (v) signature (n)
she (pron) signpost (n)
sheep (n) sign up (v)
sheet (n) • sign up for an online course
• sheets on a bed silence (n)
• a sheet of paper silent (adj)
• information sheet silk (adj & n)
shelf (n) silly (adj)
shine (v) silver (adj & n)
shiny (adj) similar (adj)
ship (n) simple (adj)
shirt (n) since (conj & prep)
shock (n) sincerely (adv)
• to suffer from shock (n) • Yours sincerely sing (v)
shocked (adj) singer (n)
shocking (adj) singing (n)
shoe (n) single (n & adj)
shoot (v) • a single (ticket) to Manchester (n)
• to shoot at the goal • to be single (unmarried) (adj)
shop (n & v) • a single room (adj)
shop assistant (n) sink (n & v)
shopping (n) • a kitchen sink (n)
• Let’s go shopping tomorow • The ship began to sink. (v)
shore (n) sir (n)
short (adj) • Yes, sir!
shortly (adv) sister (n)
shorts (n pl) sit (v)
• a pair of shorts sit down (phr v)
should (mv) site (n)
shoulder (n) sitting room (n)
shout (n & v) situated (adj)
show (n & v) situation (n)
• a film show (n) size (n)
• Show it to me. (v) skate (n & v)
• The picture shows a village. (v) skateboard (n & v)
• It shows that they care. (v) skateboarding (n)
show up (phr v) skating (n)
• He showed up at the party ski (n & v)
shower (n) skiing (n)
• a shower of rain skill (n)
• to have a shower skin (n)
shut (adj & v) skirt (n)
shy (adj) sky (n)
sick (adj) sleep (n & v)
side (n) • I usually go to sleep at 11pm.
sight (n) sleeve (n)
• Her sight is better with glasses. slice (n)
• in sight, out of sight slightly (adv)
sightseeing (n) slim (adj)
sign (n & v) slip (v)
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• to slip on the ice slow (adj) soul (n)
slowly (adv) sound (n & v)
small (adj) • the sound of music (n)
smart (adj) • It sounds like/as if…(v)
• a smart idea (Am Eng) soundtrack (n)
• smart clothes • The film’s soundtrack has music by
smartphone (n) Adele.
smell (n & v) soup (n)
smile (n & v) sour (adj)
smoke (n & v) • a sour taste
smoking (n) south (adj & adv, n)
smooth (adj) southeast (adj & n)
• a smooth surface (level) southern (adj)
• a smooth ride in the new car southwest (adj & n)
(comfortable) souvenir (n)
snack (n) space (n)
snake (n) • a parking space
snow (n & v) • write in the spaces
snowboard (n & v) • not enough space
snowboarding (n) • outer space
so (adv & conj) spaceship (n)
soap (n) spare (adj & v)
soap opera (n) • spare cash, spare time (adj)
soccer (n) • to spare the time (v)
sociable (adj) sparkling (adj)
social (adj) • Sparkling water, please.
social media (n) speak (v)
society (n) speaker (n)
sock (n) special (adj)
sofa (n) specially (adv)
soft (adj) species (n)
• a soft material spectacular (adj)
• a softdrink speech (n)
software (n) speed (n)
soldier (n) spell (v)
solution (n) spelling (n)
solve (n) spend (v)
some (det & pron) • to spend money/time
somebody (pron) spice (n)
somehow (adv) spicy (adj)
someone (pron) spill (v)
something (pron) spinach (n)
• Be into something. spite (n)
• He’s really into sports • in spite of
sometimes (adv) split up (phr v)
somewhere (adv) • She’s just split up with her boyfriend.
son (n) spoil (v)
song (n) spoon (n)
soon (adv) sport (n)
• I’ll come soon. sports centre (n)
• as soon as I can spot (n)
sore (adj) spy (n)
sorry (adj) square (adj & n)
sort (n) • a square room (adj)
• the same sort • a market square (n)
so-so (adj)
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squash (n) store (n)
stadium (n) • a department store (n)
staff (n) storm (n)
stage (n) story (n)
• to perform on a stage straight (adj & adv)
stairs (n pl) • to go straight on (adv)
stall (n) • a straight road (adj)
• market stall strange (adj)
stamp (n) stranger (n)
• a postage stamp strawberry (n)
stand (v) stream (n)
star (n) street (n)
• stars in the sky (n) stress (n)
• a film star (n) • He didn’t want the stress of a new job.
start (n & v) stressed (adj)
• a good start (n) stressful (adj)
• to start a race (v) strict (adj)
station (n) strike (n & v)
• a bus/fire/radio station • to go on strike (n)
statue (n) • to strike something (v)
stay (n & v) stripe (n)
• to stay to dinner (v) strong (adj)
• to stay with friends (v) student (n)
• to stay looking young (v) studio (n)
• a two-night stay (n) • TV/artist’s/recording studio studies (n
stay behind (phr v) pl)
• She stayed behind after the lesson to study (n & v)
speak to the teacher. • to study physics (v)
steak (n) • to study the map (v)
steal (v) • Social Studies (n)
steep (adj) stuff (n)
step (n) stupid (adj)
• two steps forward style (n)
• to climb the steps stylish (adj)
step forward/back(wards)/out (v) subject (n)
step over/in/on/out of (sth) (v) • the subject of a discussion
stick (n & v) • the subject of a sentence
• a walking stick (n) • a school subject
• to stick two things together (v) subtract (v)
sticky (adj) subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: underground)
still (adj & adv) succeed (v)
• I prefer still to sparkling water. (adj) success (n)
• Sit still! (adv) successful (adj)
• She’s still here. (adv) such (det)
stir (v) sudden (adj)
stomach (n) suddenly (adv)
stomach ache (n) suffer (v)
stone (n) sugar (n)
suggest (v)
• a large stone
suggestion (n)
• a stone bridge
suit (n & v)
stop (n & v)
• to wear a suit
• a bus stop (n)
• The colour red suits you.
• The car stopped. (v)
• Which time suits you?
• It’s stopped raining. (v)
suitable (adj)
• The rain stopped me from going out. (v)
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suitcase (n) • to switch on a machine (v)
sum (n) system (n)
• Huge sum of money.
sun (n)
sunbathe (v) T
sunglasses (n pl)
sunny (adj) table (n)
sunrise (n) table-cloth (n)
sunset (n) tablet (n)
sunshine (n) table tennis (n)
superhero (n) take (v)
supermarket (n) • to take someone’s hand
supper (n) • to take someone’s things (steal/
supply (v) borrow)
• Fran supplied the sandwiches for the • to take a photo
party. • to take a long time
support (n & v)
• to take a holiday
• She gave me a lot of support during my
takeaway (n)
exams. (n) take away (v)
• to support a weight (v)
• Take 15 away from 78.
• to support a team (v) take care of (v)
supporter (n)
• take care of someone.
suppose (v) take off (phr v)
• I suppose it’s true. • Do you want to take off your coat?
• You aren’t supposed to drive fast.
• The plane takes off at 6.
• It’s supposed to be a good film. take part (in) (v)
sure (adj & adv) • Everybody took part in the meeting.
• I’m sure you’re right. (adj) take place (v)
• to make sure (adv) • The meeting took place at six.
surf (v) take up (phr v)
surfboard (n) • He decided to take up a new hobby.
surfing (n) talent (n)
surname (n) talented (adj)
surprise (n & v) talk (n & v)
surprised (adj) talk show (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chat show)
suprising (adj) tall (adj)
surround (v) tap (n)
• The cottage is surrounded by • a cold-water tap (n)
beautiful countryside. taste (n & v)
sweater (n)
• to have good taste (n)
sweatshirt (n)
• to taste food (v)
sweet (adj & n)
• It tastes good. (v)
• sweet food (adj)
tasty (adj)
• a sweet face (adj)
tax (n)
• a sweet smell (adj) taxi (n)
• to eat a sweet (n) tea (n)
swim (n & v) teach (v)
swimmer (n) teacher (n)
swimming (n) teaching (n)
swimming costume (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: team (n)
bathing suit) tear (n & v)
swimming pool (n) • Tears ran down her cheeks. (n)
swimsuit (n)
• to tear a piece of paper (v)
switch (n & v)
technique (n)
• light switch (n) technology (n)
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teenager (n) • to be deep in thought
telephone (n & v) thriller (n)
television (TV) (n) throat (n)
tell (v) through
• to tell a story (prep)
• to tell someone something throw (v)
• to tell someone to do something throw away (phr v)
• You can’t always tell. • He threw away the old TV.
temperature (n) thumb (n)
• to have a temperature thunder (n)
• air temperature thunderstorm (n)
temporary (adj) tick (n & v)
tennis (n) ticket (n)
tense (n) tidy (adj & v)
tent (n) tidy up (phr v)
term (n) • Please tidy up when you’ve finished.
terrible (adj) tie (n & v)
terribly (adv) • a shirt and tie (n)
terrific (adj) • to tie with string (v)
terrified (adj) tiger (n)
test (n & v) tight (adj)
text (n & v) • tight shoes
textbook (n) tights (n pl)
text message (n) • a pair of tights
than (conj & prep) till (conj & prep)
thank (v) • to wait till the end (prep)
thanks (exclam) • till he comes (conj)
thank you (exclam) time (n & v)
that (conj, det & pron) • What time is it? (n)
the (det) • It took a long time. (n)
theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: theater) • the last time (n)
their (det) • Is it time yet? (n)
theirs (pron) • Four times five is twenty. (v)
them (pron) timetable (n)
themselves (pron) tin (n)
then (adv)
• a tin of peas
there (adv)
• made of tin
therefore (adv)
tiny (adj)
these (det & pron)
tip (n)
they (pron)
thick (adj) • the tip of the pencil
thief (n) • a tip for the waitress
thin (adj) tip (advice) (n)
thing (n) tired (adj)
think (v) tiring (adj)
• to think about something tissue (n)
title (n)
• I think he’s left.
to (prep)
• What did you think of the film?
toast (n)
• I think I’ll go.
• toast for breakfast
• I’m thinking of going. today (adv & n)
thirsty (adj) toe (n)
this (det & pron) together (adv)
those (det & pron) toilet (n)
though (conj) tomato (n)
thought (n) tomorrow (adv & n)
• to have thoughts about something
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tongue (n) trouble (n)
tonight (adv & n) trousers (n pl)
too (adv) truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry)
• I’ve been there, too. trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: boot)
• It’s too heavy to lift. • the trunk of a car
tooth/teeth (n) true (adj)
toothache (n) • Is it true?
toothbrush (n) • a true friend
toothpaste (n) trumpet (n)
top (adj & n) trust (v)
• top of the class (adj) • to trust someone
• at the top of his voice (n) truth (n)
topic (n) try (v)
torch (n) • to try to do something
total (adj & n) • to try (out) something
totally (adv) try on (phr v)
touch (v) • to try on shoes
tour (n & v) T-shirt (n)
tour guide (n) tube (n)
tourism (n) • a tube of toothpaste
tourist (n) tuna (n)
tourist information centre (n) tune (n)
tournament (n) tunnel (n)
toward(s) (prep) turkey (n)
towel (n) turn (n & v)
tower (n) • to turn your head (v)
town (n) • to turn the page (v)
toy (n) • It’s my turn. (n)
track (n) • The wheels began to turn. (v)
• a race track turn down (phr v)
tracksuit (n) • Could you turn down the music?
trade (n) turning (n)
traditional (adj)
• the first turning on the left
traffic (n)
turn into (phr v)
traffic jam (n)
• The water had turned into ice.
traffic light(s) (n)
turn off (phr v)
train (n & v)
• She turned off the engine.
• to travel by train (n)
turn on (phr v)
• to train in a skill (v)
• Can you turn on the TV?
trainer (n)
turn up (phr v)
• a pair of trainers
• Turn up the radio – I can hardly hear it.
• a personal trainer twice (adv)
training (n)
twin (n)
tram (n) type (n & v)
transfer (v)
• a type of person (n)
translate (v)
• to type a letter (v)
translation (n)
typical (adj)
transport (n)
typically (adv)
trash can (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubbish bin)
tyre (n)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
tree (n)
trend (n)
U
trick (n)
trip (n) ugly (adj)
• a weekend trip umbrella (n)
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unable (adj) • That depends upon when you finish.
unbelievable (adj) upper (adj)
uncle (n) upset (adj)
uncomfortable (adj) upstairs (adj & adv)
under (prep) up to (prep phr)
• under the bed • up to six people
• under £10.00 up to date (prep phr)
underground (adj & n) urgent (adj)
• underground trains (adj) urgently (adv)
• to travel by underground (n) us (pron)
underline (v) use (n & v)
underneath (prep) • Can you use a computer? (v)
underpants (n) • It’s for the use of teachers only. (n)
understand (v) • Is this any use to you? (n)
underwear (n) used to (v)
undress (v) • I used to cycle a lot when I was
unemployed (adj) younger.
unemployment (n) • I’m not used to getting up early.
unexpected (adj) useful (adj)
unfair (adj) user (n)
unfit (adj) usual (adj)
unforgettable (adj) usually (adv)
unfortunately (adv)
unfriendly (adj)
unhappy (n) V
unhealthy (adj)
uniform (n) v/versus (prep)
union (n)
• Manchester United v Liverpool
unit (n)
valley (n)
unkind (adj) valuable (adj)
unknown (adj)
value (n)
unimportant (adj)
van (n)
uninterested (adj)
vanilla (n)
uninteresting (adj)
variety (n)
universe (n)
various (adj)
university (n)
vase (n)
unless (conj)
vegetable (n)
unlikely (adj)
vegetarian (n & adj)
unlucky (adj)
vehicle (n)
unnecessary (adj)
version (n)
unpack (v)
• new/original version
unpleasant (adj)
very (adv)
untidy (adj)
vet (n)
until (prep & conj)
via (prep)
unusual (adv)
video (n & v)
unwell (adj)
video clip (n)
up (adv & prep)
video game (n)
• to walk up the hill (prep)
view (n)
• Are you up yet? (awake and dressed)
• a beautiful view
(adv) village (n)
• Lift your head up. (adv) violin (n)
• Speak up, please. (adv) virus (n)
update (n & v) • a computer virus
upload (n & v) visa (n)
upon (prep) visit (n & v)
• once upon a time
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visitor (n) wear (v)
vocabulary (n) • to wear a dress
voice (n) wear out (phr v & adj)
volleyball (n) • You’ll wear out those shoes. (v)
volume (n) • My shoes are worn out. (adj)
volunteer (n) weather (n)
vote (n & v) weather forecast (n)
vowel (n) web (n)
webcam (n)
W web page (n)
website (n)
wedding (n)
wage(s) (n) week (n)
wait (n & v) weekday (n)
waiter (n) weekend (n)
waiting room (n) weekly (adj & adv)
waitress (n) • a weekly magazine (adj)
wake (v) • to phone home twice weekly (adv)
wake up (phr v) weigh (v)
walk (n & v) weight (n)
walking (n) welcome (n & v)
wall (n) • a warm welcome (n)
wallet (n) • Welcome to London! (v)
want (v) well (adj, adv & exclam)
war (n) • I’m very well, thanks. (adj)
wardrobe (n) • to behave very well (adv)
warm (adj) • Shake the bottle well. (adv)
warn (v) • Well, here we are. (exclam)
warning (n) well done! (adv)
wash (n & v) well-dressed (adj)
wash up (phr v) well-known (adj)
washing machine (n) well made / well-made (adv & adj)
washing-up (n) west (adj, adv & n)
• to do the washing-up western (adj)
waste (adj & v) wet (adj)
watch (n & v) • wet clothes
• My watch keeps good time. (n) • wet weather
• I watched TV last night. (v) whale (n)
water (n & v) what (det & pron)
waterfall (n) whatever (pron & det)
wave (n & v) wheel (n)
• waves at sea (n) wheelchair (n)
• to wave goodbye (v) when (adv)
way (n) whenever (conj)
• Is this the way? where (adv & conj)
• the wrong way wherever (conj)
• a long way whether (conj)
• to stand in the way which (pron & det)
• That’s the way to do it. while, whilst (conj)
• way of life while (n)
• way in, way out • He stayed for a short while
we (pron) white (adj)
weak (adj) who (pron)
• to feel weak whole (adj & n)
• a weak excuse whose (det & pron)
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why (adv) would (mv)
wide (adj) wow (exclam)
• a wide road wrap (up) (v & phr v)
wife (n) • to wrap (up) a parcel
wild (adj) write (v)
wildlife (n) write down (phr v)
will (mv) • write down an address
willing (adj) writer (n)
win (v) writing (n)
wind (n) written (adj)
• A strong wind was blowing. wrong (adj)
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n) Y
windy (n)
wing (n) yard (n)
• a bird’s wing yeah (exclam)
• the wing of an aeroplane year (n)
winner (n) yellow (adj)
wise (adj) yes (adv)
wish (n & v) yesterday (adv)
• Best wishes. (n) yet (adv)
• Wish me luck. (v) yoga (n)
• I wish you were here. (v) yog(h)urt (n)
with (prep) you (pron)
within (prep) you know (exclam)
without (prep) young (adj)
woman (n) your (det)
wonder (v) yours (pron)
• I wonder what he said. yourself (pron)
wonderful (adj) youth (n)
wood (n)
• to be made of wood
• in a large wood wooden (adj)
Z
wool (n)
word (n) zebra
• words in a sentence zero (n)
• He didn’t say a word. zone (n)
work (n & v) zoo (n)
• school work (n)
• to work for a living (v)
• hard work (n)
• to be out of work (n)
worker (n)
working (adj)
workout (n)
• I like a good workout at the gym.
work out (phr v)
• I work out at the gym every day.
world (n)
worried (adj)
worry (n & v)
worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)
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Appendix 1
Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools candidates
are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc.
Ordinal numbers
first, second, third, fourth, etc.
Continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
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Appendix 2
Topic Lists
Clothes and Accessories
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smartphone talk turn on webcam
social media telephone upload (n & v) web page
software text video clip website
switch off text message volume
switch on turn off web
Education
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romantic selfie stage television
row series star thriller
scene soap opera studio video
screen soundtrack talk show
Environment
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Health, Medicine and Exercise
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House and Home
Language
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Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (Adjectives)
Places: Buildings
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Places: Countryside
Services
Shopping
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Sport
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star sunshine waves wool
stone tiger west world
summer tree wild zebra
sun valley wildlife
sunrise water winter
sunset waterfall wood
Time
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on vacation reception spaceship translate
oil repair (v) speed translation
operator reservation subway travel
overnight reserve suitcase trip
park (v) return (n & v) take off tunnel
parking lot ride taxi tyre/tire
parking space road sign tour (n & v) underground
passenger rocket tour guide underground
passport roundabout tourist train
path route tourist vehicle
petrol sail (v) information visa
petrol station scooter centre visit(or)
pilot (bus) service traffic waiting room
platform ship traffic jam way
public transport sightseeing traffic lights wheel
rail(road) signpost train window
railway single room tram windscreen
Weather
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photographer (computer) salesman tennis player
pilot programmer saleswoman tour guide
poet publisher scientist trade
policeman qualification secretary travel agent
police officer queen security guard unemployed
policewoman quit shop assistant uniform
politician receptionist shopper volunteer (n)
porter reporter singer wage(s)
postman retire soldier waiter/waitress
president retirement staff work
profession sailor student worker
professional salary taxi driver
professor sales assistant teacher
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