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sad(adj) scarf (n) see (v)

safe (adj) scary (adj) • to see something (with the
• to be safe from harm scene (n) eyes)
safely (adv) scenery (n) • to see the joke (understand)
sail (n & v) school (n) • to see someone about a
sailing (n) schoolchild (n) problem (consult)
salad (n) science (n) seem (v)
salary (n) science fiction (n) select (v)
sale (n) scientific (adj) selfish (adj)
salesman/saleswoman (n) scientist (n) self-service (adj)
salmon (n) scissors (n pi) sell(v)
salt (n) scooter (n) send (v)
same (adj, pron & adv) score (n & v) sense (n)
• at the same time (adj) • The score was 3-0. (n) sensible (adj)
• Your watch is the same as • to score a goal (v) sentence (n)
mine.(pron) scream (n & v) • words in a sentence
• You should treat everyone screen (n) separate (adj)
the same.(adv) sculpture (n) series (n)
sand (n) sea (n) • a TV series
sandal (n) search (n & v) serious (adj)
sandwich (n) seaside (n) • a serious person
satisfactory (adj) season (n) • a serious illness
satisfied (adj) seat(n) seriously (adv)
sauce (n) seat belt (n) serve (v)
saucepan (n) second (adv, det & n) • to serve in a shop
saucer (n) • She came second and won server (n)
sausage (n) silver.(adv) • a file server
save (v) • This is the second time service (n)
• to save someone you've been late. (det) • a bus service
• to save money • sixty seconds in a minute (n) • customer service
• to save time secondary (adj) session (n)
say (v) • secondary school • in a school, gym
• to say something to second-hand (adj & adv) set (n & v)
someone secret (adj & n) set off (phr v)
• I really can't say. (give an secretary (n) • She set off early for work.
opinion) section (n)
scared (adj) security (n)

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set out (phr v) shocking (adj) signature (n)
• They set out on the long shoe (n) signpost (n)
journey. shoot (v) silence (n)
set up (phr v) • to shoot at the goal silent (adj)
• Her mother helped her to set shop (n & v) silk (adj & n)
up in business. shop assistant (n) silly (adj)
several (det & pron) shopping (n) silver (adj & n)
sew (v) shore (n) similar (adj)
sex (n) short (adj) simple (adj)
• the male/female sex shortly (adv) since (conj & prep)
shade (n) shorts (n pi) sincerely (adv)
• to sit in the shade • a pair of shorts • Yours sincerely
shadow (n) should (mv) sing (v)
shake (v) shoulder (n) singer (n)
shall (mv) shout (n & v) singing (n)
shame (n) show (n & v) single (n & adj)
shampoo (n) • a film show (n) • a single (ticket) to
shape (n) • Show it to me. (v) Manchester (n)
share (v) • The picture shows a village. • to be single (unmarried)
shark (n) (v) (adj)
sharp (adj) • It shows that they care. (v) • a single room (adj)
• a sharp knife shower (n) sink (n & v)
• a sharp corner • a shower of rain • a kitchen sink (n)
• a sharp picture • to have a shower • The ship began to sink. (v)
shave (v) shut (adj & v) sir (n)
she (pron) shy(adj) • Yes, sir!
sheep (n) sick (adj) sister (n)
sheet (n) side (n) sit (v)
• sheets on a bed sight (n) sit down (phr v)
• a sheet of paper • Her sight is better with site (n)
• information sheet glasses. sitting room (n)
shelf (n) • in sight, out of sight situated (adj)
shine (v) sightseeing (n) situation (n)
shiny (adj) sign (n & v) size (n)
ship (n) • a road sign (n) skate (n & v)
shirt (n) • to sign a document (v) skateboard (n & v)
shock(n) • no sign of life (n) skateboarding (n)
• to suffer from shock (n) • signs of winter (n) skating (n)
shocked (adj) signal (n & v) ski (n & v)
skiing (n)

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skill (n) solution (n) speak (v)
skin (n) solve (n) speaker (n)
skirt (n) some (det & pron) special (adj)
sky (n) somebody (pron) spectacular (adj)
sleep (n & v) somehow (adv) speech (n)
sleeve (n) slice (n) someone (pron) speed (n)
slim (adj) something (pron) spell (v)
slip (v) sometimes (adv) spelling (n)
• to slip on the ice slow (adj) somewhere (adv) spend (v)
slowly (adv) son (n) • to spend money/time
small (adj) song (n) spice (n)
smart (adj) soon (adv) spicy (adj)
• a smart idea (Am Eng) • I'll come soon. spill (v)
• smart clothes • as soon as I can spinach (n)
smell (n & v) sore (adj) spite (n)
smile (n & v) sorry (adj) • in spite of
smoke (n & v) sort (n) split up (phr v)
smoking (n) the same sort • She's just split up with her
smooth (adj) so-so (adj) boyfriend.
• a smooth surface (level) soul (n) spoil (v)
• a smooth ride in the new car sound (n & v) spoon (n)
(comfortable) • the sound of music (n) sport (n)
snack(n) • It sounds like/as if...(v) sports centre (n)
snake (n) soup (n) spot (n)
snow (n & v) sour (adj) spy (n)
snowboard (n & v) • a sour taste square (adj & n)
snowboarding (n) south (adj & adv, n) • a square room (adj)
so (adv & conj) southeast (adj & n) • a market square (n)
soap (n) southern (adj) squash (n)
soap opera (n) southwest (adj & n) stadium (n)
soccer (n) souvenir (n) staff (n)
sociable (adj) space (n) stage (n)
social (adj) • a parking space • to perform on a stage
society (n) • write in the spaces stairs (n pi)
sock (n) • not enough space stall (n)
sofa (n) • outer space • market stall
soft (adj) spare (adj & v) stamp (n)
• a soft material • spare cash, spare time (adj) • a postage stamp
• a soft drink • to spare the time (v) stand (v)
software (n) sparkling (adj) star (n)
soldier (n) • Sparkling water, please. • stars in the sky (n)

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 • a film star (n) • It's stopped raining. (v) • the subject of a sentence
start (n & v) • The rain stopped me from • a school subject
• a good start (n) going out. (v) subtract (v)
• to start a race (v) store (n) subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
station (n) • a department store (n) underground)
• a bus/fire/radio station storm (n) succeed (v)
statue (n) story (n) success (n)
stay (n & v) straight (adj & adv) successful (adj)
• to stay to dinner (v) • to go straight on (adv) such (det)
• to stay with friends (v) a straight road (adj) sudden(adj)
• to stay looking young (v) strange (adj) suddenly (adv)
• a two-night stay (n) stranger (n) suffer (v)
stay behind (phr v) strawberry (n) sugar (n)
• She stayed behind after the stream (n) suggest (v)
lesson to speak to the street (n) suggestion (n)
teacher. stress (n) suit (n)
steak (n) • He didn't want the stress of • to wear a suit
steal (v) a new job. suitable (adj)
steep (adj) stressed (adj) suitcase (n)
step (n) stressful (adj) sum (n)
• two steps forward strict (adj) sun (n)
• to climb the steps strike (n & v) sunbathe (v)
stick (n & v) • to go on strike (n) sunglasses (n pi)
• a walking stick (n) • to strike something (v) sunny(adj)
• to stick two things together stripe (n) sunrise (n)
(v) strong (adj) sunset (n)
sticky (adj) student (n) sunshine (n)
still (adj & adv) studio (n) supermarket (n)
• I prefer still to sparkling • TV/artists/recording studio supper (n)
water. (adj) studies (n pi) support (n & v)
• Sit still! (adv) study (n & v) • She gave me a lot of support
• She's still here. (adv) • to study physics (v) during my exams. (n)
stir (v) • to study the map (v) • to support a weight (v)
stomach (n) • Social Studies (n) • to support a team (v)
stomach ache (n) stuff (n) supporter (n)
stone (n) stupid (adj) suppose (v)
• a large stone style (n) • I suppose it's true.
• a stone bridge stylish (adj) • You aren't supposed to drive
stop (n & v) subject (n) fast.
• a bus stop (n) • the subject of a discussion • It's supposed to be a good
• The car stopped. (v) film.

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