VOCABULARY LIST
Preliminary English Test (PET)
Preliminary English Test for Schools (PETfS)
PET Vocabulary List ©UCLES 2009
Introduction to the PET Vocabulary List
The PET Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing students for the PET and PET for Schools examinations.
Background to the List
The PET Vocabulary List was originally developed by Cambridge ESOL in consultation with external consultants to guide item writers who produce materials for the PET examination. It includes vocabulary from the Council of Europe's Threshold (1990) specification and other vocabulary which corpus evidence shows is high-frequency.
The list covers vocabulary appropriate to this level of English and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the candidate is expected to understand but which is 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 PET and PET for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their study of vocabulary to the list alone.
How the List is Updated
The vocabulary of English changes over time, with words being added and other words falling into disuse. In order to maintain its currency, the PET Vocabulary List is updated on an annual basis by the addition and removal of words, using a corpus-based approach. Suggested additions to the list are collated and the frequency of these words is obtained by reference to established corpora (electronic databases). The corpora in question represent receptive and productive language in general contexts. The main corpora used for the validation of the PET Vocabulary List are:
• the Cambridge Learner Corpus (CLC), which includes over 20 million words of written learner English at six levels;
• the British National Corpus (BNC), which includes 100 million words of written and spoken native speaker data.
Organisation of the List
• Word sets
Some categories of words that a learner at this level might be expected to know are not included in the alphabetical list but are listed separately. Words formed with common affixes, some compounds and words from some common word sets, e.g. days of the week, are described below and in Appendix 1. Although some 'grammar words' (pronouns, modals, etc.) are included, the 'Language Specification' section of the PET and PET for Schools Handbook (available from from www.cambridgeesol.org) should be consulted for a more complete listing.

• Exemplification
Example phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where words with different meanings need to be constrained, e.g. the use of case is limited to 'suitcase': candidates are not expected to know other meanings, such as 'a legal case'.
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• Prefixes and Suffixes
A list of possible prefixes and suffixes is provided in Appendix 2, and these may be combined with the vocabulary items in the list as appropriate. Words with an affix which is not included in the appendix are listed separately in the alphabetical list.
• Compound Words
Compound words are not included in the list where both individual words are present and the meaning of the compound is literal and transparent, e.g. coursebook, schoolboy, shoemaker, underwater. A similar approach has been adopted with two-word and hyphenated compounds, for example coffee bar, leisure centre, home-made, open-air.
• Multi-word Verbs
Multi-word verbs are not included in the list if they have a literal meaning and are composed of verbs and particles already in the list. Examples of 'literal' multi-word verbs are come into, sit down, as in 'Why not come into the kitchen and sit down?' If the meaning of the verb is not transparent, e.g. put through, get along, then the verb is listed and an example of usage given.

• Topic Lists
In Appendix 3, words have been grouped together under common PET themes, such as 'House and Home', 'Sport', and 'Food and Drink' etc.
Unsuitable Topics
Cambridge ESOL 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 PET, for example, war and politics, and vocabulary relating to these is not included in the PET Vocabulary List.
Personal Vocabulary
The content of the PET 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, work, hobbies, likes and dislikes.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the PET Vocabulary List are:
abbrev abbreviation or acronym adj adjective
adv adverb
Am Eng American English Br Eng British English
conj conjunction
det determiner
exclam exclamation
int interjection
Summary of Points to be noted
n noun
phr v phrasal verb pl plural
prep preposition
prep phr prepositional phrase pron pronoun
sing singular
v verb
• The list does not include every word that may appear on a PET paper. • The list covers receptive and productive vocabulary. • The list is updated every year.
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A
ability (n)
able (adj)
about (adv & prep)
• about 500 students (adv)
• The film is about a small boy. (prep) above (prep)
abroad (adv)
absent (adj)
accept (v)
access (n)
• disabled access
• internet access
accident (n)
accommodation (n)
accompany (v)
according to (prep phr)
account (n)
accurate (adj)
ache (n & v)
achieve (v)
across (prep)
act (n & v)
• in the second act (of the play) (n) • to act in a play (v)
• to act strangely (v)
action (n)
active (adj)
activity (n)
actor (n)
actress (n)
actual (adj)
ad (advertisement) (n)
add (v)
addition (n)
• in addition
additional (adj)
address (n)
admire (v)
admission (n)
• charges/cost/price
admit (v)
adult (adj & n)
advanced (adj)
advantage (n)
adventure (n)
advert (n)
advertise (v)
advertisement (n)
advice (n)
advise (v)
aeroplane (n)
afford (v)
afraid (adj)
after (prep)
afternoon (n)
afterwards (adv)
again (adv)
against (prep)
age (n)
aged (adj)
agent (n)
agency (n)
ago (adv)
agree (v)
ahead (adv)
aim (n & v)
air (n)
air-conditioning (n)
air force (n)
airline (n)
airmail (n)
airport (n)
alarm (n)
alarm clock (n)
album (n)
alike (adv)
alive (adj)
all (adj, adv, det & pron) all right/alright (adv) allow (v)
almost (adv)
alone (adv & adj)
along (adv & prep) aloud (adv)
alphabet (n)
already (adv)
also (adv)
although (conj)
altogether (adv)
always (adv)
a.m. (adv)
amazed (adj)
amazing (adj)
ambassador (n)
ambition (n)
ambulance (n)
among (amongst) (prep) amount (n)
amusing (adj)
ancient (adj)
and (conj)
angry (adj)
animal (n)
ankle (n)
anniversary (n)
announce (v)
announcement (n)
annoy (v)
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annual (adj)
another (det & pron) answer (n & v)
answerphone (n)
antique (adj & n)
anxious (adj)
any (det & pron)
anybody (pron)
anyhow (adv)
anyone (pron)
anything (pron)
anyway (adv)
anywhere (adv)
apart from (prep)
apartment (n)
apologise (v)
apology (n)
appear (v)
appearance (n)
apple (n)
application (n)
apply (v)
appointment (n)
approach (v)
approve (v)
architect (n)
area (n)
argue (v)
arm (n)
armchair (n)
army (n)
around (adv & prep) arrange (v)
arrest (v)
arrival (n)
arrive (v)
art (n)
article (n)
artist (n)
as (conj & prep)
as well (adv)
as well as (prep)
ashamed (adj)
ask (v)
asleep (adj)
aspirin (n)
assistant (n)
at (prep)
at all (prep phr)
at first (prep phr)
at last (prep phr)
at least (prep phr)
at once (prep phr)
at present (prep phr) at the same time (prep phr) athlete (n)
athletics (n)
atmosphere (n)
attach (v)
attack (n & v)
attempt (v)
attend (v)
attention (n)
attitude (n)
attract (v)
attraction (n)
attractive (adj)
audience (n)
aunt (n)
automatically (adv) available (adj)
average (adj & n) avoid (v)
awake (adj)
away (adv)
awful (adj)
B
baby (n)
back (adv, adj & n) background (n)
backpack (n)
backwards (adv)
bad (adj)
bag (n)
baggage (n)
bake (v)
balance (n & v)
balcony (n)
bald (adj)
ball (n)
ballet (n)
balloon (n)
banana (n)
band (n)
bandage (n)
bank (n)
bank balance (n)
banknote (n)
bar (n)
barbecue (n & v)
bare (adj)
base on (phr v)
baseball (n)
basement (n)
basic (adj)
basin (n)
basket (n)
basketball (n)
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bat (n)
bath (n & v)
bathroom (n)
battle (n)
bay (n)
be (v)
beach (n)
bean (n)
bear (n)
beard (n)
beat (v)
beautiful (adj)
because (conj)
because of (prep phr)
become (v)
bed (n)
bedroom (n)
bee (n)
beef (n)
before (prep, adv & conj) begin (v)
behave (v)
behind (prep & adv)
believe (v)
bell (n)
belong (v)
belongings (n)
below (adv & prep)
belt (n)
bend (n & v)
beneath (adv & prep)
benefit (n & v)
beside (prep)
between (prep & adv)
beyond (prep & adv)
bicycle (n)
big (adj)
bike (n)
bill (n)
• electricity bill
bin (n)
biography (n)
biology (n)
bird (n)
birth (n)
birthday (n)
biscuit (n)
bit (n)
bite (n & v)
bitter (adj)
black (adj)
blackboard (n)
blame (n & v)
blank (adj)
• a blank piece of paper blanket (n)
bleed (v)
blind (adj & n)
block (n)
• block of flats
blond(e) (adj & n)
blood (n)
blouse (n)
blow (n & v)
blue (adj)
board (n & v)
boarding pass (n)
boat (n)
body (n)
boil (v)
bold (adj)
bomb (n & v)
bone (n)
book (n & v)
booking office (n)
bookshelf (n)
bookshop (n)
boot (n)
• leather boots
• the boot of the car
border (n)
bored (adj)
boring (adj)
born (adj)
borrow (v)
boss (n)
both (pron & det)
bottle (n)
bottom (n)
bowl (n)
box (n & v)
boy (n)
boyfriend (n)
brain (n)
brake (n & v)
branch (n)
brave (adj)
bread (n)
break (n & v)
break down (phr v)
• The car has broken down. break in (phr v)
• Someone broke in and stole the computer.
break up (phr v)
• When does school break up? • The pop group has broken up. breakfast (n)
breath (n)
breathe (v)
brick (n)
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bridge (n)
brief (adj)
bright (adj)
brilliant (adj)
bring (v)
bring up (phr v)
• She was brought up in London. broad (adj)
brochure (n)
brother (n)
brown (adj)
brush (n & v)
bucket (n)
buffet (adj & n)
bug (n)
build (v)
building (n)
bulb (n)
• light bulb
bull (n)
bullet (n)
bureau (n)
burger (n)
burglar (n)
burglary (n)
burn (n & v)
bury (v)
bus (n)
business (n)
bus station (n)
bus stop (n)
busy (adj)
but (conj)
butcher (n)
butter (n)
button (n)
buy (v)
by (prep)
by accident (prep phr)
by all means (prep phr)
by hand (prep phr)
by mistake (prep phr)
by name (prep phr)
C
cab (n)
cabbage (n)
cabin (n)
cable (n)
café/cafe (n)
cage (n)
cake (n)
calculator (n)
calendar (n)
call (n & v)
call for (phr v)
• I'll call for you at 7.
call in (phr v)
• She called in to see a friend.
calm (adj)
camel (n)
camera (n)
camp (n & v)
campsite (n)
can (n)
canal (n)
cancel (v)
candidate (n)
candle (n)
canteen (n)
cap (n)
capital (adj)
• capital city
• capital letter
captain (n)
car (n)
carry out (phr v)
car park (n)
card (n)
• birthday card
• credit card
• identity (ID) card
• playing card
cardboard (adj & n)
care (n & v)
• take care of someone (n)
• to care (about/for) someone/something (v)
career (n)
carpet (n)
carrot (n)
carry (v)
carry on (phr v)
• He carried on walking despite the rain. cartoon (n)
case (n)
• suitcase
cash (n & v)
cassette (n)
cassette player/recorder (n)
castle (n)
cat (n)
catch (v)
cathedral (n)
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cauliflower (n)
cause (n & v)
cave (n)
CD (n)
CD-Rom (n)
ceiling (n)
celebrate (v)
celebration (n)
celery (n)
cellar (n)
cent (n)
centimetre (cm) (n)
central (adj)
central heating (n)
centre (n)
century (n)
cereal (n)
certain (adj)
certificate (n)
chain (n)
chair (n & v)
chalk (n)
challenge (n & v)
champion (n)
chance (n)
change (n & v)
changing room (n)
channel (n)
chapter (n)
character (n)
charge (n & v)
chat (n)
cheap (adj)
cheat (v)
check (n & v)
check in (phr v)
• They checked in to a hotel.
check out (phr v)
• He checked out of the hotel at the end of his stay.
checkout (n)
cheerful (adj)
cheers! (exclam)
cheese (n)
chef (n)
chemist (n)
chemistry (n)
cheque (n)
chess (n)
chest (n)
chicken (n)
chief (adj)
child (n)
childhood (n)
chimney (n)
chin (n)
chips (n)
chocolate (n)
choice (n)
choose (v)
church (n)
cinema (n)
circle (n)
circus (n)
city (n)
clap (v)
class (n)
• language class
• first class, second class
classical (adj)
• classical music
classroom (n)
clean (adj & v)
clear (adj & v)
clever (adj)
click (v)
cliff (n)
climate (n)
climb (v)
clinic (n)
cloakroom (n)
clock (n)
close (adj, adv & v)
cloth (n)
clothes (n pl)
cloud (n)
club (n)
• to join a club
coach (n)
coal (n)
coast (n)
coat (n)
cocoa (n)
coconut (n)
coffee (n)
coin (n)
cola (n)
cold (adj & n)
collar (n)
colleague (n)
collect (v)
collection (n)
college (n)
colour (n & v)
comb (n & v)
come (v)
come down (phr v)
• The house had come down in price. come on (phr v)
• Come on or we'll miss the bus. comedy (n)
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comedian (n)
comfort (n)
comfortable (adj)
comic (adj & n)
command (v)
commercial (adj)
committee (n)
common (adj)
• a common surname
• have something in common communicate (v)
communication (n)
compact (adj)
company (n)
compare (v)
comparison (n)
compete (n)
competition (n)
complain (v)
complaint (n)
complete (v)
complicated (adj)
composition (n)
computer (n)
concentrate (v)
concert (n)
conclusion (n)
condition (n)
• in good condition
conference (n)
confident (adj)
confirm (v)
congratulations! (exclam)
connect (v)
connection (n)
consider (v)
consist (v)
consul (n)
consulate (n)
contact (n & v)
contain (v)
contents (n)
continent (n)
continue (v)
contract (n)
control (n & v)
convenient (adj)
conversation (n)
cook (n & v)
cooker (n)
cookie (n) (Am Eng)
cool (adj & v)
copy (n & v)
corn (n)
corner (n)
correct (adj & v)
correction (n)
corridor (n)
cost (n & v)
costume (n)
cottage (n)
cotton (n)
cough (n & v)
count (v)
country (n)
countryside (n)
couple (n)
courage (n)
course (n)
• English course
• main course
• of course (exclam)
court (n)
• law court
• tennis court
cousin (n)
cover (n & v)
cow (n)
crash (n & v)
crazy (adj)
cream (adj & n)
create (v)
creative (adj)
creature (n)
credit (n)
• credit card
crew (n)
crime (n)
criminal (n)
cross (n & v)
crossing (n)
• pedestrian crossing
cross out (phr v)
• Cross it out and write it again. crossroads (n)
crowd (n)
crowded (adj)
crown (n)
cruel (adj)
cruise (v)
cry (n & v)
cucumber (n)
cultural (adj)
culture (n)
cup (n)
cupboard (n)
cure (n & v)
curious (adj)
curly (adj)
currency (n)
current (adj)
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curriculum (n)
curriculum vitae/CV (n)
curry (n)
curtain (n)
curve (n & v)
cushion (n)
custom (n)
customs (n pl)
customs officer (n)
customer (n)
cut (n & v)
cut up (phr v)
• She cut up the cake into small pieces. cute (adj)
cycle (n & v)
D
dad (n)
daddy (n)
daily (adj & adv)
damage (n & v)
damp (adj)
dance (n & v)
danger (n)
dangerous (adj)
dark (adj & n)
date (n & v)
• today's date (n)
daughter (n)
day (n)
dead (adj)
deaf (adj)
deal (with) (v)
dear (adj & exclam)
• too dear to buy (adj)
• Dear Sir (adj)
• Oh dear! (exclam)
death (n)
decide (v)
decimal (adj & n)
decision (n)
declare (v)
deck (n)
• the deck of a boat
decrease (n & v)
deejay / DJ (n)
deep (adj & adv)
defeat (n & v)
defence (n)
defend (v)
definitely (adv)
degree (n)
• 90 degrees
• a degree in maths
delay (n & v)
delighted (adj)
deliver (v)
delivery (n)
demand (n & v)
demonstration (n)
dentist (n)
depart (v)
department (n)
departure (n)
depend (v)
• It depends on what you want to do. deposit (n)
• pay a deposit
depressed (adj)
depth (n)
• the depth of the water
describe (v)
description (n)
desert (n)
deserve (v)
design (n & v)
desk (n)
despite (prep)
dessert (n)
destination (n)
destroy (v)
detail (n)
detective (n)
develop (v)
diagram (n)
dial (v)
diary (n)
dictionary (n)
die (v)
diet (n & v)
differ (v)
difference (n)
different (adj)
difficult (adj)
difficulty (n)
dig (v)
digital (adj)
dining room (n)
dinner (n)
diploma (n)
direct (adj & v)
direction (n)
director (n)
directory (n)
• a telephone directory
dirt (n)
disabled (adj)
disadvantage (n)
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disagree (v)
disappear (v)
disappoint (v)
disc/disk (n)
• compact disc/CD
• hard disk
• floppy disk
disco(theque) (n)
discount (n)
discover (v)
discuss (v)
discussion (n)
disease (n)
disgusting (adj)
dish (n)
dishwasher (n)
dislike (n & v)
display (n & v)
distance (n)
distant (adj)
district (n)
disturb (v)
dive (v)
divide (v)
dizzy (adj)
do (v)
doctor/Dr (n)
document (n)
documentary (adj & n)
dog (n)
doll (n)
dollar (n)
dolphin (n)
door (n)
double (adj)
doubt (n & v)
down (adv & prep)
download (n & v)
downstairs (adv)
dozen (n)
drama (n)
draw (v)
• to draw a picture of someone or something
• to draw the curtains
• to draw near
drawer (n)
dream (n & v)
dress (n & v)
dressing (n)
drink (n & v)
drive (n & v)
driving licence (n)
drop (n & v)
drugstore (n) (Am Eng)
drum (n)
dry (adj & v)
dry cleaning (n)
duck (n)
due (adj)
• The next bus is due in five minutes. due to (prep phr)
dull (adj)
during (prep)
dust (n & v)
dustbin (n)
duty (n)
duty-free (adj)
duvet (n)
DVD (n)
DVD player (n)
E
each (det & pron)
ear (n)
earache (n)
early (adj)
earn (v)
earring (n)
earth (n)
east (adj, adv & n)
eastern (adj)
easy (adj)
eat (v)
economics (n)
edge (n)
educate (v)
education (n)
effect (n)
efficient (adj)
effort (n)
egg (n)
either (adv, det, pron & conj)
elderly (n & adj)
elect (v)
election (n)
electric (adj)
electrical (adj)
electricity (n)
electronic (adj)
elementary (adj)
elephant (n)
else (adv)
email (n & v)
embarrassed (adj)
embarrassing (adj)
embassy (n)
emergency (n)
employ (v)
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employee (n)
employment (n)
empty (adj & v)
encourage (v)
end (n & v)
end up (phr v)
enemy (n)
engaged (adj)
• to be engaged to someone • The phone was engaged. engine (n)
engineer (n)
enjoy (v)
enormous (adj)
enough (adv, det & pron) enquiry (n)
enter (v)
entertain (v)
entertaining (adj)
entertainment (n)
entrance (n)
entry (n)
envelope (n)
environment (n)
equal (adj)
equipment (n)
escalator (n)
escape (n & v)
especially (adv)
essay (n)
essential (adj)
euro/Euro (n)
even (adv)
• He couldn't even do that. evening (n)
event (n)
ever (adv)
every (adj)
everybody (pron)
everyone (pron)
everything (pron)
everywhere (adv)
exact (adj)
examine (v)
examination/exam (n)
example (n)
excellent (adj)
except (prep, conj)
excitement (n)
exchange (n)
• an exchange visit
• in exchange for
exchange (v)
exchange rate (n)
excited (adj)
exciting (adj)
excuse (n & v)
exercise (n & v)
exhibition (n)
exist (v)
exit (n)
expect (v)
expedition (n)
expensive (adj)
experience (n)
experiment (n & v)
expert (n)
explain (v)
explanation (n)
explode (v)
explore (v)
extra (adj & adv)
extraordinary (adj)
extremely (adv)
eye (n)
F
face (n)
• a sad look on his face
facility (n)
• The hotel has excellent facilities. fact (n)
factory (n)
fail (v)
failure (n)
faint (adj & v)
fair (adj & n)
fairly (adv)
faithfully (adv)
fall (n & v)
(n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: autumn) false (adj)
familiar (with) (adj)
family (n)
famous (adj)
fan (n)
fantastic (adj)
far (adv)
fare (n)
• The return fare is £26.
farm (n & v)
fascinate (v)
fashion (n)
fast (adj & adv)
fasten (v)
fat (adj & n)
father (n)
fault (n)
favour (n)
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favourite (adj & n)
fax (n & v)
fear (n)
fee (n)
feed (v)
feel (v)
feel like (v)
• to feel like doing something female (adj)
fence (n)
ferry (n)
festival (n)
fetch (v)
fever (n)
few (adj)
fiancé(e) (n)
fiction (n)
field (n)
fight (n & v)
figure (n)
fill (v)
fill in (phr v)
• You need to fill in a form.
fill up (phr v)
• He filled up the car with petrol. film (n & v)
film maker (n)
film star (n)
final (adj & n)
financial (adj)
find (v)
find out (phr v)
• I must find out when he's arriving. fine (adj, n & v)
finger (n)
finish (n & v)
fire (n)
firefighter (n)
firm (adj & n)
• firm ground (adj)
• a good firm to work for (n)
first (adj, adv & pron)
• first name (adj)
• first of all (adv)
• He was the first. (pron)
fish (n & v)
fit (adj & v)
• keep fit (adj)
• These shoes don't fit. (v)
fitness (n)
fix (v)
flag (n)
flat (adj & n)
flight (n)
flight attendant (n)
float (v)
flood (n & v)
floor (n)
flour (n)
flow (n & v)
flower (n)
flu (n)
flute (n)
fly (n & v)
fog (n)
fold (v)
folk (adj & n)
follow (v)
following (adj)
fond (adj)
• to be fond of something/someone food (n)
fool (n)
foot (n)
football (n)
for (prep)
forbid (v)
force (n)
forecast (n & v)
foreign (adj)
foreigner (n)
forest (n)
forever (adv)
forget (v)
forgive (v)
fork (n)
form (n)
former (adj)
fortnight (n)
fortunately (adv)
forward(s) (adv)
fountain (n)
free (adj)
freeze (v)
freezer (n)
French fries (n) (Am Eng)
frequent (adj)
fresh (adj)
fridge (n)
friend (n)
frighten (v)
from (prep)
front (adj & n)
frontier (n)
frost (n)
fruit (n)
fry (v)
frying pan (n)
fuel (n)
full (adj)
full time (adv)
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full-time (adj)
fun (n)
funny (adj)
• a funny story (amusing)
• a funny thing happened (strange) furnished (adj)
furniture (n)
further (adv & adj)
future (adj & n)
G
gallery (n)
• an art gallery
gain (v)
• gain experience
game (n)
gap (n)
garage (n)
garden (n)
gas (n)
• a gas cooker
• to put some gas in the car (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol)
gate (n)
general (adj)
generation (n)
generous (adj)
gentle (adj)
gentleman (n)
geography (n)
get (v)
get along (with) (phr v)
• How do you get along with Harry? get back (phr v)
• When did you get back from New York?
get down (phr v)
• Get down at once!
• Did you get all the notes down? get in (phr v)
• Can you get in through the window? get off (phr v)
• We get off at the next stop.
get on (phr v)
• Get your coat on and then we can leave.
• How are you getting on now?
get on (with) (phr v)
• She got on with her work.
• I'm getting on well with French. • Do you get on well with Sam? get rid of (phr v)
get up (phr v)
• What time do you get up in the
morning?
gift (n)
giraffe (n)
girl (n)
girlfriend (n)
give (v)
give back (phr v)
• Give me back this book on Tuesday, please.
give in (phr v)
• Have you given in your homework yet? • Do you give in?
give out (phr v)
• Will you give out these papers for me, please?
give up (phr v)
• Has David given up playing tennis? give way (phr v)
• You must give way to traffic at a roundabout.
glad (adj)
glance (n & v)
glass (n)
glasses (n pl)
global warming (n)
glove (n)
go (v)
go for (phr v)
• He went for the job.
• The dog went for the man.
go off (phr v)
• They went off to Australia.
• Suddenly the lights went off.
go on (phr v)
• The meeting went on until six o'clock. • What's going on?
go out (phr v)
• The fire has gone out.
• Are you going out with Thomas tonight?
go with (phr v)
• Your tie doesn't go with your shirt. goal (n)
goat (n)
gold (adj & n)
golf (n)
good (adj)
• The film was very good.
• to be good at maths
goodbye (exclam)
good-looking (adj)
goodnight (exclam)
goods (n pl)
govern (v)
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government (n)
grade (n)
gram(me) (n)
grammar (n)
grandchild (n)
grand(d)ad (n)
granddaughter (n)
grandfather (n)
grandma (n)
grandmother (n)
grandpa (n)
grandparent (n)
grandson (n)
grant (n)
• He was given a grant to study in Australia. (n)
grape (n)
grass (n)
grateful (adj)
great (adj)
green (adj)
greengrocer (n)
grey (adj)
grill (n & v)
grocer (n)
ground (adj & n)
group (n & v)
grow (v)
grow up (phr v)
• Children grow up fast.
guard (n & v)
guess (n & v)
guest (n)
guest-house (n)
guide (n & v)
guidebook (n)
guilty (adj)
guitar (n)
gum (n)
• chewing gum
• sore gums
gun (n)
guy (n)
gym(nastics) (n)
H
habit (n)
hair (n)
haircut (n)
hairdresser (n)
hairdryer (n)
half (adj, adv & n)
hall (n)
hallo/hello (exclam)
hammer (n & v)
hand (n & v)
hand-held (adj)
hand in (phr v)
• Please hand in the answer sheet when you've finished.
hand out (phr v)
• Hand out the books please, Tom. handbag (n)
handkerchief (n)
handle (n & v)
handsome (adj)
handwriting (n)
hang (v)
• to hang a picture
hang out (phr v)
• to hang out with friends
hang up (phr v)
• She hung up at the end of the phone call.
happen (v)
happy (adj)
harbour (n)
hard (adj & adv)
hardly (adv)
• hardly any time
• He could hardly wait.
hat (n)
hate (n & v)
have (v)
have got (v)
he (pron)
head (n & v)
• to hit one's head (n)
• the head of the company (n)
• The child was sent to see the Head Teacher. (n)
• to head a ball (v)
headache (n)
headline (n)
health (n)
hear (v)
heart (n)
heat (n & v)
hedge (n)
heavy (adj)
height (n)
helicopter (n)
hello/hallo (exclam)
helmet (n)
help (n & v)
her (det & pron)
here (adv)
hero (n)
hers (pron)
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herself (pron)
hide (v)
high (adj & adv)
hill (n)
him (pron)
himself (pron)
hire (v & n)
• to hire a boat (v)
• for hire (n)
his (det & pron)
historic (adj)
historical (adj)
history (n)
hit (n & v)
• The song was a great hit. (n)
• to hit the ball (v)
hitch-hike (v)
hobby (n)
hockey (n)
hold (v)
hold up (phr v)
• He was held up in the heavy traffic for over two hours.
hole (n)
holiday (n)
home (adv & n)
homepage (n)
homework (n)
honest (adj)
honey (n)
hope (n & v)
horrible (adj)
horse (n)
hospital (n)
hostel (n)
hot (adj)
hotel (n)
hour (n)
house (n)
housewife (n)
housework (n)
hovercraft (n)
how (adv)
how much (adv)
however (adv)
huge (adj)
human (adj & n)
hunger (n)
hungry (adj)
hurry (n & v)
hurt (adj & v)
husband (n)
hut (n)
hydrofoil (n)
I
I (pron)
ice (n)
ice cream (n)
ice hockey (n)
idea (n)
identity (n)
• identity (ID) card if (conj)
ill (adj)
illness (n)
imagination (n)
imagine (v)
immediate (adj)
immediately (adv)
immigration (n)
import (v)
importance (n)
important (adj)
impossible (adj)
improve (v)
in (adv & prep)
in advance (prep phr) in any case (prep phr) in case of (prep phr) • in case of fire
• in case of delays in danger (prep phr) in the end (prep phr) in fact (prep phr)
in front of (prep phr) in half (prep phr)
in ink (prep phr)
in love (prep phr)
in order (prep phr)
in order to (prep phr) in pencil (prep phr)
in pieces (prep phr)
in place (prep phr)
in private (prep phr)
in public (prep phr)
in stock (prep phr)
in time (prep phr)
in turn (prep phr)
in two (prep phr)
include (v)
income (n)
incorrect (adj)
increase (n & v)
indeed (adv)
independent (adj)
index (n)
• the index of a book individual (adj & n)
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indoor (adj)
indoors (adv)
industry (n)
influence (n & v)
inform (v)
information (n)
ingredients (n)
inhabitant (n)
initial (n)
• His initials are J.B.H. injure (v)
ink (n)
inn (n)
inquiry (n)
insect (n)
inside (adv, prep & n)
insist (v)
instance (n)
instead (adv)
instead of (prep phr)
instruction(s) (n)
instructor (n)
instrument (n)
• musical instrument
insurance (n)
insure (v)
intelligent (adj)
intend (v)
• to intend to do something interest (n & v)
intermediate (adj)
international (adj)
internet (n)
interpret (v)
interrupt (v)
interval (n)
• an interval in a play
interview (n & v)
into (prep)
introduce (v)
introduction (n)
invade (v)
invasion (n)
invent (v)
invention (n)
invitation (n)
invite (v)
involve (v)
iron (n & v)
island (n)
issue (n)
IT (Information Technology) (n) it (pron)
item (n)
its (det)
itself (pron)
J
jacket (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br. Eng: prison) jam (n)
• strawberry jam
• traffic jam
jar (n)
jazz (n)
jealous (adj)
jeans (n pl)
jet (n)
• to go by jet (plane)
jewellery (n)
job (n)
jog (v)
• to go jogging
join (v)
• The rivers join there.
• to join the army
• to join (in) a game
joke (n & v)
journalism (n)
journalist (n)
journey (n)
judge (n & v)
jug (n)
juice (n)
jump (n & v)
jury (n)
just (adv)
K
kangaroo (n)
keen (adj)
• He's keen on cycling.
• to be keen to do something
keep (v)
keep in (phr v)
• She kept the children in as it was so cold.
keep on (phr v)
• He kept on talking.
keep up (phr v)
• Keep up the good work!
kettle (n)
key (n)
• key to a lock
• key to success
keyboard (n)
• computer keyboard
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• keyboard music
kick (n & v)
kids (n pl)
kilo(gram[me]) (kg) (n)
kilometre (km) (n)
kill (v)
kind (adj & n)
king (n)
kiosk (n)
kiss (n & v)
kitchen (n)
kitten (n)
knee (n)
kneel (v)
knife (n)
knit (v)
knock (n & v)
knock down (phr v)
• He was knocked down by the car as he stepped into the road.
knock out (phr v)
• The fall knocked him out.
know (v)
knowledge (n)
L
laboratory (lab) (n)
labourer (n)
lack (n & v)
ladder (n)
lady (n)
lake (n)
lamb (n)
lamp (n)
land (n & v)
landlady (n)
landlord (n)
landscape (n)
language (n)
laptop (computer) (n)
large (adj)
laser (n)
last (adj, adv & v)
late (adj & adv)
lately (adv)
later (adj & adv)
latest (adj)
laugh (n & v)
laundry (n)
lavatory (n)
law (n)
lawn (n)
lawyer (n)
lay (v)
lazy (adj)
lead (v)
• to lead someone by the hand • Where does this road lead?
leaf (n)
learn (v)
least (adj & adv)
• the least amount (adj)
• at least (adv)
leather (n)
leave (v)
leave out (phr v)
• He left out several important facts. lecture (n & v)
left (n, adj & adv)
leg (n)
leisure (n)
lemon (n)
lemonade (n)
lend (v)
length (n)
less (det, adj, adv & pron)
lesson (n)
let (v)
• Let her do it.
• Let me think.
• Let's go out tonight.
letter (n)
letter-box (n)
lettuce (n)
level (adj & n)
library (n)
licence (n)
• a driving/marriage/TV licence lie (n & v)
life (n)
lift (n & v)
• Can you give me a lift, please? (n) • The lift is going up. (n)
• Please help me to lift this table. (v) light (adj, n & v)
lighter (n)
• a cigarette lighter
lightning (n)
like (adv, prep & v)
likely (adj)
limit (n & v)
line (n)
• a line on a page
• a clothes line
• a railway line
link (n)
• a link to a website
lion (n)
lip (n)
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lipstick (n)
liquid (n)
list (n)
listen (v)
literature (n)
litre (n)
litter (n)
little (adj & pron)
live (v)
live (adj)
• live music/sport
lively (adj)
living (adj)
living room (n)
load (n & v)
loaf (n)
loan (n)
local (adj)
location (n)
lock (n & v)
locker (n)
lonely (adj)
long (adj)
look (n & v)
look after (phr v)
• Who's looking after your baby now? look forward to (phr v)
• I'm looking forward to the party! look like (v)
• She looks like her sister.
look out (phr v)
• Look out or you'll have an accident. look up (phr v)
• Look up the meaning of the word in your dictionary.
loose (adj)
lorry (n)
lose (v)
lost property office (n)
lot (n)
loud (adj)
lounge (n)
love (n & v)
lovely (adj)
low (adj & adv)
lower (v)
luck (n)
luggage (n)
lump (n)
lunch (n)
lunchtime (n)
lung (n)
luxury (n)
M
machine (n)
mad (adj)
Madam (n)
made of (adj)
magazine (n)
magic (adj & n)
magnificent (adj)
mail (n & v)
main (adj)
majority (n)
make (v)
make-up (n)
make sure (phr v)
male (adj & n)
man (n)
manage (v)
• to manage a business
• to manage to do something (succeed in)
manner (n)
many (adj & pron)
map (n)
mark (n & v)
market (n)
• to buy something from a market marriage (n)
marry (v)
master (n)
match (n & v)
• a box of matches (n)
• a tennis match (n)
• This tie matches your shirt. (v) mate (n)
material (n)
mathematics/math(s) (n)
matter (n & v)
• Is anything the matter? (n)
• It doesn't matter. (v)
maximum (adj & n)
maybe (adv)
me (pron)
meal (n)
mean (v)
• What do you mean?
• What does it mean?
means (n)
measure (v)
mechanic (n)
meat (n)
medicine (n)
medium (adj)
meet (v)
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melon (n)
melt (v)
member (n)
membership (n)
memory (n)
• to have a good/poor memory • happy memories
• computer memory
mend (v)
mention (v)
menu (n)
merry (adj)
message (n)
metal (n)
method (n)
• modern methods of teaching
metre (m) (n)
microwave (n)
midday (n)
middle (adj & n)
midnight (n)
mild (adj)
mile (n)
milk (n)
millimetre (mm) (n)
mind (n & v)
• His mind was on other things. (n) • Would you mind if I called
tomorrow? (v)
• I don't mind. (v)
• Mind your head! (v)
• Who's minding the baby for you? (v) mine (pron)
mineral (adj)
mineral water (n)
minimum (adj & n)
minister (n)
• government minister
minute (n)
mirror (n)
miserable (adj)
miss (n & v)
Miss (n)
mist (n)
mistake (n)
mix (v)
mobile (phone) (n)
model (adj & n)
• a model railway (adj)
• It's cheap because it's last year's model. (n)
• She's a fashion model. (n)
modern (adj)
moment (n)
money (n)
monkey (n)
month (n)
moon (n)
more (adj, adv & pron)
morning (n)
mosque (n)
most (adj, adv & pron)
mother (n)
motor (n)
motorbike (n)
motorcycle (n)
motor-racing (n)
motorway (n)
mountain (n)
mouse (n)
moustache (n)
mouth (n)
move (v)
movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film) movie theatre (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: cinema)
movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film star)
MP3 player (n)
Mr (n)
Mrs (n)
Ms (n)
much (adj, adv & pron)
mug (n)
multiply (v)
mum (n)
mummy (n)
murder (n & v)
museum (n)
mushroom (n)
music (n)
musical (adj & n)
musician (n)
mustard (n)
my (det)
myself (pron)
mystery (n)
N
nail (n)
• fingernail
• hammer and nails
name (n & v)
narrow (adj)
nasty (adj)
national (adj)
nationality (n)
natural (adj)
nature (n)
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• nature studies
near (adv, prep & adj)
nearby (adj & adv)
nearly (adv)
neat (adj)
necessary (adj)
neck (n)
need (v)
needle (n)
negative (adj)
neighbour (n)
neighbourhood (n)
neither (pron, adv, conj & det)
nephew (n)
nervous (adj)
• a nervous person
• to feel nervous
net (n)
network (n)
never (adv)
new (adj)
news (n)
newsagent (n)
newspaper (n)
next (adj, adv & pron)
next to (prep)
nice (adj)
niece (n)
night (n)
nightclub (n)
no (adv & det)
nobody (pron)
noise (n)
none (pron)
nonsense (n)
noon (n)
no one (pron)
nor (conj)
normal (adj)
north (adj, adv & n)
northeast (adj & n)
northwest (adj & n)
nose (n)
not (adv)
note (n & v)
• to write a note (n)
• a ten-pound note (n)
• Please note. (v)
notebook (n)
notepaper (n)
nothing (pron)
notice (n & v)
• to read a notice (n)
• until further notice (n)
• Did you notice anything wrong? (v)
novel (n)
now (adv)
nowadays (adv)
nowhere (adv)
number (n)
• numbers 5 to 7
• a large number of cars
• What's your (phone) number? nurse (n & v)
nut (n)
O
object (n)
obvious (adj)
occasion (n)
occasional (adj)
occupation (n)
ocean (n)
o'clock (adv)
of (prep)
of course (adv)
off (adv & prep)
• It fell off the table. (prep)
• The meeting is off. (adv)
• I've got the afternoon off. (adv) offer (n & v)
office (n)
officer (n)
often (adv)
oh! (int)
oh dear! (int)
oil (n)
OK/O.K./okay (adj)
old (adj)
old-fashioned (adj)
omelette (n)
on (adv & prep)
on board (prep phr)
on business (prep phr)
on fire (prep phr)
on foot (prep phr)
on holiday (prep phr)
on loan (prep phr)
on purpose (prep phr)
on request (prep phr)
on sale (prep phr)
on time (prep phr)
once (adv)
• once a year
• I once saw him dancing.
one (pron & det)
oneself (pron)
one-way (adj)
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onion (n)
online (adv & adj)
• to book/buy something online (adv) • an online facility (adj)
only (adj & adv)
onto (prep)
open (adj & v)
opening hours (n pl)
opera (n)
operate (v)
operation (n)
operator (n)
opinion (n)
opportunity (n)
opposite (adj, n, prep & adv)
option (n)
or (conj)
orange (adj & n)
orchestra (n)
order (conj, n & v)
• in order to (conj)
• to put something in order (n)
• to order a meal (v)
ordinary (adj)
organisation (n)
organise (v)
original (adj)
other (adj, pron & det)
our (det)
ours (pron)
ourselves (pron)
out (adv)
out of (prep)
out of date (prep phr)
out of doors (prep phr)
out of order (prep phr)
out of stock (prep phr)
out of work (prep phr)
outdoor (adj)
outdoors (adv)
outside (adv, n, prep & adj)
oven (n)
over (adv & prep)
• I'm going over the road. (prep)
• over 40 people (more than) (adv) • to be over (finished) (adv)
• Several birds were flying over the roof of the school. (prep)
overnight (adj & adv)
overtake (v)
owe (v)
own (adj & v)
• my own pen (adj)
• to own a car (v)
owner (n)
P
pack (n & v)
• an information pack (n)
• to pack a case (v)
packet (n)
page (n)
pain (n)
paint (n & v)
pair (n)
palace (n)
pale (adj)
pan (n)
pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: trousers) paper (n)
• a sheet of paper
• a (news)paper
parcel (n)
pardon (n) (int)
• Pardon? I didn't hear what you said. parent (n)
park (n & v)
• a public park (n)
• to park a car (v)
parliament (n)
part (n & v)
• a part of something (n)
• to part from someone (v)
partly (adv)
particular (adj)
partner (n)
part time (adv)
part-time (adj)
party (n)
• a birthday party
• a political party
pass (v)
• Several cars passed.
• to pass the sugar
• to pass an examination
passenger (n)
passport (n)
password (n)
past (adj, n & prep)
• the past few weeks. (adj)
• in the past. (n)
• It's half past one. (prep)
pasta (n)
pastry (n)
path (n)
patient (adj & n)
• to be patient (adj)
• a hospital patient (n)
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pattern (n)
pause (n & v)
pavement (n)
pay (n & v)
pea (n)
peace (n)
peanut (n)
pear (n)
pedestrian (n)
peel (n & v)
pen (n)
pence (n pl)
pencil (n)
pencil case (n)
pen-friend (n)
penknife (n)
penny (n)
pension (n)
people (n pl)
pepper (n)
• to pass the pepper (spice)
• red peppers (vegetable)
per (prep)
per cent (n)
perfect (adj)
perform (v)
performance (n)
perfume (n)
perhaps (adv)
period (n)
permanent (adj)
permission (n)
permitted (adj)
person (n)
personal (adj)
persuade (v)
pet (n)
petrol (n)
petrol station (n)
pharmacy (n)
phone (n & v)
photo (n)
photocopy (n)
photograph (n)
photography (n)
physician (n)
physics (n)
piano (n)
pick (v)
pick up (phr v)
• I picked up a pencil.
• I'll pick up my sister from the station. picnic (n & v)
picture (n)
pie (n)
piece (n)
• a piece of cheese
• to break into small pieces
• a piece of furniture/advice
pig (n)
pile (n)
pill (n)
pillow (n)
pilot (n & v)
pin (n & v)
pink (adj)
pipe (n)
pity (n)
pizza (n)
place (n & v)
• a safe place (n)
• I've lost my place in the book. (n) • third place in a race (n)
• to place something on the table (v) • London is a big place. (n)
plain (adj)
• It's plain to me. (clear)
• a plain T-shirt (no design)
plan (n & v)
• a street plan (n)
• a plan to do something (n)
plane (n)
planet (n)
plant (n & v)
plastic (adj & n)
plate (n)
platform (n)
play (n & v)
• a play at the theatre (n)
• children playing (v)
• to play football (v)
• to play the guitar (v)
• to play a record/cassette/CD (v) • to play the part of someone (act) (v) player (n)
playground (n)
playing cards (n pl)
pleasant (adj)
please (int & v)
• Come in, please. (int)
• to please someone (v)
pleasure (n)
plenty (pron)
plug (n)
• a plug for the bath
• an electrical plug
plug in (phr v)
p.m. (adv)
pocket (n)
pocket money (n)
poem (n)
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poet (n)
poetry (n)
point (n & v)
• to point at something (v)
• The pencil has no point to it. (n) police (n)
policeman (n)
police officer (n)
policewoman (n)
police station (n)
polite (adj)
political (adj)
politics (n)
politician (n)
pollution (n)
pool (n)
• a swimming-pool
poor (adj)
• She is very poor. (financial) • The poor man. (sympathy) pop (adj & n)
• pop song/music/star/group popular (adj)
population (n)
port (n)
porter (n)
position (n)
positive (adj)
possibility (n)
possible (adj)
post (n & v)
• to post a letter (v)
• to send it by post (n)
post office (n)
postage (n)
postcard (n)
poster (n)
postman (n)
pot (n)
potato (n)
pound (£) (n)
pour (v)
poverty (n)
powder (n)
power (n)
practice (n)
practise (v) (n = Am Eng)
pray (v)
prayer (n)
prefer (v)
preparation (n)
prepare (v)
prescription (n)
• medicine on a prescription present (adj & n)
• to be present (adj)
• at the present time (adj)
• That will be all for the present. (n) • I got some lovely birthday presents. (n) presenter (n)
president (n)
press (v)
• to press a button
• to press a suit
pretty (adj)
prevent (v)
previous (adj)
price (n)
priest (n)
primary (adj)
• primary school
prime minister (n)
prince (n)
princess (n)
principal (adj)
print (n & v)
• in large print (n)
• print a document (v)
• to print your name in capitals (v) prison (n)
prisoner (n)
private (adj)
prize (n)
probable (adj)
probably (adv)
problem (n)
produce (v)
product (n)
profession (n)
professional (adj & n)
professor (n)
program(me) (n)
• TV programme
• computer program
progress (n)
project (n)
promise (n & v)
• to promise to do something (v) • to keep a promise (n)
pronounce (v)
• to pronounce a word correctly
pronunciation (n)
proper (adj)
property (n)
protect (v)
proud (adj)
prove (v)
provide (v)
public (adj & n)
• public opinion (adj)
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• to make something public (adj)
• to be open to the public (n)
publish (v)
pull (n & v)
pullover (n)
pump (n)
• petrol/bike pump
punctual (adj)
punish (v)
punishment (n)
pupil (n)
pure (adj)
purple (adj)
purpose (n)
• He did it on purpose. (deliberately) purse (n)
push (n & v)
put (v)
put away (phr v)
• He put the book away.
put down (phr v)
• She put her name down.
put off (phr v)
• The meeting was put off until the following week.
put on (phr v)
• He put on a suit.
• Can you put on the light?
• He didn't want to put on weight. put out (phr v)
• The fire was quickly put out.
put through (phr v)
• Can you put me through to the
manager, please?
put up (phr v)
• The company was forced to put up its prices.
pyjamas (n pl)
Q
qualification (n)
qualify (v)
quality (n)
quantity (n)
quarter (n)
quay (n)
queen (n)
question (n)
• to ask a question
• the question being discussed (subject) questionnaire (n)
queue (n & v)
quick (adj)
quiet (adj)
quit (v)
quite (adv)
• Are you quite sure?
• quite old
quiz (n)
R
rabbit (n)
race (n & v)
• to win a race (n)
• to race against fast runners (compete) (v)
• to race home quickly (run) (v)
racket (n)
• tennis racket
radio (n)
rail (n)
• to go by rail
railway (n)
rain (n & v)
raincoat (n)
rainforest (n)
raise (v)
• to raise your arm
• to raise prices
range (n)
rank (n)
• a taxi rank
rare (adj)
rarely (adv)
rather (adv & prep)
• rather earlier than usual (adv)
• I'd prefer to drink water rather than fruit juice. (prep)
raw (adj)
• raw meat
razor (n)
reach (v)
read (v)
ready (adj)
real (adj)
realise (v)
• He realised it was true.
realistic (adj)
really (adv)
reason (n)
reasonable (adj)
receipt (n)
receive (v)
recent (adj)
reception (n)
recipe (n)
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recognise (v)
recommend (v)
• to recommend someone/something record (n & v)
• to keep a record (n)
• to break a record (n)
• to record a song (v)
recording (n)
recover (v)
• to recover from an illness
recycle (v)
• I don't recycle as much as I should. recycled (adj)
recycling (n)
red (adj)
reduce (v)
refreshments (n)
refrigerator (n)
refund (n & v)
refuse (v)
regarding (prep)
region (n)
register (n & v)
• He took the class register. (n) • He registered with a new doctor. (v) registration (n)
regret (n & v)
regular (adj)
relation (n)
• to visit a relation
relationship (n)
relative (n)
• a relative came to stay
relax (v)
relaxation (n)
reliable (adj)
religion (n)
remain (v)
remember (v)
remind (v)
remove (v)
rent (n & v)
repair (n & v)
repeat (v)
replace (v)
reply (n & v)
report (n & v)
request (n & v)
require (v)
rescue (n & v)
research (n & v)
reservation (n)
reserve (n & v)
• She was a reserve for the team. (n) • to reserve a seat (v)
respect (n & v)
responsible (adj)
rest (n & v)
• a rest from work (n)
• the rest of them (n)
• The doctor told her to rest. (v) restaurant (n)
result (n)
retire (v)
return (n & v)
• to return home (v)
• a return (ticket) (n)
review (n & v)
revise (v)
reward (n & v)
rice (n)
rich (adj & n)
ride (n & v)
right (adj, adv & n)
• the right time (correct) (adj)
• the right person for the job (suitable) (adj)
• my right foot (adj)
• Everything will be all right. (adj) • Go right there. (directly) (adv)
• Fill it right to the top. (completely) (adv)
• the right to vote (n)
ring (n & v)
• stand in a ring (n)
• a wedding ring (n)
• Give me a ring tomorrow. (phone) (n) • Suddenly the bell rang. (v)
ring back (phr v)
ring off (phr v)
ring up (phr v)
ripe (adj)
rise (v)
• The sun rises in the East.
• Prices are rising.
river (n)
road (n)
roast (adj & v)
rob (v)
robbery (n)
rock (n)
• rock (music) (n)
• a hard piece of rock (n)
role (n)
roll (n & v)
• a roll of film (n)
• a bread roll (n)
• to roll into a ball (v)
roof (n)
room (n)
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• the sitting room
• There's lots of room in here. rose (n)
rough (adj)
• a rough road
• a rough idea
• rough work
round (adj, adv & prep)
• a round object (adj)
• the wrong way round (adv)
• to sit round a table (prep)
roundabout (n)
route (n)
row (n)
• a row of seats
rubber (adj & n)
• rubber tyres (adj)
• a rubber (eraser) (n)
rubbish (n)
rude (adj)
rugby (n)
ruin (n)
rule (n & v)
• the rules of grammar (n)
• to rule a country (v)
ruler (n)
• draw a line using a ruler
run (v)
• to run in a race
• to run a business
run out of (phr v)
• He ran out of time and didn't finish. S
sad (adj)
safe (adj)
• to be safe from harm
safety (n)
sail (n & v)
salad (n)
salary (n)
sale (n)
salesman/saleswoman (n)
salt (n)
same (adj, pron & adv)
sand (n)
sandwich (n)
satisfactory (adj)
satisfied (adj)
saucer (n)
sausage (n)
save (v)
• to save someone
• to save money
• to save time
say (v)
• to say something to someone • I really can't say. (give an opinion) scene (n)
scenery (n)
school (n)
science (n)
science fiction (n)
scientific (adj)
scientist (n)
scissors (n)
scooter (n)
score (n & v)
• The score was 3-0. (n)
• to score a goal (v)
scream (n & v)
screen (n)
sculpture (n)
sea (n)
search (n & v)
seaside (n)
season (n)
seat (n)
seat belt (n)
second (adj & n)
• to be second in the race (adj) • sixty seconds in a minute (n) secondary (adj)
• secondary school
secret (adj & n)
secretary (n)
security (n)
see (v)
• to see something (with the eyes) • to see the joke (understand) • to see someone about a problem (consult)
seem (v)
seldom (adv)
select (v)
self-service (adj)
sell (v)
send (v)
sensible (adj)
sentence (n)
• words in a sentence
separate (adj & v)
series (n)
• a TV series
serious (adj)
• a serious person
• a serious illness
servant (n)
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serve (v)
• to serve in a shop
service (n)
• a bus service
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