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VOCABULARY LIST Cambridge English: Preliminary Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools Cambridge English: Preliminary Wordlist ©UCLES 2012
Introduction to the Cambridge English: Preliminary and
Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List
The Cambridge English: Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List gives
teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing students for the Preliminary
and Preliminary for Schools examinations.
Background to the list
The Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List was originally developed by
Cambridge English in consultation with external consultants to guide item writers who
produce materials for the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools 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 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 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 Preliminary
and Preliminary 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 Preliminary and
Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List is updated on an annual basis, with the decision
to add or remove words being informed by reference to the Cambridge Learner Corpus
and English Profile Wordlists.
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
Organisation of the list
• Word sets
Some categories of words that a learner at this level might be expected to know, e.g.
days of the week, are not included in the alphabetical list but are listed in Appendix 1.
Although 'grammar words' (pronouns, modal verbs, etc.) are included, the 'Language
Specification' section of the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools
Handbook (available from http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/) should be consulted
for a more complete listing.
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Vocabulary List• 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.
• 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. find out, get along, give in, then the verb is
listed and an example of usage given.
• Topic lists
In Appendix 2, words have been grouped together under common Preliminary and
Preliminary for Schools themes, such as 'Food and Drink', 'House and Home' and
'Sport'.
Unsuitable topics
Cambridge 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
Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools, for example war and politics, and vocabulary
relating to these is not included in the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools
Vocabulary List.
Personal vocabulary
The content of the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools 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 and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List are:
abbrev abbreviation or acronym mv n modal verb
adj adjective phrv noun
adv adverb pi phrasal verb
av auxiliary verb prep plural preposition
Am Eng American English prep phr prepositional phrase
Br Eng British English pron pronoun
conj det conjunction sing singular
exclam determiner v verb
exclamation
Summary of points to be noted
• The list does not include every word that may appear on a Cambridge English:
Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools paper.
• The list covers receptive and productive vocabulary.
• The list is updated every year.
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Vocabulary ListContents
A .................................................................................................................................5
B .................................................................................................................................7
C .................................................................................................................................9
D ............................................................................................................................... 12
E................................................................................................................................ 14
F ................................................................................................................................ 15
G ............................................................................................................................... 17
H ............................................................................................................................... 19
I ................................................................................................................................. 20
J ................................................................................................................................ 21
K ............................................................................................................................... 22
L ................................................................................................................................ 22
M ............................................................................................................................... 24
N ............................................................................................................................... 25
O ............................................................................................................................... 26
P................................................................................................................................ 27
Q ............................................................................................................................... 30
R ............................................................................................................................... 31
S................................................................................................................................ 33
T ................................................................................................................................ 37
U ............................................................................................................................... 40
V................................................................................................................................ 41
W............................................................................................................................... 41
Y................................................................................................................................ 43
Z ................................................................................................................................ 43
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Vocabulary ListA
a/an (det) activity (n) agency (n)
ability (n) actor (n) ago (adv)
able (adj) actress (n) agree (v)
• be able to actually (adv) ahead (adv)
about (adv & prep) • She seems a bit strict at first, aim (n & v)
• about 500 students (adv) but she's actually very nice. air (n)
• The film is about a small boy. • Are you actually going to take air conditioning (n)
(prep) the job? air force (n)
above (adj, adv & prep) ad (advertisement) (n) airline (n)
abroad (adv) add (v) airport (n)
absent (adj) addition (n) alarm (n)
absolutely (adv) • in addition alarm clock (n)
• The movie was absolutely address (n) album (n)
awful. admire (v) alike (adv)
accent(n) admission (n) alive (adj)
• She has a beautiful French • charges/cost/price all (adj, adv, det & pron)
accent. admit (v) all right/alright (adj,adv & exclam)
accept (v) adult (adj & n) allow (v)
access (n) advance (n) almost (adv)
• disabled access • book in advance alone (adv & adj)
• internet access advanced (adj) along (adv & prep)
accident (n) advantage (n) aloud (adv)
accommodation (n) adventure (n) alphabet (n)
accompany (v) advert (n) already (adv)
according to (prep phr) advertise (v) also (adv)
account (n) advertisement (n) although (conj)
accountant (n) advice (n) altogether (adv)
accurate (adj) advise (v) always (adv)
ache (n) aeroplane (n) a.m (adv)
achieve (v) afford (v) amazed (adj)
across (adv & prep) afraid (adj) amazing (adj)
act (n & v) after (adv,conj & prep) ambition (n)
ambulance (n)
• in the second act (of the play) afternoon (n)
afterwards (adv) among (amongst) (prep)
(n)
amount (n)
• to act in a play (v) again (adv)
against (prep) amusing (adj)
• to act strangely (v)
age (n) an (det)
action (n)
aged(adj) ancient (adj)
active (adj)
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Vocabulary Listand (conj) apply (v) at all (prep phr)
angry (adj) appointment (n) at first (prep phr)
animal (n) approach (v) athlete (n)
ankle (n) approve (v) athletics (n)
anniversary (n) architect (n) at last (prep phr)
announce (v) architecture (n) at least (prep phr)
announcement (n) area (n) atmosphere (n)
annoy (v) argue (v) at once (prep phr)
annual (adj) argument (n) at present (prep phr)
another (det & pron) arm (n) attach (v)
answer (n & v) armchair (n) attack (n & v)
answerphone (n) army (n) attempt (v)
ant (n) around (adv & prep) attend (v)
antique (adj & n) arrange (v) attention (n)
anxious (adj) arrangement (n) at the same time (prep phr)
any (det & pron) arrest (v) attitude (n)
anybody (pron) arrival (n) attract (v)
anymore (adv) arrive (v) attraction (n)
anyone (pron) art (n) attractive (adj)
anything (pron) article (n) audience (n)
anyway (adv) artist (n) aunt (n)
anywhere (adv) as (conj & prep) author (n)
apart (adv) ashamed (adj) autumn (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
apart from (adv) ask (v) fall)
apartment (n) asleep (adj) available (adj)
apartment building (n) aspirin (n) average (adj & n)
apologise (v) assistant (n) avoid (v)
apology (n) as well (as) (prep & adv) awake (adj)
appear (v) at (prep) away (adv)
appearance (n) at I@ (n) awful (adj)
apple (n) • My email address is
application (n) david@cambridgeenglish.org
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Vocabulary ListB
baby (n) bathtub (n) between (prep & adv)
babysit (v) battery (n) beyond (prep & adv)
babysitter (n) battle (n) bicycle (n)
back (adv, adj & n) bay (n) big (adj)
background (n) be (av & v) bike (n)
backpack (n) beach (n) bill (n)
backpacker(n) bean (n) • electricity bill
backpacking (n) bear(n) bin (n)
backwards (adv) beard (n) biography (n)
bad (adj) beat (v) biology (n)
badly (adv) beautiful (adj) bird (n)
badminton (n) beauty (n) birth (n)
bag (n) because (conj) birthday (n)
baggage (n) because of (prep phr) biscuit (n)
bake (v) become (v) bit (n)
baker (n) bed (n) bite (v)
balcony (n) bedroom (n) bitter (adj)
bald (adj) bee (n) black (adj & n)
ball (n) beef (n) blackboard (n)
ballet (n) before (prep,adv & conj) blame (v)
balloon (n) begin (v) blank (adj)
banana (n) beginner (n) • a blank piece of paper
band (n) beginning (n) blanket (n)
bandage (n) behave (v) bleed (v)
bank (n) behaviour (n) blind (adj)
bank account (n) behind (prep & adv) block (n)
banking (n) believe (v) • Shall we walk round the
bar (n) bell(n) block?
barbecue (n & v) belong (v) blog (n)
baseball (n) below (adv & prep) blogger (n)
base on (phr v) belt (n) beneath (prep) blond(e) (adj)
basic (adj) benefit (n) blood (n)
basin (n) be over (phr v) blouse (n)
basket (n) • The game is over- you're too blow (v)
basketball (n) late! blue (adj & n)
bat (n) beside (adv & prep) board (n & v)
bath (n & v) besides (prep) board game (n)
bathing suit (n) best (adj & adv) boarding pass (n)
bathroom (n) better (adj & adv) boat (n)
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Vocabulary Listbody (n) boy (n) brush (n & v)
boil (v) boyfriend (n) bucket (n)
boiled (adj) bracelet (n) bug (n)
bold (adj) brain (n) build (v)
bomb (n & v) brake (n & v) building (n)
bone (n) branch (n) bulb (n)
book (n & v) brand new (adj) • light bulb
bookcase (n) brave (adj) bull (n)
booking (n) bread (n) bunch (n)
• I have a booking for the break (n & v) • a bunch of flowers
19th. break down (phr v) • a great bunch of friends
booking office (n) • The car has broken down. burger (n)
bookshelf (n) breakfast (n) burn (v)
bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: break in (phr v) burning (adj)
bookstore) • Someone broke in and stole bury (v)
bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: the computer. bus (n)
bookshop) break up (phr v) business (n)
boot (n) • When does school break businessman (n)
• a pair of boots up? businesswoman (n)
• the boot of the car (Am Eng: • The pop group has broken bus station (n)
trunk) up. bus stop (n)
border (n) breath (n) busy (adj)
bored (adj) breathe (v) but (conj & prep)
boring (adj) breeze (n) butcher (n)
born (adj) bride (n) butter (n)
borrow (v) bridge (n) butterfly (n)
boss (n) brief (adj) button (n)
both (pron & det) bright (adj) buy (v)
bother (v) brilliant (adj) buyer (n)
• Sorry to bother you, can you bring (v) by (prep)
tell me the time? bring up (phr v) by accident (prep phr)
• My job's hard but that • She was brought up in bye (exclam)
doesn't bother me. London. by hand (prep phr)
• 'Sorry I'm late, I'll do it now.' broad (adj) by mistake (prep phr)
'Don't bother!' broccoli (n) by name (prep phr)
bottle (n) brochure (n)
bottom (adj & n) broken (adj)
bowl (n) brother (n)
box (n) brown (adj & n)
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Vocabulary ListC
cab (n) card (n) cattle (n)
cabbage (n) • birthday card cave (n)
cabin (n) • credit card CD (n)
cabinet (n) • card game CD player (n)
cable (n) cardboard (adj & n) CD-Rom (n)
cafe/cafe (n) care (n & v) ceiling (n)
cafeteria (n) • take care of someone (n) celebrate (v)
cage (n) • to care (about/for) celebration (n)
cake (n) someone/something (v) celebrity (n)
calculator (n) career (n) cell phone (n)
calendar (n) careful (adj) cent (n)
calf (n) carefully (ad) centimetre I centimeter (em) (n)
call (n & v) careless (adj) central (adj)
call for (phr v) car park (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: central heating (n)
• I'll call for you at 7. parking lot) centre/center (n)
call in (phr v) carpet (n) century (n)
• She called in to see a friend. carrot (n) cereal (n)
calm (adj) carry (v) ceremony (n)
camel (n) carry on (phr v) certain (adj)
camera (n) • He carried on walking certainly (not) (adv)
camp (n & v) despite the rain. certificate (n)
camping (n) carry out (phr v) chain (n)
campsite (n) • She carried out the plan chair (n)
can (n & mv) according to the instructions. challenge (n)
canal (n) cartoon (n) challenging (adj)
cancel (v) case (n) champion (n)
candidate (n) • Would you like me to carry championship (n)
candle (n) your case? chance (n)
candy (n) • I'll make an exception in this change (n & v)
canteen (n) case. changing room (n)
cap (n) cash (n) channel (n)
capital (adj & n) cashpoint (n) chapter (n)
• capital city castle (n) character (n)
• capital letter casual (adj) charge (n & v)
• the capital of Italy • casual clothes charity (n)
captain (n) cat (n) charming (adj)
car(n) catch (v) chat (n)
cathedral (n) chatroom (n)
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Vocabulary Listchat show (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: • first class, second class comb (n & v)
talk show) classical (adj) come (v)
cheap (adj) • classical music comedy (n)
cheat (v) classmate (n) come on (phr v)
check (n & v) classroom (n) • Come on or we'll miss the
check in (phr v) clean (adj & v) bus.
• They checked in to a hotel. cleaner (n) comfort (n)
check-in (n) clear (adj & v) comfortable (adj)
• Your keys are at the check- clearly (adv) comic (adj & n)
in desk. clever (adj) comma (n)
check out (phr v) click (n & v) common (adj)
• He checked out of the hotel cliff (n) • a common surname
at the end of his stay. climate (n) • have something in common
checkout (n) climb (v) communicate (v)
cheek(n) climbing (n) communication (n)
cheerful (adj) clinic (n) company (n)
cheers! (exclam) clock (n) compare (v)
cheese (n) close (adj, adv & v) compete (v)
chef (n) closed (adj) competition (n)
chemist (n) clothes (n pi) competitor (n)
chemistry (n) cloud (n) complain (v)
cheque (n) cloudy (adj) complaint (n)
chess(n) clown (n) complete (adj & v)
chest of drawers (n) club (n) complicated (adj)
chicken (n) • to join a club composition (n)
child (n) coach (n) computer (n)
childhood (n) coast (n) concentrate (v)
chilli (n) coat (n) concert (n)
chin (n) coconut (n) conclusion (n)
chip (n) cod (n) condition (n)
• I love fish and chips. coffee (n) • in good condition
chocolate (n) coin (n) conference (n)
choice (n) cola (n) confident (adj)
choose (v) cold (adj & n) confirm (v)
cinema (n) collar(n) confused (adj)
circle (n) colleague (n) confusing (adj)
circus (n) collect (v) congratulations! (exclam)
city (n) collection (n) connect (v)
clap (v) college (n) connection (n)
class (n) colour (n & v) consider (v)
• language class colourful (adj)
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Vocabulary Listconsist (v) could (mv) crossroads (n)
consonant (n) count (v) crowd (n)
contact (n & v) country (n) crowded (adj)
contain (v) countryside (n) cruel (adj)
contents (n) couple (n) cruise (n)
contest (n) courage (n) cry (n & v)
continent (n) course (n) cucumber (n)
continue (v) • English course cultural (adj)
contract (n) • main course culture (n)
control (n & v) • of course (exclam) cup (n)
• a remote control court (n) cupboard (n)
• Control your dog! • law court cure (n & v)
convenient (adj) • tennis court curious (adj)
conversation (n) cousin (n) curiously (adv)
convince (v) cover (n & v) • 'Why?' she asked him
cook (n & v) cow (n) curiously.
cooker (n) crash (n & v) curly (adj)
cookie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: crazy (adj) currency (n)
biscuit) cream (adj & n) curriculum (n)
cooking (n) create (v) curry (n)
cool (adj, exclam & v) creative (adj) curtain (n)
copy (n & v) creature (n) cushion (n)
corn (n) credit (n) custom (n)
corner (n) credit card (n) customer (n)
correct (adj) crew (n) customs (n pi)
correction (n) • cabin crew cut (n & v)
cost (n & v) cricket (n) cute (adj)
costume (n) crime (n) cut up (phr v)
• I forgot my swimming criminal (n) • She cut up the cake into
costume. crop (n) small pieces.
• national costume cross (n & v) CV (Curriculum Vitae) (n)
• a Halloween costume crossing (n) cycle (n & v)
cosy (adj) • pedestrian crossing cycling (n)
cottage (n) cross out (phr v) cyclist (n)
cotton (n) • Cross it out and write it
cough (n & v) again.
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Vocabulary ListD
dad (n) delete (v) diet (n)
daily (adj & adv) delicious (adj) difference (n)
damage (n & v) delighted (adj) different (adj)
damaged (adj) deliver (v) difficult (adj)
dance (n & v) delivery (n) difficulty (n)
dancer (n) demand (n & v) dig (v)
dancing (n) dentist (n) digital (adj)
danger (n) depart (v) digital camera (n)
dangerous (adj) department (n) dining room (n)
dark (adj & n) department store (n) dinner (n)
date (n & v) departure (n) dinosaur (n)
• today's date (n) depend (on/upon) (v & phr v) diploma (n)
daughter (n) • It depends on what you want direct (adj & v)
day (n) to do. direction (n)
dead(adj) deposit (n) directly (adv)
deaf (adj) • pay a deposit director (n)
deal (v) depressed (adj) dirt (n)
deal with (sth) (phr v) depth (n) dirty (adj)
• I've had some problems to • the depth of the water disabled (adj)
deal with. describe (v) disadvantage (n)
dear (adj & exclam) description (n) disagree (v)
• too dear to buy (adj) desert (n) disappear (v)
• Dear Sir (adj) deserve (v) disappoint (v)
• Oh dear! (exclam) design (n & v) disappointed (adj)
death (n) designer (n) disappointing (adj)
decide (v) desk (n) disappointment (n)
decision (n) despite (prep) disc/disk (n)
declare (v) dessert (n) • compact disc/CO
decorate (v) destination (n) • hard disk
decrease (n & v) destroy (v) • floppy disk
deep (adj & adv) detail (n) disc jockey (OJ) (n)
defeat (n & v) detective (n) disco(theque) (n)
defence (n) develop (v) discount (n)
defend (v) development (n) discover (v)
definitely (adv) diagram (n) discuss (v)
degree (n) dial (v) discussion (n)
• 90 degrees diary (n) disease (n)
• a degree in maths dictionary (n) disgusting (adj)
delay (n & v) die (v) dish (n)
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Vocabulary Listdishwasher (n) double (adj & det) drop (n & v)
disk (n) doubt (n) drugstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br
dislike (v) down (adv & prep) Eng: chemist)
display (n & v) download (n & v) drum (n)
distance (n) downstairs (adj & adv) dry (adj & v)
district (n) dozen (det & n) duck (n)
disturb (v) Dr (n) due(adj)
dive (v) drag (v) • The next bus is due in five
diver (n) • Just drag and drop the file minutes.
divide (v) into the trash can. due to (prep phr)
diving (n) drama (n) dull (adj)
OJ (disc jockey) (n) draw (v) during (prep)
do (av & v) • to draw a picture of dust (n)
doctor I Dr (n) someone or something dustbin (n) (Br Eng) (Am
document (n) • to draw the curtains Eng:trash can)
documentary (n) • to draw near dusty (adj)
dog (n) drawer (n) duty (n)
doll (n) drawing (n) duty-free (adj & n)
dollar (n) dream (n & v) duvet (n)
dolphin (n) dress (n & v) DVD (n)
donkey (n) dressed (adj) DVD player (n)
door (n) drink (n & v)
dot (n) drive (n & v)
• Have you visited driver (n)
CambridgeEnglish.org? driving licence (n)
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Vocabulary ListE
each (det & pron) employ (v) escape (v)
ear(n) employee (n) especially (adv)
earache (n) employer (n) essay (n)
early (adj & adv) employment (n) essential (adj)
earn (v) empty (adj) euro (n)
earring (n) encourage (v) even (adv)
earth (n) end (n & v) • He couldn't even do that.
east (adj,adv & n) ending (n) evening (n)
eastern (adj) end up (phr v) event(n)
easily (adv) • He plans to end up working ever (adv)
easy(adj) in Australia. every (det)
easygoing (adj) enemy (n) everybody (pron)
eat (v) energy (n) everyone (pron)
economics (n) • Team sports take a lot of everything (pron)
edge (n) time and energy. everywhere (adv)
education (n) • In our house we try to save exact (adj)
effect (n) energy. exactly (adv)
efficient (adj) engaged(adj) examination/exam (n)
effort (n) • to be engaged to someone examiner (n)
egg (n) • The phone was engaged. example (n)
either (adv, det & pron) engine (n) excellent (adj)
elbow (n) engineer (n) except (prep, conj)
elder (adj) engineering (n) exchange (n)
elderly (adj) enjoy (v) • an exchange visit
election (n) enormous (adj) • in exchange for
electric (adj) enough (adv, det & pron) exchange (v)
electrical (adj) enquiry (n) exchange rate (n)
electricity (n) enter (v) excited (adj)
electronic (adj) entertain (v) excitement (n)
elementary (adj) entertainment (n) exciting (adj)
elephant (n) entrance (n) excuse (n & v)
elevator (n) (Am Eng) (Br entry (n) exercise (n & v)
Eng: lift) envelope (n) exhausted (adj)
else (adv) environment (n) exhibition (n)
email (n & v) environmental (adj) exist (v)
embarrassed (adj) equal (adj) exit (n)
embarrassing (adj) equipment (n) expect (v)
embassy (n) eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br expedition (n)
emergency (n) Eng: rubber) expensive (adj)
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Vocabulary Listexperience (n) explode (v) extraordinary (adj)
experienced (adj) explore (v) extremely (adv)
experiment (n) explorer (n) extreme sport (n)
expert (n) • This book's about famous eye (n)
explain (v) explorers.
explanation (n) extra (adj, adv & n)
F
face (n) farm (n) fight (n & v)
• a sad look on his face farmer (n) figure (n)
face to face (adv) farming (n) file (n)
face-to-face (adj) fashion (n) • Click here to open the file.
facilities (n pi) fashionable (adj) • school files
• The hotel has excellent fast (adj & adv) fill (v)
facilities. fasten (v) fill in (phr v)
fact (n) fast food (n) • You need to fill in a form.
factory (n) fat (adj) fill up (phr v)
fail (v) father (n) • He filled up the car with
fair (adj & n) fault (n) petrol.
fairly (adv) favour (n) film (n & v)
fall (n & v) favourite (adj & n) film maker (n)
• in the fall (n) Am Eng) (Br fax (v) film star
Eng: autumn) fear (n) final (adj & n)
• a fall in the price (n) fee (n) finally (adv)
• he fell and hurt his leg (v) feed (v) financial (adj)
false (adj) feel (v) find (v)
familiar (with) (adj) feeling (n) find out (phr v)
family (n) feel like (v) • I must find out when he's
famous (adj) • to feel like doing something arriving.
fan (n) female (adj) fine (adj & n)
fancy (v) ferry (n) finger (n)
• Do you fancy going out festival (n) finish (n & v)
tonight? fetch (v) fire (n)
fantastic (adj) fever (n) firefighter (n)
far (adv) few (adj, det & pon) firework (n)
fare (n) fiction (n) • a firework display
• The return fare is £26. field (n)
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Vocabulary Listfirm (n) fond (adj) fresh (adj)
• a good firm to work for • to be fond of fridge (n)
first (adj & adv) something/someone fried (adj)
• first prize (adj) food (n) friend (n)
• first of all (adv) fool (n) friendly (adj)
first name (n) foot (n) friendship (n)
fish (n & v) football (n) frighten (v)
fishing (n) footballer (n) frightened (adj)
fit (adj & v) for (prep) frightening (adj)
• keep fit (adj) forbidden (adj) frog (n)
• These shoes don't fit. (v) forecast (n) from (prep)
fitness (n) foreign (adj) front (adj & n)
fix (v) foreigner (n) frozen (adj)
flag (n) forest (n) fruit (n)
flat (adj & n) forever (adv) fry (v)
flavour (n) forget (v) frying pan (n)
flight (n) forgive (v) fuel (n)
float (v) fork (n) full (adj)
flood (n & v) form (n) full stop (n)
floor (n) former (adj) full time (adv)
flour (n) fortnight (n) full-time (adj)
flow (v) fortunately (adv) fully (adv)
flower (n) forward(s) (adv) fun (adj & n)
flu (n) fountain (n) funny (adj)
flute (n) frame (n) • a funny story (amusing)
fly (n & v) free (adj & adv) • a funny thing happened
fog (n) freeze (v) (strange)
foggy (adj) freezer (n) fur (n)
fold (v) freezing (adj) furniture (n)
folk (adj & n) French fries (n) (Am Eng) (Br further (adv & adj)
follow (v) Eng:chips) furthest (adj)
following (adj) frequent (adj) future (adj & n)
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Vocabulary ListG
gain (v) get in (phr v) give up (phr v)
• gain experience • Can you get in through the • Has David given up playing
gallery (n) window? tennis?
• an art gallery get off (phr v) give way (phr v)
game (n) • We get off at the next stop. • You must give way to traffic
gap (n) get on (phr v) at a roundabout
garage (n) • Get your coat on and then we glad (adj)
garden can leave. glance (v)
game (n) • How are you getting on now? glass (n)
gap (n) get on (with) (phr v) glasses (n pi)
garage (n) • She got on with her work. global warming (n)
garden (n) • I'm getting on well with glove (n)
garlic (n) French. go (v)
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol) • Do you get on well with Sam? goal (n)
gas station (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: get rid of (phr v) goalkeeper (n)
petrol station) • Have you got rid of those old goat (n)
gate (n) documents? go for (phr v)
general (adj) get up (phr v) He went for the job
generally (adv) • What time do you get up in The dog went for the man.
• 1 generally get home about the morning? gold (adj & n)
7.00. giant (adj) golden (adj)
generation (n) gift (n) golf (n)
generous (adj) giraffe (n) good (adj)
gentle (adj) girl (n) • The film was very good.
geography (n) girlfriend (n) • to be good at maths
get (v) give (v) good afternoon (exclam)
get along (with) (v & phr v) give back (phr v) good-looking (adj)
• How do you get along with • Give me back this book on good morning (exclam)
Harry? Tuesday, please. go off (phr v)
get back (phr v) give in (phr v) • They went off to Australia.
• When did you get back from • Have you given in your • Suddenly the lights went off.
New York? homework yet? go on (phr v)
get down (phr v) • Do you give in? Shall I tell • The meeting went on until six
• Get down at once! you now? o'clock.
• Did you get all the notes give out (phr v) • What's going on?
down? • Will you give out these
get fit (v) papers for me, please?
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Vocabulary Listgo out (phr v) granddaughter (n) grocery store (n) (Am Eng)
• Are you going out this grandfather (n) groom (n)
evening? grandma (n) ground (n)
• The fire has gone out. grandmother (n) group (n)
• Is Barbara still going out with grandpa (n) grow (v)
Thomas, or have they broken grandparent (n) grow up (phr v)
up? grandson (n) • Children grow up fast.
gorgeous (adj) granny (n) guard (n)
government (n) grant (n) guess (n & v)
go (with/together) (phr v) • He was given a grant to study guest (n)
• Your tie doesn't go with your in Australia. (n) guest-house (n)
shirt. grape (n) guide (n & v)
• Your tie and shirt don't go graphics (n pi) guidebook (n)
together. grass (n) guilty (adj)
grab (v) grateful (adj) guitar (n)
• He grabbed my bag and ran great (adj) guitarist (n)
away. green (adj & n) gum (n)
grade (n) greet (v) • chewing gum
graduation (n) greeting (n) gun (n)
gram(me) (n) grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: guy (n)
grammar (n) gray) gym (n)
grandchild (n) grill (n & v) gymnastics (n)
grand(d)ad (n) grilled (adj)
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Vocabulary ListH
habit (n) hate (v) hide (v)
hair (n) have (av & v) high (adj & adv)
haircut (n) have got to (mv) hill (n)
hairdresser (n) have to (mv) him (pron)
hairdryer (n) he (pron) himself (pron)
half (adv, det, n & pron) head (n) hip hop (n)
half-price (adj) • to hit one's head (n) hire (v & n)
hall (n) • the head of the company (n) • to hire a boat (v)
hand (n & v) • the head of the school (n) • for hire (n)
handbag (n) headache (n) his (det & pron)
hand-held (adj) headline (n) historic (adj)
hand in (phr v) headteacher (n) historical (adj)
• Please hand in the answer health (n) history (n)
sheet when you've finished. healthy (adj) hit (n & v)
handkerchief (n) hear (v) • The song was a great hit. (n)
handle (v) heart (n) • to hit the ball (v)
hand out (phr v) heat (n) hitchhike (v)
• Hand out the books please, heating (n) hobby (n)
Tom. heater (n) hockey(n)
handsome (adj) heavy(adj) hold (v)
handwriting (n) heel (n) hold up (phr v)
hang (v) • I can't walk in high heels. • He was held up in the heavy
• to hang a picture height (n) traffic for over two hours.
hang out (phr v) helicopter (n) hole (n)
• to hang out with friends hello (exclam) holiday (n)
hang up (phr v) helmet (n) home (adv & n)
• She hung up at the end of the help (n & v) homepage (n)
phone call. her (det & pron) homework (n)
happen (v) herb (n) honest (adj)
happy (adj) here (adv) honestly (adv)
happily (adv) hero (n) • I honestly don't know where
happiness (n) heroine (n) she is.
harbour (n) • The heroine of this story is a honey (n)
hard (adj & adv) young schoolgirl. honeymoon (n)
hardly (adv) hers (pron) hope (n & v)
• hardly any time herself (pron) hopeful (adj)
• He could hardly wait. hey (exclam) hopefully (adv)
hardware (n) hi (exclam) • Hopefully the journey won't
hat (n) hidden (adj) take long
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Vocabulary Listhopeless (adj) hotel (n) human (adj & n)
• a hopeless situation hour (n) humid (adj)
horrible (adj) house (n) hunger (n)
horror (adj) housewife (n) hungry (adj)
• a horror movie housework (n) hunt (v)
horse (n) how (adv) hurry (n & v)
hospital (n) however (adv) hurt (adj & v)
hostel (n) how much (adv) husband (n)
hot (adj) hug (n & v) hut (n)
huge(adj)
I
I (pron) in advance (prep phr) ink (n)
ice (n) inch (n) in love (prep phr)
ice cream (n) include (v) in pencil (prep phr)
ice hockey (n) including (prep) in order (prep phr)
ice skating (n) incorrect (adj) in order to (prep phr)
icy (adj) increase (v) inquiry (n)
ID (n) incredible (adj) insect (n)
ID card (n) indeed (adv) inside (adv & prep)
idea (n) independent (adj) insist (v)
identification (n) individual (adj) install (v)
identity card (ID) (n) indoor (adj) instance (n)
if (conj) indoors (adv) • for instance
ill (adj) industry (n) instead (of) (adv)
illness (n) in fact (prep phr) • There were no lemons so I
imagination (n) inform (v) got oranges instead.
imagine (v) information (n) • Can you come on Monday
immediately (adv) in front of (prep phr) instead of Tuesday?
immigration (n) ingredient (n) instructions (n pi)
importance (n) • I always use fresh instructor (n)
important (adj) ingredients in half (prep phr) instrument (n)
impossible (adj) in ink (prep phr) • musical instrument
improve (v) initial (n) intelligent (adj)
improvement (n) • His initials are J.B.H. intend (v)
in (adv & prep) injure (v) • to intend to do something
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Vocabulary Listinterest (n & v) in the end (prep phr) involve (v)
interested (adj) in time (prep phr) iron (n & v)
interesting (adj) into (prep) ironing (n)
intermediate (adj) introduce (v) island (n)
international (adj) introduction (n) issue (n)
internet (n) in two (prep phr) IT (Information Technology) (n)
interrupt (v) invent (v) it (pron)
interval (n) invention (n) item (n)
• an interval in a play invitation (n) its (det)
interview (n & v) invite (v) itself (pron)
J
jacket (n) jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am journey (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: prison) Eng:jewelry) judge (n & v)
jam (n) job (n) jug (n)
• strawberry jam jog (v) juice (n)
• traffic jam jogging jump (n & v)
jar (n) join (v) jumper (n)
jazz (n) • The rivers join there. jungle (n)
jealous (adj) • to join the army just (adv)
jeans (n pi) • to join (in) a game
jet (n) joke (n & v)
• to go by jet (plane) journalist (n)
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Vocabulary ListK
kangaroo (n) keyboard (n) kite (n)
keen (adj) • computer keyboard kitten (n)
• He's keen on cycling. • keyboard music knife (n)
• to be keen to do something kick (n & v) knit (v)
keep (v) kid (n) knock (v)
keeper (n) • We're taking the kids knock down (phr v)
keep in (phr v) camping. • He was knocked down by
• She kept the children in as it kill (v) the car as he stepped into
was so cold. kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) the road.
keep on (phr v) (Am Eng: kilogram) know (v)
• He kept on talking. kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am knowledge (n)
keep up (phr v) Eng: kilometer) knee (n)
• Keep up the good work! kind (adj & n)
kettle (n) king (n)
key (n) kiss (n & v)
• key to a lock kit (n)
• key to success kitchen (n)
L
label (n) later (adj & adv) least (adj & adv)
laboratory (lab) (n) latest (adj) • the least amount (adj)
lack (n) laugh (n & v) • at least (adv)
ladder (n) law (n) leather (n)
lady (n) lawyer (n) leave (v)
lake (n) lay (v) lecture (n)
lamb (n) • lay the table left (n, adj & adv)
lamp (n) lazy (adj) left-hand (adj)
land (n & v) lead (v) leg (n)
landscape (n) • to lead someone by the leisure (n)
language (n) hand lemon (n)
laptop (computer) (n) • Where does this road lead? lemonade (n)
large (adj) leader (n) lend (v)
last (adj, adv, det & v) leaf (n) length (n)
late (adj & adv) league (n) less (adv, det & pron)
lately (adv) learn (v) lesson (n)
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Vocabulary Listlet (v) link (n) look after (phr v)
• Let her do it. • a link to a website • Who's looking after your
• Let me think. lion (n) baby now?
• Let's go out tonight. lip (n) look at (phr v)
letter (n) liquid (n) look for (phr v)
lettuce (n) list (n) look forward to (phr v)
level (n) listen (v) • I'm looking forward to the
library (n) literature (n) party!
licence (n) litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter) look out (phr v)
• a driving/marriage/TV litter (n) • Look out!
licence little (adj,det & pron) look up (phr v)
lie (n & v) live (v) • Look up the meaning of the
lie down (phr v) live (adj) word in your dictionary.
life (n) • live music/sport loose (adj)
lift (n & v) lively (adj) lorry (n)
• Can you give me a lift, living room (n) lose (v)
please? (n) load (n) lost (adj)
• The lift is going up. (n) loan (n) lots I a lot (n)
• Please help me to lift this local (adj) lottery (n)
table. (v) locate (v) loud (adj)
light (adj, n & v) • The station is located in the love (n & v)
lighter (n) city centre. lovely (adj)
• a cigarette lighter location (n) low (adj)
lightning (n) lock (n & v) luck (n)
like (prep & v) locker (n) lucky (adj)
likely (adj) logo (n) luggage (n)
limit (n) lonely (adj) lunch (n)
limited (adj) long (adj) lunchtime (n)
• a limited choice look like (v) luxury (n)
line (n) • She looks like her sister.
• a line on a page look (n & v)
• a clothes line
• a railway line
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Vocabulary ListM
machine (n) mate (n) metal (n)
mad (adj) material (n) method (n)
Madam (n) maths I mathematics (n) (Br • modern methods of
made of/from/out of (v) Eng) (Am Eng: math) teaching
• Her shirt is made of cotton. matter (n & v) metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
magazine (n) • Is anything the matter? (n) meter)
magic (adj & n) • It doesn't matter. (v) microwave (n)
magnificent (adj) maximum (adj & n) • a microwave oven
mail (n & v) may (mv) midday (n)
main (adj) maybe (adv) middle (n)
main course (n) me (pron) middle-aged (adj)
make (v) meal (n) midnight (n)
make sure (v) mean (v) might (mv)
make-up (n) • What do you mean? mild (adj)
male (adj) • What does it mean? mile (n)
man (n) meaning (n) milk (n)
manage (v) meanwhile (adv) millimetre (mm) (n) (Br Eng)
• to manage a business meat (n) (Am Eng: millimeter)
• to manage to do something mechanic (n) million (n)
(succeed in) medicine (n) mind (n & v)
manager (n) medium (adj) • His mind was on other
mango (n) meet (v) things. (n)
many (det & pron) meeting (n) • Would you mind if I called
map (n) melon (n) tomorrow? (v)
mark (n) member (n) • Mind your head!(v)
market (n) membership (n) • Who's minding the baby for
• to buy something from a memory (n) you? (v)
market • to have a good/poor mine (pron)
marriage (n) memory mineral water (n)
married (adj) • happy memories minimum (adj & n)
marry (v) • computer memory minus (prep)
marvellous (adj) mend (v) minute (n)
match (n & v) mention (v) mirror (n)
• a box of matches (n) menu (n) miserable (adj)
• a tennis match (n) mess (n) miss (v)
• This tie matches your shirt. message (n) Miss (n)
(v) messy (adj) Missing (adj)
Mistake (n)
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Vocabulary Listmix (v) mother (n) Mrs (n)
mobile (phone) (n) motorcycle (n) Ms (n)
model (n) motorbike (n) much (adv, det & pron)
• It's cheap because it's last motor-racing (n) mug (n)
year's model. (n) motorway (n) mum (n)
• She's a fashion model. (n) mountain (n) museum (n)
modern (adj) mouse (n) mushroom (n)
moment (n) moustache (n) music (n)
money (n) mouth (n) musical (adj)
monkey (n) move (v) musician (n)
month (n) movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br must (mv)
monument (n) Eng:film) multiply (v)
mood (n) movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br my (det)
moon (n) Eng: film star) myself (pron)
more (adv, det & pron) movie theater (n) (Am Eng) (Br mystery (n)
morning (n) Eng: cinema)
mosquito (n) MP3 player (n)
most (adv,det & pron) Mr (n)
N
name (n & v) negative (adj) night (n)
narrow (adj) neighbour (n) nightclub (n)
nasty (adj) neighbourhood (n) nightlife (n)
national (adj) nephew (n) nightmare (n)
nationality (n) nervous (adj) no (adv, det & pron)
natural (adj) • a nervous person nobody (pron)
nature (n) • to feel nervous noise (n)
• nature studies net (n) noisy (adj)
navy blue (adj) network (n) none (pron)
near (adv, prep & adj) never (adv) noon (n)
nearby (adj & adv) new (adj) no one (pron)
nearly (adv) news (n) normal (adj)
neat (adj) newspaper (n) normally (adv)
necessary (adj) next (adj & adv) north (adj, adv & n)
neck (n) next to (prep) northeast (adj & n)
necklace (n) nice (adj) northern (adj)
need (v) niece (n) northwest (adj & n)
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Vocabulary Listnose (n) notice (n & v) nowhere (adv)
not (adv) • to read a notice (n) number (n)
note (n & v) • until further notice (n) • numbers 5 to 7
• to write a note (n) • Did you notice anything • a large number of cars
• a ten-pound note (n) wrong? (v) • What's your (phone)
• Please note. (v) noticeboard (n) number?
notebook (n) novel (n) nurse (n)
notepaper (n) now (adv)
nothing (pron) nowadays (adv)
O
object (n) omelette (n) operate (v)
obvious (adj) on (adv & prep) operation (n)
obviously (adv) on board (prep phr) opinion (n)
occasion (n) on business (prep phr) opportunity (n)
occupation (n) once (adv) opposite (adj, n, prep & adv)
ocean (n) • once a year option (n)
o'clock (adv) • I once saw him dancing. or (conj)
of (prep) one (det & pron) orange (adj & n)
of course (adv) on fire (prep phr) orchestra (n)
off (adv & prep) on foot (prep phr) order (conj, n & v)
• It fell off the table. (prep) on holiday (prep phr) • in order to (conj)
• The meeting is off. (adv) onion (n) • to put something in order (n)
• I've got the afternoon off. online (adv & adj) • to order a meal (v)
(adv) • to book/buy something ordinary (adj)
offer (n & v) online (adv) organisation (n)
office (n) • an online printer (adj) organise (v)
officer (n) only (adj & adv) original (adj)
often (adv) on purpose (prep phr) other (adj, pron & det)
oh (exclam) on request (prep phr) otherwise (adv)
oh dear! (exclam) on sale (prep phr) ought (mv)
oil (n) on time (prep phr) our (det)
OK I O.K./ okay (adj & exclam) onto (prep) ours (pron)
old (adj) open (adj & v) ourselves (pron)
old-fashioned (adj) opening hours (n pi) out (adv)
olive (n) opera (n) outdoor (adj)
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Vocabulary Listoutdoors (adv) • over 40 people (more than) own (adj, pron & v)
out of (prep) (adv) • my own pen (adj)
out of date (prep phr) • to be over (finished) (adv) • on my own (pron)
out of order (prep phr) • Several birds were flying • to own a car (v)
out of work (prep phr) over the roof of the school. owner (n)
outside (adv,adj & prep) (prep)
oven (n) overnight (adj & adv)
over (adv & prep) owe (v)
• I'm going over the road.
(prep)
P
pack (v) park (n & v) passport (n)
• to pack a case (v) • a public park (n) password (n)
packet (n) • to park a car (v) past (adj, n & prep)
page (n) parking (n) • the past few weeks (adj)
pain (n) parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br • in the past (n)
painful (adj) Eng:car park) • It's half past one. (prep)
paint (n & v) parrot (n) pasta (n)
painter (n) part (n) path (n)
painting (n) • a part of something (n) patient (adj & n)
pair (n) partly (adv) • to be patient (adj)
palace (n) particular (adj) • a hospital patient (n)
pale (adj) • I love this CD - in particular pattern (n)
• pale blue the last song. pause (v)
pan (n) partner (n) pavement (n)
pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: part time (adv) pay (n & v)
trousers) part-time (adj) PC (personal computer) (n)
paper (n) party (n) pea (n)
• a sheet of paper • a birthday party peace (n)
• a (news)paper • a political party peaceful (adj)
paragraph (n) pass (n & v) peach (n)
parcel (n) • Several cars passed. peak (n)
pardon (exclam) • to pass the sugar peanut (n)
• Pardon? • to pass an examination pear (n)
parent (n) passenger (n) pedestrian (n)
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Vocabulary Listpeel (v) photo(graph) (n) • a plain T-shirt (no design)
pen (n) photographer (n) plan (n & v)
pence (n pi) photography (n) • a street plan (n)
pencil (n) phrase (n) • a plan to do something (n)
pencil case (n) physics (n) plane (n)
penfriend (n) piano (n) planet (n)
penguin (n) pick (v) plant (n & v)
penny (n) pick up (phr v) plastic (adj & n)
people (n pi) • I picked up a pencil. plate (n)
pepper (n) • I'll pick up my sister from the platform (n)
• to pass the pepper (spice) station. play (n & v)
• red peppers (vegetable) picnic (n) • a play at the theatre (n)
per (prep) picture (n) • children playing (v)
percent (adv) pie (n) • to play football (v)
perfect (adj) piece (n) • to play the guitar (v)
perform (v) • a piece of cheese • to play a CD (v)
performance (n) • to break into small pieces • to play the part of someone
performer (n) • a piece of furniture/advice (act) (v)
perfume (n) pig (n) player (n)
perhaps (adv) pile (n) playground (n)
period (n) pill (n) pleasant (adj)
permanent (adj) pillow (n) please (exclam & v)
permission (n) pilot (n) • Come in, please. (exclam)
permit (v) pin (n & v) • to please someone (v)
• Dogs are not permitted here. pineapple (n) pleased (adj)
permitted (adj) pink (adj & n) pleasure (n)
person (n) pipe (n) plenty (pron)
personal (adj) pirate (n) plug (n)
personally (adv) pity (n) • a plug for the bath
persuade (v) • It's a pity you couldn't come • an electrical plug
pet (n) to the party - it was great. plus (prep & conj)
petrol (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: pizza (n) p.m. (adv)
gas) place (n) pocket (n)
petrol station (n) (Br Eng) (Am • a safe place (n) pocket money (n)
Eng: gas station) • I've lost my place in the poem (n)
pharmacy (n) book. (n) poet (n)
phone (n & v) • third place in a race (n) poetry (n)
photo (n) • London is a big place. (n) point (n & v)
photocopy (n) plain (adj) • to point at something (v)
• It's plain to me. (clear) • The pencil has no point on it.
(n)
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Vocabulary Listpolice (n) pray (v) produce (v)
policeman (n) prayer (n) product (n)
police officer (n) predict (v) profession (n)
police station (n) prefer (v) professional (n)
polite (adj) pregnant (adj) professor (n)
political (adj) preparation (n) program(me) (n)
politician (n) prepare (v) • TV programme
politics (n) prepared (adj) • computer program
pollution (n) prescription (n) progress (n)
pool (n) • medicine on a prescription project (n)
• a swimming-pool poor (adj) present (adj & n) promise (n & v)
• She is very poor. (financial) • to be present (adj) • to promise to do something
• the poor man (sympathy) • at the present time (adj) (v)
pop (n) • That will be all for the • to keep a promise (n)
• pop song/music/star/group present. (n) promote (v)
popular (adj) • I got some lovely birthday pronounce (v)
population (n) presents. (n) • to pronounce a word
port (n) presentation (n) correctly
position (n) president (n) pronunciation (n)
positive (adj) press (v) proper (adj)
possibility (n) • to press a button property (n)
possible (adj) • to press a suit protect (v)
possibly (adv) pretty (adj & adv) proud (adj)
post (n & v) prevent (v) prove (v)
• to post a letter (v) previous (adj) provide (v)
• to send it by post (n) previously (adv) public (adj & n)
postcard (n) price (n) • public opinion (adj)
poster (n) primary school (n) • to make something public
postman (n) prince (n) (adj)
post office (n) princess (n) • to be open to the public (n)
postpone (v) principal (adj) public transport (n)
pot (n) print (v) publish (v)
potato (n) • to print a document pull (v)
pound (£) (n) printer (n) pullover(n)
pour (v) prison (n) pump (n)
powder (n) prisoner (n) • petrol/bike pump
power (n) private (adj) punish (v)
powerful (adj) prize (n) pupil (n)
practice (n) probably (adv) puppy (n)
practise (v) (n =Am Eng) problem (n) pure (adj)
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Vocabulary Listpurple (adj & n) put off (phr v) put through (phr v)
purpose (n) • The meeting was put off until • Can you put me through to
• He did it on purpose. the following week. the manager, please?
(deliberately) put on (phr v) put up (phr v)
purse (n) • He put on a suit. • The company had to put up
push (n & v) • Can you put on the light? its prices.
put(v) • He didn't want to put on puzzle (n)
put away (phr v) weight. pyjamas (n pi)
• He put the book away. put out (phr v)
put down (phr v) • The fire was quickly put out.
• She put her name down.
Q
qualification (n) • the question being quite (adv)
qualified (adj) discussed (subject) • Are you quite sure?
quality (n) questionnaire (n) • quite old
quantity (n) queue (n) quiz (n)
quarter (n) quick (adj)
queen (n) quickly (adv)
question (n) quiet (adj)
• to ask a question quit (v)
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rabbit (n) realise (v) regards (n)
race (n & v) • He realised it was true. region (n)
• to win a race (n) realistic (adj) register (v)
• to race against fast runners really (adv) • He registered with a new
(compete) (v) reason (n) doctor. (v)
• to race home quickly (run) reasonable (adj) registration (n)
(v) reasonably (adv) regret (n & v)
racket (n) rebuild (v) regular (adj)
• tennis racket receipt (n) relation (n)
radio (n) receive (v) • to visit a relation
rail (n) recent (adj) relationship (n)
• to go by rail reception (n) relative (n)
railway (n) receptionist (n) • a relative came to stay
rain (n & v) recipe (n) relax (v)
raincoat (n) recognise (v) relaxation (n)
rainforest (n) recommend (v) relaxed (adj)
raise (v) • to recommend reliable (adj)
• to raise your arm someone/something religion ( n )
• to raise prices record (n & v) remain (v)
range (n) • to keep a record (n) remember (v)
rap (n) • to break a record (n) remind (v)
rare (adj) • to record a song (v) remote control (n)
rarely (adv) recording (n) remove (v)
rather (adv) recover (v) rent (n & v)
• She's rather tall for her age. • to recover from an illness repair (n & v)
• I'd rather go to the cinema recycle (v) repeat (v)
than the theatre • I don't recycle as much as I replace (v)
• Shall we stay in tonight, should. reply (n & v)
rather than go out? recycled (adj) report (n & v)
raw (adj) recycling (n) reporter (n)
• raw meat red (adj) request (n & v)
reach (v) reduce (v) require (v)
read (v) refreshments (n pi) rescue (n & v)
reader (n) refrigerator (n) research (v)
reading (n) refund (n) reservation (n)
ready (adj) refuse (v) reserve (n & v)
real (adj) regarding (prep) • She was a reserve for the
team. (n)
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Vocabulary List• to reserve a seat (v) • Fill it right to the top. rough (adj)
resort (n) (completely) (adv) • a rough road
respect (n & v) • the right to vote (n) • a rough idea
responsible (adj) right-hand (adj) • rough work
rest (n & v) ring (n & v) round (adj, adv & prep)
• a rest from work (n) • stand in a ring (n) • a round object (adj)
• the rest of them (n) • a wedding ring (n) • the wrong way round (adv)
• The doctor told her to rest. • Give me a ring tomorrow. • to sit round a table (prep)
(v) (phone) (n) roundabout (n)
restaurant (n) • Suddenly the bell rang. (v) route (n)
result (n) ring back (phr v) routine (n)
retire (v) ring up (phr v) row (n)
return (n & v) • to telephone somebody • a row of seats
• to return home (v) rise (v) rubber (n)
• a return (ticket) (n) • The sun rises in the east. • a rubber (eraser)
review (n) • Prices are rising. rubbish (n)
revise (v) river (n) rude (adj)
revision (n) road (n) rug (n)
reward (n) roast (adj & v) rugby (n)
rice (n) rob (v) ruin (n)
rich (adj) rock (n) rule (n & v)
ride (n & v) • rock (music) (n) • the rules of grammar (n)
rider (n) • a hard piece of rock (n) • to rule a country (v)
right (adj, adv & n) role (n) ruler (n)
• the right time (correct) (adj) roll (n) • draw a line using a ruler
• the right person for the job • a roll of film (n) run (v)
(suitable) (adj) • a bread roll (n) • to run in a race
• my right foot (adj) romance (n) • to run a business
• Everything will be all right. romantic (adj) runner (n)
(adj) roof (n) running (n)
• Go right there. (directly) room (n) run out (phr v)
(adv) • the sitting room • He ran out of time and didn't
• There's lots of room in here. finish.
rose (n)
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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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