Vocabulary List Document
Vocabulary List Document
Vocabulary List Document
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abbreviation or acronym
adjective
adverb
American English
British English
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interjection
n
phr v
pl
prep
prep phr
pron
sing
v
noun
phrasal verb
plural
preposition
prepositional phrase
pronoun
singular
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.
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)
annual (adj)
another (det &
pron) answer (n &
(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)
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a
t
h
l
e
t
i
c
s
(
n
)
a
t
m
o
s
p
h
e
r
e
(
n
)
a
t
t
a
c
h
(
v
)
a
t
t
a
c
k
(
n
&
v
)
a
t
t
e
m
pt (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
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(
n
)
b
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
asement (n)
basic (adj)
basin (n)
basket (n)
basketball (n)
(n) bit (n)
bite (n & v) bitter (adj)
black (adj) blackboard
(n) blame (n & v) blank
(adj)
a blank piece of paper blanket
(n)
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bleed (v)
blind (adj & n)
block (n)
block of
flats
blond(e)
(adj & n)
blood (n)
blo
us
e
(n)
blo
w
(n
&
v)
blu
e
(a
dj)
bo
ar
d
(n
&
v)
boarding pass (n)
b
o
a
t
(
n
)
b
o
d
y
(
n
)
bridge
(n) brief
(adj)
bright
(adj)
brilliant
(adj)
bring (v)
bring up (phr v)
She was brought up in
London. broad (adj)
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)
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)
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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)
butche
r (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)
cabbag
e (n)
cabin
(n)
cable
(n)
caf/caf
e (n)
cage
(n)
cake
(n)
calculat
or (n)
calendar
(n) call
(n & v)
call for (phr v)
Ill 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)
campsit
e (n)
can (n)
canal
(n)
cancel
(v)
candidat
e (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)
caree
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r
(
n
)
c
a
r
p
e
t
(
n
)
c
a
r
r
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)
ot (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)
castl
e (n)
cat
(n)
catc
h (v)
cathedral (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)
chemist
ry (n)
cheque
(n)
chess
(n)
chest
(n)
chicken
(n) chief
(adj)
child (n)
childho
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od (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)
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colleague (n)
collect (v)
collection (n)
college (n)
colour (n &
v) comb (n &
v) come (v)
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)
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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)
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 &
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)
v)
danger
(n)
dangero
us (adj)
dark (adj
& n)
date (n
& v)
todays date (n)
daughter (n)
da
y
(n)
de
ad
(ad
j)
de
af
(ad
j)
deal (with) (v)
dear (adj & exclam)
too dear to buy (adj)
Dear Sir (adj)
Oh dear! (exclam)
death (n)
decide (v)
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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
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a telephone
directory dirt (n)
disabled (adj)
disadvantage (n)
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)
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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)
durin
g
(prep
) dust
(n &
v)
dustbi
n (n)
duty
(n)
duty-free (adj)
duvet (n)
DVD (n)
DVD player (n)
E
each (det & pron)
ear
(n)
eara
che
(n)
earl
y
(adj
)
earn
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)
(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)
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)
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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)
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fashion (n)
fast (adj & adv)
fasten (v)
f
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)
fianc(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 hes
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)
at (adj &
n) father
(n) fault
(n) favour
(n)
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)
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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)
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)
gara
ge
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)
(n)
garde
n (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?
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gift (n)
giraffe
(n) girl
(n)
girlfrien
d (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.
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to be good at
maths goodbye
(exclam)
good-looking
government
(n) grade (n)
gram(me) (n)
grammar (n)
grandchild
(n)
grand(d)ad
(n)
granddaught
er (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)
greengroc
er (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)
guesthouse (n)
guide (n &
v)
guidebook
(n) guilty
(adj)
guitar (n)
gum (n)
(adj)
goodnight
(exclam)
goods (n pl)
govern (v)
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)
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hammer
(n & v)
hand (n
& v)
handheld
(adj)
hand in
(phr v)
Please hand in the answer
sheet when youve finished.
hand out (phr v)
Hand out the books
please, Tom. handbag (n)
handker
chief (n)
handle
(n & v)
handso
me (adj)
handwriti
ng (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.
hap
pen
(v)
hap
py
(adj
)
har
bou
r (n)
hard (adj & adv)
hardly (adv)
hardly any time
He could
hardly wait. hat (n)
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
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)
headach
e (n)
headline
(n)
health
(n) hear
(v)
heart
(n) heat
(n & v)
hedge
(n)
heavy
(adj)
height
(n)
helicopt
er (n)
hello/hallo (exclam)
helmet (n)
help (n & v)
her (det & pron)
here
(adv)
hero
(n)
hers
(pron)
(adj) history
(n)
hit (n & v)
The song was a great hit. (n)
to hit the ball (v)
hitchhike (v)
hobby
(n)
hockey
(n) hold
(v)
hold up (phr v)
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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 &
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v) indeed (adv)
independent
(adj) index (n)
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)
the index of a
book individual (adj &
n)
involve (v)
iron (n & v) island
(n) issue (n)
IT (Information Technology) (n)
it (pron) item (n)
its (det)
itself (pron)
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J
jacket (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br. Eng:
prison)
jam (n)
strawberry jam
tra
ffic
ja
m
jar
(n)
j
a
z
z
(
n
)
j
e
a
l
o
u
s
(
a
d
j
)
j
e
a
n
s
(
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)
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)
keyboard (n)
computer keyboard
keyboard music
kitche
n (n)
kitten
(n)
knee
(n)
kneel
(v)
knife
(n)
knit (v)
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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.
Lets 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)
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a link to a website
lion (n)
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)
Im 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
lip (n)
(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)
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M
machine
(n) mad
(adj)
Madam
(n) made
of (adj)
magazin
e (n)
magic
(adj & n)
magnificent (adj)
mail
(n &
v)
main
(adj)
majori
ty (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)
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
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)
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 dont mind. (v)
Mind your head! (v)
Who's minding the baby for you?
(v)
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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)
Shes 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) motorracing (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
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(adj)
nationality
(n) natural
(adj)
nature (n)
(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)
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novel (n)
now (adv)
nowadays
(adv)
nowhere
(adv)
number (n)
numbers 5 to 7
a large number of cars
Whats your (phone) number?
nurse (n & v)
nut (n)
O
object (n)
obvious
(adj)
occasion (n)
occasional
(adj)
occupation
(n) ocean
(n) oclock
(adv)
of (prep)
of course (adv)
off (adv & prep)
It fell off the table. (prep)
The meeting is off. (adv)
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)
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 didnt 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) parttime (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)
Its half past one. (prep)
pasta
(n)
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pastry
(n)
path
(n)
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
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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)
Ive 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)
Its 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)
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)
policewoma
n (n) police
station (n)
polite (adj)
political
(adj) politics
(n) politician
(n) pollution
(n)
pool (n)
a swimmingpool poor (adj)
She is very poor. (financial)
The poor man. (sympathy)
pop (adj & 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)
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
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(n) prefer
(v)
preparatio
n (n)
prepare (v)
prescriptio
n (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)
present
er
(n)
preside
nt
(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)
professio
n (n)
professional (adj
& n) professor
(n) program(me)
(n)
TV programme
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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
to make something public (adj)
to be open to the public (n)
publis
h (v)
pull (n
& v)
pullov
er (n)
pump
(n)
petrol/bike
pump punctual
(adj)
punish (v)
punishme
nt (n)
pupil (n)
pure
(adj)
purple
(adj)
purpo
se (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 didnt 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?
Q
qualificati
on (n)
qualify (v)
quality (n)
quantity
(n)
quarter
(n)
quay
(n)
queen
(n)
questi
on (n)
to ask a question
the question being discussed
(subject)
questionnai
re (n)
queue (n &
v) quick
(adj)
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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)
rainfore
st (n)
raise
(v)
to raise your arm
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 dont recycle as much as I
should. recycled (adj)
recycling
(n) red
(adj)
reduce
(v)
refreshments
to raise
prices range (n)
rank (n)
a taxi
rank rare
(adj)
rarely (adv)
rather (adv & prep)
rather earlier than usual (adv)
Id prefer to drink water rather
than fruit juice. (prep)
raw (adj)
raw
meat razor
(n)
reach
(v)
read
(v)
ready
(adj)
real
(adj)
realis
e (v)
He realised it was
true. realistic (adj)
really (adv)
reason (n)
reasonable
(adj)
receipt (n)
receive (v)
recent
(adj)
receptio
n (n)
recipe
(n)
(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)
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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)
(
a
d
j)
my right foot (adj)
Everything will be all right. (adj)
Go right there. (directly) (adv)
Fill it right to the top. (completely)
(a
d
v)
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
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(n)
rock (music) (n)
a hard piece of rock (n)
role (n)
roll (n & v)
the sitting room
Theres 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 didnt
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)
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to save money
to save
time say (v)
to say something to someone
I really cant 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)
serve (v)
to serve in a
shop service (n)
a bus service
customer
service session (n)
in a school,
gym set (v)
set free (phr v)
set off (phr v)
She set off early for
work. set out (phr v)
They set out on the long
journey. set up (phr v)
Her mother helped her to set up
in business.
several (adj & det)
sew (v)
sex (n)
the male/female
sex sh! (int)
shade (n)
to sit in the
shade shadow (n)
shake (n &
v) shallow
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)
(adj)
shame (n)
shampoo
(n) shape
(n) share
(n & v)
shark (n)
sharp (adj)
a sharp knife
a sharp corner
a sharp
picture shave (n &
v)
she
(pron)
sheep
(n)
sheet
(n)
sheets on a bed
a sheet of paper
information
sheet shelf (n)
shine
(v)
ship
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(n)
shirt
(n)
shock (n & v)
to suffer from shock (n)
The film shocked me. (v)
shoe (n)
shoot (v)
to shoot at the
goal shop (n & v)
shop assistant (n)
shopkeeper (n)
shore (n)
short (adj)
shorts (n
pl)
a pair of
shorts shoulder (n)
shout (n & v)
show (n & v)
a film show (n)
Show it to me. (v)
The picture shows a village. (v)
It shows that they care. (v)
shower (n)
a shower of rain
to have a
shower shut (adj & v)
shy
(adj)
sick
(adj)
side (n)
sight
(n)
Her sight is better with glasses.
in sight, out of
sight sightseeing (n)
sign (n & v)
a road sign (n)
to sign a document (v)
no sign of life (n)
signs of winter (n)
signal (n &
v) signature
(n) signpost
(n) silence
(n) silent
(adj) silk
(adj & n)
silly (adj)
silver (adj &
n) similar
(adj) simple
(adj)
since (conj & prep)
sincerely (adv)
Yours
sincerely sing (v)
single (n & adj)
a single (ticket) to Cambridge
(n)
to be single (unmarried) (adj)
a single room (adj)
sink (n & v)
a kitchen sink (n)
The ship began to sink. (v)
Sir (n)
sister
(n) sit
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(v)
site (n)
sitting room (n)
size (n)
skateboard (n & v)
ski (n &
v) skill (n)
skilled
(adj) skin
(n)
skirt (n)
sky (n)
sleep (n &
v) sleeve
(n) slice (n)
slim (adj)
slip (v)
to slip on the
ice slope (n)
mountain/ski
slope slow (adj)
small (adj)
smart (adj)
a smart idea (Am Eng)
smart
clothes smell (n &
v)
smile (n & v)
smoke (n &
v) smooth
(adj)
a smooth surface (level)
a smooth ride in the new
car
(comfortable)
snack (n)
snake (n)
snow (n &
v) snowball
(n)
snowboard (n &
v) snowman (n)
snowstorm (n)
so (adv & conj)
so-so
(adj)
soap (n)
social
(adj)
society
(n) sock
(n) sofa
(n)
soft (adj)
a soft material
a soft
drink software
(n)
situated (adj)
situation (n)
soil (n)
soldier (n)
solid (adj)
some (adj, det & pron)
somebody (pron)
someone (pron)
something (pron)
sometimes (adv)
somewhere (adv)
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son
(n)
son
g
(n)
soo
n
(adv
)
Ill come soon.
as soon
as I can sore
(adj)
sorry (adj)
sort (n)
the
same sort sort
out (phr v)
We need to sort out this
problem. sound (n & v)
the sound of music (n)
It sounds like/as if(v)
soup (n)
sour (adj)
a sour
taste south (adj &
adv, n) southeast
(adj & n)
southwest (adj,
adv & n) souvenir
(n)
space (n)
a parking space
write in the spaces
not enough space
stairs (n pl)
stall (n)
market
stall stamp (n)
a postage
stamp stand (v)
standard (n)
star (n)
stars in the sky (n)
a film star (n)
start (n & v)
outer
space spade (n)
spare (adj & v)
spare cash, spare time (adj)
to spare the time (v)
speak (v)
special
(adj)
speech (n)
speed (n)
spell (v)
spend (v)
to spend
money/time spill (v)
spinach (n)
spite (n)
in spite of (prep phr)
spoil (v)
spoon
(n)
sport
(n) spot
(n)
spy (n & v)
square (adj & n)
a square room (adj)
a market square (n)
squash
(n)
stadium
(n) staff
(n) stage
(n)
to perform on a
stage stain (n & v)
a two-night stay (n)
stay behind (phr v)
She stayed behind after the
lesson to speak to the teacher.
steak
(n)
steal
(v)
steam
(n)
steel
(n)
steep
(adj)
step (n)
two steps forward (n)
to climb the steps (n)
stick (n & v)
a walking stick (n)
to stick two things together (v)
sticky
(adj)
stiff
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(adj)
still
(adv)
Sit still. (adv)
Shes still here. (adv)
stir (v)
stomac
h (n)
stone
(n)
a large stone
a stone
bridge stop (n &
v)
a bus stop (n)
The car stopped. (v)
Its stopped raining. (v)
The rain stopped me from going
out.
(
v
)
store (n & v)
det)
sudden
(adj) sugar
(n) suggest
(v)
suit (n)
to wear
a suit suitable
(adj) suitcase
(n)
sunset (n)
sunshine
(n)
supermarke
t (n) supply
(v) support
(v)
to support a weight
to support a
team suppose (v)
I suppose its true.
You arent supposed to drive fast.
Its supposed to be a good
film. sure (adj)
Im sure youre right.
to make
sure surfing (n)
surname
(n) surprise
(n & v)
surround
(v)
The cottage is surrounded by
beautiful countryside.
sweater
(n)
sweatshir
t (n)
sweep (v)
to sweep the
floor sweet (adj & n)
sweet food (adj)
a sweet face (adj)
a sweet smell (adj)
to eat a sweet (n)
swim (n & v)
swimming costume (n)
swing (n & v)
to play on a swing
to swing backwards and
forwards switch (n & v)
light switch (n)
to switch on a machine (v)
system (n)
sum (n)
sum up
(v) sun
(n)
sunbath
e (v)
sunlight
(n)
sunrise
(n)
table (n)
tablecloth
(n)
tabletennis
(n)
tablet
(n)
take (v)
to take someones hand
to take someones things
(steal/
b
o
r
r
o
w
)
to take a photo
to take a long time
to take a
holiday take
away (phr v)
Take 15 away from 78.
T
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to tear a piece of
paper technique (n)
technology (n)
teenage (n)
telegram (n)
telephone (n
& v) television
(TV) (n) tell (v)
to tell a story
to tell someone something
to tell someone to do something
you cant always
tell temperature (n)
to have a temperature
air
temperature
temporary (adj)
tennis
(n)
tent
(n)
term
(n)
terminal
(n)
terrible
(adj) test
(n & v)
text (n)
than (conj & prep)
thank (v)
though (conj
& adv)
thought (n)
to have thoughts about
something
to be deep in
thought thriller (n)
throat (n)
through
(prep)
throughou
t (prep)
throw (v)
throw away (phr v)
He threw away the
old TV. thumb (n)
thunder
(n)
thunderst
orm (n)
tick (n &
v)
ticket (n)
tidy (adj & v)
tidy up (phr v)
Please tidy up when youve
finished. tie (n & v)
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track suit
(n) trade
(n)
traditional
to travel by train
to train in a
skill trainers (n pl)
a pair of
trainers tram (n)
transfer (v)
translate (v)
translation
(n) transport
(n & v)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
travellers
cheque (n) tree
(n)
trip (n)
a weekend
trip trouble (n)
trousers (n pl)
truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry)
true (adj)
Is it true?
a true
friend trumpet
(n)
trust (v)
to trust
someone truth (n)
try (v)
to try to do something
to try (out)
something try on (v)
to try on shoes
T-shirt (n)
tube (n)
a tube of
toothpaste tune (n)
tunnel
(n)
turkey
(n) turn
(n & v)
to turn your head (v)
to turn the page (v)
Its my turn. (n)
The wheels began to turn.
(v)
turn down (phr v)
Could you turn down the
music?
turn into (phr v)
The water had turned into
ice. turn off (phr v)
She turned off the
engine. turn on (phr v)
U
ugly
(adj)
umbrell
a (n)
unable
(adj)
uncle
(n)
under
(prep)
under the bed
under
10.00
underground (adj
& n)
underground trains (adj)
to travel by underground (n)
underpant
s (n)
understan
d (v)
uniform
(n)
universe
(n)
university
(n)
unleaded
(adj)
unless
(conj)
until (prep & conj)
up (adv & prep)
to walk up the hill (prep)
Are you up yet? (awake and
dressed)
(
a
d
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v
)
Lift your head up. (adv)
Speak up, please. (adv)
up to (prep phr)
up
to six
people up
to date
(prep phr)
update (n &
v)
up
used to (v)
I used to cycle a lot when I
was younger.
usual (adj)
V
valley
(n)
value
(n) van
(n)
vanilla
(n)
variety
(n)
various (adj)
vase (n)
veal (n)
vegetable (n &
adj) vegetarian
(n & adj) vehicle
(n)
very (adv)
venue (n)
victim (n)
victory (n)
video (n
& v)
video recorder (n)
videotape (n)
view (n)
a beautiful
view village (n)
violin (n)
visa (n)
visit (n & v)
visitor (n)
vocabulary
(n) voice
(n)
volleyball
(n) vote (n
& v)
on (prep)
upset
(adj)
upstairs
(adv)
urgent
(adj)
us (pron)
use (n & v)
Can you use a computer? (v)
Its for the use of teachers only. (n)
Is this any use to you? (n)
voyage
(n)
W
wage(s
)
(n)
wait (n
&
v)
waiter
(n)
waitingroom (n)
waitress (n)
wake (up)
(v) walk (n
& v)
wall
(n)
wallet
(n)
want
(v)
war
(n)
ward
(n)
warm
(adj)
warn
(v)
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wash (n & v)
wash-basin
(n) wash up
(v)
washing machine (n)
washing up (n)
to do the washing
up waste (adj & v)
wastepaper basket (n)
watch (n & v)
My watch keeps good time. (n)
I watched TV last night. (v)
water (n &
v) waterfall
(n) wave (n
& v)
waves at sea
to wave
goodbye way (n)
Is this the way?
the wrong way
a long way
to stand in the way
Thats the way to do it.
way of life
way in, way out
WC (n)
we (pron)
weak (adj)
to feel weak
a weak
excuse wear (v)
Well, here we are. (int)
Well done! (int)
well known (adv)
well-known (adj)
well made (adv)
well-made (adj)
west (adj, adv &
n) wet (adj)
wet clothes
wet
weather whale
(n)
what (pron)
whatever (pron &
det) wheel (n & v)
wheelchair (n)
when (adv)
whenever (adv & conj)
where (adv)
wherever (adv & conj)
whether (conj) which
(pron & det)
whichever (pron &
det) while, whilst
(conj) white (adj)
to wear a
dress wear off (phr
v)
Has the pain worn off yet?
wear out (phr v & adj)
Youll wear out those shoes. (v)
weather
(n) web
(n)
website
(n)
wedding
(n) week
(n)
weekday
(n)
weekend
(n)
weekly (adj & adv)
a weekly magazine (adj)
to phone home twice weekly
(adv)
weigh (v)
weight (n)
welcome (n &
v)
a warm welcome (n)
Welcome to London! (v)
welfare (n)
well (adj, adv & int)
Im very well, thanks. (adj)
to behave very well (adv)
Shake the bottle well. (adv)
who, whom (pron)
whoever (pron)
whole (adj & n)
whose (pron)
why (adv)
wide (adj & adv)
a wide road (adj)
with his mouth wide open (adv)
to feel wide awake (adv)
width (n)
wife (n) wild
(adj) wildlife
(n)
win (n & v)
wind (n)
A strong wind was blowing. (n)
wind (v)
Wind up the car windows. (v)
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n)
wing (n)
a birds wing
the wing of an aeroplane
wire (n)
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an electrical wire
a wire
fence wise (adj)
wish (n & v)
with (prep)
within (adv & prep)
without
(prep)
witness (n &
v) woman
(n) wonder
(v)
I wonder what he
said. wonderful (adj)
wood (n)
to be made of wood
in a large
wood wooden (adj)
wool (n)
word (n)
words in a sentence
He didnt say a
word. work (n & v)
school work (n)
to work for a living (v)
hard work (n)
to be out of work (n)
working hours (n pl)
world (n) worry
(n & v) worse
(adj & adv)
worst (adj &
adv) worth
(adj)
wound (n & v)
wrap (up) (v)
to wrap (up) a
parcel write (v)
write out (phr v)
Please write out your name in
full. wrong (adj)
Y
year (n)
yearly (adj & adv)
yellow (adj)
yes (int)
yesterday (adv & n)
yet (adv)
you (pron)
you know
(int) young
(adj & n)
your (det)
yours (pron)
yourself
(pron) youth
(n)
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Z
zebra (n)
zero (n)
zone (n)
zoo (n)
Appendix 1
Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, PET and PET for Schools candidates
are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc.
Ordinal numbers
first, second, third, fourth, etc.
Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Months of the year
January, February, etc.
Seasons of the year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
Countries, languages and nationalities
Names of countries, nationalities and languages, for example, Brazil/Brazilian, Canada/Canadian,
China/Chinese, France/French, Ireland/Irish, India/Indian, Italy/Italian, Spain/Spanish, etc.
Continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.
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Appendix 2
Affixes
The words in the alphabetical list may be extended by the use of one or more of these affixes:
mini-
non-
re-
self-
un-
-able
-ed (-d)
-er (-r)
-ese
-ess
-est
-ful
with nouns, for amount contained, e.g. spoonful; with nouns to form
adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, e.g. painful, peaceful
-ing
-ish
-ist
-less
-ly
-ment
-or
-y
Appendix 3
Topic Lists
Clothes and Accessories
backpack
belt
blouse
boot
button
cap
cloth
(rain) coat
collar
cotton
dress
dry cleaning
earring
fashion
fasten
fit (v)
fold (v)
glasses
glove
go with (phr v)
handbag
handkerchief
hat
jacket
jeans
jewellery
knit
laundry
leather
lipstick
make-up
match (v)
material
old-fashioned
(adj)
pants
pattern
perfume
plastic
pocket
pullover
put on
pyjamas
raincoat
shirt
shoe
shorts
silk
size skirt
sleeve(less)
socks
suit
sweater
sweatshirt
swimming
costume
take off
tie
tights
tracksuit
trainers
trousers
T-shirt
sweatshirt
swimsuit
try on
underpants
umbrella
uniform
wear (out)
wool(len)
gold
green
grey
orange
pink
purple
red
silver
yellow
white
invention
IT
keyboard
laptop
(computer)
laser
machine
message
mobile phone
mouse
mouse mat
network
online
operator
parcel
password
phone
postage
postcard
print
printer
program(me)
reply
ring
ring up
screen
software
switch on
switch off
telephone
text
text message
turn off
turn on
Colours
(dark/light/pale)
black
blue
brown
digital directory
disc/disk
download (n &
v)
DVD (player)
electronic(s)
email
engaged
enter
envelope
equipment
fax
hang up
headline
homepage
internet
invent
Education
absent
advanced
arithmetic
art
bell biology
blackboard
board
break(time)
break up
certificate
chemistry
class
classroom
college
composition
corridor
course
curriculum
degree
desk
dictionary
diploma
drama
economics
educate
elementary
essay
geography
history
handwriting
homework
intermediate
instructor
IT
laboratory (lab)
languages
lesson
mark (v)
mathematics
math(s)
music
nature studies
notice board
pencil case
photography
physics
primary school
qualification
qualify
register
science
secondary
school
state school
study (v)
subject
technology
classical music
comedy
comedian
comic
commercial
concert
costume
dance
disc
disco
display
deejay / DJ
documentary
drama
DVD (player)
entrance
exhibition
exit
festival
film
film maker
film star
folk music
headline
hero
hit song
interview(er)
interval
jazz music
journalist
magazine
magic
MP3 player
music
news
newspaper
opera
orchestra
perform
performance
play
poem
pop music
programme
quiz
recording
review
rock music
romantic
row
scene
screen
series
stage
star
studio
television
thriller
venue
video
litter
petrol
pollution
public transport
recycle
recycled
recycling
rubbish (bin)
traffic (jam)
Environment
bottle bank
climate change
gas (Am Eng)
cooker
cookie
corn
cream
cucumber
cup
curry
dessert
diet
dinner
dish
drink
duck
eat
egg
fish
flour
fork
French fries
fresh
fruit
fruit juice
fry
frying pan
glass
grape
grill (n & v)
honey
hot
hungry
ice cream
ingredients
jam
jug
juice
knife
lamb
lemon
lemonade
lettuce
loaf
lunch
meat
melon
menu
microwave (n)
milk
mineral water
mushroom
mustard
oil
omelette
onion
orange
pan
pasta
pastry
pea
peanut
pear
pepper
pie
pizza
plate
potato recipe
refreshments
rice
roast (v & adj)
roll
salad
salt
sandwich
saucer
sausage
slice (n)
snack
soft drink
soup
sour
spinach
spoon
steak
strawberry
sugar
sweet (adj & n)
taste
tea
thirsty
toast
tomato
turkey
vanilla
vegetable
vegetarian
headache
hospital
hurt
ill illness
injure
keep fit
knee
medicine
operate
operation
pain
painful
patient (n)
pharmacy
pill
prescription
recover
run
shoulder
skin
sore throat
stomach ache
stress
swim
tablet
take exercise
temperature
thumb
toes
toothache
walk
wound (n & v)
clean
cold (n)
cough (n & v)
cut
damage
dentist
diet
dressing
earache
emergency
faint
feel better/ill/sick
fever
flu
get better/worse
go jogging
gym(nastics)
cruise
dancing
doll
drawing
facilities
fan
fiction
keep fit
gallery
guitar
hang out
hire
jogging
join in
keen on
member(ship)
model
museum
music
opening hours
painting
picnic
playground
playing cards
quiz
sculpture
sightseeing
slide
swings
sunbathe
tent
computer
cooker
corridor
cottage
cupboard
curtain
cushion
desk
digital (adj)
dining room
dish
dishwasher
door
downstairs
drawer
dustbin
duvet
DVD (player)
electric(al)
entrance
fan
fence
flat
flatmate
floor
freezer
fridge
frying pan
furnished
furniture
garage
garden
gas
gate
grill
ground (floor)
hall
handle
heat (v)
hedge
hi-fi house
housewife
housework
iron
jug kettle
kitchen
ladder
lamp
landlady
landlord
laptop
(computer)
laundry
lavatory
lawn
lift
light
(clothes) line
living-room
lock
lounge
microwave (n)
mirror
mug
neighbour
oil
oven
pan
path
pillow
pipe
plant
plug
plug in
property
radio
refrigerator
rent
repair
roof
room
roommate
rubbish
seat
sheet
shelf
shower
sink
sitting room
sofa
stairs
step
surround
switch
table
table-cloth
tap
telephone
television
toilet
tool
towel
tower
toy
TV (screen/set)
upstairs (adv)
vase
video
video recorder
videotape
wall
wash-basin
washing
machine
wastepaper basket
WC
window
Language
advanced
answer
argue
ask
beginner
chat
communicate
communication
elementary
email
grammar
intermediate
interpret
joke
letter
mean
meaning
mention
message
pronounce
pronunciation
question
say
sentence
shout
speak
talk
tell
translate
translation
vocabulary
word
delighted
depressed
difficult
disappointed
dizzy
easy
embarrassed
embarrassing
excited
exciting
fantastic
fit fond
frightened
funny
generous
gentle
glad guilty
happy
hard
healthy
intelligent
jealous
keen
lazy
lucky
mad
merry
miserable
negative
nervous
noisy
normal
old-fashioned
ordinary
original
patient
personal
pleasant
positive
punctual
realistic
reasonable
relaxed
reliable
rich
rude
sad
satisfied
serious
skilled
slim
smart
special
strange
strong
stupid
sure
surprised
terrible
tired
true
typical
unable
unusual
well
wonderful
college
cottage
department
store
factory
gallery
garage
guest-house
house
hospital
hotel
kiosk library
mosque
museum
office block
palace
police station
post office
prison
ruin
school
shop
sports centre
stadium
supermarket
swimming pool
theatre
tower
university
Places: Buildings
apartment block/
block of flats
bank
bookshop
caf
castle
cathedral
church
cinema
clinic
club
Places: Countryside
area
bay
beach
canal
cliff
desert
earth
farm
field
forest
harbour
hill
island
lake
land
mountain
ocean
path
port quay
railway
rainforest
region
river
rock
sand
scenery
sea
seaside
sky
soil
stream
valley
village
waterfall
wood
crossroads
fountain
market
motorway
park
pavement
petrol station
playground
road
roundabout
route
shopping centre
signpost
square
station
subway
taxi rank
tunnel
turning
underground
zoo
dry cleaner
gallery
garage
guest-house
hairdresser
hotel
library
museum
post office
restaurant
sports centre
swimming pool
theatre
choose
collect
complain
cost
credit card
customer
dear
deposit
exchange
expensive
hire
inexpensive
luxury
money
order
pay
price
reasonable
receipt
reduce
reduced
rent
reserve
return
save
sell
Services
bank
caf
cinema
dentist
doctor
Shopping
advertise
assistant
bill
book
buy
cash
change
cheap
cheque
Sport
athlete
athletics
ball
baseball
basketball
bat
boxing
champion
changing room
climbing
coach
compete
competition
court
cycling
dancing
diving
enter
fishing
fitness
football
game
goal
golf
gym(nastics)
high jump
hit (v)
hockey
horse-riding
ice hockey
instructor
jogging
join in
kick (v)
locker (room)
long jump
match
motorcycling
motor-racing
net
point(s)
practice
practise
prize
race
race track
racing
racket
reserve (n)
riding
rugby
running
sail (n & v)
sailing
score
season
shoot(ing)
shorts
skateboard
skiing
squash
stadium
surfing
swimming
table-tennis
take part
team
tennis
track
track suit
trainer(s)
train(ing)
volleyball
water skiing
car alarm
car park
case
catch (v)
change (v)
charter
check in (v)
check out (v)
check-in (n)
coach
confirm
consul(ate)
crossing
crossroads
currency
customs
customs officer
cycle (n & v)
cyclist
deck (of ship)
delay deliver
depart
departure
destination
direction
document(s)
dollar
double room
drive
driving licence
due
duty-free
embassy
euro
exchange rate
facilities
fare
ferry
flight
fly
foreign
fuel
gate
guide
guidebook
guest
guest-house
handlebars
harbour
helicopter
hitch-hike
hotel
hovercraft
hydrofoil
immigration
inn
interpret(er)
jet
journey
land (v)
lorry
lost property
(office)
luggage
map
motorbike/
motorcycle
motorway
nationality
on board
on business
on foot
on holiday
on time
on vacation
operator
overnight
overtake
parking lot
parking space
passenger
passport
path
petrol
petrol station
petrol pump
pilot
platform
railroad
railway
reception
reservation
reserve
return
ride
road sign
roundabout
route
sail (v)
scooter
seat belt
(bus) service
ship
sightseeing
signpost
single room
speed
subway
suitcase
take off
taxi
taxi rank
terminal
tour
tourist
traffic
traffic jam
traffic lights
train
tram translate
translation
travellers cheque
trip
tunnel
tyre/tire
underground
underground
train
unleaded
vehicle
visa
visit(or)
voyage
waiting-room
windscreen
environment
fall (Am Eng)
farmland
field
fish
flood
flower
forest
freeze
giraffe
hill
lake
land
leaf
lion
monkey
moon
mountain
mouse/mice
nature
planet
plant
pollution
rabbit
rainforest
range
river
rock
sand
scenery
shark
sky
soil
spring
star
stone
summer
sun
sunlight
sunrise
sunset
sunshine
tiger
tree
valley
waterfall
waves
wild
wildlife
winter
zebra
frost
fog
foggy
gale
get wet
heat
hot
ice
icy
lightning
mild
rain
shower
snow
snowfall
storm
sun
sunny
sunshine
temperature
thermometer
thunder(storm)
wet
wind
windy
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dancer
dentist
department
designer
detective
diploma
director
diver
doctor
employ (v)
employee
employer
employment
engineer
farmer
film star
fireman
flight attendant
full time
factory
farm
flight attendant
greengrocer
grocer
guard
hairdresser
housewife
housework
instructor
interpreter
journalist
judge
laboratory
labourer
lawyer
lecturer
librarian
manager
mechanic
model
musician
newsagent
novelist
nurse
occupation
office
officer (e.g.
prison/police)
operator
out of work
owner
part time
pension(er)
photographer
physician
pilot poet
policeman
police officer
policewoman
politician
porter
postman
presenter (e.g.
TV/radio)
president
priest
profession
professional
professor
(computer)
programmer
publisher
qualification
quit
reporter
retire
retirement
sailor
salary
sales assistant
salesman
saleswoman
scientist
secretary
security guard
servant
shopkeeper/
shop assistant
soldier
staff
taxi driver
teacher
trade
unemployed
wage(s)
waiter/waitress