VOCABULARY LIST

Preliminary English Test (PET)

Preliminary English Test for Schools (PETfS)

PET Vocabulary List

©UCLES 2009
Introduction to the PET Vocabulary List

The PET Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing
students for the PET and PET for Schools examinations.

Background to the List

The PET Vocabulary List was originally developed by Cambridge ESOL in consultation
with external consultants to guide item writers who produce materials for the PET
examination. It includes vocabulary from the Council of Europe’s Threshold (1990)
specification and other vocabulary which corpus evidence shows is high-frequency.

The list covers vocabulary appropriate to this level of English and includes receptive
vocabulary (words that the candidate is expected to understand but which is not the focus
of a question) and productive vocabulary (words that the candidate needs to know to
answer a question).

The list does not provide an exhaustive list of all words which appear on the PET and PET
for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their study of vocabulary to
the list alone.

How the List is Updated

The vocabulary of English changes over time, with words being added and other words
falling into disuse. In order to maintain its currency, the PET Vocabulary List is updated on
an annual basis by the addition and removal of words, using a corpus-based approach.
Suggested additions to the list are collated and the frequency of these words is obtained
by reference to established corpora (electronic databases). The corpora in question
represent receptive and productive language in general contexts. The main corpora used
for the validation of the PET Vocabulary List are:
• the Cambridge Learner Corpus (CLC), which includes over 20 million words of written
learner English at six levels;
• the British National Corpus (BNC), which includes 100 million words of written and
spoken native speaker data.

Organisation of the List

• Word sets
Some categories of words that a learner at this level might be expected to know are not
included in the alphabetical list but are listed separately. Words formed with common
affixes, some compounds and words from some common word sets, e.g. days of the week,
are described below and in Appendix 1. Although some ‘grammar words’ (pronouns,
modals, etc.) are included, the ‘Language Specification’ section of the PET and PET for
Schools Handbook (available from from www.cambridgeesol.org) should be consulted for
a more complete listing.

• Exemplification
Example phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where
words with different meanings need to be constrained, e.g. the use of case is limited to
‘suitcase’: candidates are not expected to know other meanings, such as ‘a legal case’.

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 • Prefixes and Suffixes
A list of possible prefixes and suffixes is provided in Appendix 2, and these may be
combined with the vocabulary items in the list as appropriate. Words with an affix which is
not included in the appendix are listed separately in the alphabetical list.

• Compound Words
Compound words are not included in the list where both individual words are present and
the meaning of the compound is literal and transparent, e.g. coursebook, schoolboy,
shoemaker, underwater. A similar approach has been adopted with two-word and
hyphenated compounds, for example coffee bar, leisure centre, home-made, open-air.

• Multi-word Verbs
Multi-word verbs are not included in the list if they have a literal meaning and are
composed of verbs and particles already in the list. Examples of ‘literal’ multi-word verbs
are come into, sit down, as in ‘Why not come into the kitchen and sit down?’ If the meaning
of the verb is not transparent, e.g. put through, get along, then the verb is listed and an
example of usage given.

• Topic Lists
In Appendix 3, words have been grouped together under common PET themes, such as
‘House and Home’, ‘Sport’, and ‘Food and Drink’ etc.

Unsuitable Topics
Cambridge ESOL examinations must not contain anything that might offend or upset
candidates, potentially affect their performance or distract them during the examination. A
number of ‘sensitive’ topics are considered unsuitable for use in PET, for example, war
and politics, and vocabulary relating to these is not included in the PET Vocabulary List.

Personal Vocabulary
The content of the PET Vocabulary List is general in nature and is unlikely to cover
completely the productive vocabulary that may be required by all candidates. Candidates
should know the specific lexis they will need to describe themselves and their lives, for
example, work, hobbies, likes and dislikes.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the PET Vocabulary List are:

abbrev abbreviation or acronym n noun

adj adjective phr v phrasal verb
adv adverb pl plural
Am Eng American English prep preposition
Br Eng British English prep phr prepositional phrase
conj conjunction pron pronoun
det determiner sing singular
exclam exclamation v verb
int interjection

Summary of Points to be noted

• The list does not include every word that may appear on a PET paper.
• The list covers receptive and productive vocabulary.
• The list is updated every year.

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 afraid (adj)
A after (prep)
afternoon (n)
ability (n) afterwards (adv)
able (adj) again (adv)
about (adv & prep) against (prep)
• about 500 students (adv) age (n)
• The film is about a small boy. (prep) aged (adj)
above (prep) agent (n)
abroad (adv) agency (n)
absent (adj) ago (adv)
accept (v) agree (v)
access (n) ahead (adv)
• disabled access aim (n & v)
• internet access air (n)
accident (n) air-conditioning (n)
accommodation (n) air force (n)
accompany (v) airline (n)
according to (prep phr) airmail (n)
account (n) airport (n)
accurate (adj) alarm (n)
ache (n & v) alarm clock (n)
achieve (v) album (n)
across (prep) alike (adv)
act (n & v) alive (adj)
• in the second act (of the play) (n) all (adj, adv, det & pron)
• to act in a play (v) all right/alright (adv)
• to act strangely (v) allow (v)
action (n) almost (adv)
active (adj) alone (adv & adj)
activity (n) along (adv & prep)
actor (n) aloud (adv)
actress (n) alphabet (n)
actual (adj) already (adv)
ad (advertisement) (n) also (adv)
add (v) although (conj)
addition (n) altogether (adv)
• in addition always (adv)
additional (adj) a.m. (adv)
address (n) amazed (adj)
admire (v) amazing (adj)
admission (n) ambassador (n)
• charges/cost/price ambition (n)
admit (v) ambulance (n)
adult (adj & n) among (amongst) (prep)
advanced (adj) amount (n)
advantage (n) amusing (adj)
adventure (n) ancient (adj)
advert (n) and (conj)
advertise (v) angry (adj)
advertisement (n) animal (n)
advice (n) ankle (n)
advise (v) anniversary (n)
aeroplane (n) announce (v)
afford (v) announcement (n)
annoy (v)

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annual (adj) athletics (n)
another (det & pron) atmosphere (n)
answer (n & v) attach (v)
answerphone (n) attack (n & v)
antique (adj & n) attempt (v)
anxious (adj) attend (v)
any (det & pron) attention (n)
anybody (pron) attitude (n)
anyhow (adv) attract (v)
anyone (pron) attraction (n)
anything (pron) attractive (adj)
anyway (adv) audience (n)
anywhere (adv) aunt (n)
apart from (prep) automatically (adv)
apartment (n) available (adj)
apologise (v) average (adj & n)
apology (n) avoid (v)
appear (v) awake (adj)
appearance (n) away (adv)
apple (n) awful (adj)
application (n)
apply (v)
appointment (n)
approach (v)
B
approve (v)
architect (n) baby (n)
area (n) back (adv, adj & n)
argue (v) background (n)
arm (n) backpack (n)
armchair (n) backwards (adv)
army (n) bad (adj)
around (adv & prep) bag (n)
arrange (v) baggage (n)
arrest (v) bake (v)
arrival (n) balance (n & v)
arrive (v) balcony (n)
art (n) bald (adj)
article (n) ball (n)
artist (n) ballet (n)
as (conj & prep) balloon (n)
as well (adv) banana (n)
as well as (prep) band (n)
ashamed (adj) bandage (n)
ask (v) bank (n)
asleep (adj) bank balance (n)
aspirin (n) banknote (n)
assistant (n) bar (n)
at (prep) barbecue (n & v)
at all (prep phr) bare (adj)
at first (prep phr) base on (phr v)
at last (prep phr) baseball (n)
at least (prep phr) basement (n)
at once (prep phr) basic (adj)
at present (prep phr) basin (n)
at the same time (prep phr) basket (n)
athlete (n) basketball (n)

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bat (n) bleed (v)
bath (n & v) blind (adj & n)
bathroom (n) block (n)
battle (n) • block of flats
bay (n) blond(e) (adj & n)
be (v) blood (n)
beach (n) blouse (n)
bean (n) blow (n & v)
bear (n) blue (adj)
beard (n) board (n & v)
beat (v) boarding pass (n)
beautiful (adj) boat (n)
because (conj) body (n)
because of (prep phr) boil (v)
become (v) bold (adj)
bed (n) bomb (n & v)
bedroom (n) bone (n)
bee (n) book (n & v)
beef (n) booking office (n)
before (prep, adv & conj) bookshelf (n)
begin (v) bookshop (n)
behave (v) boot (n)
behind (prep & adv) • leather boots
believe (v) • the boot of the car
bell (n) border (n)
belong (v) bored (adj)
belongings (n) boring (adj)
below (adv & prep) born (adj)
belt (n) borrow (v)
bend (n & v) boss (n)
beneath (adv & prep) both (pron & det)
benefit (n & v) bottle (n)
beside (prep) bottom (n)
between (prep & adv) bowl (n)
beyond (prep & adv) box (n & v)
bicycle (n) boy (n)
big (adj) boyfriend (n)
bike (n) brain (n)
bill (n) brake (n & v)
• electricity bill branch (n)
bin (n) brave (adj)
biography (n) bread (n)
biology (n) break (n & v)
bird (n) break down (phr v)
birth (n) • The car has broken down.
birthday (n) break in (phr v)
biscuit (n) • Someone broke in and stole the
bit (n) computer.
bite (n & v) break up (phr v)
bitter (adj) • When does school break up?
black (adj) • The pop group has broken up.
blackboard (n) breakfast (n)
blame (n & v) breath (n)
blank (adj) breathe (v)
• a blank piece of paper brick (n)
blanket (n)

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bridge (n) café/cafe (n)
brief (adj) cage (n)
bright (adj) cake (n)
brilliant (adj) calculator (n)
bring (v) calendar (n)
bring up (phr v) call (n & v)
• She was brought up in London. call for (phr v)
broad (adj) • I’ll call for you at 7.
brochure (n) call in (phr v)
brother (n) • She called in to see a friend.
brown (adj) calm (adj)
brush (n & v) camel (n)
bucket (n) camera (n)
buffet (adj & n) camp (n & v)
bug (n) campsite (n)
build (v) can (n)
building (n) canal (n)
bulb (n) cancel (v)
• light bulb candidate (n)
bull (n) candle (n)
bullet (n) canteen (n)
bureau (n) cap (n)
burger (n) capital (adj)
burglar (n) • capital city
burglary (n) • capital letter
burn (n & v) captain (n)
bury (v) car (n)
bus (n) carry out (phr v)
business (n) car park (n)
bus station (n) card (n)
bus stop (n) • birthday card
busy (adj) • credit card
but (conj) • identity (ID) card
butcher (n) • playing card
butter (n) cardboard (adj & n)
button (n) care (n & v)
buy (v) • take care of someone (n)
by (prep) • to care (about/for) someone/something
by accident (prep phr) (v)
by all means (prep phr) career (n)
by hand (prep phr) carpet (n)
by mistake (prep phr) carrot (n)
by name (prep phr) carry (v)
carry on (phr v)
• He carried on walking despite the rain.
cartoon (n)
case (n)
• suitcase
cash (n & v)
C cassette (n)
cassette player/recorder (n)
castle (n)
cab (n)
cat (n)
cabbage (n)
catch (v)
cabin (n)
cathedral (n)
cable (n)

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cauliflower (n) chips (n)
cause (n & v) chocolate (n)
cave (n) choice (n)
CD (n) choose (v)
CD-Rom (n) church (n)
ceiling (n) cinema (n)
celebrate (v) circle (n)
celebration (n) circus (n)
celery (n) city (n)
cellar (n) clap (v)
cent (n) class (n)
centimetre (cm) (n) • language class
central (adj) • first class, second class
central heating (n) classical (adj)
centre (n) • classical music
century (n) classroom (n)
cereal (n) clean (adj & v)
certain (adj) clear (adj & v)
certificate (n) clever (adj)
chain (n) click (v)
chair (n & v) cliff (n)
chalk (n) climate (n)
challenge (n & v) climb (v)
champion (n) clinic (n)
chance (n) cloakroom (n)
change (n & v) clock (n)
changing room (n) close (adj, adv & v)
channel (n) cloth (n)
chapter (n) clothes (n pl)
character (n) cloud (n)
charge (n & v) club (n)
chat (n) • to join a club
cheap (adj) coach (n)
cheat (v) coal (n)
check (n & v) coast (n)
check in (phr v) coat (n)
• They checked in to a hotel. cocoa (n)
check out (phr v) coconut (n)
• He checked out of the hotel at the end coffee (n)
of his stay. coin (n)
checkout (n) cola (n)
cheerful (adj) cold (adj & n)
cheers! (exclam) collar (n)
cheese (n) colleague (n)
chef (n) collect (v)
chemist (n) collection (n)
chemistry (n) college (n)
cheque (n) colour (n & v)
chess (n) comb (n & v)
chest (n) come (v)
chicken (n) come down (phr v)
chief (adj) • The house had come down in price.
child (n) come on (phr v)
childhood (n) • Come on or we'll miss the bus.
chimney (n) comedy (n)
chin (n)

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comedian (n) correction (n)
comfort (n) corridor (n)
comfortable (adj) cost (n & v)
comic (adj & n) costume (n)
command (v) cottage (n)
commercial (adj) cotton (n)
committee (n) cough (n & v)
common (adj) count (v)
• a common surname country (n)
• have something in common countryside (n)
communicate (v) couple (n)
communication (n) courage (n)
compact (adj) course (n)
company (n) • English course
compare (v) • main course
comparison (n) • of course (exclam)
compete (n) court (n)
competition (n) • law court
complain (v) • tennis court
complaint (n) cousin (n)
complete (v) cover (n & v)
complicated (adj) cow (n)
composition (n) crash (n & v)
computer (n) crazy (adj)
concentrate (v) cream (adj & n)
concert (n) create (v)
conclusion (n) creative (adj)
condition (n) creature (n)
• in good condition credit (n)
conference (n) • credit card
confident (adj) crew (n)
confirm (v) crime (n)
congratulations! (exclam) criminal (n)
connect (v) cross (n & v)
connection (n) crossing (n)
consider (v) • pedestrian crossing
consist (v) cross out (phr v)
consul (n) • Cross it out and write it again.
consulate (n) crossroads (n)
contact (n & v) crowd (n)
contain (v) crowded (adj)
contents (n) crown (n)
continent (n) cruel (adj)
continue (v) cruise (v)
contract (n) cry (n & v)
control (n & v) cucumber (n)
convenient (adj) cultural (adj)
conversation (n) culture (n)
cook (n & v) cup (n)
cooker (n) cupboard (n)
cookie (n) (Am Eng) cure (n & v)
cool (adj & v) curious (adj)
copy (n & v) curly (adj)
corn (n) currency (n)
corner (n) current (adj)
correct (adj & v)

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curriculum (n) • a degree in maths
curriculum vitae/CV (n) delay (n & v)
curry (n) delighted (adj)
curtain (n) deliver (v)
curve (n & v) delivery (n)
cushion (n) demand (n & v)
custom (n) demonstration (n)
customs (n pl) dentist (n)
customs officer (n) depart (v)
customer (n) department (n)
cut (n & v) departure (n)
cut up (phr v) depend (v)
• She cut up the cake into small pieces. • It depends on what you want to do.
cute (adj) deposit (n)
cycle (n & v) • pay a deposit
depressed (adj)
D depth (n)
• the depth of the water
describe (v)
dad (n) description (n)
daddy (n) desert (n)
daily (adj & adv) deserve (v)
damage (n & v) design (n & v)
damp (adj) desk (n)
dance (n & v) despite (prep)
danger (n) dessert (n)
dangerous (adj) destination (n)
dark (adj & n) destroy (v)
date (n & v) detail (n)
• today’s date (n) detective (n)
daughter (n) develop (v)
day (n) diagram (n)
dead (adj) dial (v)
deaf (adj) diary (n)
deal (with) (v) dictionary (n)
dear (adj & exclam) die (v)
• too dear to buy (adj) diet (n & v)
• Dear Sir (adj) differ (v)
• Oh dear! (exclam) difference (n)
death (n) different (adj)
decide (v) difficult (adj)
decimal (adj & n) difficulty (n)
decision (n) dig (v)
declare (v) digital (adj)
deck (n) dining room (n)
• the deck of a boat dinner (n)
decrease (n & v) diploma (n)
deejay / DJ (n) direct (adj & v)
deep (adj & adv) direction (n)
defeat (n & v) director (n)
defence (n) directory (n)
defend (v) • a telephone directory
definitely (adv) dirt (n)
degree (n) disabled (adj)
• 90 degrees disadvantage (n)

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disagree (v) drum (n)
disappear (v) dry (adj & v)
disappoint (v) dry cleaning (n)
disc/disk (n) duck (n)
• compact disc/CD due (adj)
• hard disk • The next bus is due in five minutes.
• floppy disk due to (prep phr)
disco(theque) (n) dull (adj)
discount (n) during (prep)
discover (v) dust (n & v)
discuss (v) dustbin (n)
discussion (n) duty (n)
disease (n) duty-free (adj)
disgusting (adj) duvet (n)
dish (n) DVD (n)
dishwasher (n) DVD player (n)
dislike (n & v)
display (n & v)
distance (n)
E
distant (adj)
district (n) each (det & pron)
disturb (v) ear (n)
dive (v) earache (n)
divide (v) early (adj)
dizzy (adj) earn (v)
do (v) earring (n)
doctor/Dr (n) earth (n)
document (n) east (adj, adv & n)
documentary (adj & n) eastern (adj)
dog (n) easy (adj)
doll (n) eat (v)
dollar (n) economics (n)
dolphin (n) edge (n)
door (n) educate (v)
double (adj) education (n)
doubt (n & v) effect (n)
down (adv & prep) efficient (adj)
download (n & v) effort (n)
downstairs (adv) egg (n)
dozen (n) either (adv, det, pron & conj)
drama (n) elderly (n & adj)
draw (v) elect (v)
• to draw a picture of someone or election (n)
something electric (adj)
• to draw the curtains electrical (adj)
• to draw near electricity (n)
drawer (n) electronic (adj)
dream (n & v) elementary (adj)
dress (n & v) elephant (n)
dressing (n) else (adv)
drink (n & v) email (n & v)
drive (n & v) embarrassed (adj)
driving licence (n) embarrassing (adj)
drop (n & v) embassy (n)
drugstore (n) (Am Eng) emergency (n)
employ (v)

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employee (n) exciting (adj)
employment (n) excuse (n & v)
empty (adj & v) exercise (n & v)
encourage (v) exhibition (n)
end (n & v) exist (v)
end up (phr v) exit (n)
enemy (n) expect (v)
engaged (adj) expedition (n)
• to be engaged to someone expensive (adj)
• The phone was engaged. experience (n)
engine (n) experiment (n & v)
engineer (n) expert (n)
enjoy (v) explain (v)
enormous (adj) explanation (n)
enough (adv, det & pron) explode (v)
enquiry (n) explore (v)
enter (v) extra (adj & adv)
entertain (v) extraordinary (adj)
entertaining (adj) extremely (adv)
entertainment (n) eye (n)
entrance (n)
entry (n)
envelope (n)
F
environment (n)
equal (adj) face (n)
equipment (n) • a sad look on his face
escalator (n) facility (n)
escape (n & v) • The hotel has excellent facilities.
especially (adv) fact (n)
essay (n) factory (n)
essential (adj) fail (v)
euro/Euro (n) failure (n)
even (adv) faint (adj & v)
• He couldn't even do that. fair (adj & n)
evening (n) fairly (adv)
event (n) faithfully (adv)
ever (adv) fall (n & v)
every (adj) (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: autumn)
everybody (pron) false (adj)
everyone (pron) familiar (with) (adj)
everything (pron) family (n)
everywhere (adv) famous (adj)
exact (adj) fan (n)
examine (v) fantastic (adj)
examination/exam (n) far (adv)
example (n) fare (n)
excellent (adj) • The return fare is £26.
except (prep, conj) farm (n & v)
excitement (n) fascinate (v)
exchange (n) fashion (n)
• an exchange visit fast (adj & adv)
• in exchange for fasten (v)
exchange (v) fat (adj & n)
exchange rate (n) father (n)
excited (adj) fault (n)
favour (n)

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favourite (adj & n) float (v)
fax (n & v) flood (n & v)
fear (n) floor (n)
fee (n) flour (n)
feed (v) flow (n & v)
feel (v) flower (n)
feel like (v) flu (n)
• to feel like doing something flute (n)
female (adj) fly (n & v)
fence (n) fog (n)
ferry (n) fold (v)
festival (n) folk (adj & n)
fetch (v) follow (v)
fever (n) following (adj)
few (adj) fond (adj)
fiancé(e) (n) • to be fond of something/someone
fiction (n) food (n)
field (n) fool (n)
fight (n & v) foot (n)
figure (n) football (n)
fill (v) for (prep)
fill in (phr v) forbid (v)
• You need to fill in a form. force (n)
fill up (phr v) forecast (n & v)
• He filled up the car with petrol. foreign (adj)
film (n & v) foreigner (n)
film maker (n) forest (n)
film star (n) forever (adv)
final (adj & n) forget (v)
financial (adj) forgive (v)
find (v) fork (n)
find out (phr v) form (n)
• I must find out when he’s arriving. former (adj)
fine (adj, n & v) fortnight (n)
finger (n) fortunately (adv)
finish (n & v) forward(s) (adv)
fire (n) fountain (n)
firefighter (n) free (adj)
firm (adj & n) freeze (v)
• firm ground (adj) freezer (n)
• a good firm to work for (n) French fries (n) (Am Eng)
first (adj, adv & pron) frequent (adj)
• first name (adj) fresh (adj)
• first of all (adv) fridge (n)
• He was the first. (pron) friend (n)
fish (n & v) frighten (v)
fit (adj & v) from (prep)
• keep fit (adj) front (adj & n)
• These shoes don't fit. (v) frontier (n)
fitness (n) frost (n)
fix (v) fruit (n)
flag (n) fry (v)
flat (adj & n) frying pan (n)
flight (n) fuel (n)
flight attendant (n) full (adj)
full time (adv)

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full-time (adj) • What time do you get up in the
fun (n) morning?
funny (adj) gift (n)
• a funny story (amusing) giraffe (n)
• a funny thing happened (strange) girl (n)
furnished (adj) girlfriend (n)
furniture (n) give (v)
further (adv & adj) give back (phr v)
future (adj & n) • Give me back this book on Tuesday,
please.
give in (phr v)
G • Have you given in your homework yet?
• Do you give in?
gallery (n) give out (phr v)
• an art gallery • Will you give out these papers for me,
gain (v) please?
• gain experience give up (phr v)
game (n) • Has David given up playing tennis?
gap (n) give way (phr v)
garage (n) • You must give way to traffic at a
garden (n) roundabout.
gas (n) glad (adj)
• a gas cooker glance (n & v)
• to put some gas in the car (Am Eng) glass (n)
(Br Eng: petrol) glasses (n pl)
gate (n) global warming (n)
general (adj) glove (n)
generation (n) go (v)
generous (adj) go for (phr v)
gentle (adj) • He went for the job.
gentleman (n) • The dog went for the man.
geography (n) go off (phr v)
get (v) • They went off to Australia.
get along (with) (phr v) • Suddenly the lights went off.
• How do you get along with Harry? go on (phr v)
get back (phr v) • The meeting went on until six o'clock.
• When did you get back from New • What's going on?
York? go out (phr v)
get down (phr v) • The fire has gone out.
• Get down at once! • Are you going out with Thomas
• Did you get all the notes down? tonight?
get in (phr v) go with (phr v)
• Can you get in through the window? • Your tie doesn't go with your shirt.
get off (phr v) goal (n)
• We get off at the next stop. goat (n)
get on (phr v) gold (adj & n)
• Get your coat on and then we can golf (n)
leave. good (adj)
• How are you getting on now? • The film was very good.
get on (with) (phr v) • to be good at maths
• She got on with her work. goodbye (exclam)
• I’m getting on well with French. good-looking (adj)
• Do you get on well with Sam? goodnight (exclam)
get rid of (phr v) goods (n pl)
get up (phr v) govern (v)

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government (n) hammer (n & v)
grade (n) hand (n & v)
gram(me) (n) hand-held (adj)
grammar (n) hand in (phr v)
grandchild (n) • Please hand in the answer sheet when
grand(d)ad (n) you’ve finished.
granddaughter (n) hand out (phr v)
grandfather (n) • Hand out the books please, Tom.
grandma (n) handbag (n)
grandmother (n) handkerchief (n)
grandpa (n) handle (n & v)
grandparent (n) handsome (adj)
grandson (n) handwriting (n)
grant (n) hang (v)
• He was given a grant to study in • to hang a picture
Australia. (n) hang out (phr v)
grape (n) • to hang out with friends
grass (n) hang up (phr v)
grateful (adj) • She hung up at the end of the phone
great (adj) call.
green (adj) happen (v)
greengrocer (n) happy (adj)
grey (adj) harbour (n)
grill (n & v) hard (adj & adv)
grocer (n) hardly (adv)
ground (adj & n) • hardly any time
group (n & v) • He could hardly wait.
grow (v) hat (n)
grow up (phr v) hate (n & v)
• Children grow up fast. have (v)
guard (n & v) have got (v)
guess (n & v) he (pron)
guest (n) head (n & v)
guest-house (n) • to hit one's head (n)
guide (n & v) • the head of the company (n)
guidebook (n) • The child was sent to see the Head
guilty (adj) Teacher. (n)
guitar (n) • to head a ball (v)
gum (n) headache (n)
• chewing gum headline (n)
• sore gums health (n)
gun (n) hear (v)
guy (n) heart (n)
gym(nastics) (n) heat (n & v)
hedge (n)
H heavy (adj)
height (n)
helicopter (n)
habit (n) hello/hallo (exclam)
hair (n) helmet (n)
haircut (n) help (n & v)
hairdresser (n) her (det & pron)
hairdryer (n) here (adv)
half (adj, adv & n) hero (n)
hall (n) hers (pron)
hallo/hello (exclam)

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herself (pron)
hide (v) I
high (adj & adv)
hill (n) I (pron)
him (pron) ice (n)
himself (pron) ice cream (n)
hire (v & n) ice hockey (n)
• to hire a boat (v) idea (n)
• for hire (n) identity (n)
his (det & pron) • identity (ID) card
historic (adj) if (conj)
historical (adj) ill (adj)
history (n) illness (n)
hit (n & v) imagination (n)
• The song was a great hit. (n) imagine (v)
• to hit the ball (v) immediate (adj)
hitch-hike (v) immediately (adv)
hobby (n) immigration (n)
hockey (n) import (v)
hold (v) importance (n)
hold up (phr v) important (adj)
• He was held up in the heavy traffic for impossible (adj)
over two hours. improve (v)
hole (n) in (adv & prep)
holiday (n) in advance (prep phr)
home (adv & n) in any case (prep phr)
homepage (n) in case of (prep phr)
homework (n) • in case of fire
honest (adj) • in case of delays
honey (n) in danger (prep phr)
hope (n & v) in the end (prep phr)
horrible (adj) in fact (prep phr)
horse (n) in front of (prep phr)
hospital (n) in half (prep phr)
hostel (n) in ink (prep phr)
hot (adj) in love (prep phr)
hotel (n) in order (prep phr)
hour (n) in order to (prep phr)
house (n) in pencil (prep phr)
housewife (n) in pieces (prep phr)
housework (n) in place (prep phr)
hovercraft (n) in private (prep phr)
how (adv) in public (prep phr)
how much (adv) in stock (prep phr)
however (adv) in time (prep phr)
huge (adj) in turn (prep phr)
human (adj & n) in two (prep phr)
hunger (n) include (v)
hungry (adj) income (n)
hurry (n & v) incorrect (adj)
hurt (adj & v) increase (n & v)
husband (n) indeed (adv)
hut (n) independent (adj)
hydrofoil (n) index (n)
• the index of a book
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indoor (adj)
indoors (adv)
industry (n) J
influence (n & v)
inform (v) jacket (n)
information (n) jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br. Eng: prison)
ingredients (n) jam (n)
inhabitant (n) • strawberry jam
initial (n) • traffic jam
• His initials are J.B.H. jar (n)
injure (v) jazz (n)
ink (n) jealous (adj)
inn (n) jeans (n pl)
inquiry (n) jet (n)
insect (n) • to go by jet (plane)
inside (adv, prep & n) jewellery (n)
insist (v) job (n)
instance (n) jog (v)
instead (adv) • to go jogging
instead of (prep phr) join (v)
instruction(s) (n) • The rivers join there.
instructor (n) • to join the army
instrument (n) • to join (in) a game
• musical instrument joke (n & v)
insurance (n) journalism (n)
insure (v) journalist (n)
intelligent (adj) journey (n)
intend (v) judge (n & v)
• to intend to do something jug (n)
interest (n & v) juice (n)
intermediate (adj) jump (n & v)
international (adj) jury (n)
internet (n) just (adv)
interpret (v)
interrupt (v)
interval (n) K
• an interval in a play
interview (n & v) kangaroo (n)
into (prep) keen (adj)
introduce (v) • He's keen on cycling.
introduction (n) • to be keen to do something
invade (v) keep (v)
invasion (n) keep in (phr v)
invent (v) • She kept the children in as it was so
invention (n) cold.
invitation (n) keep on (phr v)
invite (v) • He kept on talking.
involve (v) keep up (phr v)
iron (n & v) • Keep up the good work!
island (n) kettle (n)
issue (n) key (n)
IT (Information Technology) (n) • key to a lock
it (pron) • key to success
item (n) keyboard (n)
its (det) • computer keyboard
itself (pron)

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 • keyboard music lazy (adj)
kick (n & v) lead (v)
kids (n pl) • to lead someone by the hand
kilo(gram[me]) (kg) (n) • Where does this road lead?
kilometre (km) (n) leaf (n)
kill (v) learn (v)
kind (adj & n) least (adj & adv)
king (n) • the least amount (adj)
kiosk (n) • at least (adv)
kiss (n & v) leather (n)
kitchen (n) leave (v)
kitten (n) leave out (phr v)
knee (n) • He left out several important facts.
kneel (v) lecture (n & v)
knife (n) left (n, adj & adv)
knit (v) leg (n)
knock (n & v) leisure (n)
knock down (phr v) lemon (n)
• He was knocked down by the car as lemonade (n)
he stepped into the road. lend (v)
knock out (phr v) length (n)
• The fall knocked him out. less (det, adj, adv & pron)
know (v) lesson (n)
knowledge (n) let (v)
• Let her do it.
L • Let me think.
• Let’s go out tonight.
letter (n)
laboratory (lab) (n) letter-box (n)
labourer (n) lettuce (n)
lack (n & v) level (adj & n)
ladder (n) library (n)
lady (n) licence (n)
lake (n) • a driving/marriage/TV licence
lamb (n) lie (n & v)
lamp (n) life (n)
land (n & v) lift (n & v)
landlady (n) • Can you give me a lift, please? (n)
landlord (n) • The lift is going up. (n)
landscape (n) • Please help me to lift this table. (v)
language (n) light (adj, n & v)
laptop (computer) (n) lighter (n)
large (adj)
• a cigarette lighter
laser (n)
lightning (n)
last (adj, adv & v)
like (adv, prep & v)
late (adj & adv)
likely (adj)
lately (adv)
limit (n & v)
later (adj & adv)
line (n)
latest (adj)
• a line on a page
laugh (n & v)
• a clothes line
laundry (n)
• a railway line
lavatory (n)
link (n)
law (n)
• a link to a website
lawn (n)
lion (n)
lawyer (n)
lip (n)
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lipstick (n)
liquid (n) M
list (n)
listen (v) machine (n)
literature (n) mad (adj)
litre (n) Madam (n)
litter (n) made of (adj)
little (adj & pron) magazine (n)
live (v) magic (adj & n)
live (adj) magnificent (adj)
• live music/sport mail (n & v)
lively (adj) main (adj)
living (adj) majority (n)
living room (n) make (v)
load (n & v) make-up (n)
loaf (n) make sure (phr v)
loan (n) male (adj & n)
local (adj) man (n)
location (n) manage (v)
lock (n & v) • to manage a business
locker (n) • to manage to do something (succeed
lonely (adj) in)
long (adj) manner (n)
look (n & v) many (adj & pron)
look after (phr v) map (n)
• Who's looking after your baby now? mark (n & v)
look forward to (phr v) market (n)
• I’m looking forward to the party! • to buy something from a market
look like (v) marriage (n)
• She looks like her sister. marry (v)
look out (phr v) master (n)
• Look out or you'll have an accident. match (n & v)
look up (phr v) • a box of matches (n)
• Look up the meaning of the word in • a tennis match (n)
your dictionary. • This tie matches your shirt. (v)
loose (adj) mate (n)
lorry (n) material (n)
lose (v) mathematics/math(s) (n)
lost property office (n) matter (n & v)
lot (n) • Is anything the matter? (n)
loud (adj) • It doesn't matter. (v)
lounge (n) maximum (adj & n)
love (n & v) maybe (adv)
lovely (adj) me (pron)
low (adj & adv) meal (n)
lower (v) mean (v)
luck (n) • What do you mean?
luggage (n) • What does it mean?
lump (n) means (n)
lunch (n) measure (v)
lunchtime (n) mechanic (n)
lung (n) meat (n)
luxury (n) medicine (n)
medium (adj)
meet (v)

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melon (n) monkey (n)
melt (v) month (n)
member (n) moon (n)
membership (n) more (adj, adv & pron)
memory (n) morning (n)
• to have a good/poor memory mosque (n)
• happy memories most (adj, adv & pron)
• computer memory mother (n)
mend (v) motor (n)
mention (v) motorbike (n)
menu (n) motorcycle (n)
merry (adj) motor-racing (n)
message (n) motorway (n)
metal (n) mountain (n)
method (n) mouse (n)
• modern methods of teaching moustache (n)
metre (m) (n) mouth (n)
microwave (n) move (v)
midday (n) movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film)
middle (adj & n) movie theatre (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
midnight (n) cinema)
mild (adj) movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
mile (n) film star)
milk (n) MP3 player (n)
millimetre (mm) (n) Mr (n)
mind (n & v) Mrs (n)
• His mind was on other things. (n) Ms (n)
• Would you mind if I called much (adj, adv & pron)
tomorrow? (v) mug (n)
• I don’t mind. (v) multiply (v)
• Mind your head! (v) mum (n)
• Who's minding the baby for you? (v) mummy (n)
mine (pron) murder (n & v)
mineral (adj) museum (n)
mineral water (n) mushroom (n)
minimum (adj & n) music (n)
minister (n) musical (adj & n)
• government minister musician (n)
minute (n) mustard (n)
mirror (n) my (det)
miserable (adj) myself (pron)
miss (n & v) mystery (n)
Miss (n)
mist (n)
mistake (n)
N
mix (v)
mobile (phone) (n) nail (n)
model (adj & n) • fingernail
• a model railway (adj) • hammer and nails
• It's cheap because it's last year's name (n & v)
model. (n) narrow (adj)
• She’s a fashion model. (n) nasty (adj)
modern (adj) national (adj)
moment (n) nationality (n)
money (n) natural (adj)
nature (n)

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 • nature studies novel (n)
near (adv, prep & adj) now (adv)
nearby (adj & adv) nowadays (adv)
nearly (adv) nowhere (adv)
neat (adj) number (n)
necessary (adj) • numbers 5 to 7
neck (n) • a large number of cars
need (v) • What’s your (phone) number?
needle (n) nurse (n & v)
negative (adj) nut (n)
neighbour (n)
neighbourhood (n)
neither (pron, adv, conj & det) O
nephew (n)
nervous (adj) object (n)
• a nervous person obvious (adj)
• to feel nervous occasion (n)
net (n) occasional (adj)
network (n) occupation (n)
never (adv) ocean (n)
new (adj) o’clock (adv)
news (n) of (prep)
newsagent (n) of course (adv)
newspaper (n) off (adv & prep)
next (adj, adv & pron) • It fell off the table. (prep)
next to (prep) • The meeting is off. (adv)
nice (adj) • I’ve got the afternoon off. (adv)
niece (n) offer (n & v)
night (n) office (n)
nightclub (n) officer (n)
no (adv & det) often (adv)
nobody (pron) oh! (int)
noise (n) oh dear! (int)
none (pron) oil (n)
nonsense (n) OK/O.K./okay (adj)
noon (n) old (adj)
no one (pron) old-fashioned (adj)
nor (conj) omelette (n)
normal (adj) on (adv & prep)
north (adj, adv & n) on board (prep phr)
northeast (adj & n) on business (prep phr)
northwest (adj & n) on fire (prep phr)
nose (n) on foot (prep phr)
not (adv) on holiday (prep phr)
note (n & v) on loan (prep phr)
• to write a note (n) on purpose (prep phr)
• a ten-pound note (n) on request (prep phr)
• Please note. (v) on sale (prep phr)
notebook (n) on time (prep phr)
notepaper (n) once (adv)
nothing (pron) • once a year
notice (n & v) • I once saw him dancing.
• to read a notice (n) one (pron & det)
• until further notice (n) oneself (pron)
• Did you notice anything wrong? (v) one-way (adj)

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online (adv & adj)
• to book/buy something online (adv)
P
• an online facility (adj)
only (adj & adv) pack (n & v)
onto (prep) • an information pack (n)
open (adj & v) • to pack a case (v)
opening hours (n pl) packet (n)
opera (n) page (n)
operate (v) pain (n)
operation (n) paint (n & v)
operator (n) pair (n)
opinion (n) palace (n)
opportunity (n) pale (adj)
opposite (adj, n, prep & adv) pan (n)
option (n) pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: trousers)
or (conj) paper (n)
orange (adj & n) • a sheet of paper
orchestra (n) • a (news)paper
order (conj, n & v) parcel (n)
• in order to (conj) pardon (n) (int)
• to put something in order (n) • Pardon? I didn’t hear what you said.
• to order a meal (v) parent (n)
ordinary (adj) park (n & v)
organisation (n) • a public park (n)
organise (v) • to park a car (v)
original (adj) parliament (n)
other (adj, pron & det) part (n & v)
our (det) • a part of something (n)
ours (pron) • to part from someone (v)
ourselves (pron) partly (adv)
out (adv) particular (adj)
out of (prep) partner (n)
out of date (prep phr) part time (adv)
out of doors (prep phr) part-time (adj)
out of order (prep phr) party (n)
out of stock (prep phr) • a birthday party
out of work (prep phr) • a political party
outdoor (adj) pass (v)
outdoors (adv) • Several cars passed.
outside (adv, n, prep & adj) • to pass the sugar
oven (n) • to pass an examination
over (adv & prep) passenger (n)
• I’m going over the road. (prep) passport (n)
• over 40 people (more than) (adv) password (n)
• to be over (finished) (adv) past (adj, n & prep)
• Several birds were flying over the roof • the past few weeks. (adj)
of the school. (prep) • in the past. (n)
overnight (adj & adv) • It’s half past one. (prep)
overtake (v) pasta (n)
owe (v) pastry (n)
own (adj & v) path (n)
• my own pen (adj) patient (adj & n)
• to own a car (v) • to be patient (adj)
owner (n) • a hospital patient (n)

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pattern (n) • a piece of cheese
pause (n & v) • to break into small pieces
pavement (n) • a piece of furniture/advice
pay (n & v) pig (n)
pea (n) pile (n)
peace (n) pill (n)
peanut (n) pillow (n)
pear (n) pilot (n & v)
pedestrian (n) pin (n & v)
peel (n & v) pink (adj)
pen (n) pipe (n)
pence (n pl) pity (n)
pencil (n) pizza (n)
pencil case (n) place (n & v)
pen-friend (n) • a safe place (n)
penknife (n) • I’ve lost my place in the book. (n)
penny (n) • third place in a race (n)
pension (n) • to place something on the table (v)
people (n pl) • London is a big place. (n)
pepper (n) plain (adj)
• to pass the pepper (spice) • It’s plain to me. (clear)
• red peppers (vegetable) • a plain T-shirt (no design)
per (prep) plan (n & v)
per cent (n) • a street plan (n)
perfect (adj) • a plan to do something (n)
perform (v) plane (n)
performance (n) planet (n)
perfume (n) plant (n & v)
perhaps (adv) plastic (adj & n)
period (n) plate (n)
permanent (adj) platform (n)
permission (n) play (n & v)
permitted (adj) • a play at the theatre (n)
person (n)
• children playing (v)
personal (adj)
• to play football (v)
persuade (v)
• to play the guitar (v)
pet (n)
• to play a record/cassette/CD (v)
petrol (n)
petrol station (n) • to play the part of someone (act) (v)
pharmacy (n) player (n)
phone (n & v) playground (n)
photo (n) playing cards (n pl)
photocopy (n) pleasant (adj)
photograph (n) please (int & v)
photography (n) • Come in, please. (int)
physician (n) • to please someone (v)
physics (n) pleasure (n)
piano (n) plenty (pron)
pick (v) plug (n)
pick up (phr v) • a plug for the bath
• I picked up a pencil. • an electrical plug
• I’ll pick up my sister from the station. plug in (phr v)
picnic (n & v) p.m. (adv)
picture (n) pocket (n)
pie (n) pocket money (n)
piece (n) poem (n)

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poetry (n) • at the present time (adj)
point (n & v) • That will be all for the present. (n)
• to point at something (v) • I got some lovely birthday presents. (n)
• The pencil has no point to it. (n) presenter (n)
police (n) president (n)
policeman (n) press (v)
police officer (n) • to press a button
policewoman (n) • to press a suit
police station (n) pretty (adj)
polite (adj) prevent (v)
political (adj) previous (adj)
politics (n) price (n)
politician (n) priest (n)
pollution (n) primary (adj)
pool (n) • primary school
• a swimming-pool prime minister (n)
poor (adj) prince (n)
• She is very poor. (financial) princess (n)
• The poor man. (sympathy) principal (adj)
pop (adj & n) print (n & v)
• pop song/music/star/group • in large print (n)
popular (adj) • print a document (v)
population (n) • to print your name in capitals (v)
port (n) prison (n)
porter (n) prisoner (n)
position (n) private (adj)
positive (adj) prize (n)
possibility (n) probable (adj)
possible (adj) probably (adv)
post (n & v) problem (n)
• to post a letter (v) produce (v)
• to send it by post (n) product (n)
post office (n) profession (n)
postage (n) professional (adj & n)
postcard (n) professor (n)
poster (n) program(me) (n)
postman (n) • TV programme
pot (n) • computer program
potato (n) progress (n)
pound (£) (n) project (n)
pour (v) promise (n & v)
poverty (n) • to promise to do something (v)
powder (n) • to keep a promise (n)
power (n) pronounce (v)
practice (n) • to pronounce a word correctly
practise (v) (n = Am Eng) pronunciation (n)
pray (v) proper (adj)
prayer (n) property (n)
prefer (v) protect (v)
preparation (n) proud (adj)
prepare (v) prove (v)
prescription (n) provide (v)
• medicine on a prescription public (adj & n)
present (adj & n) • public opinion (adj)

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• to be open to the public (n) quit (v)
publish (v) quite (adv)
pull (n & v) • Are you quite sure?
pullover (n) • quite old
pump (n) quiz (n)
• petrol/bike pump
punctual (adj)
punish (v)
R
punishment (n)
pupil (n) rabbit (n)
pure (adj) race (n & v)
purple (adj) • to win a race (n)
purpose (n) • to race against fast runners (compete)
• He did it on purpose. (deliberately) (v)
purse (n) • to race home quickly (run) (v)
push (n & v) racket (n)
put (v) • tennis racket
put away (phr v) radio (n)
• He put the book away. rail (n)
put down (phr v) • to go by rail
• She put her name down. railway (n)
put off (phr v) rain (n & v)
• The meeting was put off until the raincoat (n)
following week. rainforest (n)
put on (phr v) raise (v)
• He put on a suit. • to raise your arm
• Can you put on the light? • to raise prices
• He didn’t want to put on weight. range (n)
put out (phr v) rank (n)
• The fire was quickly put out. • a taxi rank
put through (phr v) rare (adj)
• Can you put me through to the rarely (adv)
manager, please? rather (adv & prep)
put up (phr v) • rather earlier than usual (adv)
• The company was forced to put up its • I’d prefer to drink water rather than fruit
prices. juice. (prep)
pyjamas (n pl) raw (adj)
• raw meat
Q razor (n)
reach (v)
read (v)
qualification (n) ready (adj)
qualify (v) real (adj)
quality (n) realise (v)
quantity (n) • He realised it was true.
quarter (n) realistic (adj)
quay (n) really (adv)
queen (n) reason (n)
question (n) reasonable (adj)
• to ask a question receipt (n)
• the question being discussed (subject) receive (v)
questionnaire (n) recent (adj)
queue (n & v) reception (n)
quick (adj) recipe (n)

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recognise (v) respect (n & v)
recommend (v) responsible (adj)
• to recommend someone/something rest (n & v)
record (n & v) • a rest from work (n)
• to keep a record (n) • the rest of them (n)
• to break a record (n) • The doctor told her to rest. (v)
• to record a song (v) restaurant (n)
recording (n) result (n)
recover (v) retire (v)
• to recover from an illness return (n & v)
recycle (v) • to return home (v)
• I don’t recycle as much as I should. • a return (ticket) (n)
recycled (adj) review (n & v)
recycling (n) revise (v)
red (adj) reward (n & v)
reduce (v) rice (n)
refreshments (n) rich (adj & n)
refrigerator (n) ride (n & v)
refund (n & v) right (adj, adv & n)
refuse (v) • the right time (correct) (adj)
regarding (prep) • the right person for the job (suitable)
region (n) (adj)
register (n & v) • my right foot (adj)
• He took the class register. (n) • Everything will be all right. (adj)
• He registered with a new doctor. (v) • Go right there. (directly) (adv)
registration (n) • Fill it right to the top. (completely)
regret (n & v) (adv)
regular (adj) • the right to vote (n)
relation (n) ring (n & v)
• to visit a relation • stand in a ring (n)
relationship (n) • a wedding ring (n)
relative (n) • Give me a ring tomorrow. (phone) (n)
• a relative came to stay • Suddenly the bell rang. (v)
relax (v) ring back (phr v)
relaxation (n) ring off (phr v)
reliable (adj) ring up (phr v)
religion (n) ripe (adj)
remain (v) rise (v)
remember (v) • The sun rises in the East.
remind (v) • Prices are rising.
remove (v) river (n)
rent (n & v) road (n)
repair (n & v) roast (adj & v)
repeat (v) rob (v)
replace (v) robbery (n)
reply (n & v) rock (n)
report (n & v) • rock (music) (n)
request (n & v) • a hard piece of rock (n)
require (v) role (n)
rescue (n & v) roll (n & v)
research (n & v) • a roll of film (n)
reservation (n)
• a bread roll (n)
reserve (n & v)
• to roll into a ball (v)
• She was a reserve for the team. (n)
roof (n)
• to reserve a seat (v) room (n)

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 • the sitting room • to save money
• There’s lots of room in here. • to save time
rose (n) say (v)
rough (adj) • to say something to someone
• a rough road • I really can’t say. (give an opinion)
• a rough idea scene (n)
• rough work scenery (n)
round (adj, adv & prep) school (n)
• a round object (adj) science (n)
• the wrong way round (adv) science fiction (n)
• to sit round a table (prep) scientific (adj)
roundabout (n) scientist (n)
route (n) scissors (n)
row (n) scooter (n)
• a row of seats score (n & v)
rubber (adj & n) • The score was 3-0. (n)
• rubber tyres (adj) • to score a goal (v)
• a rubber (eraser) (n) scream (n & v)
rubbish (n) screen (n)
rude (adj) sculpture (n)
rugby (n) sea (n)
ruin (n) search (n & v)
rule (n & v) seaside (n)
• the rules of grammar (n) season (n)
• to rule a country (v) seat (n)
ruler (n) seat belt (n)
• draw a line using a ruler second (adj & n)
run (v) • to be second in the race (adj)
• to run in a race • sixty seconds in a minute (n)
• to run a business secondary (adj)
run out of (phr v) • secondary school
• He ran out of time and didn’t finish. secret (adj & n)
secretary (n)
security (n)
S see (v)
• to see something (with the eyes)
sad (adj) • to see the joke (understand)
safe (adj) • to see someone about a problem
• to be safe from harm (consult)
safety (n) seem (v)
sail (n & v) seldom (adv)
salad (n) select (v)
salary (n) self-service (adj)
sale (n) sell (v)
salesman/saleswoman (n) send (v)
salt (n) sensible (adj)
same (adj, pron & adv) sentence (n)
sand (n) • words in a sentence
sandwich (n) separate (adj & v)
satisfactory (adj) series (n)
satisfied (adj) • a TV series
saucer (n) serious (adj)
sausage (n) • a serious person
save (v) • a serious illness
• to save someone servant (n)

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serve (v) shore (n)
• to serve in a shop short (adj)
service (n) shorts (n pl)
• a bus service • a pair of shorts
• customer service shoulder (n)
session (n) shout (n & v)
• in a school, gym show (n & v)
set (v) • a film show (n)
set free (phr v) • Show it to me. (v)
set off (phr v) • The picture shows a village. (v)
• She set off early for work. • It shows that they care. (v)
set out (phr v) shower (n)
• They set out on the long journey. • a shower of rain
set up (phr v) • to have a shower
• Her mother helped her to set up in shut (adj & v)
business. shy (adj)
several (adj & det) sick (adj)
sew (v) side (n)
sex (n) sight (n)
• the male/female sex • Her sight is better with glasses.
sh! (int) • in sight, out of sight
shade (n) sightseeing (n)
• to sit in the shade sign (n & v)
shadow (n) • a road sign (n)
shake (n & v) • to sign a document (v)
shallow (adj) • no sign of life (n)
shame (n) • signs of winter (n)
shampoo (n) signal (n & v)
shape (n) signature (n)
share (n & v) signpost (n)
shark (n) silence (n)
sharp (adj) silent (adj)
• a sharp knife silk (adj & n)
• a sharp corner silly (adj)
• a sharp picture silver (adj & n)
shave (n & v) similar (adj)
she (pron) simple (adj)
sheep (n) since (conj & prep)
sheet (n) sincerely (adv)
• sheets on a bed • Yours sincerely
• a sheet of paper sing (v)
• information sheet single (n & adj)
shelf (n) • a single (ticket) to Cambridge (n)
shine (v) • to be single (unmarried) (adj)
ship (n) • a single room (adj)
shirt (n) sink (n & v)
shock (n & v) • a kitchen sink (n)
• to suffer from shock (n) • The ship began to sink. (v)
• The film shocked me. (v) Sir (n)
shoe (n) sister (n)
shoot (v) sit (v)
• to shoot at the goal site (n)
shop (n & v) sitting room (n)
shop assistant (n) situated (adj)
shopkeeper (n) situation (n)

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size (n) son (n)
skateboard (n & v) song (n)
ski (n & v) soon (adv)
skill (n) • I’ll come soon.
skilled (adj) • as soon as I can
skin (n) sore (adj)
skirt (n) sorry (adj)
sky (n) sort (n)
sleep (n & v) • the same sort
sleeve (n) sort out (phr v)
slice (n) • We need to sort out this problem.
slim (adj) sound (n & v)
slip (v) • the sound of music (n)
• to slip on the ice • It sounds like/as if…(v)
slope (n) soup (n)
• mountain/ski slope sour (adj)
slow (adj) • a sour taste
small (adj) south (adj & adv, n)
smart (adj) southeast (adj & n)
• a smart idea (Am Eng) southwest (adj, adv & n)
• smart clothes souvenir (n)
smell (n & v) space (n)
smile (n & v) • a parking space
smoke (n & v) • write in the spaces
smooth (adj) • not enough space
• a smooth surface (level) • outer space
• a smooth ride in the new car spade (n)
(comfortable) spare (adj & v)
snack (n) • spare cash, spare time (adj)
snake (n) • to spare the time (v)
snow (n & v) speak (v)
snowball (n) special (adj)
snowboard (n & v) speech (n)
snowman (n) speed (n)
snowstorm (n) spell (v)
so (adv & conj) spend (v)
so-so (adj) • to spend money/time
soap (n) spill (v)
social (adj) spinach (n)
society (n) spite (n)
sock (n) • in spite of (prep phr)
sofa (n) spoil (v)
soft (adj) spoon (n)
• a soft material sport (n)
• a soft drink spot (n)
software (n) spy (n & v)
soil (n) square (adj & n)
soldier (n) • a square room (adj)
solid (adj) • a market square (n)
some (adj, det & pron) squash (n)
somebody (pron) stadium (n)
someone (pron) staff (n)
something (pron) stage (n)
sometimes (adv) • to perform on a stage
somewhere (adv) stain (n & v)

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stairs (n pl) • a department store (n)
stall (n) • to store things in a cupboard (v)
• market stall storm (n)
stamp (n) story (n)
• a postage stamp straight (adj & adv)
stand (v) • to go straight on (adv)
standard (n) • a straight road (adj)
star (n) strange (adj)
• stars in the sky (n) stranger (n)
• a film star (n) strawberry (n)
start (n & v) stream (n)
• a good start (n) street (n)
• to start a race (v) stress (n & v)
state (adj & n) • to stress the importance of something
• a state school (n) (v)
statement (n) • He didn’t want the stress of a new job.
station (n) (n)
• a bus/fire/radio station strict (adj)
statue (n) strike (n & v)
stay (n & v) • to go on strike (n)
• to stay to dinner (v) • to strike something (v)
• to stay with friends (v) strong (adj)
• to stay looking young (v) student (n)
• a two-night stay (n) studio (n)
stay behind (phr v) • TV/artists/recording studio
• She stayed behind after the lesson to study (n & v)
speak to the teacher. • to study physics (v)
steak (n) • to study the map (v)
steal (v) • Social Studies (n)
steam (n) stupid (adj)
steel (n) style (n)
steep (adj) subject (n)
step (n) • the subject of a discussion
• two steps forward (n) • the subject of a sentence
• to climb the steps (n) • a school subject
stick (n & v) subtract (v)
• a walking stick (n) subway (n)
• to stick two things together (v) • New York subway (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
sticky (adj) underground)
stiff (adj) succeed (v)
still (adv) success (n)
• Sit still. (adv) such (adj & det)
• She’s still here. (adv) sudden (adj)
stir (v) sugar (n)
stomach (n) suggest (v)
stone (n) suit (n)
• a large stone • to wear a suit
• a stone bridge suitable (adj)
stop (n & v) suitcase (n)
• a bus stop (n) sum (n)
• The car stopped. (v) sum up (v)
• It’s stopped raining. (v) sun (n)
• The rain stopped me from going out. sunbathe (v)
(v) sunlight (n)
store (n & v) sunrise (n)

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sunset (n) take off (phr v)
sunshine (n) • Do you want to take off your coat?
supermarket (n) • The plane takes off at 6.
supply (v) take part (in) (phr v)
support (v) • Everybody took part in the meeting.
• to support a weight take place (phr v)
• to support a team • The meeting took place at six.
suppose (v) take up (phr v)
• I suppose it’s true. • He decided to take up a new hobby.
• You aren’t supposed to drive fast. talent (n)
• It’s supposed to be a good film. talk (n & v)
sure (adj) tall (adj)
• I’m sure you’re right. tap (n)
• to make sure • a cold-water tap (n)
surfing (n) tape (adj, n & v)
surname (n) • a tape recorder (adj)
surprise (n & v) • a cassette tape (n)
surround (v) • to tape a conversation (v)
• The cottage is surrounded by beautiful taste (n & v)
countryside. • to have good taste (n)
sweater (n) • to taste food (v)
sweatshirt (n) • It tastes good. (v)
sweep (v) tax (n & v)
• to sweep the floor taxi (n)
sweet (adj & n) tea (n)
• sweet food (adj) teach (v)
• a sweet face (adj) team (n)
• a sweet smell (adj) tear (n)
• to eat a sweet (n) • Tears ran down her cheeks.
swim (n & v) tear (v)
swimming costume (n) • to tear a piece of paper
swing (n & v) technique (n)
• to play on a swing technology (n)
• to swing backwards and forwards teenage (n)
switch (n & v) telegram (n)
• light switch (n) telephone (n & v)
• to switch on a machine (v) television (TV) (n)
system (n) tell (v)
• to tell a story
• to tell someone something
T • to tell someone to do something
• you can’t always tell
table (n) temperature (n)
table-cloth (n) • to have a temperature
table-tennis (n) • air temperature
tablet (n) temporary (adj)
take (v) tennis (n)
• to take someone’s hand tent (n)
• to take someone’s things (steal/ term (n)
borrow) terminal (n)
• to take a photo terrible (adj)
• to take a long time test (n & v)
• to take a holiday text (n)
take away (phr v) than (conj & prep)
• Take 15 away from 78. thank (v)

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thank you (int) • to wait till the end (prep)
thanks (n) • till he comes (conj)
that (adv, conj, det & pron) time (n)
theft (n) • What time is it?
their (det) • It took a long time.
theirs (pron) • the last time
them (pron) • Is it time yet?
themselves (pron) • Four times five is twenty.
then (adv) timetable (n)
there (adv & pron) tin (n)
therefore (adv) • a tin of peas
thermometer (n) • made of tin
these (det & pron) tin-opener (n)
they (pron) tiny (adj)
thick (adj) tip (n)
thief (n) • the tip of the pencil
thin (adj) • a tip for the waitress
thing (n) tired (adj)
think (v) title (n)
• to think about something to (prep)
• I think he’s left. toast (n)
• What did you think of the film? • toast for breakfast
• I think I’ll go. today (adv & n)
• I’m thinking of going. toe (n)
thirst (n) together (adv)
this (det & pron) toilet (n)
those (det & pron) tomato (n)
though (conj & adv) tomorrow (adv & n)
thought (n) ton(ne) (n)
• to have thoughts about something tongue (n)
• to be deep in thought tonight (adv & n)
thriller (n) too (adv)
throat (n) • I’ve been there, too.
through (prep) • It’s too heavy to lift.
throughout (prep) tool (n)
throw (v) tooth/teeth (n)
throw away (phr v) toothache (n)
• He threw away the old TV. toothbrush (n)
thumb (n) toothpaste (n)
thunder (n) top (n)
thunderstorm (n) • top of the class
tick (n & v) • at the top of his voice
ticket (n) topic (n)
tidy (adj & v) total (adj & n)
tidy up (phr v) touch (v)
• Please tidy up when you’ve finished. tour (n & v)
tie (n & v) tourism (n)
• a shirt and tie (n) tourist (n)
• to tie with string (v) toward(s) (prep)
tiger (n) towel (n)
tight (adj) tower (n)
• tight shoes town (n)
tights (n pl) toy (n)
• a pair of tights track (n)
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track suit (n) • Can you turn on the TV?
trade (n) turn out (phr v)
traditional (adj) • He turned out the lights.
traffic (n) turn up (phr v)
traffic jam (n) • Turn up the radio - I can hardly hear it.
traffic light(s) (n) turning (n)
train (n & v) • the first turning on the left
• to travel by train twice (adv)
• to train in a skill twin (n)
trainers (n pl) type (n & v)
• a pair of trainers • a type of person (n)
tram (n) • to type a letter (v)
transfer (v) typical (adj)
translate (v) tyre (n)
translation (n)
transport (n & v)
travel (v) U
travel agent (n)
traveller’s cheque (n) ugly (adj)
tree (n) umbrella (n)
trip (n) unable (adj)
• a weekend trip uncle (n)
trouble (n) under (prep)
trousers (n pl) • under the bed
truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry) • under £10.00
true (adj) underground (adj & n)
• Is it true? • underground trains (adj)
• a true friend • to travel by underground (n)
trumpet (n) underpants (n)
trust (v) understand (v)
• to trust someone uniform (n)
truth (n) universe (n)
try (v) university (n)
• to try to do something unleaded (adj)
• to try (out) something unless (conj)
try on (v) until (prep & conj)
• to try on shoes up (adv & prep)
T-shirt (n) • to walk up the hill (prep)
tube (n) • Are you up yet? (awake and dressed)
• a tube of toothpaste (adv)
tune (n) • Lift your head up. (adv)
tunnel (n) • Speak up, please. (adv)
turkey (n) up to (prep phr)
turn (n & v) • up to six people
• to turn your head (v) up to date (prep phr)
• to turn the page (v) update (n & v)
• It’s my turn. (n) upon (prep)
• The wheels began to turn. (v) upset (adj)
turn down (phr v) upstairs (adv)
• Could you turn down the music? urgent (adj)
turn into (phr v) us (pron)
• The water had turned into ice. use (n & v)
turn off (phr v) • Can you use a computer? (v)
• She turned off the engine. • It’s for the use of teachers only. (n)
turn on (phr v) • Is this any use to you? (n)

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used to (v) wash (n & v)
• I used to cycle a lot when I was wash-basin (n)
younger. wash up (v)
usual (adj) washing machine (n)
washing up (n)
• to do the washing up
V waste (adj & v)
wastepaper basket (n)
valley (n) watch (n & v)
value (n) • My watch keeps good time. (n)
van (n) • I watched TV last night. (v)
vanilla (n) water (n & v)
variety (n) waterfall (n)
various (adj) wave (n & v)
vase (n) • waves at sea
veal (n) • to wave goodbye
vegetable (n & adj) way (n)
vegetarian (n & adj) • Is this the way?
vehicle (n) • the wrong way
very (adv) • a long way
venue (n) • to stand in the way
victim (n) • That’s the way to do it.
victory (n)
• way of life
video (n & v)
• way in, way out
video recorder (n)
WC (n)
videotape (n)
we (pron)
view (n)
weak (adj)
• a beautiful view
• to feel weak
village (n)
• a weak excuse
violin (n)
wear (v)
visa (n)
• to wear a dress
visit (n & v)
wear off (phr v)
visitor (n)
• Has the pain worn off yet?
vocabulary (n)
wear out (phr v & adj)
voice (n)
volleyball (n) • You’ll wear out those shoes. (v)
vote (n & v) weather (n)
voyage (n) web (n)
website (n)
wedding (n)
W week (n)
weekday (n)
wage(s) (n) weekend (n)
wait (n & v) weekly (adj & adv)
waiter (n) • a weekly magazine (adj)
waiting-room (n) • to phone home twice weekly (adv)
waitress (n) weigh (v)
wake (up) (v) weight (n)
walk (n & v) welcome (n & v)
wall (n) • a warm welcome (n)
wallet (n) • Welcome to London! (v)
want (v) welfare (n)
war (n) well (adj, adv & int)
ward (n) • I’m very well, thanks. (adj)
warm (adj) • to behave very well (adv)
warn (v) • Shake the bottle well. (adv)

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 • Well, here we are. (int) without (prep)
Well done! (int) witness (n & v)
well known (adv) woman (n)
well-known (adj) wonder (v)
well made (adv) • I wonder what he said.
well-made (adj) wonderful (adj)
west (adj, adv & n) wood (n)
wet (adj) • to be made of wood
• wet clothes • in a large wood
• wet weather wooden (adj)
whale (n) wool (n)
what (pron) word (n)
whatever (pron & det) • words in a sentence
wheel (n & v) • He didn’t say a word.
wheelchair (n) work (n & v)
when (adv) • school work (n)
whenever (adv & conj) • to work for a living (v)
where (adv) • hard work (n)
wherever (adv & conj) • to be out of work (n)
whether (conj) working hours (n pl)
which (pron & det) world (n)
whichever (pron & det) worry (n & v)
while, whilst (conj) worse (adj & adv)
white (adj) worst (adj & adv)
who, whom (pron) worth (adj)
whoever (pron) wound (n & v)
whole (adj & n) wrap (up) (v)
whose (pron) • to wrap (up) a parcel
why (adv) write (v)
wide (adj & adv) write out (phr v)
• a wide road (adj) • Please write out your name in full.
• with his mouth wide open (adv) wrong (adj)
• to feel wide awake (adv)
width (n)
wife (n)
wild (adj)
wildlife (n)
win (n & v) Y
wind (n)
• A strong wind was blowing. (n) year (n)
wind (v) yearly (adj & adv)
• Wind up the car windows. (v) yellow (adj)
window (n) yes (int)
windscreen (n) yesterday (adv & n)
windsurfing (n) yet (adv)
wing (n) you (pron)
• a bird’s wing you know (int)
• the wing of an aeroplane young (adj & n)
wire (n) your (det)
• an electrical wire yours (pron)
• a wire fence yourself (pron)
wise (adj) youth (n)
wish (n & v)
with (prep)
within (adv & prep)

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 Z
zebra (n)
zero (n)
zone (n)
zoo (n)

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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- with nouns, sometimes without a hyphen, e.g. minibus, mini-tour

non- with nouns and adjectives, e.g. non-essential
re- with verbs and their related nouns, usually without a hyphen,
e.g. rename, renaming
self- with nouns and adjectives, e.g. self-importance, self-confident
un- negative prefix, e.g. unsafe
-able with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. affordable
-ed (-d) with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. limited, used
-er (-r) with verbs, to form nouns, e.g. teacher, advertiser; shopper, also
comparative forms, e.g. brighter
-ese for nationalities/languages, e.g. Japanese
-ess referring to a woman or female animal, e.g. princess, lioness
N.B. it is less common to refer to women in this way nowadays,
and usually safer to use the ‘standard’ form e.g. actor, author
-est superlative forms, e.g. tallest
-ful with nouns, for amount contained, e.g. spoonful; with nouns to form
adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, e.g. painful, peaceful
-ing with verbs, for activity or state, e.g. reading, frightening
-ish for nationalities or languages, e.g. Swedish; with nouns to form
adjectives, e.g. childish
-ist with nouns, for occupations, e.g. novelist, guitarist
-less with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. breathless
-ly with adjectives to form adverbs, e.g. seriously; with nouns to form
adjectives, e.g. friendly
-ment with verbs to form nouns, e.g. enjoyment
-or with verbs to form nouns, for people, e.g. inventor
-y with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. hairy, sunny

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Appendix 3

Topic Lists

Clothes and Accessories

backpack glove pattern swimming

belt go with (phr v) perfume costume
blouse handbag plastic take off
boot handkerchief pocket tie
button hat pullover tights
cap jacket put on tracksuit
cloth jeans pyjamas trainers
(rain) coat jewellery raincoat trousers
collar knit shirt T-shirt
cotton laundry shoe sweatshirt
dress leather shorts swimsuit
dry cleaning lipstick silk try on
earring make-up size underpants
fashion match (v) skirt umbrella
fasten material sleeve(less) uniform
fit (v) old-fashioned socks wear (out)
fold (v) (adj) suit wool(len)
glasses pants sweater
sweatshirt

Colours

(dark/light/pale) gold pink yellow

black green purple white
blue grey red
brown orange silver

Communications and Technology

access digital invention postcard

address directory IT print
airmail disc/disk keyboard printer
by post download (n & laptop program(me)
calculator v) (computer) reply
call (v) DVD (player) laser ring
call back electronic(s) machine ring up
CD (player) email message screen
CD-Rom engaged mobile phone software
chat (v) enter mouse switch on
chat room envelope mouse mat switch off
click (v) equipment network telephone
computer fax online text
connect hang up operator text message
connection headline parcel turn off
delete homepage password turn on
dial internet phone
dial up invent postage

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Education

absent composition handwriting photography

advanced corridor homework physics
arithmetic course intermediate primary school
art curriculum instructor qualification
bell degree IT qualify
biology desk laboratory (lab) register
blackboard dictionary languages science
board diploma lesson secondary
break(time) drama mark (v) school
break up economics mathematics state school
certificate educate math(s) study (v)
chemistry elementary music subject
class essay nature studies technology
classroom geography notice board
college history pencil case

Entertainment and Media

act (v) classical music film star pop music

action comedy folk music programme
actor comedian headline quiz
adventure comic hero recording
admission commercial hit song review
advert concert interview(er) rock music
advertisement costume interval romantic
article dance jazz music row
audience disc journalist scene
ballet disco magazine screen
band display magic series
book deejay / DJ MP3 player stage
camera documentary music star
cartoon drama news studio
cassette (player) DVD (player) newspaper television
CD (player) entrance opera thriller
CD-Rom exhibition orchestra venue
channel exit perform video
cinema festival performance
circus film play
film maker poem

Environment

bottle bank litter public transport recycling

climate change petrol recycle rubbish (bin)
gas (Am Eng) pollution recycled traffic (jam)

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Food and Drink

apple cooker jam potato

bake (v) cookie jug recipe
banana corn juice refreshments
barbecue (n & cream knife rice
v) cucumber lamb roast (v & adj)
bean cup lemon roll
biscuit curry lemonade salad
bitter (adj) dessert lettuce salt
boil (v) diet loaf sandwich
bowl dinner lunch saucer
bread dish meat sausage
breakfast drink melon slice (n)
buffet duck menu snack
butter eat microwave (n) soft drink
cabbage egg milk soup
cake fish mineral water sour
can (of beans) flour mushroom spinach
candy fork mustard spoon
canteen French fries oil steak
carrot fresh omelette strawberry
cauliflower fruit onion sugar
celery fruit juice orange sweet (adj & n)
cereal fry pan taste
cheese frying pan pasta tea
chicken glass pastry thirsty
chips grape pea toast
chocolate grill (n & v) peanut tomato
cocoa honey pear turkey
coconut hot pepper vanilla
coffee hungry pie vegetable
cola ice cream pizza vegetarian
cook (v) ingredients plate

Health, Medicine and Exercise

accident clean headache recover

ache cold (n) hospital run
ambulance cough (n & v) hurt shoulder
ankle cut ill skin
appointment damage illness sore throat
aspirin dentist injure stomach ache
balance diet keep fit stress
bandage dressing knee swim
bend earache medicine tablet
bleed (v) emergency operate take exercise
blood (n) faint operation temperature
bone feel better/ill/sick pain thumb
break fever painful toes
breath flu patient (n) toothache
breathe get better/worse pharmacy walk
chemist go jogging pill wound (n & v)
chin gym(nastics) prescription

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Hobbies and Leisure

barbecue cruise hang out painting

camera dancing hire picnic
camp doll jogging playground
camping drawing join in playing cards
campsite facilities keen on quiz
chess fan member(ship) sculpture
club fiction model sightseeing
collect(or) keep fit museum slide
collection gallery music swings
computer guitar opening hours sunbathe
tent

House and Home

accommodation computer hi-fi repair

address cooker house roof
air-conditioning corridor housewife room
alarm (fire/car) cottage housework roommate
alarm clock cupboard iron rubbish
antique curtain jug seat
apartment cushion kettle sheet
armchair desk kitchen shelf
balcony digital (adj) ladder shower
basement dining room lamp sink
basin dish landlady sitting room
bath dishwasher landlord sofa
bathroom door laptop stairs
bed downstairs (computer) step
bedroom drawer laundry surround
bell dustbin lavatory switch
bin duvet lawn table
blanket DVD (player) lift table-cloth
blind electric(al) light tap
block (of flats) entrance (clothes) line telephone
(notice) board fan living-room television
bookshelf fence lock toilet
brick flat lounge tool
brush flatmate microwave (n) towel
bucket floor mirror tower
bulb freezer mug toy
candle fridge neighbour TV (screen/set)
carpet frying pan oil upstairs (adv)
cassette player furnished oven vase
ceiling furniture pan video
cellar garage path video recorder
central heating garden pillow videotape
chair gas pipe wall
channel (with gate plant wash-basin
TV) grill plug washing
chest of drawers ground (floor) plug in machine
chimney hall property wastepaper basket
cloakroom handle radio WC
clock heat (v) refrigerator window
coal hedge rent

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Language

advanced elementary meaning shout

answer email mention speak
argue grammar message talk
ask intermediate pronounce tell
beginner interpret pronunciation translate
chat joke question translation
communicate letter say vocabulary
communication mean sentence word

Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (Adjectives)

able delighted jealous rich

afraid depressed keen rude
amazed difficult lazy sad
amazing disappointed lucky satisfied
amusing dizzy mad serious
angry easy merry skilled
annoyed embarrassed miserable slim
anxious embarrassing negative smart
ashamed excited nervous special
awful exciting noisy strange
bored fantastic normal strong
boring fit old-fashioned stupid
bossy fond ordinary sure
brave frightened original surprised
brilliant funny patient terrible
calm generous personal tired
challenging gentle pleasant true
cheerful glad positive typical
clever guilty punctual unable
confident happy realistic unusual
crazy hard reasonable well
cruel healthy relaxed wonderful
curious intelligent reliable

Places: Buildings

apartment block/ college kiosk shop

block of flats cottage library sports centre
bank department mosque stadium
bookshop store museum supermarket
café factory office block swimming pool
castle gallery palace theatre
cathedral garage police station tower
church guest-house post office university
cinema house prison
clinic hospital ruin
club hotel school

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Places: Countryside

area forest port sea

bay harbour quay seaside
beach hill railway sky
canal island rainforest soil
cliff lake region stream
desert land river valley
earth mountain rock village
farm ocean sand waterfall
field path scenery wood

Places: Town and City

airport crossroads road taxi rank

bridge fountain roundabout tunnel
bus station market route turning
bus stop motorway shopping centre underground
car park park signpost zoo
city centre pavement square
corner petrol station station
crossing playground subway

Services

bank dry cleaner hotel sports centre

café gallery library swimming pool
cinema garage museum theatre
dentist guest-house post office
doctor hairdresser restaurant

Shopping

advertise choose expensive receipt

assistant collect hire reduce
bill complain inexpensive reduced
book cost luxury rent
buy credit card money reserve
cash customer order return
change dear pay save
cheap deposit price sell
cheque exchange reasonable

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Sport

athlete fitness motor-racing shorts

athletics football net skateboard
ball game point(s) skiing
baseball goal practice squash
basketball golf practise stadium
bat gym(nastics) prize surfing
boxing high jump race swimming
champion hit (v) race track table-tennis
changing room hockey racing take part
climbing horse-riding racket team
coach ice hockey reserve (n) tennis
compete instructor riding track
competition jogging rugby track suit
court join in running trainer(s)
cycling kick (v) sail (n & v) train(ing)
dancing locker (room) sailing volleyball
diving long jump score water skiing
enter match season
fishing motorcycling shoot(ing)

Travel and Transport

abroad car alarm duty-free luggage

accommodation car park embassy map
(aero)plane case euro motorbike/
bicycle/bike catch (v) exchange rate motorcycle
airline change (v) facilities motorway
airport charter fare nationality
ambulance check in (v) ferry on board
announcement check out (v) flight on business
arrival check-in (n) fly on foot
arrive coach foreign on holiday
at sea confirm fuel on time
backpack consul(ate) gate on vacation
bag crossing guide operator
baggage crossroads guidebook overnight
board (v) currency guest overtake
boarding pass customs guest-house parking lot
boat customs officer handlebars parking space
border cycle (n & v) harbour passenger
brochure cyclist helicopter passport
bus deck (of ship) hitch-hike path
bus station delay hotel petrol
bus stop deliver hovercraft petrol station
by air depart hydrofoil petrol pump
by land departure immigration pilot
by rail destination inn platform
by road direction interpret(er) railroad
by sea document(s) jet railway
cab dollar journey reception
cabin double room land (v) reservation
canal drive lorry reserve
capital city driving licence lost property return
car due (office) ride

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road sign speed traffic lights underground
roundabout subway train train
route suitcase tram unleaded
sail (v) take off translate vehicle
scooter taxi translation visa
seat belt taxi rank traveller’s cheque visit(or)
(bus) service terminal trip voyage
ship tour tunnel waiting-room
sightseeing tourist tyre/tire windscreen
signpost traffic underground
single room traffic jam

The Natural World

animal environment mouse/mice summer

autumn fall (Am Eng) nature sun
beach farmland planet sunlight
bird field plant sunrise
branch fish pollution sunset
bush flood rabbit sunshine
cave flower rainforest tiger
cliff forest range tree
climate freeze river valley
coal giraffe rock waterfall
coast hill sand waves
continent lake scenery wild
countryside land shark wildlife
desert leaf sky winter
dolphin lion soil zebra
duck monkey spring
earth moon star
elephant mountain stone

Weather

blow frost lightning sunshine

centigrade fog mild temperature
cloud foggy rain thermometer
cloudy gale shower thunder(storm)
cold get wet snow wet
cool heat snowfall wind
degrees hot storm windy
dry ice sun
forecast icy sunny

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Work and Jobs

(travel) agent dancer labourer priest

actor dentist lawyer profession
actress department lecturer professional
application designer librarian professor
apply detective manager (computer)
architect diploma mechanic programmer
army director model publisher
artist diver musician qualification
assistant doctor newsagent quit
athlete employ (v) novelist reporter
banker employee nurse retire
boss employer occupation retirement
businessman employment office sailor
businesswoman engineer officer (e.g. salary
butcher farmer prison/police) sales assistant
cameraman film star operator salesman
candidate fireman out of work saleswoman
canteen flight attendant owner scientist
captain full time part time secretary
career factory pension(er) security guard
chef farm photographer servant
chemist flight attendant physician shopkeeper/
colleague greengrocer pilot shop assistant
comedian grocer poet soldier
company guard policeman staff
conference hairdresser police officer taxi driver
consul/consulate housewife policewoman teacher
contract housework politician trade
cook instructor porter unemployed
crew interpreter postman wage(s)
curriculum vitae journalist presenter (e.g. waiter/waitress
/ CV judge TV/radio)
customs officer laboratory president

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