A1 English Word List With Meanings and Examples

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
about ✓✓a·bout/əˈbaʊt/	adv.	not exactly, but a little more or less than	There were about twenty students in the room.
above ✓✓a·bove/əˈbʌv/	adv.	in or to a higher place	We looked up at the stars shining above.
almost ≠al·most/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/	adv.	nearly, but not completely	It is almost nine o'clock, so the shop will open soon.
also ✓✓al·so/ˈɔlsoʊ/	adv.	in addition; too	She speaks Thai and also English.
another ✓✓an·oth·er/əˈnʌðɚ/	det.	one more, or a different onefamily: other, others	Can I have another cup of tea, please?
away ✓✓a·way/əˈweɪ/	adv.	to or in a different place, not here	The cat ran away when the dog barked.
bad ✓✓/bæd/	adj.	not good in quality or behaviourfamily: badly, worse, worst	The weather turned bad by noon.
beautiful ✓✓beau·ti·ful/ˈbjutəfəl/	adj.	very nice to look at or listen tofamily: beauty, beautifully	The mountains looked beautiful in the morning light.
been ≠/bɪn/	v.	the past participle of befamily: be, was, were	She has been here since June.
behind ✓✓be·hind/bɪˈhaɪnd/	adv.	at or towards the back, not in front	The teacher walked in front and the class followed behind.
below ✓✓be·low/bɪˈloʊ/	adv.	in or to a lower place	From the plane we could see the fields far below.
best ✓✓/bɛst/	adj.	better than all the othersfamily: good, better	This is the best answer in the class.
better ✓✓bet·ter/ˈbɛtɚ/	adj.	of higher quality or more useful than anotherfamily: good, best	This phone is better than my old one for taking photos.
big ✓✓/bɪɡ/	adj.	large in size or amountfamily: bigger, biggest	They live in a big house.
black ✓✓/blæk/	n.	the darkest colour, like the sky at nightfamily: blackness, blacken	The words on the page are printed in black.
blue ✓✓/blu/	adj.	the color of a clear sky	She wore a blue scarf.
boring ✓✓bor·ing/ˈbɔɹɪŋ/	adj.	not interesting, making you want to do something elsefamily: bore, bored, boredom, boringly	The film was so boring that I fell asleep.
bright ≠/bɹaɪt/	adj.	full of strong lightfamily: brighten, brighter, brightly, brightness	The bright sunshine made us close the curtains.
broken ≠bro·ken/ˈbɹoʊkən/	adj.	damaged so that it no longer works or is in piecesfamily: break, broke, brokenness	My phone screen is broken, so I cannot read messages.
but ✓✓/bʌt/	conj.	joins two ideas that pull different ways	The test was hard but fair.
careful ≠care·ful/ˈkɛɹfəl/	adj.	paying close attention so that you avoid mistakes or dangerfamily: care, carefully, carefulness, careless	Be careful when you cross the road near the school.
carefully ≠care·ful·ly/ˈkɛɹfəli/	adv.	with attention, so that you do not make a mistakefamily: care, careful, careless, carefulness	Please read the instructions carefully before you begin the test.
clean ✓✓/klin/	adj.	not dirtyfamily: cleaner, cleaning	Keep the classroom clean.
clever ≠clev·er/ˈklɛvɚ/	adj.	quick to learn and understand thingsfamily: cleverly, cleverness, cleverer	My clever cousin finished the puzzle in two minutes.
cold ✓✓/koʊld/	adj.	at a low temperaturefamily: colder	The water runs cold in December.
colour ✓✓col·our/ˈkʌlɚ/	n.	the quality that makes something look red, blue, green and so onfamily: colours, coloured, colourful, colouring, colourless	My favourite colour is green, but my sister likes blue.
dark ✓✓/dɑɹk/	adj.	with little or no lightfamily: darkness, darken, darker, darkest, darkly	The room was so dark that I could not see the door.
different ✓✓dif·fer·ent/ˈdɪfɚənt/	adj.	not the same as something or someone elsefamily: differ, difference, differently	My brother and I like very different kinds of music.
difficult ✓✓dif·fi·cult/ˈdɪfəkəlt/	adj.	not easy to do or understandfamily: difficulty, difficulties	The last question in the test was very difficult.
dirty ✓✓dirt·y/ˈdɝti/	adj.	not clean, with dust, mud or marks on itfamily: dirt, dirtier, dirtiest	Please wash your dirty shoes before you come inside.
down ✓✓/daʊn/	adv.	toward a lower placefamily: downward	Write your name down the margin.
dry ≠/dɹaɪ/	adj.	without water; not wetfamily: dried, drying	Keep the chalk dry.
easy ✓✓eas·y/ˈizi/	adj.	not difficultfamily: easily, ease	The first page is easy.
everywhere ≠ev·ery·where/ˈɛvɹiˌwɛɹ/	adv.	in or to all placesfamily: every, everyone, everything, everybody	I looked everywhere for my keys but could not find them.
excellent ≠ex·cel·lent/ˈɛksələnt/	adj.	extremely good, of the highest qualityfamily: excel, excellence, excellently	The food at the new canteen is excellent.
fair ≠/fɛɹ/	adj.	treating everyone equallyfamily: fairly, unfair	A fair test uses taught words only.
false ✓✓/fɔls/	adj.	not true, or made to seem real when it is notfamily: falsely, falsehood	Read each sentence and write true or false next to it.
fast ✓✓/fæst/	adj.	moving or happening quicklyfamily: faster	The fast readers finish early.
fine ✓✓/faɪn/	adj.	good enough; in good health	The room is fine as it is.
free ✓✓/fɹi/	adj.	costing nothing; not limited or heldfamily: freedom, freely	The worksheets are free.
full ✓✓/fʊl/	adj.	with no empty space left insidefamily: fully, fullness	The bus was full, so we waited for the next one.
funny ✓✓fun·ny/ˈfʌni/	adj.	making people laugh or smilefamily: fun, funnier, funniest, funnily	The film was so funny that everyone in the room laughed.
good ✓✓/ɡʊd/	adj.	of high quality, or pleasant and enjoyablefamily: better, best, goodness, goods	This is a good book, so I read it twice.
gray ✓/ɡɹeɪ/	adj.	the color between black and white (British spelling: grey)	Gray clouds gathered before noon.
great ✓✓/ɡɹeɪt/	adj.	very good, or very largefamily: greatly	That is a great answer.
handsome ✓hand·some/ˈhænsəm/	adj.	attractive to look at, used mainly of menfamily: handsomely, handsomeness	My brother looked very handsome in his graduation photo.
hard ✓✓/hɑɹd/	adj.	difficult; not softfamily: harder, hardly	The last question is hard.
heavy ≠heav·y/ˈhɛvi/	adj.	weighing a lotfamily: weight	This bag is too heavy.
here ✓✓/hiɹ/	adv.	in this place	Put your bag here.
high ✓✓/haɪ/	adj.	going a long way up, or far above the groundfamily: higher, highest, highly, height	The mountain is so high that snow stays on top all year.
hole ≠/hoʊl/	n.	an empty space through or into something	A hole in the fence lets the dog out.
how ✓✓/haʊ/	adv.	in what way; asks about manner or amount	How do you spell it?
ideal ≠i·de·al/aɪˈdil/	adj.	the best possible for a purposefamily: ideally	Morning is ideal for new words.
important ✓✓im·por·tant/ɪmˈpɔɹtənt/	adj.	having great value or a big effect on somethingfamily: importance, importantly, unimportant	It is important to drink enough water on hot days.
interesting ✓✓in·ter·est·ing/ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/	adj.	making you want to know or learn morefamily: interest, interested, interestingly, uninteresting	The lecture was so interesting that nobody wanted it to end.
large ✓✓/lɑɹdʒ/	adj.	big in size or amountfamily: largely	Use the large pot for soup.
lazy ≠la·zy/ˈleɪzi/	adj.	not wanting to work or make any effortfamily: laziness, lazily, lazier, laziest, laze	He was too lazy to tidy his room on Saturday.
left ✓✓/lɛft/	adj.	on the side where the heart is; opposite of right	Write the date in the left corner.
little ✓✓lit·tle/ˈlɪtəl/	adj.	small in size or amountfamily: less, least	A little bird sat on the window and sang.
long ✓✓/lɔŋ/	adj.	measuring a great distance or timefamily: longer, length	It is a long walk to the temple.
lot ≠/lɑt/	n.	a large amount	There is a lot to learn.
lovely ≠love·ly/ˈlʌvli/	adj.	very beautiful or very pleasantfamily: love, loved, loving, lovelier, loveliness	We had a lovely day at the beach with our cousins.
low ≠/loʊ/	adj.	not high or tallfamily: lower	Speak in a low voice.
many ✓✓man·y/ˈmɛni/	det.	a large number of	Many students bring their own lunch to school.
middle ≠mid·dle/ˈmɪdəl/	adj.	in the centre, with the same distance on each side	The middle seat on the plane is the least comfortable.
more ✓✓/mɔɹ/	det.	a greater amount or numberfamily: most	We need more time.
most ✓✓/moʊst/	det.	the largest number or amount offamily: more	Most students walk to school.
much ✓✓/mʌtʃ/	adv.	a lot, or to a large degree	She feels much better after a good night's sleep.
must ✓/mʌst/	v.	used to say something is necessary	Visitors must sign the book.
needs ⚠/nidz/	v.	the form of need used with he, she and itfamily: need, needed	Every plant needs light.
new ✓✓/nu/	adj.	made or bought a short time agofamily: newly, renew	She showed us her new notebook.
old ✓✓/oʊld/	adj.	having lived or existed a long time	My grandmother is very old.
older ⚠old·er/ˈoʊldɚ/	adj.	the comparative of oldfamily: old, oldest	Her older brother studies in the city.
only ✓✓on·ly/ˈoʊnli/	adj.	with no other person or thing of the same kind	He is the only student in the class who plays the violin.
other ✓oth·er/ˈʌðɚ/	det.	different from the one already mentionedfamily: another, others	Try the other door.
over ✓✓o·ver/ˈoʊvɚ/	prep.	above, or more than	Hold the sheet over your head.
part ≠/pɑɹt/	n.	a piece of something largerfamily: partly	Read the first part only.
personal ✓✓per·son·al/ˈpɝsɪnəl/	adj.	belonging to you or about your own lifefamily: person, personally, personality, personalize	Please do not share your personal information with strangers online.
poor ✓✓/puɹ/	adj.	having little money; low in qualityfamily: poorly, poverty	The copy is poor — reprint it.
pretty ✓✓pret·ty/ˈpɹɪti/	adj.	nice to look atfamily: prettier, prettiest, prettily, prettiness	My sister wore a pretty blue dress to the school concert.
purple ✓✓pur·ple/ˈpɝpəl/	n.	the colour made by mixing red and bluefamily: purplish	Purple is her favourite colour, so she chose a purple school bag.
quickly ✓✓quick·ly/ˈkwɪkli/	adv.	at a fast speed, or in a short timefamily: quick, quicken, quickness	Please eat quickly, because the bus leaves in five minutes.
quiet ✓✓qui·et/ˈkwaɪət/	adj.	making little or no noisefamily: quietly	The library is quiet.
ready ✓✓read·y/ˈɹɛdi/	adj.	prepared, so that something can start or be usedfamily: readiness, readily	Are you ready for the English test tomorrow morning?
red ✓✓/ɹɛd/	adj.	the color of blood	She wore a red scarf.
reds ⚠/ɹɛdz/	n.	plural of red: red colors or red thingsfamily: red	Mix the reds and blues carefully.
rich ≠/ɹɪtʃ/	adj.	having a lot of money; full of somethingfamily: riches	The soil here is rich.
same ✓✓/seɪm/	adj.	not different	We use the same book.
short ✓✓/ʃɔɹt/	adj.	not long, or not tallfamily: shorter, shortest, shorten, shortly, shortage, shorts	It is only a short walk from the station to the school.
side ≠/saɪd/	n.	one of the surfaces or edges of something	Write on one side only.
sides ⚠/saɪdz/	n.	plural of sidefamily: side	Write on both sides of the sheet.
six ⚠/sɪks/	det.	the number 6	Six groups, six topics.
size ≠/saɪz/	n.	how big or small something is	Check the size before you buy.
slow ✓✓/sloʊ/	adj.	not fastfamily: slowly, slower	A slow start is fine.
small ✓✓/smɔl/	adj.	little in size or amount, not bigfamily: smaller, smallest	We live in a small flat near the university.
some ✓✓/sʌm/	det.	an amount that is not stated exactly	Some students finished early.
special ✓✓spe·cial/ˈspɛʃəl/	adj.	different from normal, and better or more importantfamily: especially, specially, specialist, specialize	Today is a special day because it is my grandmother's birthday.
strange ≠/stɹeɪndʒ/	adj.	unusual and difficult to understandfamily: strangely, strangeness, stranger, strangers	I heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen at night.
strong ✓✓/stɹɔŋ/	adj.	having great power or forcefamily: strength	The wind was very strong.
super ≠su·per/ˈsupɚ/	adj.	informal: extremely good	The field trip was super.
tall ✓✓/tɔl/	adj.	high; a greater height than usualfamily: taller	The tall cabinet blocks the board.
terrible ✓✓ter·ri·ble/ˈtɛɹəbəl/	adj.	very bad or very unpleasantfamily: terribly	The weather was terrible, so the school trip was cancelled.
than ✓✓/ðæn/	conj.	used to compare two things	The test was shorter than last term.
that ✓✓/ðæt/	det.	points to the thing there, away from youfamily: this, those	That chair wobbles.
there ✓✓/ðɛɹ/	adv.	in, at or to that place	The library is over there, next to the main gate.
these ✓/ðiz/	det.	points to the things here, near youfamily: this	These pages are done.
thin ≠/θɪn/	adj.	not thick; not fatfamily: thinner	Use thin paper for tracing.
this ✓✓/ðɪs/	det.	points to the thing here, near youfamily: these	This chair is broken.
those ✓/ðoʊz/	det.	points to the things there, away from youfamily: that	Those seats are taken.
too ✓✓/tu/	adv.	more than is wanted; also as well	This is too difficult.
top ≠/tɑp/	n.	the highest part of something	Write the date at the top.
true ✓✓/tɹu/	adj.	agreeing with the factsfamily: truth, truly	Say whether the sentence is true.
two ⚠/tu/	det.	the number 2	Bring two pencils.
under ✓✓un·der/ˈʌndɚ/	prep.	below; covered by	The cat sleeps under the table.
very ✓✓ver·y/ˈvɛɹi/	adv.	used before an adjective or adverb to make it stronger	The exam was very difficult, but everyone finished on time.
way ✓✓/weɪ/	n.	a method of doing something; a routefamily: ways	Show me an easier way.
were ✓/wɝ/	v.	the past of arefamily: be, was	The gates were open.
white ✓✓/waɪt/	n.	the colour of snow or milkfamily: whiter, whitest, whiten, whiteness, whitish	White is a popular colour for cars in hot countries.
wonderful ✓✓won·der·ful/ˈwʌndɚfəl/	adj.	extremely good or pleasantfamily: wonder, wonderfully	We had a wonderful time at the beach last weekend.
wrong ✓✓/ɹɔŋ/	adj.	not correct or truefamily: wrongly, wrongful, wrongdoing	Three of my answers were wrong, so I checked them again.
yellow ✓✓yel·low/ˈjɛloʊ/	n.	the colour of a lemon or the sunfamily: yellowish, yellowed, yellows	Yellow is the colour of our school's sports team.
young ✓✓/jʌŋ/	adj.	having lived for only a short timefamily: younger, youngest, youth, youthful	Young children learn new words very quickly.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
activity ✓✓ac·tiv·i·ty/ækˈtɪvəti/	n.	something that a person does for fun, exercise or learningfamily: active, actively, activities	Our teacher planned a group activity for the first lesson.
alone ≠a·lone/əˈloʊn/	adv.	without any other peoplefamily: lone, lonely, loneliness	She lives alone in a small flat near the university.
article ✓✓ar·ti·cle/ˈɑɹtəkəl/	n.	a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or websitefamily: articles	I read an interesting article about sleep in the newspaper.
bags ⚠/bæɡz/	n.	plural of bagfamily: bag	Leave the bags at the door.
ball ✓✓/bɔl/	n.	a round object that you throw, kick or hit in gamesfamily: balls	The children kicked the ball across the playground.
band ✓✓/bænd/	n.	a group of musicians who play music togetherfamily: bands	Our school band played three songs at the concert.
baseball ≠base·ball/ˈbeɪsˌbɔl/	n.	a game where players hit a ball with a bat and run round basesfamily: baseballs	My brother plays baseball with his friends every Saturday morning.
basketball ≠bas·ket·ball/ˈbæskətˌbɔl/	n.	a team sport where players score by throwing into a high round netfamily: basket, ball, basketballs	We play basketball in the school gym every Friday afternoon.
bicycle ✓✓bi·cy·cle/ˈbaɪsɪkəl/	n.	a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedalsfamily: bicycles, bike, cycle, cycling, cyclist	She rides her bicycle to the university every day.
birth ≠/bɝθ/	n.	the time when a baby comes out of its mother's bodyfamily: births, born, birthday, rebirth	Please write your date of birth at the top of the form.
borrow ≠bor·row/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/	v.	to take and use something that you will give back laterfamily: borrowed, borrowing, borrows, borrower	Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
bottom ≠bot·tom/ˈbɑtəm/	n.	the lowest part of somethingfamily: bottoms, bottomless	Write your name at the bottom of the page.
breakfast ✓✓break·fast/ˈbɹɛkfəst/	n.	the first meal of the day	Breakfast is ready.
busy ✓✓bus·y/ˈbɪzi/	adj.	having a lot of things to dofamily: busier, busiest, busily	I am too busy to go out tonight because of homework.
button ≠but·ton/ˈbʌtən/	n.	a small round object used to close a shirt or coatfamily: buttons, buttoned, unbutton	A button fell off my shirt on the way to school.
card ✓✓/kɑɹd/	n.	a small stiff piece of paperfamily: cards	Write one word on each card.
cartoon ≠car·toon/kɑɹˈtun/	n.	a funny drawing, or a film or TV show made from drawingsfamily: cartoons, cartoonist	My little sister loves watching cartoons after school.
celebrate ≠cel·e·brate/ˈsɛləˌbɹeɪt/	v.	to do something enjoyable to mark a special day or eventfamily: celebration, celebrated, celebrating, celebrates	We celebrated my sister's birthday with a big cake.
check ≠/tʃɛk/	n.	a careful look at something to make sure it is correctfamily: checks, checked, checking, checker	Do a quick check of your answers before you hand in.
cinema ✓✓cin·e·ma/ˈsɪnəmə/	n.	a building where people go to watch filmsfamily: cinemas	We went to the cinema to see a new film.
closed ≠/kloʊzd/	adj.	not open, so that people cannot go infamily: close, closing, closure	The library is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
clothes ✓✓/kloʊðz/	n.	the things people wear, such as shirts, trousers and dressesfamily: cloth, clothe, clothing	Pack warm clothes because the mountains are cold at night.
coat ✓✓/koʊt/	n.	a piece of clothing worn over others	Wear a coat, it is cold.
concert ✓✓con·cert/ˈkɑnsɚt/	n.	a public performance of musicfamily: concerts	We are going to a concert at the stadium on Saturday.
dance ✓✓/dæns/	n.	a series of movements you make to musicfamily: dancer, dancing, danced, dances	The students learned a traditional dance for the school show.
dancing ✓✓danc·ing/ˈdænsɪŋ/	n.	the activity of moving your body to musicfamily: dance, dancer, danced	Dancing is a fun way to stay fit and relax.
doll ✓/dɑl/	n.	a toy that looks like a small person or babyfamily: dolls, dolly	My little sister sleeps with her favourite doll every night.
drama ≠dra·ma/ˈdɹɑmə/	n.	a serious play for the theatre, television or radiofamily: dramatic, dramatically, dramas	My sister watches a new television drama every evening after dinner.
dress ✓✓/dɹɛs/	n.	a piece of clothing for women that covers the body and legsfamily: dresses, dressed, dressing	She wore a blue dress to her friend's party.
event ✓✓e·vent/ɪˈvɛnt/	n.	something that happens, especially something important or plannedfamily: events, eventful	The school holds a sports event every year in March.
everyday ≠ev·ery·day/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	adj.	normal and usual, not special	Cooking and cleaning are everyday jobs in most homes.
fan ≠/fæn/	n.	a person who loves a team or star; a machine that moves air	Turn the fan toward the class.
festival ✓✓fes·ti·val/ˈfɛstəvəl/	n.	a special day or time when people celebrate togetherfamily: festivals, festive	Every summer the town holds a big music festival in the park.
fishing ≠fish·ing/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/	n.	the sport of catching sea or river animals with a rod or netfamily: fish, fished, fisherman, fishermen	My grandfather goes fishing on the river every Sunday morning.
football ✓✓foot·ball/ˈfʊtˌbɔl/	n.	a game in which two teams kick a ball to score goalsfamily: footballer, footballs	The boys play football in the park after school.
form ✓✓/fɔɹm/	n.	a printed or online page with spaces where you write informationfamily: forms, formal, formation, formed, forming, format	Please fill in this form with your name and address.
game ✓✓/ɡeɪm/	n.	an activity with rules played for fun	We played a word game.
gift ≠/ɡɪft/	n.	a thing that you give to someone, for example on their birthdayfamily: gifts, gifted	My aunt sent me a small gift for passing my exams.
glasses ✓glass·es/ˈɡlæsəz/	n.	something you wear over your eyes to help you see clearlyfamily: glass, sunglasses	I cannot read the board without my glasses.
goodbye ✓good·bye/ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/	n.	what you say when you leave someonefamily: goodbyes	We said goodbye at the airport and promised to write.
guitar ✓✓gui·tar/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/	n.	a musical instrument with six strings that you play with your fingersfamily: guitarist, guitars	He learned to play the guitar by watching online videos.
habit ≠hab·it/ˈhæbət/	n.	something that you do often, usually without thinking about itfamily: habits, habitual, habitually	Brushing your teeth twice a day is a good habit.
hat ✓✓/hæt/	n.	a covering worn on the head	Wear a hat in the sun.
hats ⚠/hæts/	n.	plural of hatfamily: hat	The children wore paper hats.
have ✓✓/hæv/	v.	to own or hold somethingfamily: has, had, having	I have a blue pen and two notebooks in my bag.
hobby ✓✓hob·by/ˈhɑbi/	n.	an activity you do for pleasure in your free timefamily: hobbies, hobbyist	Her hobby is taking photos of birds in the park.
inside ≠in·side/ɪnˈsaɪd/	prep.	in or into the inner part of somethingfamily: insider, insides	Please keep your phone inside your bag during the test.
jacket ✓✓jack·et/ˈdʒækət/	n.	a short coat that you wear over other clothesfamily: jackets	Take a jacket with you because it gets cold at night.
jeans ✓✓/dʒinz/	n.	trousers made of strong blue cotton cloth	He wears jeans and a T-shirt at the weekend.
kite ✓/kaɪt/	n.	a light frame with paper or cloth, flown on a string	The kite climbed in the sea wind.
life ✓✓/laɪf/	n.	the time between birth and death; being alivefamily: live, alive	Village life is quiet.
live ✓✓/lɪv/	v.	to have your home somewhere; to be alivefamily: lives, living	They live near the temple.
magazine ✓✓mag·a·zine/ˈmæɡəˌzin/	n.	a large thin book with pictures and articles, sold every week or monthfamily: magazines	She buys a cooking magazine every month for new recipes.
match ✓✓/mætʃ/	n.	a game between two teams or players in a sportfamily: matches, matching	The tennis match lasted almost three hours.
morning ✓✓morn·ing/ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/	n.	the early part of the day	I run every morning.
movie ✓✓mov·ie/ˈmuvi/	n.	a story told with pictures and sound that you watch on a screenfamily: movies	We watched a funny movie at the cinema last Saturday.
music ✓✓mu·sic/ˈmjuzɪk/	n.	sounds from instruments or voices that people enjoy listening tofamily: musical, musician, musically	She listens to music while she studies in the library.
news ✓✓/nuz/	n.	new information about recent events	The news starts at seven.
newspaper ✓✓news·pa·per/ˈnuzˌpeɪpɚ/	n.	large printed pages sold daily or weekly that report what is happeningfamily: news, paper, newspapers	My father reads the newspaper every morning with his coffee.
painting ✓✓paint·ing/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/	n.	a picture made with colours, usually on paper or clothfamily: paint, painted, painter, paintings	There is a painting of a river above the sofa.
pants ≠/pænts/	n.	a piece of clothing with two legs, called trousers in British English	He wore black pants and a white shirt to the interview.
party ✓✓par·ty/ˈpɑɹti/	n.	an event where people meet to eat, talk and have funfamily: parties	We are having a party for her birthday on Friday.
photo ✓✓pho·to/ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/	n.	a picture made with a camerafamily: photograph, photos, photographer, photography	She took a photo of her friends in front of the school.
piano ✓✓pi·an·o/piˈænoʊ/	n.	a large musical instrument with black and white keysfamily: pianos, pianist	My sister plays the piano for an hour every evening.
picture ✓✓pic·ture/ˈpɪktʃɚ/	n.	a drawing, painting or photo that shows a person or thingfamily: pictures, pictured	The children drew a picture of their family in art class.
piece ✓✓/pis/	n.	a part that has been cut or broken from something biggerfamily: pieces	Could you give me a small piece of that cake?
pocket ≠pock·et/ˈpɑkət/	n.	a small bag in your trousers, shirt or coat for keeping thingsfamily: pockets, pocketful	He keeps his keys and phone in his jacket pocket.
pool ✓✓/pul/	n.	an area of water built for swimming infamily: pools	The hotel has a small pool where the children can swim.
pop ≠/pɑp/	n.	a short light sound; informal for pop music	The balloon burst with a pop.
programme ✓✓pro·gramme/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/	n.	a show on television or radio, or a planned set of activitiesfamily: programmes, program, programmer, programming	My favourite programme is on television at eight o'clock tonight.
sang ⚠/sæŋ/	v.	past tense of singfamily: sing, sung, song	The whole class sang together.
shirt ✓✓/ʃɝt/	n.	a piece of clothing with sleeves and buttons for the upper bodyfamily: shirts, t-shirt, sweatshirt	He wore a white shirt and a tie for the interview.
shoe ✓✓/ʃu/	n.	a covering for the foot	One shoe is under the bed.
shower ✓✓show·er/ˈʃaʊɚ/	n.	a wash under falling water	He takes a shower at six.
sing ✓✓/sɪŋ/	v.	to make music with your voicefamily: song, sang, singer	The children sing every morning.
skirt ✓✓/skɝt/	n.	a piece of clothing for women and girls that hangs down from the waistfamily: skirts, miniskirt	She chose a long blue skirt to wear to the concert.
smoking ≠smok·ing/ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/	n.	the habit of using cigarettesfamily: smoke, smoker, smoked, smokes, smoky	Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the university buildings.
soccer ≠soc·cer/ˈsɑkɚ/	n.	a game in which two teams try to kick a ball into a goal	The boys play soccer in the park after school every day.
song ✓✓/sɔŋ/	n.	a short piece of music with wordsfamily: sing, sang, singer	The class learned a new song.
sport ✓✓/spɔɹt/	n.	an activity such as football or running that people do for exercise or funfamily: sports, sporting, sporty, sportsman	Football is the most popular sport at our school.
story ✓✓sto·ry/ˈstɔɹi/	n.	a description of true or made-up events that someone tells or writesfamily: stories, storyteller	My grandmother tells the same funny story every time we visit.
sung ⚠/sʌŋ/	v.	the past participle of singfamily: sing, sang, song	That song is sung at festivals.
swimming ✓✓swim·ming/ˈswɪmɪŋ/	n.	the sport or activity of moving through water using your arms and legsfamily: swim, swam, swum, swimmer	I go swimming at the local pool twice a week.
tennis ✓✓ten·nis/ˈtɛnəs/	n.	a game where players hit a small ball over a net with rackets	She plays tennis with her brother every Saturday morning.
theatre ✓✓the·a·tre/ˈθiətɚ/	n.	a building where people watch plays and shows on a stagefamily: theatres, theatrical, theatrically	We are going to the theatre to see a play tonight.
thing ✓✓/θɪŋ/	n.	any object, idea or event that you can talk aboutfamily: things	Put your things in the bag before you leave the room.
tired ✓✓/ˈtaɪɚd/	adj.	needing rest or sleepfamily: tire, tiring	I felt tired after work.
toy ≠/tɔɪ/	n.	an object children play with	The child dropped her toy.
trousers ✓✓trou·sers/ˈtɹaʊzɚz/	n.	a piece of clothing for the lower body that covers each leg separatelyfamily: trouser	He needs a new pair of trousers for his school uniform.
umbrella ✓✓um·brel·la/əmˈbɹɛlə/	n.	a thing you open and hold over your head when it rainsfamily: umbrellas	Take an umbrella because it will rain this afternoon.
video ✓✓vid·e·o/ˈvɪdioʊ/	n.	a recording of moving pictures that you watch on a screenfamily: videos	Our teacher showed us a short video about the water cycle.
visit ✓✓vis·it/ˈvɪzɪt/	n.	a short stay at a place or with a personfamily: visits, visited, visiting, visitor, visitors	We paid a visit to my grandmother last weekend.
volleyball ✓vol·ley·ball/ˈvɑliˌbɔl/	n.	a game in which two teams hit a ball over a high netfamily: volleyballs	We play volleyball on the beach every Saturday afternoon.
walk ✓✓/wɔk/	n.	a journey on foot, often for pleasure or exercisefamily: walks, walked, walking, walker, walkers	We went for a walk along the beach after dinner.
wash ≠/wɑʃ/	n.	an act of cleaning something with waterfamily: washes, washed, washing, washer, washable	Give your hands a good wash before you eat.
watch ✓✓/wɑtʃ/	n.	a small clock that you wear on your wristfamily: watches, watching, watched	My father gave me a new watch for my birthday.
wear ✓✓/wɛɹ/	v.	to have clothes on your bodyfamily: wore, worn	Wear the white shirt on Monday.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
adds ⚠/ædz/	v.	the form of add used with he, she and itfamily: add, added	She adds the scores twice.
agree ✓✓a·gree/əˈɡɹi/	v.	to have the same opinion as someone elsefamily: agreement, agreed, agreeing, agrees, agreeable, disagree	I agree with you that the test was too long.
along ≠a·long/əˈlɔŋ/	adv.	together with you or with another person	You can bring a friend along to the picnic on Saturday.
ask ✓✓/æsk/	v.	to say something as a questionfamily: asked, asking	Ask your teacher if you are unsure.
asks ⚠/æsks/	v.	the form of ask used with he, she and itfamily: ask, asked	She asks the quiet students first.
become ✓✓be·come/bɪˈkʌm/	v.	to start to be something, or to change into itfamily: became, becomes, becoming	She wants to become a doctor after university.
begin ✓✓be·gin/bɪˈɡɪn/	v.	to startfamily: began, beginner	The lesson begins at nine.
believe ✓✓be·lieve/bɪˈliv/	v.	to think that something is true or realfamily: belief, believable, believer, believed, believing, believes	Scientists believe the bridge is safe to use.
blow ≠/bloʊ/	v.	to push air out through your mouthfamily: blew, blown, blowing, blows, blower	Blow on the soup so it cools down a little.
bring ✓✓/bɹɪŋ/	v.	to come to a place with something or someonefamily: brought, bringing, brings	Please bring your dictionary to class tomorrow.
build ✓✓/bɪld/	v.	to make something, such as a house, by putting parts togetherfamily: builder, building, built, builds	The workers are building a new library next to our school.
came ⚠/keɪm/	v.	past tense of comefamily: come, coming	She came in quietly.
carry ✓✓car·ry/ˈkæɹi/	v.	to hold something and take it somewherefamily: carriage, carrier, carriers, carried, carries, carrying	He carried the heavy box up to the third floor.
choose ✓✓/tʃuz/	v.	to pick one thing from severalfamily: choice, chose	Choose any topic you like.
close ✓✓/kloʊz/	v.	to shut something, for example a door or a bookfamily: closed, closes, closing, closure	Please close the window because it is getting cold.
come ✓✓/kʌm/	v.	to move towards the speakerfamily: came, coming	Come to the front, please.
cut ✓✓/kʌt/	v.	to divide something with a knife or scissorsfamily: cutting	Cut the paper in half.
did ✓/dɪd/	v.	past tense of dofamily: do, does, done	He did his homework early.
died ⚠/daɪd/	v.	past tense of diefamily: die, death, dead	The old king died in spring.
does ✓/dʌz/	v.	third person form of dofamily: do, did, done	He does his homework at night.
done ≠/dʌn/	v.	past participle of dofamily: do, did	I have done the homework.
draw ✓✓/dɹɔ/	v.	to make a picture with a pen or pencilfamily: drew, drawn, drawing	Draw the map from memory.
drew ⚠/dɹu/	v.	past tense of drawfamily: draw, drawn	Each group drew a map.
fill ✓✓/fɪl/	v.	to make something full, or to become fullfamily: filled, filling, fills, filler	Please fill the bottle with water before we leave.
find ✓✓/faɪnd/	v.	to see or get something that you were looking forfamily: found, finding, finds, finder	Can you help me find my blue pen?
finish ✓✓fin·ish/ˈfɪnɪʃ/	v.	to complete somethingfamily: finished	Finish your work first.
fly ✓✓/flaɪ/	v.	to move through the air with wingsfamily: flew, flown, flight	Cranes fly north in spring.
focus ≠fo·cus/ˈfoʊkəs/	v.	to give all your attention to one thingfamily: focused, focuses, focusing	Turn off your phone so you can focus on your homework.
get ✓✓/ɡɛt/	v.	to receive or obtain somethingfamily: got, getting	I get the bus at seven.
gets ⚠/ɡɛts/	v.	third person form of getfamily: get, got	He gets up at five.
give ✓✓/ɡɪv/	v.	to hand something to someone to keep or usefamily: gave, given	Give each pair one dictionary.
goes ⚠/ɡoʊz/	v.	the form of go used with he, she and itfamily: go, went, gone	The bus goes every ten minutes.
gone ⚠/ɡɔn/	v.	past participle of gofamily: go, went	The bus has gone.
got ⚠/ɡɑt/	v.	past tense of getfamily: get, getting	She got a good mark.
grow ✓✓/ɡɹoʊ/	v.	to become bigger or taller over timefamily: grew, grown, growing, grows, growth, grower	The small tree grew two metres in only three years.
had ✓/hæd/	v.	past tense of havefamily: have, has	We had rice for breakfast.
happen ✓✓hap·pen/ˈhæpən/	v.	to take place, especially when not plannedfamily: happened, happening, happens	Something strange happened to my computer this morning.
held ⚠/hɛld/	v.	past tense of holdfamily: hold, holding	She held the door for the class.
help ✓✓/hɛlp/	v.	to do part of the work for someonefamily: helped, helpful	Help your partner check the spelling.
hide ≠/haɪd/	v.	to put out of sightfamily: hid, hidden	Hide the answers before the quiz.
imagine ✓✓i·mag·ine/ɪˈmædʒən/	v.	to form a picture or idea of something in your mindfamily: imagination, imaginary, imaginative, imagined, imagines, imagining	Imagine you could visit any city in the world for free.
into ✓✓in·to/ˈɪntu/	prep.	moving to the inside of something	Put the sheets into the folder.
introduce ✓✓in·tro·duce/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	v.	to tell someone another person's name when they first meetfamily: introduction, introduced, introducing, introductory	Let me introduce you to my classmate from Chiang Rai.
join ✓✓/dʒɔɪn/	v.	to become a member of a group or clubfamily: joined, joining, joins, joint	My cousin joined the school football club last term.
jump ≠/dʒʌmp/	v.	to push yourself up into the air with your legsfamily: jumped, jumping, jumps, jumper	The cat jumped onto the table and knocked over a cup.
keep ✓✓/kip/	v.	to continue to have something instead of giving it awayfamily: kept, keeps, keeping, keeper	You can keep the book until the end of the month.
know ✓✓/noʊ/	v.	to have information or facts about something in your mindfamily: knows, knew, known, knowing, knowledge, knowledgeable	Do you know the answer to the first question?
lays ⚠/leɪz/	v.	the form of lay used with he, she and itfamily: lay, laid	She lays the cards face down.
leave ✓✓/liv/	v.	to go away from a place or personfamily: left, leaves, leaving	The last train leaves the station at half past ten.
made ⚠/meɪd/	v.	past tense of makefamily: make, making	She made tea for everyone.
make ✓✓/meɪk/	v.	to create or produce somethingfamily: made, makes, making, maker	We made a cake for our teacher's birthday.
meant ⚠/mɛnt/	v.	past tense of meanfamily: mean, meaning	She meant the second exercise, not the first.
meet ✓✓/mit/	v.	to come together with someonefamily: met, meeting	We meet on Tuesdays.
meets ⚠/mits/	v.	the form of meet used with he, she and itfamily: meet, met	The club meets on Wednesdays.
met ⚠/mɛt/	v.	past tense of meetfamily: meet, meeting	We met at the library.
open ✓✓o·pen/ˈoʊpən/	v.	to move something so it is no longer closedfamily: opened, opening	Open your books at page ten.
out ✓✓/aʊt/	adv.	away from the insidefamily: outside	The class went out to play.
paint ✓✓/peɪnt/	v.	to put color on with a brushfamily: painted, painting	The club painted the library door.
pick ≠/pɪk/	v.	to choose something from a groupfamily: picked, picking, picks, picker, picky	Pick a colour for your name card.
play ✓✓/pleɪ/	v.	to take part in a game; to make musicfamily: played, player	Play the first round in pairs.
push ≠/pʊʃ/	v.	to move something away from you using your hands or bodyfamily: pushed, pushes, pushing, pushy	Push the door to open it.
put ✓✓/pʊt/	v.	to move something into a placefamily: putting	Put the books away.
puts ⚠/pʊts/	v.	the form of put used with he, she and itfamily: put, putting	She puts the chalk back each time.
ran ⚠/ɹæn/	v.	past tense of runfamily: run, running	He ran to the bus stop.
reads ⚠/ɹidz/	v.	the form of read used with he, she and itfamily: read, reading	She reads before bed.
run ✓✓/ɹʌn/	v.	to move quickly on your feetfamily: ran, running	They run every morning.
runs ⚠/ɹʌnz/	v.	third person form of runfamily: run, ran	She runs every morning.
said ⚠/sɛd/	v.	past tense of sayfamily: say, says	She said hello to everyone.
sat ⚠/sæt/	v.	past tense of sitfamily: sit, sitting	She sat by the window.
saw ≠/sɔ/	v.	past tense of see; also a tool for cutting woodfamily: see, seen	I saw your brother at the market.
say ✓✓/seɪ/	v.	to speak wordsfamily: said, saying	Say the word aloud.
says ⚠/sɛz/	v.	the form of say used with he, she and itfamily: say, said	The sign says closed on Mondays.
see ✓✓/si/	v.	to notice something with your eyesfamily: saw, seen	Can you see the board?
seen ⚠/sin/	v.	past participle of seefamily: see, saw	I have seen that film.
sees ⚠/siz/	v.	third person form of seefamily: see, saw, seen	He sees the board clearly.
show ✓✓/ʃoʊ/	v.	to let someone see somethingfamily: showed, shown	Show your working in the margin.
sit ✓✓/sɪt/	v.	to rest on a chair or the groundfamily: sat, sitting	Please sit down.
sits ⚠/sɪts/	v.	the form of sit used with he, she and itfamily: sit, sat	He sits by the window.
stay ✓✓/steɪ/	v.	to remain in a placefamily: stayed	Stay in your seats until the bell.
stop ✓✓/stɑp/	v.	to finish moving or doing somethingfamily: stopped, stopping	Stop writing now, please.
take ✓✓/teɪk/	v.	to move something into your hands, or with youfamily: took, taken, taking	Take one sheet and pass them on.
talk ✓✓/tɔk/	v.	to speak to someone about somethingfamily: talkative, talker, talked, talking, talks	We talked about the homework on the way home.
tell ✓✓/tɛl/	v.	to say something to someonefamily: told, telling	Tell me when the bell rings.
thank ✓✓/θæŋk/	v.	to tell someone you are grateful for what they didfamily: thanks, thanked, thanking, thankful, thankless	She thanked her friend for helping with the homework.
think ✓✓/θɪŋk/	v.	to use your mind to form ideas or opinionsfamily: thought, thinks, thinking, thinker, thinkers	I think the exam will be easier than last year.
told ⚠/toʊld/	v.	past tense of tellfamily: tell, telling	Nobody told the new student.
tried ⚠/tɹaɪd/	v.	past tense of tryfamily: try, trying	Everyone tried the bonus question.
tries ⚠/tɹaɪz/	v.	third person form of tryfamily: try, tried	He tries his best every day.
try ≠/tɹaɪ/	v.	to attempt somethingfamily: tried, trying	Try the next question.
turn ✓✓/tɝn/	v.	to move so as to face another directionfamily: turned, turning	Turn to your partner.
use ✓✓/juz/	v.	to do something with a tool or objectfamily: useful, user	Use a pencil, not a pen.
using ⚠us·ing/ˈjuzɪŋ/	v.	the -ing form of usefamily: use, used	They are using the back door today.
wait ✓✓/weɪt/	v.	to stay in a place until someone comes or something happensfamily: waiter, waited, waiting, waits	Please wait outside the office until the doctor calls your name.
was ✓/wɑz/	v.	past tense of be, used with I, he, she and itfamily: be, were, been	She was late this morning.
went ⚠/wɛnt/	v.	past tense of gofamily: go, gone	The class went quiet.
wins ⚠/wɪnz/	v.	the form of win used with he, she and itfamily: win, won	The quiet team wins again.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
actor ✓✓ac·tor/ˈæktɚ/	n.	a person who plays a character in a film or playfamily: act, acting, actress, actors	The actor learned all his lines in just two days.
address ✓✓ad·dress/ˈæˌdɹɛs/	n.	the name of the street and town where someone livesfamily: addresses, addressed, addressing	Please write your name and address at the top of the form.
age ✓✓/eɪdʒ/	n.	how old a person or thing isfamily: aged	Write your name and age.
aunt ✓✓/ænt/	n.	the sister of your mother or father	My aunt visits us every Sunday.
baby ✓✓ba·by/ˈbeɪbi/	n.	a very young child who cannot walk or talk yetfamily: babies, babyhood	The baby slept in her mother's arms during the whole flight.
birthday ✓✓birth·day/ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/	n.	the date each year when a person becomes one year olderfamily: birth, birthdays	We are having a small party for my brother's birthday on Sunday.
boy ✓✓/bɔɪ/	n.	a male child	Two boys carried the water in.
boyfriend ✓✓boy·friend/ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/	n.	a man who is someone's partner in a romantic relationshipfamily: boy, friend, boyfriends	My sister and her boyfriend are cooking dinner for us tonight.
brother ✓✓broth·er/ˈbɹʌðɚ/	n.	a boy or man with the same parents as you	His brother lives abroad.
character ≠char·ac·ter/ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/	n.	a person in a book, film, play or gamefamily: characters, characteristic, characterise, characterisation	My favourite character in the story is the clever young detective.
child ✓✓/tʃaɪld/	n.	a young human beingfamily: children, childhood	The child drew a picture.
club ✓✓/klʌb/	n.	a group of people who meet to do an activity togetherfamily: clubs	She joined the school chess club last year.
coach ≠/koʊtʃ/	n.	a person who trains a sports team or playerfamily: coaches, coached, coaching	Our swimming coach makes us practise for an hour before school.
cousin ✓✓cous·in/ˈkʌzən/	n.	the child of your aunt or unclefamily: cousins	My cousins came to stay with us for the holiday.
dad ✓✓/dæd/	n.	an informal word for father	My dad drives a truck.
dads ⚠/dædz/	n.	informal plural of dadfamily: dad	Three dads helped at sports day.
daughter ✓✓daugh·ter/ˈdɔtɚ/	n.	a person's female childfamily: daughters	Their daughter is studying medicine at university.
everybody ✓✓ev·ery·bod·y/ˈɛvɹiˌbɑdi/	pron.	all the people in a group or placefamily: every, everyone	Everybody in the office brought food for the party.
everyone ✓✓ev·ery·one/ˈɛvɹiˌwʌn/	pron.	all the people in a groupfamily: every, everybody, everything, everywhere	Everyone in the class passed the test this time.
fairy ✓fair·y/ˈfɛɹi/	n.	a tiny magic creature with wings in children's storiesfamily: fairies, fairyland, fairytale	The children drew a fairy with silver wings and a wand.
family ✓✓fam·i·ly/ˈfæməli/	n.	a group of people related to each otherfamily: families	My family lives in Chiang Mai.
father ✓✓fa·ther/ˈfɑðɚ/	n.	a man who has a son or daughterfamily: fatherhood, fatherly, fathers	My father drives me to school every morning before work.
fight ≠/faɪt/	n.	an angry struggle or argument between two or more peoplefamily: fights, fought, fighting, fighter	My brother and I had a fight about the remote control.
friend ✓✓/fɹɛnd/	n.	a person you like and know wellfamily: friendly, friendship	She is my closest friend.
girl ✓✓/ɡɝl/	n.	a female child	Three girls joined the club.
girlfriend ✓✓girl·friend/ˈɡɝlˌfɹɛnd/	n.	the woman that someone is in a romantic relationship withfamily: girl, friend, girlfriends	He introduced his girlfriend to his parents at dinner.
grandfather ✓✓grand·fa·ther/ˈɡɹændˌfɑðɚ/	n.	the male parent of one of your parentsfamily: father, grandfathers, grandpa	My grandfather taught me how to ride a bicycle.
grandma ✓grand·ma/ˈɡɹændmɑ/	n.	a friendly name for the mother of your mother or fatherfamily: grandmother, grandmothers, grandmas	My grandma tells us stories about her school days.
grandmother ✓✓grand·moth·er/ˈɡɹændˌmʌðɚ/	n.	the female parent of one of your parentsfamily: mother, grandmothers, grandma	Every Sunday we visit our grandmother and help in her garden.
grandpa ✓grand·pa/ˈɡɹændˌpɑ/	n.	a friendly name for the dad of your mum or dadfamily: grandfather, grandfathers, grandpas	My grandpa taught me to ride a bicycle when I was six.
grandparent ✓✓grand·par·ent/ˈɡɹændˌpɛɹənt/	n.	the mother or father of your mother or fatherfamily: parent, parents, grandparents	My grandparents live with us and help to cook dinner.
greet ≠/ɡɹit/	v.	to say hello to someone when you meet themfamily: greeting, greetings, greeted, greets	The teacher greets every student at the classroom door each morning.
group ✓✓/ɡɹup/	n.	a number of people or things that are together or connectedfamily: groups, grouped, grouping	The teacher divided the class into groups of four.
guy ≠/ɡaɪ/	n.	a man, in informal speechfamily: guys	The guy at the shop helped me find the book.
her ✓✓/hɝ/	det.	belonging to a female personfamily: hers	Her answer was correct.
him ✓✓/hɪm/	pron.	the object form of hefamily: he, his	Give the keys to him.
his ✓✓/hɪz/	det.	belonging to a male personfamily: he, him	His answer was correct.
husband ✓✓hus·band/ˈhʌzbənd/	n.	the man that a woman is married tofamily: husbands	Her husband cooks dinner while she helps the children with homework.
kid ≠/kɪd/	n.	informal: a child	The kids lined up outside.
lady ≠la·dy/ˈleɪdi/	n.	a polite word for a woman	The lady at the desk can help.
laws ⚠/lɔz/	n.	plural of lawfamily: law	Traffic laws changed this year.
leader ≠lead·er/ˈlidɚ/	n.	the person who is in charge of a group or a countryfamily: lead, led, leading, leadership, leaders	Our team leader gave everyone a job to do for the project.
man ✓✓/mæn/	n.	an adult male personfamily: men	A man asked for directions.
men ⚠/mɛn/	n.	more than one manfamily: man	Two men waited outside.
mine ≠/maɪn/	pron.	belonging to mefamily: my	That notebook is mine.
mom ✓/mɑm/	n.	informal, especially US: motherfamily: mother	His mom packs lunch at dawn.
mother ✓✓moth·er/ˈmʌðɚ/	n.	a woman who has a son or daughterfamily: motherhood, motherly, mothers	My mother taught me how to cook rice when I was six.
musician ≠mu·si·cian/mjuˈzɪʃən/	n.	a person who plays an instrument or sings, often as a jobfamily: music, musical, musically, musicians	The musicians practised for hours before the school concert on Friday.
name ✓✓/neɪm/	n.	the word a person or thing is calledfamily: named, naming	Write your name at the top.
names ⚠/neɪmz/	n.	plural of namefamily: name	Write both names on the folder.
nationality ✓na·tion·al·i·ty/ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/	n.	the country that a person legally belongs tofamily: nation, national, nationally, nationalities, international	Her nationality is Thai, but she has lived in Australia for years.
officer ≠of·fi·cer/ˈɔfəsɚ/	n.	a person with an important job in the police, the army or a companyfamily: office, official, officially, officers	A police officer helped the lost child find her parents in the market.
our ✓✓/ˈaʊɚ/	det.	belonging to usfamily: ours	Our class meets at nine.
owner ≠own·er/ˈoʊnɚ/	n.	the person that something belongs tofamily: own, owned, owners, ownership	The owner of the shop opens it at eight every morning.
parent ✓✓par·ent/ˈpɛɹənt/	n.	a mother or fatherfamily: parenting	Her parents live nearby.
partner ✓✓part·ner/ˈpɑɹtnɚ/	n.	a person you do something with, such as work or a gamefamily: partners, partnership	Work with a partner and check each other's answers.
people ✓✓peo·ple/ˈpipəl/	n.	more than one personfamily: person	Many people came to the temple.
person ✓✓per·son/ˈpɝsən/	n.	one human beingfamily: people, personal	Only one person was waiting.
player ✓✓play·er/ˈpleɪɚ/	n.	a person who takes part in a game or sportfamily: play, played, playing, players	The best player on the team scored two goals.
reader ✓✓read·er/ˈɹidɚ/	n.	a person who looks at written words to understand themfamily: read, reading, readers, readership	She is a fast reader and finishes a novel every week.
reporter ≠re·port·er/ɹɪˈpɔɹtɚ/	n.	a person whose job is to find and tell news storiesfamily: report, reports, reported, reporting, reporters	The reporter asked the head teacher about the new school building.
scientist ✓✓sci·en·tist/ˈsaɪəntɪst/	n.	a person whose job is to study the natural world and do experimentsfamily: science, scientific, scientists	A scientist explained to our class how plants make food.
self ≠/sɛlf/	n.	your own person, as in yourselffamily: yourself, selfish	Bring your best self to class.
she ✓✓/ʃi/	pron.	the female person already mentionedfamily: her, hers	She teaches the morning class.
singer ✓✓sing·er/ˈsɪŋɚ/	n.	a person who makes music with their voicefamily: sing, sang, sung, singing, song, singers	The singer thanked the crowd after her last song.
sister ✓✓sis·ter/ˈsɪstɚ/	n.	a girl or woman with the same parents as you	My sister teaches maths.
someone ✓✓some·one/ˈsʌmˌwʌn/	pron.	a person, when you do not know or say whofamily: some, somebody, something, somewhere, sometimes	Someone left an umbrella in the classroom yesterday.
son ✓✓/sʌn/	n.	a male child	Her son studies medicine.
sons ⚠/sʌnz/	n.	plural of sonfamily: son	Both sons work on the farm.
spy ≠/spaɪ/	n.	a person who secretly collects information	The story follows a reluctant spy.
their ✓✓/ðɛɹ/	det.	belonging to themfamily: they, them	Students keep their own cards.
they ✓✓/ðeɪ/	pron.	the people or things already mentionedfamily: them, their	They finished first.
together ✓✓to·geth·er/təˈɡɛðɚ/	adv.	with each other, in the same place or groupfamily: togetherness	The children played together in the garden all afternoon.
uncle ✓✓un·cle/ˈʌŋkəl/	n.	the brother of your mother or fatherfamily: uncles	My uncle works at a bank in the city centre.
war ≠/wɔɹ/	n.	fighting between countries or large groupsfamily: wartime	The war lasted four years.
wars ⚠/wɔɹz/	n.	plural of warfamily: war	The museum covers two wars.
welcome ✓✓wel·come/ˈwɛlkəm/	v.	to greet someone in a friendly way when they arrivefamily: welcomed, welcoming, welcomes	The headteacher welcomed the new students at the school gate.
who ✓✓/hu/	pron.	asks or tells which personfamily: whose, whom	Who left this bag here?
wife ✓✓/waɪf/	n.	the woman that someone is married tofamily: wives, wifely	He and his wife both teach at the same school.
woman ✓✓wom·an/ˈwʊmən/	n.	an adult female personfamily: women	A woman asked for directions.
writer ✓✓writ·er/ˈɹaɪtɚ/	n.	a person who creates books, articles or other textsfamily: write, wrote, written, writing, writers	The writer signed copies of her new book at the library.
you ✓✓/ju/	pron.	the person or people being spoken tofamily: your, yours	You may begin.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
add ✓✓/æd/	v.	to put something with something elsefamily: addition	Add your name to the list.
all ✓✓/ɔl/	det.	every one of a group	All the students passed.
and ✓✓/ənd/	conj.	used to join two things	Bring a pen and a notebook.
answer ✓✓an·swer/ˈænsɚ/	n.	what you say or write after a questionfamily: answered, answering	Her answer was correct.
any ✓✓an·y/ˈɛni/	det.	some, in questions and negatives	Do you have any questions?
art ✓✓/ɑɹt/	n.	drawing, painting and similar workfamily: artist, artistic	Art class is on Tuesday.
bag ✓✓/bæɡ/	n.	a container made of cloth, paper or plasticfamily: baggage	Put your books in your bag.
book ✓✓/bʊk/	n.	pages joined together for readingfamily: booklet, bookshop	This book has forty pages.
can ✓/kæn/	v.	to be able to do somethingfamily: could	She can swim well.
circle ≠cir·cle/ˈsɝkəl/	n.	a round flat shape like a ring or a coinfamily: circles, circled, circling, circular	The children sat in a circle on the classroom floor.
class ✓✓/klæs/	n.	a group of students who learn togetherfamily: classroom, classmate	Our class has thirty students.
classmate ✓class·mate/ˈklæsˌmeɪt/	n.	a student who has lessons together with you at schoolfamily: class, classmates, classroom	I borrowed a pencil from my classmate during the test.
classroom ✓✓class·room/ˈklæsˌɹum/	n.	the place in a school where students have lessonsfamily: class, classmate, classrooms	Please leave your bags at the back of the classroom.
college ✓✓col·lege/ˈkɑlɪdʒ/	n.	a place where students study after leaving schoolfamily: colleges	My sister is studying nursing at a college near home.
copy ≠cop·y/ˈkɑpi/	n.	something made to be exactly like another thingfamily: copies, copied, copying, copier	Please make a copy of this form and keep the original safe.
count ≠/kaʊnt/	v.	to say numbers in order, or find a totalfamily: counting	Count the words you got right.
course ✓✓/kɔɹs/	n.	a series of lessons on one subjectfamily: courses, coursework	I am taking an English course at the university this term.
desk ✓✓/dɛsk/	n.	a table for writing and working	Leave the books on my desk.
dictionary ✓✓dic·tion·ar·y/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/	n.	a book or website that lists words and explains their meaningsfamily: dictionaries	Use a dictionary to check the spelling of difficult words.
each ✓✓/itʃ/	det.	every one considered separately	Give each student a sheet.
every ✓✓ev·er·y/ˈɛvɚi/	det.	each person or thing in a group, none left outfamily: everyone, everybody, everything, everywhere	Every student in the class has a library card.
example ✓✓ex·am·ple/ɪɡˈzæmpəl/	n.	something that shows what you mean	Give one example, please.
for ✓✓/fɔɹ/	prep.	showing why something is done, or who gets it	This letter is for you.
forget ✓✓for·get/fɚˈɡɛt/	v.	to fail to rememberfamily: forgot, forgetful	Do not forget the answer key.
history ✓✓his·to·ry/ˈhɪstɚi/	n.	past events, or the study of what happened in the pastfamily: historian, historical, historic, histories	We learned about the ancient kingdoms in history class today.
homework ✓✓home·work/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/	n.	school work done at home	Finish your homework first.
idea ✓✓i·de·a/aɪˈdiə/	n.	a thought or plan in the mindfamily: ideal	That is a good idea.
ideas ⚠i·de·as/aɪˈdiəz/	n.	plural of ideafamily: idea	Write three ideas before choosing one.
language ✓✓lan·guage/ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/	n.	the words a group of people use	She speaks four languages.
learn ✓✓/lɝn/	v.	to get knowledge or a skillfamily: learner, learning, learnt	Children learn quickly.
letter ✓✓let·ter/ˈlɛtɚ/	n.	a written sign such as A or Bfamily: lettering	The word has five letters.
library ✓✓li·brar·y/ˈlaɪbɹɛˌɹi/	n.	a place with books to borrowfamily: librarian	The library closes at six.
line ✓✓/laɪn/	n.	a long thin mark, or a row of wordsfamily: lined	Write on the first line.
lines ⚠/laɪnz/	n.	plural of linefamily: line	Skip two lines between answers.
list ✓✓/lɪst/	n.	words or items written one under anotherfamily: listed	Make a list of new words.
listen ✓✓lis·ten/ˈlɪsən/	v.	to pay attention to soundfamily: listener	Listen carefully and repeat.
math ✓/mæθ/	n.	the study of numbers, shapes and measuringfamily: mathematics, maths, mathematical, mathematically, mathematician	We have a math test on Friday, so I am practising sums.
need ✓✓/nid/	v.	to require somethingfamily: needed	You need a pencil for this.
nine ⚠/naɪn/	n.	the number 9family: ninth	Class begins at nine.
not ✓✓/nɑt/	adv.	used to make a sentence negative	He is not ready yet.
number ✓✓num·ber/ˈnʌmbɚ/	n.	a word or symbol used for counting, such as three or tenfamily: numbers, numbered, numbering	Write your phone number at the top of the form, please.
one ⚠/wʌn/	n.	the number 1family: first	Choose one answer only.
page ✓✓/peɪdʒ/	n.	one side of a sheet in a bookfamily: pages	Turn to page forty.
pair ✓✓/pɛɹ/	n.	two things of the same kindfamily: paired	Work in pairs.
pairs ⚠/pɛɹz/	n.	plural of pairfamily: pair	Work in pairs for this task.
paper ✓✓pa·per/ˈpeɪpɚ/	n.	thin material for writing onfamily: papers, paperwork	Write your name on the paper.
paragraph ✓✓par·a·graph/ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/	n.	a group of sentences about one idea, starting on a new linefamily: paragraphs	Read the first paragraph of the story and find the main idea.
pen ✓✓/pɛn/	n.	a tool for writing with ink	Write in pen, not pencil.
pencil ✓✓pen·cil/ˈpɛnsəl/	n.	a thin tool for writing	Can I borrow a pencil?
pens ⚠/pɛnz/	n.	plural of penfamily: pen	The pens are in the drawer.
practise ✓✓prac·tise/ˈpɹæktɪs/	v.	to do something again and again to get better at itfamily: practice, practised, practises, practising, practical	I practise the piano for thirty minutes every evening.
problem ✓✓prob·lem/ˈpɹɑbləm/	n.	something difficult that you need to find an answer tofamily: problems, problematic	We had a problem with the printer, so nobody got a copy.
question ✓✓ques·tion/ˈkwɛstʃən/	n.	something you askfamily: questionable	Answer every question.
read ✓✓/ɹid/	v.	to look at words and understand themfamily: reader, reading	He reads before bed.
reading ✓✓read·ing/ˈɹidɪŋ/	n.	the skill or activity of understanding written wordsfamily: read, reader, readers, readings	Reading is my favourite way to relax after a long day.
remember ✓✓re·mem·ber/ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/	v.	to keep something in your mindfamily: memory	Remember to bring your book.
review ≠re·view/ˌɹiˈvju/	n.	a report that gives an opinion about a book, film, product or showfamily: reviewer, reviews, reviewed, reviewing	She wrote a short review of the film for the school magazine.
rules ⚠/ɹulz/	n.	plural of rulefamily: rule	Three rules cover most lessons.
school ✓✓/skul/	n.	a place where children learnfamily: schooling, preschool	The school opens at eight.
science ✓✓sci·ence/ˈsaɪəns/	n.	the study of the natural world and how things workfamily: scientist, scientific, scientifically, sciences	Science is my favourite subject because we do experiments.
share ✓✓/ʃɛɹ/	v.	to let someone use something with youfamily: sharing	Share the sheet with your partner.
solve ≠/sɑlv/	v.	to find the answer to a problem or questionfamily: solution, solutions, solved, solves, solving, solver	Can you solve this maths problem before the bell rings?
speak ✓✓/spik/	v.	to say words aloudfamily: speaker, spoke	Speak more slowly, please.
stage ≠/steɪdʒ/	n.	a raised floor for performing; a step in a processfamily: stages	The choir lined up on stage.
start ✓✓/stɑɹt/	v.	to beginfamily: starter, starting	Start with the shortest word.
student ✓✓stu·dent/ˈstudənt/	n.	a person who is learning at a schoolfamily: study, studies	Every student needs a pencil.
study ✓✓stud·y/ˈstʌdi/	v.	to learn about somethingfamily: student, studies, studied	I study for two hours each evening.
teach ✓✓/titʃ/	v.	to help someone learn somethingfamily: teacher, taught, teaching	She teaches English.
teacher ✓✓teach·er/ˈtitʃɚ/	n.	a person whose job is to teachfamily: teach, taught, teaching	My teacher gave us homework.
team ✓✓/tim/	n.	a group working or playing together	Work in teams of four.
ten ⚠/tɛn/	n.	the number 10family: tenth	Write ten sentences.
test ✓✓/tɛst/	n.	a set of questions to measure what you knowfamily: tested, testing	The test is on Friday.
the ✓/ðə/	det.	used before a noun already known	Close the door, please.
understand ≠un·der·stand/ˌʌndɚsˈtænd/	v.	to know what something meansfamily: understanding	I understand the question now.
uses ⚠us·es/ˈjusəz/	v.	third person form of usefamily: use, used	She uses a dictionary daily.
word ✓✓/wɝd/	n.	a single unit of language with a meaningfamily: words, wording	Underline every new word.
write ✓✓/ɹaɪt/	v.	to make words on paper or a screenfamily: writer, wrote, writing	Please write your answer here.
yes ✓/jɛs/	adv.	used to agree or accept	Yes, that is correct.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
apple ✓✓ap·ple/ˈæpəl/	n.	a round fruit with firm flesh	She ate an apple.
ate ⚠/eɪt/	v.	past tense of eatfamily: eat, eaten	They ate all the rice.
banana ✓✓ba·nan·a/bəˈnænə/	n.	a long yellow fruit that is soft and sweet insidefamily: bananas	He eats a banana every morning before school.
bean ≠/bin/	n.	a seed of a climbing plant, eaten as food	Soak the beans overnight.
beef ≠/bif/	n.	the meat from a cowfamily: beefy	The restaurant serves noodles with beef and fresh vegetables.
biscuit ≠bis·cuit/ˈbɪskət/	n.	a small, flat, hard cake that is usually sweetfamily: biscuits	She dipped a biscuit into her tea while reading the newspaper.
bottle ✓✓bot·tle/ˈbɑtəl/	n.	a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plasticfamily: bottles, bottled	Please bring a bottle of water to the sports day.
bread ✓✓/bɹɛd/	n.	a common food made from flour	We bought fresh bread.
burger ✓burg·er/ˈbɝɡɚ/	n.	a flat round piece of cooked meat eaten inside a bread rollfamily: burgers, hamburger	I ordered a burger and chips for lunch.
butter ✓✓but·ter/ˈbʌtɚ/	n.	a soft yellow food made from milk, spread on breadfamily: buttered, buttery	She spread butter on her toast at breakfast.
cafe ✓✓ca·fe/kəˈfeɪ/	n.	a small informal restaurant serving drinks and light food	The cafe opens at seven.
cake ✓✓/keɪk/	n.	a sweet food baked from flour, sugar and eggsfamily: cakes, pancake	We shared a cake after the exam.
candy ✓can·dy/ˈkændi/	n.	a small sweet food made mostly of sugarfamily: candies, candied	The children shared a bag of candy after lunch.
cheese ✓✓/tʃiz/	n.	a solid food made from milkfamily: cheesy	He put cheese on the bread.
chicken ✓✓chick·en/ˈtʃɪkən/	n.	a farm bird, or its meat	We ate chicken and rice.
chocolate ✓✓choc·o·late/ˈtʃɔklət/	n.	a sweet brown food made from cocoa and sugarfamily: chocolates, chocolatey	My brother gave me a bar of chocolate after lunch.
coffee ✓✓cof·fee/ˈkɑfi/	n.	a hot dark drink made from roasted beansfamily: coffees	He drinks a cup of coffee every morning before work.
cook ✓✓/kʊk/	v.	to prepare food using heatfamily: cooker, cooking	I cook every evening.
cookie ✓cook·ie/ˈkʊki/	n.	a small, flat, sweet biscuit, often containing chocolate piecesfamily: cookies	My sister baked chocolate cookies for the school fair.
cup ✓✓/kʌp/	n.	a small container you drink from	A cup of coffee, please.
cups ⚠/kʌps/	n.	plural of cupfamily: cup	Six cups, six saucers.
delicious ✓✓de·li·cious/dɪˈlɪʃəs/	adj.	having a very good taste or smellfamily: deliciously	The noodles at the campus canteen are delicious.
dinner ✓✓din·ner/ˈdɪnɚ/	n.	the main meal of the dayfamily: dine, dining	Dinner is at seven.
dish ✓✓/dɪʃ/	n.	a shallow plate; food prepared one wayfamily: dishes	Wash each dish twice.
drink ✓✓/dɹɪŋk/	n.	a liquid such as water, tea or juice that you swallowfamily: drinks, drank, drunk, drinking, drinkable	Would you like a cold drink after the long walk?
eat ✓✓/it/	v.	to put food in your mouth and swallow itfamily: ate, eaten, eating	We eat at seven.
eaten ⚠eat·en/ˈitən/	v.	the past participle of eatfamily: eat, ate	The mangoes were eaten by noon.
eats ⚠/its/	v.	third person form of eatfamily: eat, ate	He eats rice every day.
egg ✓✓/ɛɡ/	n.	an oval food laid by a hen	Boil the egg for six minutes.
eggs ⚠/ɛɡz/	n.	plural of eggfamily: egg	Six eggs make the omelette.
fish ✓✓/fɪʃ/	n.	an animal that lives in water and is often eaten as foodfamily: fishing, fisherman, fishes	We had rice and grilled fish for dinner last night.
food ✓✓/fud/	n.	things that people and animals eat to live and growfamily: foods	We bought food for the weekend at the market.
fruit ✓✓/fɹut/	n.	the sweet part of a plant that you eat	Buy some fruit at the market.
grape ✓/ɡɹeɪp/	n.	a small round green or purple fruit that grows in bunchesfamily: grapes	She ate a bunch of grapes after lunch.
hungry ✓✓hun·gry/ˈhʌŋɡɹi/	adj.	wanting to eatfamily: hunger	The children were hungry.
juice ✓✓/dʒus/	n.	the liquid that comes out of fruit or vegetablesfamily: juicy, juices, juicer	I drink a glass of orange juice every morning.
kitchen ✓✓kitch·en/ˈkɪtʃən/	n.	the room where food is cooked	She is in the kitchen.
lunch ✓✓/lʌntʃ/	n.	the meal eaten in the middle of the day	Lunch is at twelve.
meal ✓✓/mil/	n.	food eaten at one time	We share the evening meal.
meals ⚠/milz/	n.	plural of mealfamily: meal	The camp serves three meals a day.
meat ✓✓/mit/	n.	flesh of animals used as food	He does not eat meat.
milk ✓✓/mɪlk/	n.	a white liquid from cows or other animals that people drinkfamily: milky	I put some milk in my coffee every morning.
orange ✓✓or·ange/ˈɔɹəndʒ/	n.	a round citrus fruit	Peel the orange first.
pizza ✓piz·za/ˈpitsə/	n.	a flat round bread baked with cheese, tomato and other toppingsfamily: pizzas	The students ordered two large pizzas to share.
pot ≠/pɑt/	n.	a deep round container for cooking	Put the pot on the stove.
potato ✓✓po·ta·to/pəˈteɪˌtoʊ/	n.	a round white vegetable that grows under the groundfamily: potatoes	We boiled some potatoes and ate them with fish for dinner.
pots ⚠/pɑts/	n.	more than one potfamily: pot	Wash the pots after cooking.
restaurant ✓✓res·tau·rant/ˈɹɛstɚˌɑnt/	n.	a place where people pay to eat mealsfamily: restaurants	We had lunch at a small restaurant near the station.
rice ✓✓/ɹaɪs/	n.	small white grains eaten as food	We eat rice every day.
salad ✓✓sal·ad/ˈsæləd/	n.	a cold dish of mixed vegetables, often eaten with a saucefamily: salads	I ordered a chicken salad and a glass of water.
salt ≠/sɔlt/	n.	a white substance used to flavour foodfamily: salty	Add a little salt.
sandwich ✓✓sand·wich/ˈsændwɪtʃ/	n.	two pieces of bread with food such as cheese or meat between themfamily: sandwiches, sandwiched	She made a cheese sandwich for lunch and ate it outside.
soup ✓✓/sup/	n.	a liquid food made by boiling	Noodle soup costs forty baht here.
sugar ✓✓sug·ar/ˈʃʊɡɚ/	n.	a sweet substance added to foodfamily: sugary	No sugar in my tea, thanks.
sweet ≠/swit/	adj.	tasting of sugarfamily: sweetness	The mango is very sweet.
tea ✓✓/ti/	n.	a hot drink made from dried leaves	Would you like some tea?
tomato ✓✓to·ma·to/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/	n.	a soft round red fruit that is often eaten in salads or cookedfamily: tomatoes	We need two ripe tomatoes for the salad.
turkey ✓tur·key/ˈtɝki/	n.	a large bird kept for its meatfamily: turkeys	We had roast turkey for dinner on Sunday.
vegetable ✓✓veg·e·ta·ble/ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/	n.	a plant part eaten as food	Add the vegetables last.
waiter ✓✓wait·er/ˈweɪtɚ/	n.	a person who brings food and drinks to your table in a restaurantfamily: wait, waited, waiting, waiters, waitress	The waiter brought our noodles and two glasses of water.
water ✓✓wa·ter/ˈwɔtɚ/	n.	the clear liquid we drinkfamily: watery, waterfall	Drink plenty of water.
yogurt ✓yo·gurt/ˈjoʊɡɚt/	n.	a thick sour food made from milk	He eats yogurt with fruit for breakfast every day.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
after ✓✓af·ter/ˈæftɚ/	prep.	later than a particular time or eventfamily: afterwards	We usually play football after school on Fridays.
afternoon ✓✓af·ter·noon/ˌæftɚˈnun/	n.	the part of the day between midday and the eveningfamily: noon, afternoons	We have two classes this afternoon and none tomorrow.
again ✓✓a·gain/əˈɡɛn/	adv.	one more time	Could you say that again, please?
ago ✓✓a·go/əˈɡoʊ/	adv.	before now	We learned this two weeks ago.
always ✓✓al·ways/ˈɔlˌweɪz/	adv.	every time, or at all times	She always arrives at school before eight o'clock.
autumn ✓✓au·tumn/ˈɔtəm/	n.	the season between summer and winter, when leaves fallfamily: autumnal, autumns	In autumn the leaves turn red and yellow before they fall.
before ≠be·fore/bɪˈfɔɹ/	adv.	at an earlier time	I have never visited this museum before.
date ✓✓/deɪt/	n.	a particular day of the month or year	Write the date at the top.
day ✓✓/deɪ/	n.	a period of twenty-four hoursfamily: daily, today	Market day is Saturday.
days ⚠/deɪz/	n.	plural of dayfamily: day	Three days remain before the exam.
early ≠ear·ly/ˈɝli/	adj.	before the usual or expected time	She arrived early.
end ✓✓/ɛnd/	n.	the final part of somethingfamily: ending	Answer at the end of the lesson.
evening ✓✓eve·ning/ˈivnɪŋ/	n.	the part of the day between the afternoon and nightfamily: evenings	We usually eat dinner together at seven in the evening.
following ≠fol·low·ing/ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/	adj.	coming next after the one just mentionedfamily: follow	We had a test on Monday and got the results the following day.
hour ✓✓/ˈaʊɚ/	n.	a period of sixty minutesfamily: hourly	The class lasts an hour.
last ⚠/læst/	adj.	coming after all the others	Read the last paragraph.
late ✓✓/leɪt/	adj.	after the expected timefamily: lately, later	The bus was late again.
later ✓✓lat·er/ˈleɪtɚ/	adv.	at a time after nowfamily: late	We will check it later.
minute ✓✓min·ute/ˈmɪnət/	n.	a period of sixty seconds	Wait one minute, please.
moment ✓✓mo·ment/ˈmoʊmənt/	n.	a very short period of timefamily: moments, momentary, momentous	Wait a moment, please; the teacher is still on the phone.
month ✓✓/mʌnθ/	n.	one of the twelve parts of a yearfamily: monthly	We meet once a month.
never ✓✓nev·er/ˈnɛvɚ/	adv.	not at any time, not even once	My grandmother has never used a mobile phone.
next ✓/nɛkst/	adj.	coming straight after this one	We have a maths test next week, so I need to study.
night ✓✓/naɪt/	n.	the time when it is dark and most people sleepfamily: nights, nightly	The shop stays open late at night on weekends.
now ✓✓/naʊ/	adv.	at this moment	Start writing now.
often ✓✓of·ten/ˈɔfən/	adv.	many times	We often walk in the evening.
past ✓✓/pæst/	prep.	after a time, or moving beyond a place	It is half past nine.
period ✓✓pe·ri·od/ˈpɪɹiəd/	n.	a length of timefamily: periods, periodic, periodical, periodically	The library will be closed for a short period during repairs.
quarter ✓✓quar·ter/ˈkwɔɹtɚ/	n.	one of four equal parts of somethingfamily: quarters, quarterly	She cut the orange into four and ate a quarter.
soon ✓✓/sun/	adv.	in a short time from now	The bell will ring soon.
spring ✓✓/spɹɪŋ/	n.	the season between winter and summerfamily: springs	In spring the trees near the school grow new leaves.
then ✓✓/ðɛn/	adv.	at that time; after that	Read first, then answer.
time ✓✓/taɪm/	n.	what is measured in minutes, hours and yearsfamily: timing	What time is the lesson?
times ⚠/taɪmz/	n.	plural of time; also used in three times biggerfamily: time	Read it two times.
today ✓✓to·day/təˈdeɪ/	n.	the day that is happening nowfamily: day, daily	Today is the first day of the new term.
tomorrow ✓✓to·mor·row/təˈmɑˌɹoʊ/	n.	the day after this one	Tomorrow is a holiday, so the library will be closed.
until ✓✓un·til/ənˈtɪl/	prep.	up to a certain time, and not after itfamily: till	The library is open until nine o'clock tonight.
usually ✓✓u·su·al·ly/ˈjuʒəwəli/	adv.	most of the time, as normally happensfamily: usual, unusual, unusually	I usually take the bus to university, but today I walked.
week ✓✓/wik/	n.	a period of seven daysfamily: weeks, weekly	We have two English classes every week.
weekend ✓✓week·end/ˈwikˌɛnd/	n.	Saturday and Sunday, when most people do not workfamily: weekends	What are you doing at the weekend?
when ✓✓/wɛn/	adv.	at what timefamily: whenever	When does the library open on Saturdays?
year ✓✓/jɪɹ/	n.	a period of twelve monthsfamily: yearly	She finished last year.
years ⚠/jɪɹz/	n.	plural of yearfamily: year	The temple school is ninety years old.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
apron ✓a·pron/ˈeɪpɹən/	n.	a piece of clothing worn over the front to keep clothes cleanfamily: aprons	Put on an apron before you start cooking the curry.
bath ✓✓/bæθ/	n.	washing the whole body in a tub of waterfamily: bathe, bathroom	The baby has a bath at six.
bathroom ✓✓bath·room/ˈbæθˌɹum/	n.	a place in a house where you wash and use the toiletfamily: bath, bathe, bathrooms	The bathroom is at the end of the hall.
bed ✓✓/bɛd/	n.	a piece of furniture you sleep onfamily: bedroom, bedtime	She made her bed before school.
bedroom ✓✓bed·room/ˈbɛdˌɹum/	n.	a room in a house where a person sleepsfamily: bed, beds, bedrooms, bedtime	My bedroom has a big window that faces the garden.
beds ⚠/bɛdz/	n.	plural of bedfamily: bed	The room has two beds.
board ≠/bɔɹd/	n.	a long, thin, flat piece of woodfamily: boards, boarding, boarded, boarder	Dad cut a long board to make a shelf for my books.
bowl ≠/boʊl/	n.	a round, deep dish for holding food or liquidfamily: bowls, bowlful	She ate a bowl of rice and vegetables for lunch.
box ✓✓/bɑks/	n.	a container with straight sides, often made of cardboard or woodfamily: boxes, boxed	We packed the books into a large box before moving.
brush ≠/bɹʌʃ/	n.	a tool with many short hairs, used for cleaning, painting or tidying hairfamily: brushes, brushed, brushing, toothbrush, hairbrush, paintbrush	Use a soft brush to clean the dust off the keyboard.
bucket ✓buck·et/ˈbʌkət/	n.	an open container with a handle for carrying water or other thingsfamily: buckets, bucketful	Fill the bucket with water and wash the floor.
chair ✓✓/tʃɛɹ/	n.	a seat for one personfamily: armchair	Take a chair.
clock ✓✓/klɑk/	n.	an object on a wall or table that shows the timefamily: clocks	The clock on the wall shows it is almost ten.
couch ✓/kaʊtʃ/	n.	a long soft seat for two or more peoplefamily: couches	We sat on the couch and watched a film together.
door ✓✓/dɔɹ/	n.	the flat piece that opens to let you into a room	Close the door quietly.
floor ✓✓/flɔɹ/	n.	the flat surface inside a room that you walk onfamily: floors, flooring	Please do not leave your bags on the floor.
garbage ✓gar·bage/ˈɡɑɹbɪdʒ/	n.	things you throw away because they are no longer wanted	Please put the garbage in the bin outside the kitchen.
garden ✓✓gar·den/ˈɡɑɹdən/	n.	land near a house for plantsfamily: gardener, gardening	They sat in the garden.
gates ⚠/ɡeɪts/	n.	plural of gatefamily: gate	Both gates lock at nine.
glass ✓✓/ɡlæs/	n.	a hard, clear material used for windows, or a cup made of itfamily: glasses, glassy	Be careful, the table is made of glass and breaks easily.
home ✓✓/hoʊm/	n.	the place where you livefamily: homes, homeless, homework, homesick	Their home is a small house near the river.
house ✓✓/haʊs/	n.	a building where a person or family livesfamily: houses, housing, household, housework	They moved into a new house with a big garden.
key ✓✓/ki/	n.	a metal object that opens a lock; the most important partfamily: keys	The key to Room 4 is missing.
knife ≠/naɪf/	n.	a sharp tool for cutting food or other thingsfamily: knives	Use a sharp knife to cut the vegetables into small pieces.
light ✓/laɪt/	n.	the brightness that lets us see thingsfamily: lights, lighting, lit, lighter, lighten	Turn on the light so we can read.
palace ≠pal·ace/ˈpæləs/	n.	a very large house where a king or queen livesfamily: palaces	Thousands of tourists visit the old palace every weekend.
radio ✓✓ra·di·o/ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/	n.	a machine for listening to music, news and talk sent through the airfamily: radios	My father listens to the radio while he makes breakfast.
room ✓✓/ɹum/	n.	a part of a building with its own walls; space	The room seats forty.
smoke ≠/smoʊk/	n.	the grey or black cloud that rises from a firefamily: smoked, smoker, smokers, smoking, smoky, smokeless	Thick smoke came from the kitchen when the toast burned.
sofa ✓so·fa/ˈsoʊfə/	n.	a long soft seat for two or more peoplefamily: sofas	We sat on the sofa and watched a film together.
stairs ⚠/stɛɹz/	n.	steps for going up or down insidefamily: staircase, upstairs	Take the stairs to the left.
table ✓✓ta·ble/ˈteɪbəl/	n.	a piece of furniture with a flat top and legsfamily: tables, tablecloth, timetable	Please put the books on the table by the window.
television ✓✓tel·e·vi·sion/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/	n.	a machine with a screen that shows programmes, films and newsfamily: televise, televised, televisions	We watched a film on television after dinner last night.
toilet ✓✓toi·let/ˈtɔɪlət/	n.	a room, or the seat in it, where people go to pass body wastefamily: toilets, toiletries	Excuse me, where is the nearest toilet in this building?
towel ≠tow·el/ˈtaʊəl/	n.	a piece of soft cloth that you use to dry yourselffamily: towels	Bring a towel if you want to swim after school.
tube ≠/tub/	n.	a long hollow pipe; a soft container you squeeze	A tube of glue lasts a term.
vase ✓/veɪs/	n.	a container for cut flowers	A vase of orchids stood on the desk.
wall ✓✓/wɔl/	n.	one of the sides of a room or buildingfamily: walls	The word wall grows every week.
window ✓✓win·dow/ˈwɪndoʊ/	n.	an opening in a wall with glass	Please open the window.
yard ≠/jɑɹd/	n.	an open area next to a building; a unit of length	Sweep the yard before assembly.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
arm ✓✓/ɑɹm/	n.	the part of the body between shoulder and hand	She broke her arm.
arms ≠/ɑɹmz/	n.	plural of arm; also weapons, in formal usefamily: arm	She carried the box in her arms.
back ✓✓/bæk/	n.	the part of your body behind you, between your neck and your legsfamily: backs, backwards	My back hurts after sitting at the computer all day.
body ✓✓bod·y/ˈbɑdi/	n.	all the parts of a person or animal, from head to feetfamily: bodies, bodily	Swimming is good exercise for the whole body.
brain ≠/bɹeɪn/	n.	the part inside your head that you think withfamily: brains, brainy, brainless	Sleep helps your brain remember what you learnt during the day.
doctor ✓✓doc·tor/ˈdɑktɚ/	n.	a person who helps people who are ill	See a doctor if it continues.
ear ✓✓/iɹ/	n.	the part of the body you hear with	He whispered in my ear.
ears ⚠/ɪɹz/	n.	more than one earfamily: ear	Cover your ears.
exercise ≠ex·er·cise/ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/	n.	physical activity to stay healthy	Daily exercise helps sleep.
eye ✓✓/aɪ/	n.	the part of the body you see with	Close your eyes and listen.
eyes ⚠/aɪz/	n.	plural of eyefamily: eye	Close your eyes and listen.
face ✓✓/feɪs/	n.	the front of the headfamily: faces, facial	Wash your face with cool water.
feet ⚠/fit/	n.	the plural of footfamily: foot	Wipe your feet at the door.
finger ≠fin·ger/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	n.	one of the five parts of your handfamily: fingernail	She pointed a finger at the map.
hair ✓✓/hɛɹ/	n.	what grows on your head	Her hair is tied back.
hand ✓✓/hænd/	n.	the part of your body at the end of your arm, with fingersfamily: hands, handed, handful, handy	Wash your hands before you eat lunch.
head ✓✓/hɛd/	n.	the top part of the body, with the eyes and brain	Rest your head on the desk a moment.
headache ≠head·ache/ˈhɛˌdeɪk/	n.	a pain in your head, often when you are tired or illfamily: ache, aches, headaches	She took some medicine because she had a bad headache.
heads ⚠/hɛdz/	n.	plural of headfamily: head	Heads down for the spelling test.
healthy ✓✓health·y/ˈhɛlθi/	adj.	well and strong, and not illfamily: health, healthier, healthiest, unhealthy, healthily	She stays healthy by walking to work every day.
hear ✓✓/hiɹ/	v.	to notice sound with your earsfamily: heard, hearing	Can you hear me at the back?
hears ⚠/hiɹz/	v.	the form of hear used with he, she and itfamily: hear, heard	She hears the bell before anyone.
heart ≠/hɑɹt/	n.	the organ that pumps bloodfamily: hearty	My heart beat faster.
hurt ≠/hɝt/	v.	to cause pain to a person or a part of the bodyfamily: hurts, hurting, hurtful	I hurt my knee when I fell off my bicycle.
knee ≠/ni/	n.	the joint in the middle of your leg that bendsfamily: knees, kneel	She hurt her knee when she fell off her bicycle.
leg ✓✓/lɛɡ/	n.	the part of the body used for walking	He hurt his leg.
legs ⚠/lɛɡz/	n.	plural of legfamily: leg	Stretch your legs after sitting.
mouth ✓✓/maʊθ/	n.	the part of your face that you use to eat and speakfamily: mouths, mouthful	Please cover your mouth with your hand when you cough.
neck ≠/nɛk/	n.	the part of the body that joins the head to the shouldersfamily: necks	He wore a warm scarf around his neck in winter.
nose ✓✓/noʊz/	n.	the part of the face used for breathing and smelling	Cover your nose and mouth.
sick ✓✓/sɪk/	adj.	ill; not wellfamily: sickness	Two students are sick today.
sleep ✓✓/slip/	v.	to rest with your eyes closed, not awakefamily: slept, sleepy	Young children sleep after lunch.
smell ≠/smɛl/	n.	something you notice with your nosefamily: smells, smelled, smelling, smelly	There was a lovely smell of fresh bread in the kitchen.
toe ≠/toʊ/	n.	one of the five parts at the end of your foot	I hurt my toe.
toes ⚠/toʊz/	n.	more than one toefamily: toe	Wiggle your toes.
tooth ✓✓/tuθ/	n.	one of the hard white parts in your mouth used for biting foodfamily: teeth, toothbrush, toothpaste, toothache	The dentist said I had a small hole in one tooth.
well ✓✓/wɛl/	adj.	in good health, not illfamily: unwell, wellness	She was not well yesterday, so she stayed at home.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
air ≠/ɛɹ/	n.	what we breathe, all around usfamily: airy	Open a window for fresh air.
animal ✓✓an·i·mal/ˈænəməl/	n.	a living thing that can move, such as a dog or a birdfamily: animals	Elephants are the largest animals that live on land.
bees ⚠/biz/	n.	plural of beefamily: bee	Bees work the flowers all morning.
bird ✓✓/bɝd/	n.	an animal with feathers and wings	A bird nests over the door.
cat ✓✓/kæt/	n.	a small animal often kept as a pet	The cat sleeps all day.
cats ⚠/kæts/	n.	more than one catfamily: cat	Two cats sat by the door.
cow ✓✓/kaʊ/	n.	a large farm animal kept for milk	The cow grazes by the canal.
dog ✓✓/dɔɡ/	n.	a common animal kept as a pet or for work	The dog slept by the door.
dogs ⚠/dɑɡz/	n.	plural of dogfamily: dog	Temple dogs sleep through the chanting.
farm ✓✓/fɑɹm/	n.	an area of land where people grow food or keep animalsfamily: farmer, farming, farms	My grandparents keep cows and chickens on their small farm.
field ≠/fild/	n.	a large open area of land with grass or growing plantsfamily: fields	The children played football in the field behind the school.
fire ✓✓/ˈfaɪɚ/	n.	flames, heat and light from burningfamily: firewood	We cooked rice over the fire.
flower ✓✓flow·er/ˈflaʊɚ/	n.	the brightly coloured part of a plant, often with a nice smellfamily: flowers, flowery, flowering	She put fresh flowers in a vase on the table.
grass ≠/ɡɹæs/	n.	a common plant with thin green leaves that covers fields and gardensfamily: grasses, grassy	The children sat on the grass to eat their lunch.
hill ≠/hɪl/	n.	an area of high land, smaller than a mountainfamily: hills, hilly	We walked up the hill to see the whole town below.
horse ✓✓/hɔɹs/	n.	a large animal people ride	The horse drank at the trough.
lily ✓lil·y/ˈlɪli/	n.	a large flower that grows from a bulb, often white	Lilies float on the temple pond.
monkey ≠mon·key/ˈmʌŋki/	n.	an animal with a long tail that climbs treesfamily: monkeys	A monkey took a banana from the picnic table.
moon ≠/mun/	n.	the bright object that circles the earth at night	The full moon marks the holy day.
mountain ✓✓moun·tain/ˈmaʊntən/	n.	a very high hillfamily: mountainous	Snow covered the mountain.
mouse ✓✓/maʊs/	n.	a small animal with a long tail that lives in fields and housesfamily: mice	A mouse ran across the kitchen floor and hid under the fridge.
pet ≠/pɛt/	n.	an animal kept at home for company	Do you have a pet?
pets ⚠/pɛts/	n.	more than one petfamily: pet	We have two pets at home.
pig ✓✓/pɪɡ/	n.	a farm animal kept for its meatfamily: piglet	The pig ate everything in the bucket.
pigs ⚠/pɪɡz/	n.	plural of pigfamily: pig	The pigs are fed at dawn.
river ✓✓riv·er/ˈɹɪvɚ/	n.	a large natural flow of water	The river runs to the sea.
sea ✓✓/si/	n.	the salt water covering much of the earthfamily: seaside	The sea was calm.
sheep ✓✓/ʃip/	n.	a farm animal with a thick woolly coat, kept for its woolfamily: sheepish	The farmer keeps fifty sheep on the hill behind his house.
sky ≠/skaɪ/	n.	the space above the earth where clouds are	The sky cleared after lunch.
snake ✓✓/sneɪk/	n.	a long thin animal with no legs	A green snake crossed the path.
star ✓✓/stɑɹ/	n.	a point of light in the night skyfamily: starry	We counted the stars.
stars ⚠/stɑɹz/	n.	plural of starfamily: star	Stars fill the dry-season sky.
tree ✓✓/tɹi/	n.	a tall plant with a trunk and branches	A tree grows outside the window.
trees ⚠/tɹiz/	n.	more than one treefamily: tree	Trees line the road.
world ✓✓/wɝld/	n.	the earth and all the people and countries on itfamily: worlds, worldwide, worldly	Rice is eaten by people all over the world.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
afraid ✓✓a·fraid/əˈfɹeɪd/	adj.	feeling fear of something or someonefamily: unafraid	My little brother is afraid of big dogs.
angry ✓✓an·gry/ˈæŋɡɹi/	adj.	having strong feelings against something you dislike or think is unfairfamily: anger, angrily, angrier, angriest	The teacher was angry because nobody had done the homework.
cry ≠/kɹaɪ/	v.	to let tears fall from your eyesfamily: cried, crying, cries	The child began to cry quietly.
dream ≠/dɹim/	n.	pictures in your mind while you sleep; a hopefamily: dreams	Her dream is to teach abroad.
enjoy ✓✓en·joy/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪ/	v.	to get pleasure from somethingfamily: enjoyable	The class enjoyed the game.
excited ✓✓ex·cit·ed/ɪkˈsaɪtəd/	adj.	feeling very happy because something good is going to happenfamily: excite, excitement, exciting, excitedly	The children were excited about the trip to the zoo.
exciting ✓✓ex·cit·ing/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/	adj.	making you feel very happy and interestedfamily: excite, excitement, excited, excitingly	It was an exciting football match with five goals.
favorite ✓fa·vor·ite/ˈfeɪvɚɪt/	n.	American spelling of favouritefamily: favourite	Of all the fruits, mango is my favorite.
favourite ✓✓fa·vour·ite/ˈfeɪvɚɪt/	n.	the person or thing that you like more than any otherfamily: favour, favourites, favouritism	I like all the songs, but this one is my favourite.
feel ✓✓/fil/	v.	to experience an emotion or a touchfamily: felt, feeling	Feel the two papers — one is thicker.
felt ⚠/fɛlt/	v.	past tense of feelfamily: feel, feeling	Everyone felt better after the break.
fun ✓✓/fʌn/	n.	enjoyment; a good timefamily: funny	The game was good fun.
glad ≠/ɡlæd/	adj.	happy about somethingfamily: gladly	We were glad the rain stopped.
happy ✓✓hap·py/ˈhæpi/	adj.	feeling pleasedfamily: happiness, unhappy	She looked happy.
interested ✓✓in·ter·est·ed/ˈɪntɹəstɪd/	adj.	wanting to know more about something or someonefamily: interest, interesting, interests, uninterested	She is very interested in learning how computers work.
kiss ≠/kɪs/	n.	a touch with the lips to show love	She sent the baby a kiss.
like ✓✓/laɪk/	v.	to find someone or something pleasantfamily: liked, dislike	I like quiet mornings.
likes ⚠/laɪks/	v.	the form of like used with he, she and itfamily: like, liked	She likes the listening tasks best.
love ✓✓/lʌv/	v.	to like someone or something very muchfamily: loved, lovely	The class loves the last game.
lucky ≠luck·y/ˈlʌki/	adj.	having good things happen to you by chancefamily: luck, luckily, luckier, luckiness, unlucky	You were lucky to find a seat on such a crowded bus.
mind ≠/maɪnd/	n.	the part of you that thinks and remembersfamily: minds, remind	Keep the rule in mind.
miss ✓✓/mɪs/	v.	to fail to hit or catch; to feel sad without someonefamily: missing	I miss my old classmates.
nice ✓✓/naɪs/	adj.	pleasant or kindfamily: nicely	That was a nice thing to say.
sad ✓✓/sæd/	adj.	unhappyfamily: sadness	The ending was sad.
shy ≠/ʃaɪ/	adj.	nervous about talking to peoplefamily: shyness	The shy student spoke last.
sorry ✓✓sor·ry/ˈsɑɹi/	adj.	feeling sad or bad about something you did or that happened	I am sorry that I forgot to bring your book back.
want ✓✓/wɑnt/	v.	to wish to have or do somethingfamily: wanted, wanting, wants	She wants to study medicine at university next year.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
airplane ✓air·plane/ˈɛɹˌpleɪn/	n.	a vehicle with wings and an engine that fliesfamily: airplanes, plane	The airplane landed safely after a long flight from London.
arrive ✓✓ar·rive/ɚˈaɪv/	v.	to reach a placefamily: arrival	We arrive on Sunday.
beach ✓✓/bitʃ/	n.	an area of sand or small stones next to the seafamily: beaches	We walked along the beach and collected shells.
bike ✓✓/baɪk/	n.	informal: a bicycle or motorcyclefamily: bicycle	She rides her bike to class.
boat ✓✓/boʊt/	n.	a small open vessel for travelling on water	The boat crosses at first light.
bus ✓✓/bʌs/	n.	a large road vehicle that carries many passengersfamily: buses	The bus to town leaves at eight.
car ✓✓/kɑɹ/	n.	a vehicle with four wheels	They came by car.
cars ⚠/kɑɹz/	n.	more than one carfamily: car	Cars filled the road.
drive ≠/dɹaɪv/	n.	a journey in a car or other vehiclefamily: drives, drove, driven, driving, driver, drivers	It is a two-hour drive from here to the beach.
far ≠/fɑɹ/	adv.	at a great distancefamily: farther	The school is not far.
holiday ✓✓hol·i·day/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/	n.	a time away from work or study	The holiday lasts ten days.
hotel ✓✓ho·tel/hoʊˈtɛl/	n.	a building where people pay to stay when they are away from homefamily: hotels	We booked a hotel near the beach for two nights.
map ✓✓/mæp/	n.	a drawing showing where places are	Find the temple on the map.
maps ⚠/mæps/	n.	plural of mapfamily: map	Old maps line the corridor.
near ≠/nɪɹ/	adj.	a short distance awayfamily: nearly	The shop is near the school.
ride ✓✓/ɹaɪd/	v.	to travel on a bicycle, horse or busfamily: rode, rider	I ride to school.
road ≠/ɹoʊd/	n.	a hard surface built for vehicles to travel onfamily: roadside, crossroads	The road to the temple is narrow.
ship ≠/ʃɪp/	n.	a large boat for the seafamily: shipping	The ship left the port at dawn.
station ✓✓sta·tion/ˈsteɪʃən/	n.	a place where trains or buses stop	Meet me at the station.
straight ≠/stɹeɪt/	adv.	in a line that does not bend or turnfamily: straighten, straighter, straightness	Walk straight along this road and the library is on your left.
taxi ✓✓tax·i/ˈtæksi/	n.	a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewherefamily: taxis, taxicab	We took a taxi from the airport to our hotel.
ticket ✓✓tick·et/ˈtɪkət/	n.	a paper or card that lets you travel	Keep your ticket safe.
train ✓✓/tɹeɪn/	n.	a line of carriages pulled along rails	The train leaves at six.
trips ⚠/tɹɪps/	n.	plural of trip: journeysfamily: trip	Two field trips a term.
truck ≠/tɹʌk/	n.	a large vehicle used for carrying heavy goods by roadfamily: trucks, trucker, trucking	A truck delivered the new desks to the school this morning.
vacation ✓✓va·ca·tion/veɪˈkeɪʃən/	n.	a holiday from work or school, often spent travellingfamily: vacations, vacationer, vacationing	We spent our summer vacation at the beach with our cousins.
wheel ≠/wil/	n.	a round object that turns to move a vehiclefamily: wheels, wheeled, wheeling	The front wheel of my bicycle needs a new tyre.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
anyone ✓✓an·y·one/ˈɛniˌwʌn/	pron.	a person, it does not matter whofamily: any, anybody, anything, anywhere	Does anyone know where the library is?
anything ✓✓an·y·thing/ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/	pron.	an object or idea of no particular kind, mostly in questions and negativesfamily: any, anybody, anyone, anywhere	Is there anything you need from the shop this afternoon?
because ✓✓be·cause/bɪˈkɔz/	conj.	used to give the reason for something	She was late for class because the bus broke down.
between ✓✓be·tween/bɪˈtwin/	prep.	in the space that separates two things or people	The library is between the bank and the post office.
both ✓/boʊθ/	adv.	used with and to show that two things are true	The course is both useful and interesting for new students.
conversation ✓✓con·ver·sa·tion/ˌkɑnvɚˈseɪʃən/	n.	a talk between two or more peoplefamily: converse, conversations, conversational	We had a long conversation about our plans for the holiday.
could ✓/kʊd/	v.	used to say that something was possible in the pastfamily: can	When I was young, I could swim across the whole pool.
either ≠ei·ther/ˈiðɚ/	adv.	used in negative sentences to mean also	I don't like cold weather, and my sister doesn't either.
from ✓✓/fɹʌm/	prep.	used to show where someone or something starts or comes out of	My cousin is flying from Chiang Mai to Bangkok tomorrow.
hello ✓✓hel·lo/həˈloʊ/	n.	the word you say when you meet or greet someonefamily: hellos	She said a quick hello and hurried into class.
just ✓✓/dʒʌst/	adv.	only, and nothing more	I just need five more minutes to finish this exercise.
maybe ✓✓may·be/ˈmeɪbi/	adv.	used to say that something is possible but not certain	Maybe we can meet at the library after class tomorrow.
please ✓/pliz/	adv.	used to ask for something politelyfamily: pleased, pleasing, pleasant, pleasantly, pleasure, unpleasant	Could you please pass me the salt?
point ✓✓/pɔɪnt/	n.	a single idea or fact that someone says or writesfamily: points, pointed, pointer, pointless, pointy	She made a good point about saving water at school.
really ✓✓real·ly/ˈɹɪli/	adv.	used to make what you say strongerfamily: real, reality	The film was really good, so we watched it twice.
should ✓/ʃʊd/	v.	used to say what is the right or best thing to do	You should drink more water when the weather is hot.
something ✓✓some·thing/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/	pron.	a thing that is not named or not knownfamily: some, somebody, someone, sometimes, somewhere	There is something in my shoe, and it hurts when I walk.
speech ≠/spitʃ/	n.	a formal talk given to a group of peoplefamily: speak, speaker, spoke, spoken, speeches, speechless	The head teacher gave a short speech at the end of the year.
thanks ✓✓/θæŋks/	n.	the words you say when someone helps you or gives you somethingfamily: thank, thanked, thanking, thankful, thankfully	Please give my thanks to your parents for the lovely dinner.
what ✓✓/wʌt/	det.	used to ask about a thing or a type of thingfamily: whatever	What time does the lesson start tomorrow?
where ✓✓/wɛɹ/	adv.	in or to what placefamily: wherever	Where did you put the keys to the classroom?
which ✓✓/wɪtʃ/	det.	used to ask about one from a small number of things	Which bus goes to the university?
why ✓✓/waɪ/	adv.	for what reason	Why were you late for the first lesson today?
will ✓/wɪl/	v.	used to talk about what happens in the future	The new library will open next month.
with ✓✓/wɪð/	prep.	used to say that people or things are together	I went to the market with my mother on Sunday.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
bars ⚠/bɑɹz/	n.	plural of bar: long straight pieces of metal or woodfamily: bar	Iron bars protect the window.
bookstore ✓book·store/ˈbʊkˌstɔɹ/	n.	a shop where you can buy things to readfamily: book, bookshop, bookstores	I bought a dictionary at the bookstore near the university.
building ✓✓build·ing/ˈbɪldɪŋ/	n.	a structure with walls and a rooffamily: build, builder	That building has ten floors.
church ≠/tʃɝtʃ/	n.	a building where Christians meet to prayfamily: churches	The old church in the town centre has a tall tower.
city ✓✓cit·y/ˈsɪti/	n.	a large town where many people live and workfamily: cities	We moved from a small village to a big city last year.
factory ≠fac·to·ry/ˈfæktɚi/	n.	a building where things are made in large numbers with machinesfamily: factories	My uncle works in a factory that makes car parts.
hall ≠/hɔl/	n.	a large room or building used for meetings, concerts or other eventsfamily: halls, hallway	All the students gathered in the hall for the morning talk.
hometown ✓home·town/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/	n.	the place where you were born or spent your childhoodfamily: home, town, hometowns	Every April she goes back to her hometown to visit her parents.
hospital ✓✓hos·pi·tal/ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/	n.	a place where doctors and nurses care for sick or injured peoplefamily: hospitals, hospitalize	My uncle spent three days in the hospital after his operation.
market ≠mar·ket/ˈmɑɹkət/	n.	a place where people buy and sell goodsfamily: marketing	The market opens early.
park ✓✓/pɑɹk/	n.	a big area with grass and trees where people walk and relaxfamily: parks, parking, parked	On Sunday we had a picnic under the trees in the park.
place ✓✓/pleɪs/	n.	a particular area or building, such as a town, shop or roomfamily: places, placed, placing, placement, replace	The park is a good place to sit and eat lunch.
poster ≠post·er/ˈpoʊstɚ/	n.	a large printed picture or notice put on a wallfamily: post, posters	The students made a poster about saving water for the science fair.
seat ≠/sit/	n.	something made for sitting onfamily: seating	Take your seat, please.
shop ✓✓/ʃɑp/	n.	a place where things are soldfamily: shopping, shopper	The shop closes at eight.
street ✓/stɹit/	n.	a road in a town with buildings beside it	The market is on this street.
subway ✓sub·way/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/	n.	an underground railway in a cityfamily: subways	We took the subway to the museum to avoid the traffic.
supermarket ✓✓su·per·mar·ket/ˈsupɚˌmɑɹkɪt/	n.	a large shop that sells food and things for the homefamily: market, supermarkets	Can you buy some milk and eggs at the supermarket?
tower ≠tow·er/ˈtaʊɚ/	n.	a tall, narrow building or part of a buildingfamily: towers, towering	From the top of the tower you can see the whole city.
town ✓✓/taʊn/	n.	a place with houses and shops, smaller than a city	The town market opens at dawn.
zoo ✓/zu/	n.	a place where wild animals are kept for people to see	The class trip is to the zoo.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
cloud ≠/klaʊd/	n.	a white or grey mass in the skyfamily: cloudy	A dark cloud covered the sun.
cloudy ✓cloud·y/ˈklaʊdi/	adj.	with a grey sky and little sunshinefamily: cloud, clouds, cloudier, cloudiness	It was cloudy this morning, so we did not need sunglasses.
cool ✓✓/kul/	adj.	slightly cold, often in a pleasant wayfamily: cooler, coolest, cooling, cooled, coolness	The evening air felt cool after the hot day.
hot ✓✓/hɑt/	adj.	having a high temperaturefamily: heat	The soup is too hot.
ice ✓✓/aɪs/	n.	frozen waterfamily: icy	Put ice in the glass.
rain ✓✓/ɹeɪn/	n.	water falling from the cloudsfamily: rainy	The rain stopped at noon.
rains ⚠/ɹeɪnz/	n.	plural of rain; the rainy season, with thefamily: rain, rainy	Plant before the rains arrive.
snow ✓✓/snoʊ/	n.	soft white frozen water that falls in cold placesfamily: snowy	Thai students rarely see snow.
summer ✓✓sum·mer/ˈsʌmɚ/	n.	the warmest season of the year	We travel every summer.
sun ✓✓/sʌn/	n.	the star that gives the earth light and heatfamily: sunny	The sun rose behind the hills.
sunshine ✓sun·shine/ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/	n.	warm bright light from the sky on a clear dayfamily: sun, sunny	The children played outside in the warm sunshine all afternoon.
warm ✓✓/wɔɹm/	adj.	a little hot, in a pleasant wayfamily: warmth, warmly, warmer, warmed, warming	It was warm and sunny, so we ate lunch outside.
weather ✓✓weath·er/ˈwɛðɚ/	n.	the condition of the air outside	The weather is cold today.
wet ≠/wɛt/	adj.	covered in water	My shoes are wet.
wind ≠/wɪnd/	n.	air that moves quickly across the land or seafamily: winds, windy	The wind blew my hat off as I crossed the bridge.
winter ✓✓win·ter/ˈwɪntɚ/	n.	the coldest season of the year	Winter here is short.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
bank ✓✓/bæŋk/	n.	a business that keeps money safe for people and lends itfamily: banks, banker, banking	I need to go to the bank to open a new account.
buy ✓✓/baɪ/	v.	to get something by paying money for itfamily: bought, buyer, buyers, buying, buys	I need to buy a new notebook for maths.
cheap ≠/tʃip/	adj.	costing little moneyfamily: cheaply	The tickets were surprisingly cheap.
dollar ✓✓dol·lar/ˈdɑlɚ/	n.	the unit of money used in the United States and elsewherefamily: dollars	The ticket costs twenty dollars for adults and ten for children.
expensive ✓✓ex·pen·sive/ɪksˈpɛnsɪv/	adj.	costing a lot of moneyfamily: expense	That restaurant is too expensive.
jewellery ≠jew·el·lery/ˈdʒuəlɹi/	n.	rings, necklaces and other pretty things people wearfamily: jewel, jeweller	She keeps her jewellery in a small box on the shelf.
money ✓✓mon·ey/ˈmʌni/	n.	coins and notes used to buy things	I have no money with me.
order ✓✓or·der/ˈɔɹdɚ/	n.	a request for food or goods that you want to buyfamily: orders, ordered, ordering, orderly, disorder	The waiter wrote down our order and brought the drinks first.
paid ⚠/peɪd/	v.	past tense of payfamily: pay, paying	She paid the fee in cash.
pay ✓✓/peɪ/	v.	to give money for somethingfamily: payment, paid	You can pay at the counter.
pays ⚠/peɪz/	v.	the form of pay used with he, she and itfamily: pay, paid	The school pays the bus fare.
price ✓✓/pɹaɪs/	n.	the amount of money something costsfamily: pricing	The price went up last month.
sell ✓✓/sɛl/	v.	to give something for moneyfamily: sold, seller, sale	They sell fruit at the gate.
shopping ✓✓shop·ping/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/	n.	the activity of buying things from shopsfamily: shop, shops, shopper, shoppers	We usually do our shopping at the market on Saturday morning.
spend ✓✓/spɛnd/	v.	to use money to buy somethingfamily: spent, spending	They spend little on food.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
business ✓✓busi·ness/ˈbɪznəs/	n.	the work of buying and selling goods or services to make moneyfamily: businesses, businessman, businesswoman	After university she started a small business selling handmade bags.
design ✓✓de·sign/dɪˈzaɪn/	n.	a drawing or plan that shows how something will look or workfamily: designer, designers, designed, designing, designs	The architect showed us the design for the new library.
driver ✓✓driv·er/ˈdɹaɪvɚ/	n.	a person who controls a car, bus or other vehiclefamily: drive, drove, driven, driving, drivers	The bus driver stopped to let the students get off.
engineer ≠en·gi·neer/ˌɛndʒəˈnɪɹ/	n.	a person whose job is to design or build machines, roads or bridgesfamily: engine, engines, engineers, engineering	My sister is an engineer who builds bridges.
farmer ✓✓farm·er/ˈfɑɹmɚ/	n.	a person whose job is growing food or keeping animalsfamily: farm, farming, farmers	The farmer gets up early to feed his animals every morning.
file ≠/faɪl/	n.	a folder of papers, or a computer document	Save the file before you close it.
goal ≠/ɡoʊl/	n.	something you aim to achieve; a score in footballfamily: goals	Set one goal for this term.
interview ✓✓in·ter·view/ˈɪntɚˌvju/	n.	a formal meeting where someone asks you questions, often for a jobfamily: interviewer, interviewee, interviews, interviewed, interviewing	I have a job interview at the bank on Monday morning.
job ✓✓/dʒɑb/	n.	the work that a person does to earn moneyfamily: jobs, jobless	She found a job at a bank after she finished university.
nurse ✓✓/nɝs/	n.	a person trained to care for the sickfamily: nursing, nursery	The nurse checked his arm.
office ✓✓of·fice/ˈɔfɪs/	n.	a room where people work at desksfamily: officer, official	Her office is on the third floor.
plan ✓✓/plæn/	n.	an idea for what you will dofamily: planned, planning	Our plan is to leave early.
tool ≠/tul/	n.	a thing you use to do a jobfamily: tools	A dictionary is a tool, not a crutch.
work ✓✓/wɝk/	n.	the job you do to earn money, or any activity that needs effortfamily: worker, works, worked, working, workable	She usually leaves for work at seven in the morning.
worker ✓✓work·er/ˈwɝkɚ/	n.	a person who does a job, especially in a factory or officefamily: work, workers, working	The workers at the factory start their shift at eight.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
camera ✓✓cam·er·a/ˈkæmɚə/	n.	a device for taking photographs or videosfamily: cameras	He brought his camera to take photos of the birds.
computer ✓✓com·put·er/kəmˈpjutɚ/	n.	an electronic machine that stores information and runs programsfamily: compute, computing, computers, computerize	She uses her computer to write essays and check email.
email ✓✓e·mail/iˈmeɪl/	n.	a message sent between computers	Send me an email tonight.
information ✓✓in·for·ma·tion/ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/	n.	facts or details about somethingfamily: inform, informed, informative, info	The website gives useful information about bus times.
machine ✓✓ma·chine/məˈʃin/	n.	a piece of equipment that uses power to do a particular jobfamily: machines, machinery	This machine can wash and dry clothes in one hour.
message ✓✓mes·sage/ˈmɛsədʒ/	n.	information sent from one person to anotherfamily: messaging	I left a message for her.
mobile ≠mo·bile/ˈmoʊbəl/	n.	a telephone that you can carry with youfamily: mobility, mobilise, mobiles	Please switch off your mobile before the lesson starts.
phone ✓✓/foʊn/	n.	a thing you use to speak to someone far awayfamily: telephone	My phone is out of battery.
program ≠pro·gram/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/	n.	a set of instructions that tells a computer what to dofamily: programmer, programming, programs, programme	She wrote a small program that sorts the names in alphabetical order.
send ≠/sɛnd/	v.	to make something go to another placefamily: sent, sending	Send the form by Friday.
technology ≠tech·nol·o·gy/tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/	n.	machines and computer systems made using scientific knowledgefamily: technologies, technological, technologist	New technology helps students learn languages at home.
telephone ✓✓tel·e·phone/ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/	n.	a machine you use to talk to someone in another placefamily: phone, telephones, telephoned, telephoning	Please answer the telephone if it rings while I am out.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
action ✓✓ac·tion/ˈækʃən/	n.	something that a person doesfamily: act, acts, actor, active, actions	His first action was to open the window.
change ✓✓/tʃeɪndʒ/	n.	a difference from the way things were beforefamily: changes, changed, changing, changeable, unchanged	There has been a big change in the weather since yesterday.
difference ✓✓dif·fer·ence/ˈdɪfɚəns/	n.	the way in which two things are not the samefamily: differ, different, differently, differences	Can you see the difference between these two pictures?
everything ✓✓ev·ery·thing/ˈɛvɹiˌθɪŋ/	pron.	all that there is, with nothing left outfamily: every, everybody, everyone, everywhere	Have you packed everything you need for the trip?
half ✓✓/hæf/	n.	one of two equal parts of somethingfamily: halves, halve	I gave half of my sandwich to my friend.
kind ✓✓/kaɪnd/	n.	a group of things or people that are similarfamily: kinds	What kind of music do you like best?
nothing ✓✓noth·ing/ˈnʌθɪŋ/	pron.	not anything at allfamily: nothingness	There was nothing in the fridge, so we went shopping.
skill ✓✓/skɪl/	n.	the ability to do something wellfamily: skills, skilled, skilful, unskilled	Cooking is a useful skill that everyone should learn.
type ✓✓/taɪp/	n.	a group of things that share the same featuresfamily: types, typical, typically, typed, typing	What type of music do you like best?

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
camp ≠/kæmp/	n.	a place where people stay in tents for a short timefamily: camping, camps, camped, camper, campers, campsite	We set up our camp beside the river before it got dark.
ground ≠/ɡɹaʊnd/	n.	the solid surface of the earth that people walk onfamily: grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, underground	The children sat on the ground under a big tree to eat lunch.
outside ✓✓out·side/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/	adv.	in the open air, not in a buildingfamily: out, outer, outsider	The children are playing outside in the garden.
picnic ✓pic·nic/ˈpɪkˌnɪk/	n.	a meal that you take and eat outside, often in a parkfamily: picnics	On Sunday we had a picnic by the lake.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
blank ≠/blæŋk/	adj.	with nothing written, printed or drawn on itfamily: blanks, blankly	Write your name at the top of the blank page.
ruler ✓rul·er/ˈɹulɚ/	n.	a flat straight tool for measuring and drawing linesfamily: rule, rules, rulers	Use a ruler to draw a straight line under the title.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
culture ✓✓cul·ture/ˈkʌltʃɚ/	n.	the way of life, art and beliefs of a group of peoplefamily: cultural, culturally, cultures	Living abroad helped her understand a different culture.
social ≠so·cial/ˈsoʊʃəl/	adj.	connected with people meeting and living togetherfamily: society, socially, socialize, sociable, societal, socialist	The club organises social events for new students every term.

Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Example
pollution ≠pol·lu·tion/pəˈluʃən/	n.	smoke, waste and other dirty things that damage the air, water or landfamily: pollute, polluted, pollutant	Air pollution in the city gets worse during the dry season.

A1 vocabulary

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describing122 words

daily97 words

actions96 words

people82 words

school78 words

food62 words

time43 words

home40 words

body37 words

nature35 words

feelings27 words

travel27 words

discourse25 words

city21 words

weather16 words

money15 words

work15 words

tech12 words

abstract9 words

outside4 words

classroom2 words

society2 words

environment1 words

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