a/an (det)

ability (n)

able (adj)

• be able to

about (adv & prep)

• about 500 students (adv)

• The film is about a small boy. (prep)

above (adj, adv & prep)

abroad (adv)

absent (adj)

absolutely (adv)

• The movie was absolutely awful.

accent (n)

• She has a beautiful French accent.

accept (v)

access (n)

• disabled access

• internet access

accident (n)

accommodation (n)

accompany (v)

according to (prep phr)

account (n)

accountant (n)

accurate (adj)

ache (n)

achieve (v)

across (adv & prep)

act (n & v)

• in the second act (of the play) (n)

• to act in a play (v)

• to act strangely (v)

action (n)

active (adj)

activity (n)

actor (n)

actress (n)

actually (adv)

• She seems a bit strict at first, but she's actually very nice.

• Are you actually going to take the job?

ad (advertisement) (n)

add (v)

addition (n)

• in addition

address (n)

admire (v)

admission (n)

• charges/cost/price

admit (v)

adult (adj & n)

advance (n)

• book in advance

advanced (adj)

advantage (n)

adventure (n)

advert (n)

advertise (v)

advertisement (n)

advice (n)

advise (v)

aeroplane (n)

afford (v)

afraid (adj)

after (adv,conj & prep)

afternoon (n)

afterwards (adv)

again (adv)

against (prep)

age (n)

aged (adj)

agency (n)

ago (adv)

agree (v)

ahead (adv)

aim (n & v)

air (n)

air conditioning (n)

air force (n)

airline (n)

airport (n)

alarm (n)

alarm clock (n)

album (n)

alike (adv)

alive (adj)

all (adj, adv, det & pron)

all right/alright (adj,adv & exclam)

allow (v)

almost (adv)

alone (adv & adj)

along (adv & prep)

aloud (adv)

alphabet (n)

already (adv)

also (adv)

although (conj)

altogether (adv)

always (adv)

a.m (adv)

amazed (adj)

amazing (adj)

ambition (n)

ambulance (n)

among (amongst) (prep)

amount (n)

amusing (adj)

an (det)

ancient (adj)

and (conj)

angry (adj)

animal (n)

ankle (n)

anniversary (n)

announce (v)

announcement (n)

annoy (v)

annual (adj)

another (det & pron)

answer (n & v)

answerphone (n)

ant (n)

antique (adj & n)

anxious (adj)

any (det & pron)

anybody (pron)

anymore (adv)

anyone (pron)

anything (pron)

anyway (adv)

anywhere (adv)

apart (adv)

apart from (adv)

apartment (n)

apartment building (n)

apologise (v)

apology (n)

appear (v)

appearance (n)

apple (n)

application (n)

apply (v)

appointment (n)

approach (v)

approve (v)

architect (n)

architecture (n)

area (n)

argue (v)

argument (n)

arm (n)

armchair (n)

army (n)

around (adv & prep)

arrange (v)

arrangement (n)

arrest (v)

arrival (n)

arrive (v)

art (n)

article (n)

artist (n)

as (conj & prep)

ashamed (adj)

ask (v)

asleep (adj)

aspirin (n)

assistant (n)

as well (as) (prep & adv)

at (prep)

at I@ (n)

• My email address is david@cambridgeenglish.org

at all (prep phr)

at first (prep phr)

athlete (n)

athletics (n)

at last (prep phr)

at least (prep phr)

atmosphere (n)

at once (prep phr)

at present (prep phr)

attach (v)

attack (n & v)

attempt (v)

attend (v)

attention (n)

at the same time (prep phr)

attitude (n)

attract (v)

attraction (n)

attractive (adj)

audience (n)

aunt (n)

author (n)

autumn (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: fall)

available (adj)

average (adj & n)

avoid (v)

awake (adj)

away (adv)

awful (adj)

baby (n)

babysit (v)

babysitter (n)

back (adv, adj & n)

background (n)

backpack (n)

backpacker (n)

backpacking (n)

backwards (adv)

bad (adj)

badly (adv)

badminton (n)

bag (n)

baggage (n)

bake (v)

baker (n)

balcony (n)

bald (adj)

ball (n)

ballet (n)

balloon (n)

banana (n)

band (n)

bandage (n)

bank (n)

bank account (n)

banking (n)

bar (n)

barbecue (n & v)

baseball (n)

base on (phr v)

basic (adj)

basin (n)

basket (n)

basketball (n)

bat (n)

bath (n & v)

bathing suit (n)

bathroom (n)

bathtub (n)

battery (n)

battle (n)

bay (n)

be (av & v)

beach (n)

bean (n)

bear (n)

beard (n)

beat (v)

beautiful (adj)

beauty (n)

because (conj)

because of (prep phr)

become (v)

bed (n)

bedroom (n)

bee (n)

beef (n)

before (prep,adv & conj)

begin (v)

beginner (n)

beginning (n)

behave (v)

behaviour (n)

behind (prep & adv)

believe (v)

bell

belong (v)

below (adv & prep)

belt (n) beneath (prep)

benefit (n)

be over (phr v)

• The game is over- you're too late!

beside (adv & prep)

besides (prep)

best (adj & adv)

better (adj & adv)

between (prep & adv)

beyond (prep & adv)

bicycle (n)

big (adj)

bike (n)

bill (n)

• electricity bill

bin (n)

biography (n)

biology (n)

bird (n)

birth (n)

birthday (n)

biscuit (n)

bit (n)

bite (v)

bitter (adj)

black (adj & n)

blackboard (n)

blame (v)

blank (adj)

• a blank piece of paper

blanket (n)

bleed (v)

blind (adj)

block (n)

• Shall we walk round the block?

blog (n)

blogger (n)

blond(e) (adj)

blood (n)

blouse (n)

blow (v)

blue (adj & n)

board (n & v)

board game (n)

boarding pass (n)

boat (n)

body (n)

boil (v)

boiled (adj)

bold (adj)

bomb (n & v)

bone (n)

book (n & v)

bookcase (n)

booking (n)

• I have a booking for the 19th.

booking office (n)

bookshelf (n)

bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bookstore)

bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: bookshop)

boot (n)

• a pair of boots

• the boot of the car (Am Eng: trunk)

border (n)

bored (adj)

boring (adj)

born (adj)

borrow (v)

boss (n)

both (pron & det)

bother (v)

• Sorry to bother you, can you tell me the time?

• My job's hard but that doesn't bother me.

• 'Sorry I'm late, I'll do it now.' 'Don't bother!'

bottle (n)

bottom (adj & n)

bowl (n)

box (n)

boy (n)

boyfriend (n)

bracelet (n)

brain (n)

brake (n & v)

branch (n)

brand new (adj)

brave (adj)

bread (n)

break (n & v)

break down (phr v)

• The car has broken down.

breakfast (n)

break in (phr v)

• Someone broke in and stole the computer.

break up (phr v)

• When does school break up?

• The pop group has broken up.

breath (n)

breathe (v)

breeze (n)

bride (n)

bridge (n)

brief (adj)

bright (adj)

brilliant (adj)

bring (v)

bring up (phr v)

• She was brought up in London.

broad (adj)

broccoli (n)

brochure (n)

broken (adj)

brother (n)

brown (adj & n)

brush (n & v)

bucket (n)

bug (n)

build (v)

building (n)

bulb (n)

• light bulb

bull (n)

bunch (n)

• a bunch of flowers

• a great bunch of friends

burger (n)

burn (v)

burning (adj)

bury (v)

bus (n)

business (n)

businessman (n)

businesswoman (n)

bus station (n)

bus stop (n)

busy (adj)

but (conj & prep)

butcher (n)

butter (n)

butterfly (n)

button (n)

buy (v)

buyer (n)

by (prep)

by accident (prep phr)

bye (exclam)

by hand (prep phr)

by mistake (prep phr)

by name (prep phr)

cab (n)

cabbage (n)

cabin (n)

cabinet (n)

cable (n)

cafe/cafe (n)

cafeteria (n)

cage (n)

cake (n)

calculator (n)

calendar (n)

calf (n)

call (n & v)

call for (phr v)

• I'll call for you at 7.

call in (phr v)

• She called in to see a friend.

calm (adj)

camel (n)

camera (n)

camp (n & v)

camping (n)

campsite (n)

can (n & mv)

canal (n)

cancel (v)

candidate (n)

candle (n)

candy (n)

canteen (n)

cap (n)

capital (adj & n)

• capital city

• capital letter

• the capital of Italy

captain (n)

car (n)

card (n)

• birthday card

• credit card

• card game

cardboard (adj & n)

care (n & v)

• take care of someone (n)

• to care (about/for) someone/something (v)

career (n)

careful (adj)

carefully (ad)

careless (adj)

car park (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: parking lot)

carpet (n)

carrot (n)

carry (v)

carry on (phr v)

• He carried on walking despite the rain.

carry out (phr v)

• She carried out the plan according to the instructions.

cartoon (n)

case (n)

• Would you like me to carry your case?

• I'll make an exception in this case.

cash (n)

cashpoint (n)

castle (n)

casual (adj)

• casual clothes

cat (n)

catch (v)

cathedral (n)

cattle (n)

cave (n)

CD (n)

CD player (n)

CD-Rom (n)

ceiling (n)

celebrate (v)

celebration (n)

celebrity (n)

cell phone (n)

cent (n)

centimetre I centimeter (em) (n)

central (adj)

central heating (n)

centre/center (n)

century (n)

cereal (n)

ceremony (n)

certain (adj)

certainly (not) (adv)

certificate (n)

chain (n)

chair (n)

challenge (n)

challenging (adj)

champion (n)

championship (n)

chance (n)

change (n & v)

changing room (n)

channel (n)

chapter (n)

character (n)

charge (n & v)

charity (n)

charming (adj)

chat (n)

chatroom (n)

chat show (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: talk show)

cheap (adj)

cheat (v)

check (n & v)

check in (phr v)