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LEXICAL PRE-BAND I
& BAND I

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

This file was updated on January 26, 2023 – typos and slight errors were corrected.

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Sources for the Lexical Bands

Source Description

Word Family Framework (WFF) The Word Family Framework (WFF), designed by Richard West, constitutes a searchable resource and
comprises over 22,000 vocabulary items arranged according to six levels aligned with the CEFR. It
shows how words within the same family are placed at different levels. Teachers can use the WFF to
plan courses, syllabi and lessons.

Accessed from: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/word-family-framework

English Vocabulary Profile (EVP) The English Vocabulary Profile (EVP) cpnstitutes a searchable resource and provides information
about which words (and which meanings of those words) and phrases are known and used by
learners at each level of the CEFR.

Demonstration accessed from: http://englishprofile.org/wordlists/evp-demo

Academic Word List (AWL) The Academic Word List (AWL), first developed in 1998 and reviewed in 2000, is a set of 570 high-
frequency words compiled from a corpus of 3.5 million running words in written academic texts.
Source: Coxhead, A. (2000). A new academic word list. TESOL Quarterly, 34 (2), 213-238.

Accessed from: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/ data/assets/pdf_file/0020/1626131/Coxhead-2000.pdf

Academic Vocabulary List (AVL) The Academic Vocabulary List (AVL) is based on 120 million words of academic texts appearing in the
Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The list was developed in 2013 by Gardner and
Davies.

Accessed from: https://www.academicvocabulary.info/

Cambridge Dictionary The Cambridge dictionary, an online, corpus-informed dictionary served as a resource for items that
did not appear on the EVP or WFF.

Accessed from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Academic Forumulas List (AFL) The Academic Formulas List includes fomulaic expressions most frequently appearing in academic
speech and writing.

Source: Simpson-Vlach, R. & Ellis, N.C. (2010). An academic formulas list: New methods in phraseology
research. Applied Linguistics 31 (4), 487-512.

Abbreviations
adj=adjective
adv=adverb
conj=conjunction
det=determiner
n=noun; ns=nouns
prep=preposition
PoS=part of speech
Prod=productive knowledge
Rec=receptive knowledge
v=verb; vs=verbs

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Entry PoS Meaning Oral
Rec/Prod
a few det, pron Prod
a/an Prod
add v total Prod
all the time Prod
and conj in addition Prod
Are you ready? Prod
as adv, prep job someone has Prod

ask v enquire Prod

ask for Prod
at prep point of time Prod
at home Prod
bad adj unpleasant Prod
bag n Prod
be going to do/be sth Prod
be v Prod
bed n furniture Prod
best adj better than all Prod
big adj large Prod
bit n Prod
both det, pron Prod
box n Prod
boy n Prod
bus n Prod
bus stop Prod
but conj contrast Prod
camp n Prod
can v modal, ability Prod
cat n Prod
come back Prod
cost n, v Prod
cut v Prod
dad n Prod
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Entry PoS Meaning Oral

Rec/Prod
desk n Prod
do aux v questions/negatives Prod
Do you have …? Prod
Do you know …? Prod
Do you like …? Prod
dog n Prod
egg n Prod
end n, v Prod
Excuse me please Prod
fact n Prod
fan n machine Prod
fast adj Prod
fifth ordinal Prod
number
film n Prod
film star n Prod
Fine! exclam Prod
friend n Prod
from prep origin Prod
fun n pleasure Prod
get v obtain, received Prod
get up Prod
gift n Prod
glad adj Prod
go v Prod
go away Prod
go on Prod
go out/outside Prod
Good luck! Prod
good morning / Prod
goodbye / bye
half adj, n Prod
hand n Prod
Happy birthday! Prod
hat n Prod

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Entry PoS Meaning Oral

Rec/Prod
have v possess Prod
Have a good day! Prod
he pron Prod
hello exclam Prod
help v assist Prod
her pron, adj Prod
him pron Prod
hit v strike, touch Prod
hot adj high temperature Prod
How are you? Prod
How do you say …? Prod
How many? Prod
How much? Prod
How old are you? Prod
I pron Prod
I am/I'm ... (fine, sick, Prod
hungry, tired, thirsty,
sad, happy …).
I am/I'm … years old. Prod
I feel well Prod
I have … Prod
I like … I don't like … Prod
I live in … Prod
if conj provided Prod
I'm a boy/I'm a girl/ Prod
He's a boy/She's a girl
I'm ready Prod
I'm sorry Prod
in prep inside Prod
in a minute Prod
in front of sb/sth Prod
it pron, det thing Prod
it doesn't matter Prod
It is a/an … Prod
its pron, det Prod

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Entry PoS Meaning Oral

Rec/Prod
It's hot/cold Prod
It's/That's not fair Prod
job n paid employment Prod
kid n Prod
last adj after all others Prod
left adj, adv opposite of right Rec
let v Prod
let's Prod
Let's go Prod
Let's play … Prod
lost adj Prod
lot adv Prod
mad adj crazy Rec
man n Rec
me pron Prod
milk n Prod
mix v combine substances Rec
mom n Prod
My address is … Prod
My name is … Rec
net n the Internet Prod
next adj the one that follows the present one Rec
next to Prod
no exclam negative reply Prod
no one Prod
No problem! Prod
not adv to form a negative phrase after Rec
be/can, etc.
of prep belong Prod
of course Rec
on prep surface, day/date Prod
once upon a time Prod
past prep, adv position Prod
pen n Rec
pencil n Prod
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Entry PoS Meaning Oral

Rec/Prod
pet n Prod
plan n arrangement Prod
plus prep, adj Prod
red n, adj Rec
rent n, v Prod
rest n, v Prod
run v move fast Rec
sad adj Prod
Say it again please Rec
see you later Prod
send v Prod
Show me … conversation Rec
sit v body position Rec
six cardinal Prod
number
sleep v Rec
so conj reason Prod
soft adj not hard Rec
spend v money Prod
stand v rise Prod
stop v halt Prod
sun n Prod
swim v Prod
take a picture Prod
Take care! Prod
talk v say Prod
Tell a story Rec
ten cardinal Rec
number
test n,v exam Prod
than in comparisons Prod
thank you exclam Prod
that det can be seen Rec
the det particular Prod
the same Rec

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Entry PoS Meaning Oral

Rec/Prod
their det Prod
them pron Prod
then adv at that time; next Prod
there is / there are / Prod
there was, etc
they pron used when referring to a group of Rec
people, animals or things
this det to refer to something or someone that Prod
can be seen
This is a/an … Prod
This is my … Rec
three cardinal Rec
number
to infinitive marker Prod
today adv on this day Prod
Today is … (weather: Rec
rainy, hot, cold, nice)
top n, adj highest part Rec
trip n Rec
up prep higher position; not in bed Rec
us pron Prod
wait for Prod
We like to … Prod
Well done! Rec
What (fruit / vegetable Prod
/ sport) do you like?

What color is your …? Prod

What is it? Prod
What is this? What's Prod
this?
What's (what is) your Prod
name?
What's the matter? Prod
Where do you live? Prod

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Entry PoS Meaning Oral

Rec/Prod
Where is the …? Prod
Where's the …
Who has …? Prod
Who is this? Who's this? Prod

yes adv, n Prod

Yes, please Prod
you pron person/people addressed Prod
you're welcome Prod
sit down Rec

BAND I CORE I
Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr
od
a lot/lots Prod
a quarter to/a
quarter past Rec
a/an Prod
about prep connected with, related to Prod
above prep, Prod
adv
adult n Prod
adv,
after prep later in time, following, Prod
conj
afternoon n good afternoon Prod
again adv Prod
age n how old Prod
ago adv Rec
air n Prod
airplane/plane n by plane Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
all right Prod
alphabet n Prod
also adv Prod
always adv Prod
ambulance n Prod
among prep in a group Rec
animal n Prod
another det, additional, different Prod
pron
answer v, n Prod
any det, even a little, not important Prod
pron which
anybody pron Prod
anyone pron used in questions/negatives Prod
anything pron no matter which Prod
anything else Rec
anyway pron in questions/negatives Rec
anywhere adv any place Prod
apple n Prod
April n Prod
arm n Prod
art n Prod
as well Prod
August n Prod
aunt/auntie n Prod
autumn n Prod
baby n, adj Prod
back n body part Prod
badly adv Rec
bake v Prod
ball n Prod
banana n Prod
band n Prod
bank n money Prod
bath n Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
bath v wash oneself or someone Rec
else
be called sth Rec
be v position Prod
beach n Prod
beautiful adj Prod
because conj Prod
con,
before prep, earlier Prod
adv
begin v beginning n Prod
behind adv, at the back Prod
prep
below adv, position Prod
prep
best adv most Prod
better adj comparative Prod
between adv, Prod
prep
bird n Prod
birthday n Prod
biscuit n Prod
black adj, n Prod
blouse n Rec
blue adj, n Prod
board n for board game, noticeboard Prod
boat n Prod
body n physical frame of person Prod
book n ebook n Prod
bottle n Prod
bread n Prod
breakfast n Prod
bring v Prod
brother n Prod
brown adj, n Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
build v, n Prod
busy adj Prod
butter n Prod
by prep how something is done Prod
bye exclam Prod
cake n Prod
call v, n telephone Prod
can v modal, request Prod
capital letter Rec
car n Prod
card n Prod
care v, n look after, protection Rec
catch v take hold Prod
cellphone n Prod
center n middle Prod
chair n Prod
cheap adj Prod
chicken n Prod
child n Prod
chocolate n Prod
choose v Prod
cinema n Prod
city n Prod
class n learning group Prod
classroom n Prod
clean adj, v Prod
clever adj Prod
clock n Prod
close v shut Prod
clothes n Prod
club n Rec
coat n Prod
coffee n Prod
cold adj low temperature Prod
color n appearance Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
color v to make a particular color Prod
come v Prod
come from Prod
come from Prod
swh/sth
computer n Prod
conversation n Prod
cook v Prod
cool adj Prod
corner n Prod
count v say numbers Rec
country n political unit Prod
cow n Prod
cup n drinking container Prod
customer n Prod
daddy n Prod
dark adj not light Prod
date n particular day Prod
daughter n Prod
day n Prod
December n Prod
different adj Prod
difficult adj not easy Prod
dinner n Prod
doctor n Prod
document n official information Rec
dollar n Prod
Don't forget … Prod
don't worry (about Prod
sth)
door n Prod
down adv lower position Prod
draw v Prod
dress n Prod
drink n, v liquid Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
drive v n Prod
driver n Prod
dry adj Prod
ear n Prod
early adj, adv Prod
easily adv Prod
east n, adj, Prod
adv
eat v Prod
eight n Prod
eighteen n Prod
eighty n Prod
eleven n Prod
English n Prod
enjoy v Prod
evening n Prod
every det Prod
everything pron Prod
everywhere adv Prod
Excuse me Prod
eye n Prod
face n Prod
fall v move down Prod
family n, adj Prod
far adj, adv distance Prod
farm n Prod
farmer n Prod
fast adv Prod
fast food Prod
fat adj Prod
father n Prod
favorite adj Prod
February n Prod
feel v touch Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
cardinal
fifteen number Prod
cardinal
fifty number Prod
find v recover something lost Prod
finger n Prod
finish v complete, end Prod
first name Prod
ordinal
first number Prod
fish n Prod
cardinal
five number Prod
flat n apartment Prod
floor n in room Prod
flower n Prod
fly v travel by air Prod
food n Prod
foot n Prod
for prep on behalf of, payment for Prod
forget v Prod
fork n eating tool Prod
cardinal
forty number Prod
cardinal
four number Prod
cardinal
fourteen number Prod
ordinal
fourth number Prod
Friday n Prod
friendly adv Prod
from prep direction, gift, Prod
communication etc.
fruit n Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
game n Prod
garden n Prod
garlic n Rec
get (sb) up Prod
girl n Prod
give v Rec
glass n, adj substance Prod
go down Rec
go in/into Prod
go shopping Prod
goal n area of sports field Rec
good adj suitable, high quality Prod
good afternoon /
good Prod
night
grade n school Prod
granddaughter n
grandchild n grandson n Prod
grandfather n Prod
grandmother n Prod
grandparent n Prod
grass n Prod
gray adj Prod
green adj, n color Prod
ground n Prod
group n people, things Prod
guitar n Prod
hair n Prod
half past one / two
/ Prod
three, etc.
happy adj Prod
have v Prod
head n body part Prod
hear v detect sound Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
heart n body part Prod
heavy adj Prod
help v make better Prod
here adv Prod
hers pron Prod
hey exclam Prod
hi exclam Prod
his pron Prod
hold v Prod
holiday n vacation Prod
home n Prod
homework n Prod
horse n Prod
hospital n Prod
hotel n Prod
house n Prod
how adv Prod
How about ...? Prod
cardinal
hundred number Prod
hungry adj Prod
husband n Prod
in adv from outdoors Prod
in prep as part of Prod
inside prep Prod
interesting adj Prod
into prep towards the inside Prod
Israel n Prod
it pron subject/object Prod
jacket n Prod
January n Prod
juice n Prod
July n Prod
June n Prod
just adv almost now Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
keep v retain Prod
king n Prod
kitchen n Rec
knee n Prod
knife n Rec
know v be certain Prod
language n specific language Prod
last adj, adv most recent Rec
last night Prod
late adj, adv Rec
laugh v Prod
learn v get knowledge Prod
leave v depart Rec
leg n Prod
lesson n Rec
letter n alphabet Prod
lie v body Prod
lie down Prod
life n time between birth and Prod
death
light adj not heavy Prod
like v enjoy, have affection Rec
line n long mark Rec
listen v Prod
little adj Rec
live in/at, etc Prod
look v see Rec
lose v opposite of find Prod
lunch n Rec
make v produce Prod
many det, Prod
pron
March n Prod
May n Prod
meal n Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
meat n Rec
meet v come together Prod
minute n 60 seconds Prod
Miss n Rec
mobile n mobile phone Prod
Monday n Rec
monkey n Rec
month n Rec
more det, Prod
pron
morning n in the morning Prod
mother n, adj Prod
mouth n Prod
movie n Rec
music n Rec
my det Prod
name n name of somebody or Rec
something
near adv, opposite of far Rec
prep
neck n Prod
need v must have Rec
neighbor n Prod
new adj recently created Rec
next week / year /
Monday, etc Prod
nice adj Prod
night n Rec
cardinal
nine number Prod
cardinal
nineteen number Prod
cardinal
ninety number Prod
nobody pron Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
noise n Rec
nose n Prod
not very good /
tall / Rec
happy, etc.
notebook n Prod
November n Prod
now adv at present Rec
October n Rec
office n Rec
often adv Prod
old adj describing age Prod
Olympic Games Prod
on adv wear Prod
on prep directions Prod
on the/your left /
on the/your right Prod
once adv on one occasion Prod
cardinal
one number Prod
only adj, adv no one/nothing else Rec
or conj possibilities Prod
orange adj, n color Prod
our det Prod
ours pron Rec
out adv to the outside, away from Rec
work
page n Rec
paper n, adj substance Prod
parent n Prod
park n Rec
party n social gathering Rec
pass v succeed (e.g., in an exam) Prod
people n Rec
picnic n Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
picture n drawing Prod
pink adj, n Rec
pizza n Prod
place n seat Rec
plant n Rec
plate n Prod
play v children, sport Prod
player n sport/game Prod
please exclam Rec
poor adj no money Prod
potato n Rec
present n gift Prod
price n Prod
problem n Prod
pupil n Prod
put sth Rec
down/in/on, etc
question n query Prod
radio n Rec
rain n Rec
rainy adj Prod
read v Prod
really adv very or very much Rec
remember v Rec
restaurant n Rec
rice n Prod
rich adj wealthy Prod
right adj opposite of wrong Prod
right adj opposite of left Prod
river n Prod
road n Prod
room n part of building Rec
salad n Prod
salt n Prod
sandwich n Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
sea n Rec
seat n Prod
second n 1/60 of a minute Prod
see v on TV Prod
see v use of eyes Prod
see you later /
soon / Prod
tomorrow, etc
sentence n word group Prod
September n Prod
cardinal
seven number Prod
cardinal
seventeen number Prod
cardinal
seventy number Prod
she pron Prod
sheep n Prod
shoe n Prod
shoulder n Rec
show v make seen Prod
show n performance, public event, Prod
display
shut v close Rec
sick adj ill Prod
sign n notice Prod
sing v Prod
singer n Prod
sister n Prod
cardinal
sixteen number Prod
cardinal
sixty number Prod
sky n Rec
slow adj opposite of quick Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
slowly adv Prod
small adj little, young, not important Rec
some det, Prod
pron
somebody pron Rec
someone pron Prod
something pron Prod
sometimes adv Prod
somewhere adv Prod
son n Prod
song n Prod
soon adv Prod
sorry adj apologetic Prod
speak v say words, language Prod
spend v time Prod
sport n Rec
spring n Prod
start v, n Rec
station n bus station railway,bus etc Rec
stay v remain, not leave Rec
stop n place where vehicles stop Prod
store n place to buy Prod
story n fictional account, anecdote Rec
straight adj not curved or bend Prod
street n Rec
student n Rec
study v university/school Prod
sugar n Prod
summer n Prod
Sunday n Rec
sunny adj Rec
supper n Rec
table n furniture Prod
take v carry Rec
tea n Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
teach v Rec
teacher n Rec
telephone n, v Prod
ordinal
tenth number Rec
used before some nouns that
the det refer to a Prod
place
the rest Prod
there adv place, direction Prod
these det,pron Prod
thin adj Prod
thing n unnamed object Prod
think v believe to be true Prod
ordinal
third number Prod
cardinal
thirteen number Prod
cardinal
thirty number Prod
this det already mentioned Prod
those det, Prod
pron
Thursday n Rec
time n particular point of time Rec
tired adj Prod
used to talk about a place or
to prep an event Rec
where someone goes
today n this day Rec
together adv with each other Prod
tomorrow adv, n Prod
tonight adv, n Rec
too adv Rec
too small / hard /

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
much, etc.
tooth n Rec
train n Prod
travel v Prod
tree n Rec
try v attempt Prod
Tuesday n Rec
turn v change direction Prod
cardinal
twelve number Prod
cardinal
twenty number Prod
cardinal
two number Rec
uncle n Prod
under prep beneath Prod
know meaning; know
why/how
understand v something happens or Prod
works or how to do
something
use v utilize Rec
usually adv Rec
vegetable n, adj Prod
verb n Prod
very adv emphasis Rec
village n Rec
visit v see a person Prod
wait v Prod
waiter n Prod
waitress n Prod
walk v Prod
wall n Prod
want v Prod
warm adj temperature, clothes Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning Rec/Pr

od
wash v Prod
watch v Prod
watch n Prod
water n Prod
way n method Rec
we pron Prod
wear v Rec
weather n Rec
Wednesday n Prod
week n Prod
weekend n Rec
well adv in a good way Prod
west n, adj, Prod
adv
what det question Prod
when adv, to ask what time something Rec
conj happened
where adv, Prod
conj
white adj, n Prod
who pron used to ask about someone's Prod
name
why adv, Prod
conj
wife n Prod
win v competition; prize Prod
wind n Prod
window n glass Prod
windy adj Prod
wine n Rec
winner n Prod
winter n Rec
with prep Prod
woman n Prod
word n language unit Rec
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work n employment Prod
worker n Prod
world n Prod
would like sth/to Prod
do sth
Would you like …? Rec
write v produce; communicate Prod
wrong adj, adv opposite of right Rec
year n Rec
yellow n, adj Prod
yesterday adv Prod
young adj the young n Prod
your det belonging to you; relating to Rec
people
zoo n Rec

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Rec/Pr
Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
a bit Rec
a while Prod
a.m. Prod
about prep approximately Prod
account n financial records Prod
adv, from one side to
across Prod
prep another
thing done, do
act n, v Prod
something
something done,
action n Prod
action
address n address v Prod
advice n suggestion Prod
advise v warn Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
afraid adj scared Prod
against prep versus Prod
agree v share opinion Prod
det,
all Rec
pron
all sorts of sth Prod
almost adv Prod
alone adv, adj Prod
prep,
along down a road Prod
adv
already adv Prod
any person or any
anyone pron Prod
people
anything pron in questions/negatives Prod
anyway adv in any way possible Prod
anywhere adv in questions/negatives Rec
anywhere else Rec
Arabic n Prod
adv,
around on all sides Prod
prep
arrive v Prod
artist n Prod
as … as Prod
as usual Prod
as well as Rec
asleep adj Prod
at least Rec
go away, move
away adv Prod
somewhere else
back adv reply, earlier, behind Rec
bathroom n Prod
be going to do sth Prod
be going to do/be
Prod
sth
beard n Rec
because of Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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bedroom n Prod
beer n Rec
believe v Prod
better adj healthy Prod
bicycle n Prod
big adj important Prod
born/be born v Prod
both conj Prod
bottom n lowest part Prod
break v Rec
break your
Rec
arm/leg, etc.
bright adj color, light Prod
bring v Prod
buy v buyer n Prod
call v, n shout Rec
camera n Prod
can v modal, permission Prod
candy n Prod
careful adj carefully adv Prod
catch v travel Prod
a place people come
center n Prod
to
chance n opportunity Rec
make different, start
change v something Prod
new
cheese n Prod
circle n round shape Prod
class n level of service Rec
classmate n Rec
transparent, sharply
clear adj Rec
focused
clear adj understandable Rec
climb v Prod
close adj near Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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close v public place Prod
closed adj Prod
cloud n cloudy adj Prod
clown n Prod
collect v collection n keep, save Rec
come along Prod
come home Prod
come in Prod
comfortable adj Rec
company n business Rec
competition n Rec
complete v, adj finish Rec
contain v Prod
cook n Prod
cookie n Prod
correct adj accurate Rec
country n rural area Prod
countryside n Prod
cover v, n put, lid Rec
crazy adj Rec
cream n Rec
cross v crossing n other side Prod
cry v Prod
cup n sport Rec
dance v, n Prod
date n arranged time Prod
dead adj Prod
dear adj Prod
decide v Prod
decision n Rec
deep adj, adv top to bottom Prod
department n department store n Rec
depth n Prod
describe v Prod
dictionary n Prod
die v Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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difference n Prod
dining room n Rec
direct adj directly adv straight Prod
do v act, make Prod
do the
Prod
cleaning/cooking
Do you mind …? Prod
document n on computer Prod
doll n Prod
don't need to do
sth / Rec
needn't do sth
with two parts, twice
double adj, det Prod
as much
down prep along road, river, etc Rec
downstairs adj, adv Prod
drawing n Prod
during prep Prod
pron,
each Rec
det
earlier adj, adv earliest adj, adv Rec
easy adj, adv Prod
effort n Prod
eighth adj Rec
pron,
either adv, Prod
conj
elephant n Prod
else adv Prod
empty adj, v Prod
engine n Prod
enjoy yourself Prod
det,
enough pron, Prod
adv
especially adv Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
ever adv Prod
everybody/everyo pron Prod
ne

exactly adv completely correct Prod

exam n examination n Prod

example n Prod
excellent adj Prod

except prep, Rec

conj
except for Prod
exercise n practice Prod

explain v Prod
extra adj Prod

fail v fail exam Prod

fair adj equal Rec

fairly adv quite Prod

famous adj Prod

far adv very much Rec

feed v Prod
feeling n physical sensation Rec

field n Prod
fill v Prod

final adj, adv Rec

find v discover Prod

find (sth) out (sth) Rec

or find
(sth) out

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
find v become aware Prod

fine adj good, enjoyable Prod

fire n Prod

first adj firstly adv before Prod

floor n level in building Prod

folder n Prod
follow v following adj go after Prod

football n Prod
for prep towards Prod

for prep purpose Prod

for example Prod

forest n Rec

form n document Rec

from prep time Prod

front n, adj Prod

full adj Prod

fun adj funny Prod

gate n structure Prod

get better Rec

get cancer/flu, etc. Rec

get down Prod

get in Prod
get off (sth) Prod

get on (sth) Rec

give v Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
give in sth or give Rec
sth in

give out sth or Prod

give sth out

glass n container Prod

glasses n Prod
good evening! Prod

gram n Prod
great adj large, extreme Rec

grill v grilled adj Prod

group n band of musicians Prod

grow v plant Prod

grow v become bigger Prod

guess v Prod
Guess what! Prod

gun n Rec

half-price Prod
hall n corridor Rec

hand v Rec
hang v Rec

hang on Prod
happen v Prod

happy to do sth Prod

hard adv, adj using effort, difficult Prod

hate v Rec
have fun / a nice Rec
time / a

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
problem, etc.

have/have got Prod

head n mind Prod

hear v be told Prod

Hebrew n Prod

helicopter n Prod
high adj tall Prod

hill n Rec

hold on Rec
hole n Prod

holiday n official public holiday Prod

homemaker n Rec

hope v,n Rec

hour n 60 minutes Prod

however adv used when you are Prod

going to say
something which is
surprising
huge adj Prod
I don't mind Prod

I mean Rec
I/you/he, etc. had Rec
better do
sth

ice n Prod
ice cream n Prod

idea n suggestion Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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imagine v form ideas Prod

immediately adv Prod

important adj valuable Prod

include v, Prod
information n Prod

inside adv, adj container, under the Prod

surface

instead adv Prod

instructions n Prod

Internet n Rec
into prep change into Prod
something
invite v invitation n Prod

island n Rec
itself pron reflexive Prod

jam n sweet food Prod

jeans n Rec
join v become member Prod

journey n Prod
jump v into air Rec

just adv exactly or equally Rec

just now Rec

keep v continually do Rec

something

key n for locks Prod

keyboard n Prod

kick v Rec

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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kill v Rec

kind n Rec
kiss v,n Rec

know v able Rec

knowledge n of subject Prod

language n communication Prod

large adj Rec

last week / year / Rec

Monday,
etc.
later adj after specified time Rec

lazy adj Rec

least adj,adv Rec

leather n Prod
leave v leave something Prod
forgetfully
leave v for someone Prod

leave v put in a place Rec

left-hand Rec

less adj Prod

letter n message Prod

lie n, v, tell an untruth Rec

life n way of living Rec

light n brightness, lamp Prod

light adj pale Rec

like prep,con similar Rec
j

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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lip n Rec
list n, v Prod
listen! exclam Prod
little adj Prod
live v be alive Prod
living room Rec
long adj, adv time Rec
look v search Prod
look after sb/sth Rec
lose v be defeated Rec
love v Rec
lovely adj Prod
low adj not high Prod
low adj amount/level Prod

lunchtime n Rec
mad adj angry Rec

magazine n Rec
make v perform an action Rec

make sb do sth Rec

mark v grade, score Rec

market n Rec

married adj Rec

may v Prod

maybe adv Rec

mean v meaning n have meaning Prod

medical adj Rec

meeting n Rec

member n Prod
memory n ability to remember Rec

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
message n information Prod

middle adj, n Rec

million n Rec

mine pron Rec

minute n short time Prod

miss v too late, not go Prod

mistake n make a mistake Prod

model n small copy Prod

moment n short time Rec

money n Prod

most adv more Rec

mountain n Prod

mouse n animal Prod

move v change position Rec

Mr n Prod
Mrs n Prod

much det, Prod

pron

mug n Prod
museum n Prod

must v modal necessity Prod

narrow adj Prod

nature n life Prod

nearly adv Prod

need to do sth Prod

need v must be done Rec

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
negative adj, n grammar Prod

never adv Prod

new adj not known before, not Prod
familiar
news n the news Prod

newspaper n paper n Prod

next adj, adv near, immediately Prod
after
no det, adv not allowed, not any Prod

noisy adj Rec

none pron Rec

noon n Rec
normal adj Prod

north n, adj Prod

not adv to give next word or Prod
group of
words negative
meaning
not bad Prod

not too Prod

note n, v letter, short Rec
document
notice n poster, sign Prod

number n Rec
nurse n Rec

of prep amount, number Rec

off adv not operating Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
offer v, n offer say you will do, saying Rec
you will do

oil n for cooking Rec

OK exclam Prod
old adj opposite of young Prod

on prep on travel (e.g., on foot); Prod

broadcasts
(e.g., on TV)

once adv in the past Rec

one / two / three, Prod

etc. o'clock
onion n Rec

online adj, adv Rec

only adv nothing more, merely Prod

open v open not closed Rec

opposite adj, adv facing Rec

orange n fruit Rec

order v request, ask for Prod

service

other det additional Rec

other pron second of two Prod

outside adv, Rec

prep

over prep, covering Prod

adv

over adv across Rec

own det, belonging to Prod
pron

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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pack v Rec

paint n, v painter n Prod

painting
pair n Rec
part n partly adv piece, to some extent Rec

part n character in a movie Rec

or play

pass v go past Prod

past prep telling time (e.g., half Rec
past one)
pay v give money for work, Rec
goods, etc.

peace n no violence Prod

perfect adj perfectly adv without fault Rec

perhaps adv Rec

person n personal adj Rec

personally adv

phone n, v Rec
photo n photograph n Prod

pick v choose; flowers Rec

pick up sb/sth or Rec
pick sb/sth
up

picture n TV, film, etc. Rec

piece n part Rec

pig n Rec
pilot n Rec

plan to do sth Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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plan v decide what you are Prod
going to do

plastic n, adj Prod

platform n Prod
play v player n make music Prod

pleasant adj Prod

pocket n Prod

point v indicate direction Rec

police n policeman n Prod
policewoman n
police officer
n

police station n Prod

popular adj liked Prod

possible adj Rec

pour v liquid Rec

practice n, v regular activity, Prod

training, repeating

prefer v Rec
prepare v get ready; prepare Rec
food
president n of country; of Prod
company
pretty adj Prod

prize n Rec
probably adv Rec

program n TV/radio Prod

project n Rec

pull v Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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push v move Prod
someone/something

put away sth or Rec

put sth away

put down sb/sth Rec

or put
sb/sth down
put out sth or put Rec
sth out
quarter n Prod

queen n Prod
question n in an exam Prod

quick adj quickly adv Prod

quiet adj Rec

quiz n Rec
rabbit n Prod

railway n railroad n Prod

raincoat n Prod
raise v lift Rec

reader n reading n Rec

ready adj Prod

real adj not imagined Prod

reason n cause, purpose Rec

refrigerator n fridge n Prod

relationship n friendship, romance Prod

remember to do Rec
sth

remind v Rec
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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repeat Rec

report card Prod

result n consequence Prod

return v Rec
ride v,n horse, bicycle etc Prod

right adj suitable Rec

right-hand Prod

ring n jewelry Prod

roof n Prod

round adj circular Prod

ruler n for measuring Rec

runner n Rec

safe adj not in danger Prod

same adj Rec

save v not spend time, Rec

money etc
say v speak Prod
school n Rec

science n Rec
screen n computer/TV/cinema Rec

second ordinal Prod

number

see v meet Rec

sell v seller n Prod

set n group of things Rec

several det, Rec
pron

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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shirt n T-shirt n Prod

shop n bookshop n Rec

short adj length/distance/heigh Rec
t; time
should v modal Rec
recommendation;
advice;
probable

shower n, v wash; bathroom Rec

equipment

sick adj vomit Prod

side n surface Prod

simple adj simply adv easy, not complicated Prod

since adv, time Prod
prep,
conj

size n amount, measure Prod

skirt n Prod

smile v, n Prod
smoke n from fire Prod

snack n Prod
snake n Rec

snow n, v Prod

soap n Prod
sock n Prod

sorry adj sympathy Prod

sound n Prod

soup n Prod
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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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south n, adj, Prod
adv

space n empty area Prod

spare time Rec

speaker n Rec

special adj Prod

spell v spelling n Prod

spoon n Prod
square n, adj Rec

stairs n Prod
stamp n postage stamp Rec

stand v remain upright Rec

star n object, shape Prod

steak n Rec

steal v Rec
step n foot movement Prod
still adv continuing Prod
storm n Prod

stove n Rec
strange adj Prod

strong adj opposite of weak Prod

subject n topic Prod

suit n clothes Prod

suitcase n Prod
supermarket n Prod

sure adj, adv Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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surname n last name Prod
family name

surprise n surprised adj Rec

sweet adj sugary; attractive; Prod

kind

sweet n candy Prod

swimming pool Rec

take v take remove, steal; accept Rec

take v take a take a train, plane etc; Rec
take time;
picture/photo/ph
otograph take medicine, drugs
etc)
take away sth or Rec
take sth
away
take off sth or Prod
take sth off

talk n conversation Rec

tall adj Rec

task n a piece of work that
needs to be done,
especially one that
is a
regular part of one's
role

taxi n taxi driver Prod

television n Rec

tell v inform Prod

tennis n table tennis Rec

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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text n, v mobile phone, text Prod
message

thank v Prod

that conj introducing clause Prod

the cold Prod

the future Rec

the ground floor Prod

the middle Prod

the moon Prod

the news Prod

the past Prod

the present Rec

the truth Prod

the whole of sth Rec

theirs pron Prod

there adv giving Prod
thing n fact, activity Prod
think v consider doing

thirsty adj Prod

this det, time, thing happening
pron
thousand cardinal Prod
number
through prep, one side to another; Rec
adv start to end
throw v Prod

ticket n Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
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tidy adj, v Rec

tights n Prod
till prep, Prod
conj
time n minutes/days/years

to prep indicating
consequence

toilet n Prod
tomato n Prod

too much/so much Rec

toothbrush n Prod

top n article of clothing Rec

town n Prod

toy n, adj Prod

true adj Prod

move your body;

turn v Rec
change position

turn off sth or turn

sth off /
Prod
turn on sth or turn
sth on

twice adv Rec

twin n, adj Prod

type n sort Rec

umbrella n Rec

unhappy adj Rec

university n Prod

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Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
time, directions (as far
until prep Prod
as)

unusual adj Prod

upstairs adv, adj Prod

useful adj Prod

vacation n Prod
very much Rec

visitor n Rec
vocabulary n Prod

wait a
Prod
minute/moment

wake (sb) up or
Rec
wake up (sb)

walk n Prod
war n Prod

wash (sth) up or
wash up Prod
(sth)
wave n sea Rec

way n route, path; direction Prod

welcome exclam meet Prod

well adj healthy Prod

wet adj water; weather Prod

to refer to something
what pron without Prod
naming it
det, used to ask or talk
which Prod
pron about a choice

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Rec/Pr
Entry PoS Family member(s) PoS Meaning
od
while conj during Rec

whole adj Rec

wide adj Prod

modal for
able/willing; for
expressing future;
will v Prod
for expressing
intention; for
making a request
without prep Rec
wonderful adj Prod
wood n wooden adj material Prod

work n effort Prod

worry v feel anxious Prod

adj, adv,
worst Prod
n

would v modal for willing/able Rec

write sth down or
write Rec
down sth

something which has

writing been written Rec
or printed

yet adv not yet Rec

yogurt n Prod
you pron people generally Rec

yours pron Prod

zero n Prod

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