Alphabetic
vocabulary list
Alphabetic vocabulary list
Grammatical Key
adj adjective int interrogative
adv adverb n noun
conj conjunction poss possessive
det determiner prep preposition
dis discourse marker pron pronoun
excl exclamation v verb
The following words appear for the first time at Pre A1 Starters level.
A
a det Alice n animal n armchair n
about prep alien n Ann/Anna n ask v
add v alphabet n answer n + v at prep of place
afternoon n an det apartment (UK flat) n
again adv and conj apple n
Alex n angry adj arm n
B
baby n be v Bill n bounce v
badminton n beach n bird n box n
bag n bean n birthday n boy n
ball n bear n black adj bread n
balloon n beautiful adj blue adj breakfast n
banana n bed n board n brother n
baseball n bedroom n board game n brown adj
baseball cap n bee n boat n burger n
basketball n behind prep body n bus n
bat (as sports equipment) Ben n book n but conj
n between prep bookcase n bye excl
bath n big adj bookshop n
bathroom n bike n boots n
C
cake n child/children n close v count v
camera n chips (US fries) n closed adj cousin n
can v chocolate n clothes n cow n
candy (UK sweet(s)) n choose v coconut n crayon n
car n clap v colour (US color) n + v crocodile n
carrot n class n come v cross n + v
cat n classmate n complete v cupboard n
catch (e.g. a ball) v classroom n computer n
chair n clean adj + v cool adj + excl
chicken n clock n correct adj
D
dad n dinner n donkey n drawing n
Dan n dirty adj don’t worry excl dress n
day n do v door n drink n + v
desk n dog n double adj drive v
dining room n doll n draw v duck n
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E
ear n elephant n enjoy v evening n
eat v end n eraser (UK rubber) n example n
egg n English adj + n Eva n eye n
F
face n fish (s + pl) n food n frog n
family n fishing n foot/feet n from prep
fantastic adj + excl flat (US apartment) n football (US soccer) n fruit n
father n floor n for prep fun adj + n
favourite (US favorite) adj flower n friend n funny adj
find v fly v fries (UK chips) n
G
game n glasses n goodbye excl grape n
garden n go v Grace n gray (UK grey) adj
get v go to bed v grandfather n great adj + excl
giraffe n go to sleep v grandma n green adj
girl n goat n grandmother n grey (US gray) adj
give v good adj grandpa n guitar n
H
hair n he pron him pron hooray excl
hall n head n hippo n horse n
hand n helicopter n his poss adj + pron house n
handbag n hello excl hit v how int
happy adj her poss adj + pron hobby n how many int
hat n here adv hockey n how old int
have v hers pron hold v Hugo n
have got v hi excl home n + adv
I
I pron in prep of place + time it pron
ice cream n in front of prep its poss adj + pron
J
jacket n jellyfish n juice n
jeans n Jill n jump v
K
keyboard (computer) n kid n kitchen n kiwi n
kick v Kim n kite n know v
L
lamp n letter (as in alphabet) n lizard n lots adv + pron
learn v like prep + v long adj lots of det
leg n lime n look v love v
lemon n line n look at v Lucy n
lemonade n listen v lorry (US truck) n lunch n
lesson n live v a lot adv + pron
let’s v living room n a lot of det
M
make v me pron monkey n Mr title
man/men n me too dis monster n Mrs title
mango n meat n morning n mum n
many det meatballs n mother n music n
Mark n milk n motorbike n my poss adj
Matt n mine pron mouse/mice n
May (as in girl’s name) n mirror n mouse (computer) n
mat n Miss title mouth n
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Alphabetic
vocabulary list
N
name n nice adj no adv + det now adv
new adj Nick n nose n number n
next to prep night n not adv
O
of prep old adj open adj + v ours pron
oh dis on prep of place or conj
oh dear excl one det + pron orange adj + n
OK adj + dis onion n our poss adj
P
page n pea n piano n playground n
paint n + v pear n pick up v please dis
painting n pen n picture n point v
paper adj + n pencil n pie n polar bear n
pardon int person/people n pineapple n poster n
park n pet n pink adj potato n
part n phone n + v plane n purple adj
Pat n photo n play v put v
Q
question n
R
radio n rice n robot n ruler n
read v ride v room n run v
really adv right dis rubber (US eraser) n
red adj right (as in correct) adj rug n
S
sad adj shell n skateboarding n spell v
Sam n ship n skirt n spider n
sand n shirt n sleep v sport n
sausage n shoe n small adj stand v
say v shop (US store) n smile n + v start v
scary adj short adj snake n stop v
school n shorts n so dis store (UK shop) n
sea n show v soccer (UK football) n story n
see v silly adj sock n street n
see you excl sing v sofa n Sue n
sentence n sister n some det sun n
she pron sit v song n sweet(s) (US candy) n
sheep (s + pl) n skateboard n sorry adj + int swim v
T
table n thanks dis throw v try n + v
table tennis n that det + pron tick n + v T-shirt n
tablet n the det tiger n TV/television n
tail n their poss adj to prep
take a photo/picture v theirs pron today adv + n
talk v them pron Tom n
teacher n then dis tomato n
teddy (bear) n there adv too adv
television/TV n these det + pron toy n
tell v they pron train n
tennis n thing n tree n
tennis racket n this det + pron trousers n
thank you dis those det + pron truck (UK lorry) n
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U
ugly adj under prep understand v us pron
V
very adv
W
walk v wave v where int with prep
wall n we pron which int woman/women n
want v wear v white adj word n
watch n + v well dis who int would like v
water n well done dis whose int wow! excl
watermelon n what int window n write v
X
(No words at this level)
Y
year n yes adv young adj yours pron
yellow adj you pron your poss adj
Z
zebra n zoo n
Letters & Numbers
Candidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1–20.
Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names:
Alex Dan Kim Nick
Alice Eva Lucy Pat
Ann/Anna Grace Mark Sam
Ben Hugo Matt Sue
Bill Jill May (as in girl’s name) Tom
Download the full vocabulary lists which includes the thematic and grammatical vocabulary lists, as well as the combined
list for Starters, Movers and Flyers.
www.cambridgeenglish.org/starters
www.cambridgeenglish.org/movers
www.cambridgeenglish.org/flyers
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