G
gain (v)
gain experience
gallery (n)
an art gallery
game (n)
gap (n)
garage (n)
garden (n)
garlic (n)
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol)
gas station (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol station)
gate (n)
general (adj)
generally (adv)
I generally get home about 7.00.
generation (n)
generous (adj)
gentle (adj)
geography (n)
get (v)
get along (with) (phr v)
How do you get along with Harry?
get back (phr v)
When did you get back from New
York?
get down (phr v)
Get down at once!
Did you get all the notes down?
get fit (v)
get in (phr v)
Can you get in through the window?
get off (phr v)
We get off at the next stop.
get on (phr v)
Get your coat on and then we can
leave.
How are you getting on now?
get on (with) (phr v)
She got on with her work.
I’m getting on well with French.
Do you get on well with Sam?
get rid of (phr v)
Have you got rid of those old
documents?
get up (phr v)
What time do you get up in the
morning?
giant (adj)
gift (n)
giraffe (n)
girl (n)
girlfriend (n)
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give (v)
give back (phr v)
Give me back this book on Tuesday,
please.
give in (phr v)
Have you given in your homework yet?
Do you give in? Shall I tell you the
answer now?
give out (phr v)
Will you give out these papers for me,
please?
give up (phr v)
Has David given up playing tennis?
give way (phr v)
You must give way to traffic at a
roundabout.
glad (adj)
glance (v)
glass (n & adj)
glasses (n pl)
global warming (n)
glove (n)
go (v & n)
Can I have a go?
Go away!
goal (n)
goalkeeper (n)
goat (n)
go for (phr v)
He went for the job.
The dog went for the man.
gold (adj & n)
golden (adj)
golf (n)
good (adj)
The film was very good.
to be good at maths
good afternoon (exclam)
goodbye (exclam)
good evening (exclam)
good-looking (adj)
good morning (exclam)
good night (exclam)
goods (n pl)
go off (phr v)
They went off to Australia.
Suddenly the lights went off.
go on (phr v)
The meeting went on until six o'clock.
What's going on?
go out (phr v)
Are you going out this evening?
The fire has gone out.
Is Barbara still going out with Thomas,
or have they broken up?
gorgeous (adj)
government (n)
go (with/together) (phr v)
Your tie doesn't go with your shirt.
Your tie and shirt don’t go together.
grab (v)
He grabbed my bag and ran away.
grade (n)
graduation (n)
gram(me) (n)
grammar (n)
grandchild (n)
grand(d)ad (n)
granddaughter (n)
grandfather (n)
grandma (n)
grandmother (n)
grandpa (n)
grandparent (n)
grandson (n)
granny (n)
grant (n)
He was given a grant to study in
Australia. (n)
grape (n)
graphics (n pl)
grass (n)
grateful (adj)
great (adj)
green (adj & n)
greet (v)
greeting (n)
grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gray)
grill (n & v)
grilled (adj)
grocery store (n) (Am Eng)
groom (n)
ground (n)
group (n)
grow (v)
grow up (phr v)
Children grow up fast.
guard (n)
guess (n & v)
guest (n)
guest-house (n)
guide (n & v)
guidebook (n)
guilty (adj)
guitar (n)
guitarist (n)
gum (n)
chewing gum
gun (n)
guy (n)
gym (n)
gymnastics (n)
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habit (n)
hair (n)
haircut (n)
hairdresser (n)
hairdryer (n)
half (adv, det, n & pron)
half-price (adj)
hall (n)
hand (n & v)
handbag (n)
hand-held (adj)
hand in (phr v)
Please hand in the answer sheet when
you’ve finished.
handkerchief (n)
handle (v)
hand out (phr v)
Hand out the books please, Tom.
handsome (adj)
handwriting (n)
hang (v)
to hang a picture
hang out (phr v)
to hang out with friends
hang up (phr v)
She hung up at the end of the phone
call.
happen (v)
happy (adj)
happily (adv)
happiness (n)
harbour (n)
hard (adj & adv)
hardly (adv)
hardly any time
He could hardly wait.
hardware (n)
hat (n)
hate (v)
have (av & v)
have got to (mv)
have to (mv)
he (pron)
head (n)
to hit one's head (n)
the head of the company (n)
the head of the school (n)
headache (n)
headline (n)
headphones (n)
headteacher (n)
health (n)
healthy (adj)
hear (v)
heart (n)
heat (n)
heater (n)
heating (n)
heavy (adj)
heel (n)
I can’t walk in high heels.
height (n)
helicopter (n)
hello (exclam)
helmet (n)
help (n & v)
her (det & pron)
herb (n)
here (adv)
hero (n)
heroine (n)
The heroine of this story is a young
schoolgirl.
hers (pron)
herself (pron)
hey (exclam)
hi (exclam)
hidden (adj)
hide (v)
high (adj & adv)
hike (v)
hill (n)
him (pron)
himself (pron)
hip hop (n)
hire (v & n)
to hire a boat (v)
for hire (n)
his (det & pron)
historic (adj)
historical (adj)
history (n)
hit (n & v)
The song was a great hit. (n)
to hit the ball (v)
hitchhike (v)
hobby (n)
hockey (n)
hold (v)
hold up (phr v)
He was held up in the heavy traffic for
over two hours.
hole (n)
holiday (n)
home (adv & n)
homepage (n)
homework (n)
honest (adj)
honestly (adv)
I honestly don’t know where she is.
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honey (n)
honeymoon (n)
hope (n & v)
hopeful (adj)
hopefully (adv)
Hopefully the journey w
on’t take long.
hopeless (adj)
a hopeless situation
horrible (adj)
horror (adj)
a horror movie
horse (n)
hospital (n)
hostel (n)
hot (adj)
hotel (n)
hour (n)
house (n)
housewife (n)
housework (n)
how (adv)
however (adv)
how much (adv)
hug (n & v)
huge (adj)
human (adj & n)
humid (adj)
hunger (n)
hungry (adj)
hunt (v)
hurry (n & v)
hurt (adj & v)
husband (n)
hut (n)
I
I (pron)
ice (n)
ice cream (n)
ice hockey (n)
ice skates (n)
ice skating (n)
icy (adj)
ID (n)
ID card (n)
idea (n)
identification (n)
identify (v)
Babies can identify their mothers.
identity card (ID) (n)
if (conj)
ignore (v)
ill (adj)
illness (n)
imagination (n)
imagine (v)
immediately (adv)
immigration (n)
importance (n)
important (adj)
impossible (adj)
impressed (by/with) (adj)
improve (v)
improvement (n)
in (adv & prep)
in advance (prep phr)
inch (n)
include (v)
including (prep)
incorrect (adj)
increase (v)
incredible (adj)
incredibly (adv)
The team played incredibly well.
indeed (adv)
independent (adj)
individual (adj)
indoor (adj)
indoors (adv)
industry (n)
in fact (prep phr)
influence (n & v)
inform (v)
information (n)
in front of (prep phr)
ingredient (n)
I always use fresh ingredients
in half (prep phr)
in ink (prep phr)
iinitial (n)
His initials are J.B.H.
injure (v)
ink (n)
in love (prep phr)
in pencil (prep phr)
in order (prep phr)
in order to (prep phr)
inquiry (n)
insect (n)
inside (adv & prep)
insist (v)
inspire (v)
She inspired him to become an actor.
install (v)
instance (n)
for instance
instead (of) (adv)
There were no lemons so I got
oranges instead.
Can you come on Monday instead of
Tuesday?
instructions (n pl)
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instructor (n)
instrument (n)
musical instrument
intelligent (adj)
intend (v)
to intend to do something
interest (n & v)
interested (adj)
interesting (adj)
intermediate (adj)
international (adj)
internet (n)
interrupt (v)
interval (n)
an interval in a play
interview (n & v)
in the end (prep phr)
in time (prep phr)
into (prep)
introduce (v)
introduction (n)
in two (prep phr)
invent (v)
invention (n)
invitation (n)
invite (v)
involve (v)
iron (n & v)
ironing (n)
island (n)
issue (n)
IT (Information Technology) (n)
it (pron)
item (n)
its (det)
itself (pron)
J
jacket (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: prison)
jam (n)
strawberry jam
traffic jam
jar (n)
jazz (n)
jealous (adj)
jeans (n pl)
jet (n)
to go by jet (plane)
jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: jewelry )
job (n)
jog (v)
jogging (n)
join (v)
The rivers join there.
to join the army
to join (in) a game
joke (n & v)
journalist (n)
journey (n)
judge (n & v)
jug (n)
juice (n)
jump (n & v)
jumper (n)
jungle (n)
just (adv)
K
kangaroo (n)
keen (adj)
He's keen on cycling.
to be keen to do something
keep (v)
keeper (n)
keep in (phr v)
She kept the children in as it was so
cold.
keep on (phr v)
He kept on talking.
keep up (phr v)
Keep up the good work!
kettle (n)
key (n)
key to a lock
key to success
keyboard (n)
computer keyboard
keyboard music
kick (n & v)
kid (n)
We’re taking the kids camping.
kill (v)
kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
kilogram)
kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
kilometer)
kind (adj & n)
king (n)
kiss (n & v)
kit (n)
kitchen (n)
kite (n)
kitten (n)
knee (n)
knife (n)
knit (v)
knock (v)
knock down (phr v)
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He was knocked down by a car.
know (v)
knowledge (n)
L
label (n)
laboratory (lab) (n)
lack (n)
ladder (n)
lady (n)
lake (n)
lamb (n)
lamp (n)
land (n & v)
landscape (n)
language (n)
laptop (computer) (n)
large (adj)
last (adj, adv, det & v)
late (adj & adv)
lately (adv)
later (adj & adv)
latest (adj)
laugh (n & v)
law (n)
lawyer (n)
lay (v)
lay the table
lazy (adj)
lead (v)
to lead someone by the hand
Where does this road lead?
leader (n)
leaf (n)
league (n)
learn (v)
least (adj & adv)
the least amount (adj)
at least (adv)
leather (n)
leave (v)
lecture (n)
left (n, adj & adv)
left-hand (adj)
leg (n)
leisure (n)
lemon (n)
lemonade (n)
lend (v)
length (n)
less (adv, det & pron)
lesson (n)
let (v)
Let her do it.
Let me think.
Let’s go out tonight.
letter (n)
lettuce (n)
level (n)
library (n)
licence (n)
a driving/marriage/TV licence
lie (n & v)
lie down (phr v)
life (n)
lift (n & v)
Can you give me a lift, please? (n)
The lift is going up. (n)
Please help me to lift this table. (v)
light (adj, n & v)
lighter (n)
a cigarette lighter
lightning (n)
like (prep & v)
likely (adj)
limit (n & v)
limited (adj)
a limited choice
line (n)
a line on a page
a clothes line
a railway line
link (n)
a link to a website
lion (n)
lip (n)
liquid (n)
list (n)
listen (v)
literature (n)
litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter)
litter (n)
little (adj, det & pron)
live (v)
live (adj)
live music/sport
lively (adj)
living room (n)
load (n)
loan (n)
local (adj)
locate (v)
The station is located in the city centre.
location (n)
lock (n & v)
locker (n)
logo (n)
lonely (adj)
long (adj)
look (n & v)
look after (phr v)
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I’m looking after my sister’s house
while she’s on holiday?
look at (phr v)
look for (phr v)
look forward to (phr v)
I’m looking forward to the party!
look like (v)
She looks like her sister.
look out (phr v)
Look out!
look up (phr v)
Look up the meaning of the word in
your dictionary.
loose (adj)
lorry (n)
lose (v)
lost (adj)
lots / a lot (n)
lottery (n)
loud (adj)
loudly (adv)
love (n & v)
lovely (adj)
low (adj)
luck (n)
luckily (adv)
lucky (adj)
luggage (n)
lunch (n)
lunchtime (n)
luxury (n)
M
machine (n)
mad (adj)
Madam (n)
made of/from/out of (v)
Her shirt is made of cotton.
magazine (n)
magic (adj & n)
magnificent (adj)
mail (n & v)
main (adj)
main course (n)
make (v)
make sure (v)
make-up (n)
male (adj & n)
mall (n)
shopping mall
man (n)
manage (v)
to manage a business
to manage to do something (succeed
in)
manager (n)
mango (n)
many (det & pron)
map (n)
mark (n)
market (n)
to buy something from a market
marriage (n)
married (adj)
marry (v)
marvellous (adj)
match (n & v)
a box of matches (n)
a tennis match (n)
This tie matches your shirt. (v)
mate (n)
material (n)
maths / mathematics (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
math)
matter (n & v)
Is anything the matter? (n)
It doesn't matter. (v)
maximum (adj & n)
may (mv)
maybe (adv)
me (pron)
meal (n)
mean (v)
What do you mean?
What does it mean?
meaning (n)
meanwhile (adv)
measure (v)
meat (n)
mechanic (n)
medicine (n)
medium (adj)
meet (v)
meeting (n)
melon (n)
member (n)
membership (n)
memory (n)
to have a good/poor memory
happy memories
computer memory
mend (v)
mention (v)
menu (n)
mess (n)
message (n)
messy (adj)
metal (n)
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