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read (v)
reader (n)
reading (n)
ready (adj)
real (adj)
realise (v)
He realised it was true.
realistic (adj)
reality (n)
really (adv)
reason (n)
reasonable (adj)
reasonably (adv)
rebuild (v)
receipt (n)
receive (v)
recent (adj)
reception (n)
receptionist (n)
recipe (n)
recognise (v)
recommend (v)
to recommend someone/something
record (n & v)
to keep a record (n)
to break a record (n)
to record a song (v)
recording (n)
recover (v)
to recover from an illness
recycle (v)
I don’t recycle as much as I should.
recycled (adj)
recycling (n)
red (adj)
reduce (v)
refreshments (n pl)
refrigerator (n)
refund (n)
refuse (v)
regarding (prep)
regards (n)
region (n)
register (v)
He registered with a new doctor. (v)
registration (n)
regret (n & v)
regular (adj)
relation (n)
to visit a relation
relationship (n)
relative (n)
a relative came to stay
relax (v)
relaxation (n)
relaxed (adj)
reliable (adj)
relieved (adj)
religion (n)
rely (on) (v)
remain (v)
remember (v)
remind (v)
remote control (n)
remove (v)
rent (n & v)
repair (n & v)
repeat (v)
replace (v)
reply (n & v)
report (n & v)
reporter (n)
request (n & v)
require (v)
rescue (n & v)
research (n & v)
reservation (n)
reserve (n & v)
She was a reserve for the team. (n)
to reserve a seat (v)
resort (n)
respect (n & v)
responsible (adj)
rest (n & v)
a rest from work (n)
the rest of them (n)
The doctor told her to rest. (v)
restaurant (n)
result (n)
retire (v)
return (n & v)
to return home (v)
a return (ticket) (n)
review (n)
revise (v)
revision (n)
reward (n)
rice (n)
rich (adj)
ride (n & v)
rider (n)
right (adj, adv & n)
the right time (correct) (adj)
the right person for the job (suitable)
(adj)
my right foot (adj)
Everything will be all right. (adj)
Go right there. (directly) (adv)
Fill it right to the top. (completely)
(adv)
the right to vote (n)
right-hand (adj)
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ring (n & v)
stand in a ring (n)
a wedding ring (n)
Give me a ring tomorrow. (phone) (n)
Suddenly the bell rang. (v)
ring back (phr v)
ring up (phr v)
to telephone somebody
rise (v)
The sun rises in the east.
Prices are rising.
river (n)
road (n)
roast (adj & v)
rob (v)
robot (n)
rock (n)
rock (music) (n)
a hard piece of rock (n)
rocket (n)
They sent a rocket into space.
role (n)
roll (n)
a roll of film (n)
a bread roll (n)
romance (n)
romantic (adj)
roof (n)
room (n)
the sitting room
There’s lots of room in here.
rope (n)
rose (n)
rough (adj)
a rough road
a rough idea
rough work
round (adj, adv & prep)
a round object (adj)
the wrong way round (adv)
to sit round a table (prep)
roundabout (n)
route (n)
routine (n)
row (n)
a row of seats
rubber (n)
a rubber (eraser)
rubbish (n)
rude (adj)
rug (n)
rugby (n)
ruin (n)
rule (n & v)
the rules of grammar (n)
to rule a country (v)
ruler (n)
draw a line using a ruler
run (v)
to run in a race
to run a business
runner (n)
running (n)
run out (phr v)
He ran out of time
and didn’t finish.
S
sad (adj)
safe (adj)
to be safe from harm
safely (adv)
sail (n & v)
sailing (n)
salad (n)
salary (n)
sale (n)
salesman/saleswoman (n)
salmon (n)
salt (n)
same (adj, pron & adv)
at the same time (adj)
Your watch is the same as mine.
(pron)
You should treat everyone the same.
(adv)
sand (n)
sandal (n)
sandwich (n)
satisfactory (adj)
satisfied (adj)
sauce (n)
saucepan (n)
saucer (n)
sausage (n)
save (v)
to save someone
to save money
to save time
say (v)
to say something to someone
I
really can’t say. (give an opinion)
scared (adj)
scarf (n)
scary (adj)
scene (n)
scenery (n)
school (n)
schoolchild (n)
science (n)
science fiction (n)
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scientific (adj)
scientist (n)
scissors (n pl)
scooter (n)
score (n & v)
The score was 3-0. (n)
to score a goal (v)
scream (n & v)
screen (n)
sculpture (n)
sea (n)
search (n & v)
seaside (n)
season (n)
seat (n)
seat belt (n)
second (adv, det & n)
She came second and won silver.
(adv)
This is the second time you’ve been
late. (det)
sixty seconds in a minute (n)
secondary (adj)
secondary school
second-hand (adj & adv)
secret (adj & n)
secretary (n)
section (n)
security (n)
see (v)
to see something (with the eyes)
to see the joke (understand)
to see someone about a problem
(consult)
seem (v)
select (v)
selfie (n)
take a selfie
selfish (adj)
self-service (adj)
sell (v)
send (v)
sense (n)
sensible (adj)
sentence (n)
words in a sentence
separate (adj)
series (n)
a TV series
serious (adj)
a serious person
a serious illness
seriously (adv)
serve (v)
to serve in a shop
server (n)
a file server
service (n)
a bus service
customer service
session (n)
in a school, gym
set (n & v)
set off (phr v)
She set off early for work.
set out (phr v)
They set out on the long journey.
set up (phr v)
Her mother helped her to set up in
business.
several (det & pron)
sew (v)
sex (n)
the male/female sex
shade (n)
to sit in the shade
shadow (n)
shake (v)
shall (mv)
shame (n)
shampoo (n)
shape (n)
share (v)
shark (n)
sharp (adj)
a sharp knife
a sharp corner
a sharp picture
shave (v)
she (pron)
sheep (n)
sheet (n)
sheets on a bed
a sheet of paper
information sheet
shelf (n)
shine (v)
shiny (adj)
ship (n)
shirt (n)
shock (n)
to suffer from shock (n)
shocked (adj)
shocking (adj)
shoe (n)
shoot (v)
to shoot at the goal
shop (n & v)
shop assistant (n)
shopping (n)
Let’s go shopping tomorow
shore (n)
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short (adj)
shortly (adv)
shorts (n pl)
a pair of shorts
should (mv)
shoulder (n)
shout (n & v)
show (n & v)
a film show (n)
Show it to me. (v)
The picture shows a village. (v)
It shows that they care. (v)
shower (n)
a shower of rain
to have a shower
shut (adj & v)
shy (adj)
sick (adj)
side (n)
sight (n)
Her sight is better with glasses.
in sight, out of sight
sightseeing (n)
sign (n & v)
a road sign (n)
to sign a document (v)
no sign of life (n)
signs of winter (n)
signal (n & v)
signature (n)
signpost (n)
sign up (v)
sign up for an online course
silence (n)
silent (adj)
silk (adj & n)
silly (adj)
silver (adj & n)
similar (adj)
simple (adj)
since (conj & prep)
sincerely (adv)
Yours sincerely
sing (v)
singer (n)
singing (n)
single (n & adj)
a single (ticket) to Manchester (n)
to be single (unmarried) (adj)
a single room (adj)
sink (n & v)
a kitchen sink (n)
The ship began to sink. (v)
sir (n)
Yes, sir!
sister (n)
sit (v)
sit down (phr v)
site (n)
sitting room (n)
situated (adj)
situation (n)
size (n)
skate (n & v)
skateboard (n & v)
skateboarding (n)
skating (n)
ski (n & v)
skiing (n)
skill (n)
skin (n)
skirt (n)
sky (n)
sleep (n & v)
I usually go to sleep at 11pm.
sleeve (n)
slice (n)
slightly (adv)
slim (adj)
slip (v)
to slip on the ice
slow (adj)
slowly (adv)
small (adj)
smart (adj)
a smart idea (Am Eng)
smart clothes
smartphone (n)
smell (n & v)
smile (n & v)
smoke (n & v)
smoking (n)
smooth (adj)
a smooth surface (level)
a smooth ride in the new car
(comfortable)
snack (n)
snake (n)
snow (n & v)
snowboard (n & v)
snowboarding (n)
so (adv & conj)
soap (n)
soap opera (n)
soccer (n)
sociable (adj)
social (adj)
social media (n)
society (n)
sock (n)
sofa (n)
soft (adj)
a soft material
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a soft drink
software (n)
soldier (n)
solution (n)
solve (n)
some (det & pron)
somebody (pron)
somehow (adv)
someone (pron)
something (pron)
sometimes (adv)
somewhere (adv)
son (n)
song (n)
soon (adv)
I’ll come soon.
as soon as I can
sore (adj)
sorry (adj)
sort (n)
the same sort
so-so (adj)
soul (n)
sound (n & v)
the sound of music (n)
It sounds like/as if…(v)
soundtrack (n)
The film’s soundtrack has music by
Adele.
soup (n)
sour (adj)
a sour taste
south (adj & adv, n)
southeast (adj & n)
southern (adj)
southwest (adj & n)
souvenir (n)
space (n)
a parking space
write in the spaces
not enough space
outer space
spaceship (n)
spare (adj & v)
spare cash, spare time (adj)
to spare the time (v)
sparkling (adj)
Sparkling water, please.
speak (v)
speaker (n)
special (adj)
species (n)
spectacular (adj)
speech (n)
speed (n)
spell (v)
spelling (n)
spend (v)
to spend money/time
spice (n)
spicy (adj)
spill (v)
spinach (n)
spite (n)
in spite of
split up (phr v)
She’s just split up with her boyfriend.
spoil (v)
spoon (n)
sport (n)
sports centre (n)
spot (n)
spy (n)
square (adj & n)
a square room (adj)
a market square (n)
squash (n)
stadium (n)
staff (n)
stage (n)
to perform on a stage
stairs (n pl)
stall (n)
market stall
stamp (n)
a postage stamp
stand (v)
star (n)
stars in the sky (n)
a film star (n)
start (n & v)
a good start (n)
to start a race (v)
station (n)
a bus/fire/radio station
statue (n)
stay (n & v)
to stay to dinner (v)
to stay with friends (v)
to stay looking young (v)
a two-night stay (n)
stay behind (phr v)
She stayed behind after the lesson to
speak to the teacher.
steak (n)
steal (v)
steep (adj)
step (n)
two steps forward
to climb the steps
step forward/back(wards)/out (v)
step over/in/on/out of (sth) (v)
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stick (n & v)
a walking stick (n)
to stick two things together (v)
sticky (adj)
still (adj & adv)
I prefer still to sparkling water. (adj)
Sit still! (adv)
She’s still here. (adv)
stir (v)
stomach (n)
stomach ache (n)
stone (n)
a large stone
a stone bridge
stop (n & v)
a bus stop (n)
The car stopped. (v)
It’s stopped raining. (v)
The rain stopped me from going out.
(v)
store (n)
a department store (n)
storm (n)
story (n)
straight (adj & adv)
to go straight on (adv)
a straight road (adj)
strange (adj)
stranger (n)
strawberry (n)
stream (n)
street (n)
stress (n)
He didn’t want the stress of a new job.
stressed (adj)
stressful (adj)
strict (adj)
strike (n & v)
to go on strike (n)
to strike something (v)
stripe (n)
strong (adj)
student (n)
studio (n)
TV/artist
’s/recording studio
studies (n pl)
study (n & v)
to study physics (v)
to study the map (v)
Social Studies (n)
stuff (n)
stupid (adj)
style (n)
stylish (adj)
subject (n)
the subject of a discussion
the subject of a sentence
a school subject
subtract (v)
subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: underground)
succeed (v)
success (n)
successful (adj)
such (det)
sudden (adj)
suddenly (adv)
suffer (v)
sugar (n)
suggest (v)
suggestion (n)
suit (n & v)
to wear a suit
The colour red suits you.
Which time suits you?
suitable (adj)
suitcase (n)
sum (n)
sun (n)
sunbathe (v)
sunglasses (n pl)
sunny (adj)
sunrise (n)
sunset (n)
sunshine (n)
superhero (n)
supermarket (n)
supper (n)
supply (v)
Fran supplied the sandwiches for the
party.
support (n & v)
She gave me a lot of support
during my exams. (n)
to support a weight (v)
to support a team (v)
supporter (n)
suppose (v)
I suppose it’s true.
You aren’t supposed to drive fast.
It’s supposed to be a good film.
sure (adj & adv)
I’m sure you’re right. (adj)
to make sure (adv)
surf (v)
surfboard (n)
surfing (n)
surname (n)
surprise (n & v)
surprised (adj)
suprising (adj)
surround (v)
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