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The cottage is surrounded by beautiful
countryside.
sweater (n)
sweatshirt (n)
sweet (adj & n)
sweet food (adj)
a sweet face (adj)
a sweet smell (adj)
to eat a sweet (n)
swim (n & v)
swimmer (n)
swimming (n)
swimming costume (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:
bathing suit)
swimming pool (n)
swimsuit (n)
switch (n & v)
light switch (n)
to switch on a machine (v)
system (n)
T
table (n)
table-cloth (n)
tablet (n)
table tennis (n)
take (v)
to take someone’s hand
to take some
one’s things (steal/
borrow)
to take a photo
to take a long time
to take a holiday
takeaway (n)
take away (v)
Take 15 away from 78.
take care of (v)
take care of someone.
take off (phr v)
Do you want to take off your coat?
The plane takes off at 6.
take part (in) (v)
Everybody took part in the meeting.
take place (v)
The meeting took place at six.
take up (phr v)
He decided to take up a new hobby.
talent (n)
talented (adj)
talk (n & v)
talk show (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chat show)
tall (adj)
tap (n)
a cold-water tap (n)
taste (n & v)
to have good taste (n)
to taste food (v)
It tastes good. (v)
tasty (adj)
tax (n)
taxi (n)
tea (n)
teach (v)
teacher (n)
teaching (n)
team (n)
tear (n & v)
Tears ran down her cheeks. (n)
to tear a piece of paper (v)
technique (n)
technology (n)
teenager (n)
telephone (n & v)
television (TV) (n)
tell (v)
to tell a story
to tell someone something
to tell someone to do something
Y
ou can’t always tell.
temperature (n)
to have a temperature
air temperature
temporary (adj)
tennis (n)
tense (n)
tent (n)
term (n)
terrible (adj)
terribly (adv)
terrific (adj)
terrified (adj)
test (n & v)
text (n & v)
textbook (n)
text message (n)
than (conj & prep)
thank (v)
thanks (exclam)
thank you (exclam)
that (conj, det & pron)
the (det)
theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: theater)
their (det)
theirs (pron)
them (pron)
themselves (pron)
then (adv)
there (adv)
therefore (adv)
these (det & pron)
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they (pron)
thick (adj)
thief (n)
thin (adj)
thing (n)
think (v)
to think about something
I think he’s left.
What did you think of the film?
I think I’ll go.
I’m thinking of going.
thirsty (adj)
this (det & pron)
those (det & pron)
though (conj)
thought (n)
to have thoughts about something
to be deep in thought
thriller (n)
throat (n)
through (prep)
throw (v)
throw away (phr v)
He threw away the old TV.
thumb (n)
thunder (n)
thunderstorm (n)
tick (n & v)
ticket (n)
tidy (adj & v)
tidy up (phr v)
Please tidy up when you’ve finished.
tie (n & v)
a shirt and tie (n)
to tie with string (v)
tiger (n)
tight (adj)
tight shoes
tights (n pl)
a pair of tights
till (conj & prep)
to wait till the end (prep)
till he comes (conj)
time (n & v)
What time is it? (n)
It took a long time. (n)
the last time (n)
Is it time yet? (n)
Four times five is twenty. (v)
timetable (n)
tin (n)
a tin of peas
made of tin
tiny (adj)
tip (n)
the tip of the pencil
a tip for the waitress
tired (adj)
tiring (adj)
tissue (n)
title (n)
to (prep)
toast (n)
toast for breakfast
today (adv & n)
toe (n)
together (adv)
toilet (n)
tomato (n)
tomorrow (adv & n)
tongue (n)
tonight (adv & n)
too (adv)
I’ve been there, too.
It’s too heavy to lift.
tooth/teeth (n)
toothache (n)
toothbrush (n)
toothpaste (n)
top (adj & n)
top of the class (adj)
at the top of his voice (n)
topic (n)
torch (n)
total (adj & n)
totally (adv)
touch (v)
tour (n & v)
tour guide (n)
tourism (n)
tourist (n)
tourist information centre (n)
tournament (n)
toward(s) (prep)
towel (n)
tower (n)
town (n)
toy (n)
track (n)
a race track
tracksuit (n)
trade (n)
traditional (adj)
traffic (n)
traffic jam (n)
traffic light(s) (n)
train (n & v)
to travel by train (n)
to train in a skill (v)
trainer (n)
a pair of trainers
a personal trainer
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training (n)
tram (n)
transfer (v)
translate (v)
translation (n)
transport (n)
trash can (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubbish bin)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
tree (n)
trend (n)
trick (n)
trip (n)
a weekend trip
trouble (n)
trousers (n pl)
truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry)
trunk (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: boot)
the trunk of a car
true (adj)
Is it true?
a true friend
trumpet (n)
trust (v)
to trust someone
truth (n)
try (v)
to try to do something
to try (out) something
try on (phr v)
to try on shoes
T-shirt (n)
tube (n)
a tube of toothpaste
tuna (n)
tune (n)
tunnel (n)
turkey (n)
turn (n & v)
to turn your head (v)
to turn the page (v)
It’s my turn. (n)
The wheels began to turn. (v)
turn down (phr v)
Could you turn down the music?
turning (n)
the first turning on the left
turn into (phr v)
The water had turned into ice.
turn off (phr v)
She turned off the engine.
turn on (phr v)
Can you turn on the TV?
turn up (phr v)
Turn up the radio
– I can hardly hear it.
twice (adv)
twin (n)
type (n & v)
a type of person (n)
to type a letter (v)
typical (adj)
typically (adv)
tyre (n)
U
ugly (adj)
umbrella (n)
unable (adj)
unbelievable (adj)
uncle (n)
uncomfortable (adj)
under (prep)
under the bed
under £10.00
underground (adj & n)
underground trains (adj)
to travel by underground (n)
underline (v)
underneath (prep)
underpants (n)
understand (v)
underwear (n)
undress (v)
unemployed (adj)
unemployment (n)
unexpected (adj)
unfair (adj)
unfit (adj)
unforgettable (adj)
unfortunately (adv)
unfriendly (adj)
unhappy (n)
unhealthy (adj)
uniform (n)
union (n)
unit (n)
unkind (adj)
unknown (adj)
unimportant (adj)
uninterested (adj)
uninteresting (adj)
universe (n)
university (n)
unless (conj)
unlikely (adj)
unlucky (adj)
unnecessary (adj)
unpack (v)
unpleasant (adj)
untidy (adj)
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until (prep & conj)
unusual (adv)
unwell (adj)
up (adv & prep)
to walk up the hill (prep)
Are you up yet? (awake and dressed)
(adv)
Lift your head up. (adv)
Speak up, please. (adv)
update (n & v)
upload (n & v)
upon (prep)
once upon a time
That depends upon when you finish.
upper (adj)
upset (adj)
upstairs (adj & adv)
up to (prep phr)
up to six people
up to date (prep phr)
urgent (adj)
urgently (adv)
us (pron)
use (n & v)
Can you use a computer? (v)
It’s for the use of teachers only. (n)
Is this any use to you? (n)
used to (v)
I used to cycle a lot when I was
younger.
I’m not used to getting up early.
useful (adj)
user (n)
usual (adj)
usually (adv)
V
v/versus (prep)
Manchester United v Liverpool
valley (n)
valuable (adj)
value (n)
van (n)
vanilla (n)
variety (n)
various (adj)
vase (n)
vegetable (n)
vegetarian (n & adj)
vehicle (n)
version (n)
new/original version
very (adv)
vet (n)
via (prep)
video (n & v)
video clip (n)
video game (n)
view (n)
a beautiful view
village (n)
violin (n)
virus (n)
a computer virus
visa (n)
visit (n & v)
visitor (n)
vocabulary (n)
voice (n)
volleyball (n)
volume (n)
volunteer (n)
vote (n & v)
vowel (n)
W
wage(s) (n)
wait (n & v)
waiter (n)
waiting room (n)
waitress (n)
wake (v)
wake up (phr v)
walk (n & v)
walking (n)
wall (n)
wallet (n)
want (v)
war (n)
wardrobe (n)
warm (adj)
warn (v)
warning (n)
wash (n & v)
wash up (phr v)
washing machine (n)
washing-up (n)
to do the washing-up
waste (adj & v)
watch (n & v)
My watch keeps good time. (n)
I watched TV last night. (v)
water (n & v)
waterfall (n)
wave (n & v)
waves at sea (n)
to wave goodbye (v)
way (n)
Is this the way?
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the wrong way
a long way
to stand in the way
That’s the way to do it.
way of life
way in, way out
we (pron)
weak (adj)
to feel weak
a weak excuse
wear (v)
to wear a dress
wear out (phr v & adj)
You’ll wear out those shoes. (v)
My shoes are worn out. (adj)
weather (n)
weather forecast (n)
web (n)
webcam (n)
web page (n)
website (n)
wedding (n)
week (n)
weekday (n)
weekend (n)
weekly (adj & adv)
a weekly magazine (adj)
to phone home twice weekly (adv)
weigh (v)
weight (n)
welcome (n & v)
a warm welcome (n)
Welcome to London! (v)
well (adj, adv & exclam)
I’m very well, thanks. (adj)
to behave very well (adv)
Shake the bottle well. (adv)
Well, here we are. (exclam)
well done! (adv)
well-dressed (adj)
well-known (adj)
well made / well-made (adv & adj)
west (adj, adv & n)
western (adj)
wet (adj)
wet clothes
wet weather
whale (n)
what (det & pron)
whatever (pron & det)
wheel (n)
wheelchair (n)
when (adv)
whenever (conj)
where (adv & conj)
wherever (conj)
whether (conj)
which (pron & det)
while, whilst (conj)
white (adj)
who (pron)
whole (adj & n)
whose (det & pron)
why (adv)
wide (adj)
a wide road
wife (n)
wild (adj)
wildlife (n)
will (mv)
willing (adj)
win (v)
wind (n)
A strong wind was blowing.
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n)
windy (n)
wing (n)
a bird’s wing
the wing of an aeroplane
winner (n)
wise (adj)
wish (n & v)
Best wishes. (n)
Wish me luck. (v)
I wish you were here. (v)
with (prep)
within (prep)
without (prep)
woman (n)
wonder (v)
I wonder what he said.
wonderful (adj)
wood (n)
to be made of wood
in a large wood
wooden (adj)
wool (n)
word (n)
words in a sentence
He didn’t say a word.
work (n & v)
school work (n)
to work for a living (v)
hard work (n)
to be out of work (n)
worker (n)
working (adj)
workout (n)
I like a good workout at the gym.
work out (phr v)
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I work out at the gym every day.
world (n)
worried (adj)
worry (n & v)
worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)
would (mv)
wow (exclam)
wrap (up) (v & phr v)
to wrap (up) a parcel
write (v)
write down (phr v)
write down an address
writer (n)
writing (n)
written (adj)
wrong (adj)
Y
yard (n)
yeah (exclam)
year (n)
yellow (adj)
yes (adv)
yesterday (adv)
yet (adv)
yoga (n)
yog(h)urt (n)
you (pron)
you know (exclam)
young (adj)
your (det)
yours (pron)
yourself (pron)
youth (n)
Z
zebra
zero (n)
zone (n)
zoo (n)
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Appendix 1
Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools candidates
are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc.
Ordinal numbers
first, second, third, fourth, etc.
Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Months of the year
January, February, etc.
Seasons of the year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
Countries, languages and nationalities
Names of countries, nationalities and languages, for example, Brazil/Brazilian, Canada/Canadian,
China/Chinese, France/French, Ireland/Irish, India/Indian, Italy/Italian, Spain/Spanish, etc.
Continents
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
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