Cambridge English: Starters Vocabulary list

Letters and numbers

Candidates will be expected to be able to understand and write
the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1–20.

Key
adj adjective det determiner int interrogative prep preposition
adv adverb dis discourse marker n noun pron pronoun
conj conjunction excl exclamation poss possessive v verb

A bath n burger n Cool! excl

a det bathroom n bus n correct adj
about prep be v but conj count v
add v beach n bye excl cousin n
afternoon n bean n cow n
again adv bear n C crayon n
Alex n beautiful adj cake n crocodile n
Alice n bed n camera n cross n + v
alien n bedroom n can v cupboard n
alphabet n bee n candy (UK sweet(s)) n
an det behind prep car n D
and conj Ben n carrot n dad n
angry adj between prep cat n Dan n
animal n big adj catch (e.g. a ball) v day n
Anna n bike n chair n desk n
answer n + v Bill n chicken n dining room n
apartment (UK flat) n bird n child/children n dinner n
apple n birthday n chips (US fries) n dirty adj
arm n black adj chocolate n do v
armchair n blue adj choose v dog n
ask v board n clap v doll n
at prep of place board game n class n donkey n
boat n classmate n don’t worry excl
B body n classroom n door n
baby n book n clean adj + v double adj
badminton n bookcase n clock n draw v
bag n bookshop n close v drawing n
ball n boots n closed adj dress n
balloon n bounce v clothes n drink n + v
banana n box n coconut n drive v
baseball n boy n colour (US color) n + v duck n
baseball cap n bread n come v
basketball n breakfast n complete v
bat (as sports brother n computer n
equipment) n brown adj cool adj

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 go to bed v lots of det
E I
go to sleep v love v
ear n I pron
goat n Lucy n
eat v ice cream n
good adj lunch n
egg n in prep of place + time
goodbye excl
elephant n in front of prep M
Grace n
end n it pron
grandfather n make v
English adj + n its poss adj + pron
grandma n man/men n
enjoy v
grandmother n mango n
eraser (UK rubber) n J
grandpa n many det
Eva n jacket n
grape n Mark n
evening n jeans n
gray (UK grey) adj mat n
example n jellyfish n
great adj + excl Matt n
eye n Jill n
green adj May n
juice n
grey (US gray) adj me pron
F jump v
guitar n me too dis
face n
K meat n
family n
H meatballs n
fantastic n keyboard (computer) n
hair n milk n
Fantastic! excl kick v
hall n mine pron
father n kid n
hand n mirror n
favourite (US favorite) adj Kim n
handbag n Miss title
find v kitchen n
happy adj monkey n
fish (s + pl) n kite n
hat n monster n
fishing n kiwi n
have v morning n
flat (US apartment) n know v
have got v mother n
floor n
he pron L motorbike n
flower n
head n lamp n mouse/mice n
fly v
helicopter n learn v mouse (computer) n
food n
hello excl leg n mouth n
foot/feet n
her poss adj + pron lemon n Mr title
football (US soccer) n
here adv lemonade n Mrs title
for prep
hers pron lesson n mum n
friend n
Hi! excl let’s v music n
fries (UK chips) n
him pron letter (as in alphabet) n my poss adj
frog n
hippo n like prep + v
from prep N
his poss adj + pron lime n
fruit n
hit v name n
fun adj + n line n
hobby n new adj
funny adj listen v
hockey n next to prep
live v
hold v nice adj
G living room n
home n + adv Nick n
game n lizard n
Hooray! excl night n
garden n long adj
horse n no adv + det
get v look v
house n nose n
giraffe n look at v
how int not adv
girl n lorry (US truck) n
how many int now adv
give v a lot adv + pron
how old int number n
glasses n a lot of det
Hugo n lots adv + pron
go v

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 sleep v thing n
O Q
small adj this det + pron
of prep question n
smile n + v those det + pron
oh dis
R snake n throw v
oh dear excl
so dis tick n + v
OK adj + dis radio n
soccer (UK football) n tiger n
old adj read v
sock n to prep
on prep of place really adv
sofa n today adv + n
one det + pron red adj
some det Tom n
onion n rice n
song n tomato n
open adj + v ride v
sorry adj + int too adv
or conj right dis
spell v toy n
orange adj + n right (as in correct) adj
spider n train n
our poss adj robot n
sport n tree n
ours pron room n
stand v trousers n
rubber (US eraser) n
P start v truck (UK lorry) n
rug n
stop v try n + v
page n ruler n
store (UK shop) n T-shirt n
paint n + v run v
story n TV/television n
painting n
S street n
paper adj + n
Sue n U
pardon int sad adj
sun n ugly adj
park n Sam n
sweet(s) (US candy) n under prep
part n sand n
swim v understand v
Pat n sausage n
us pron
pea n say v
T
pear n scary adj
table n V
pen n school n
table tennis n very adv
pencil n sea n
tablet n
person/people n see v W
tail n
pet n See you! excl
take a photo/picture v walk v
phone n + v sentence n
talk v wall n
photo n she pron
teacher n want v
piano n sheep (s + pl) n
teddy (bear) n watch n + v
pick up v shell n
television/TV n water n
picture n ship n
tell v watermelon n
pie n shirt n
tennis n wave v
pineapple n shoe n
tennis racket n we pron
pink adj shop (US store) n
thank you dis wear v
plane n short adj
thanks dis well dis
play v shorts n
that det + pron well done dis
playground n show v
the det what int
please dis silly adj
their poss adj where int
point v sing v
theirs pron which int
polar bear n sister n
them pron white adj
poster n sit v
then dis who int
potato n skateboard n
there adv whose int
purple adj skateboarding n
these det + pron window n
put v skirt n
they pron with prep

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woman/women n
word n
would like v
wow! excl
write v

X
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Y
year n
yellow adj
yes adv
you pron
young adj
your poss adj
yours pron

Z
zebra n
zoo n

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