ALH_Starter_Wordlist_U10
ALH_Starter_Wordlist_U10
ALH_Starter_Wordlist_U10
Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (US) Definition Sample sentence
Time phrases
ago adverb əˈɡəʊ əˈɡoʊ used for saying how much time He met her twenty
has passed since something years ago.
happened
in preposition ɪn used for showing when The Beatles were very
something happened popular in the 1960s.
last determiner lɑːst læst used for referring to the week, I saw John last week.
month, year etc that ended
most recently
Life events
belong to verb phrase bɪˈlɒŋ tə ˈsʌmwʌn bɪˈlɒŋ tʊ owned by someone That car belongs to
someone ˈsʌmwʌn my mother.
drive a car phrase draɪv ə kɑː(r) draɪv ə kɑr to know how to drive a vehicle I can drive a car, but not
a bus!
finish college phrase ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈkɒlɪdʒ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈkɑlɪdʒ to do the last part of schooling He finished college
and complete it last year.
get married phrase ɡet ˈmærid ɡet ˈmerid to become formally joined in When can we get
marriage married?
meet a person phrase miːt ə ˈpɜː(r)s(ə)n mit ə ˈpɜrs(ə)n to be introduced to someone You always meet new
who you do not know people when you start
a new class.
pass a test phrase pɑːs ə test pæs ə test to be successful on a test I hope I can pass
the test.
win a prize verb wɪn ə praɪz wɪn ə praɪz to finish first in a competition I want to win a prize at
or beat the opposition school this year.
write a story verb raɪt ə ˈstɔːri raɪt ə ˈstɔri to make a story by putting I want to write a story
words together about my family.