Starters AZ

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

A
a det alien n answer n + v
about prep alphabet n apartment n
add v an det (UK flat)
afternoon n and conj apple n
again adv angry adj arm n
Alex n animal n armchair n
Alice n Anna n ask v at prep of place

B
baby n be v Bill n bounce v
badminton n beach n bird n box n
bag n bean n birthday n boy n
ball n bear n black adj bread n
balloon n beautiful adj blue adj breakfast n
banana n bed n board n brother n
baseball n bedroom n board game n brown adj
baseball cap n bee n boat n burger n
basketball n behind prep body n bus n
bat (as sports Ben n book n but conj
equipment) n between prep bookcase n bye excl
bath n big adj bookshop n
bathroom n bike n boots n

C
cake n can v candy n (UK car n
camera n sweet(s)) carrot n
 cat n choose v clothes n correct adj
catch (e.g. a clap v coconut n count v
ball) v class n colour n + v (US cousin n
chair n classmate n color) cow n
chicken n classroom n come v crayon n
child/children n clean adj + v complete v crocodile n
chips n (US clock n computer n cross n + v
fries) close v cool adj cupboard n
chocolate n closed adj Cool! excl

D
dad n dinner n donkey n drawing n
Dan n dirty adj dont worry excl dress n
day n do v door n drink n + v
desk n dog n double adj drive v
dining room n doll n draw v duck n

E
ear n elephant n enjoy v evening n
eat v end n eraser n (UK example n
egg n English adj + n rubber) eye n
Eva n

F
face n find v fly v fries n (UK
family n fish (s + pl) n food n chips)
fantastic n fishing n foot/feet n frog n
Fantastic! excl flat n (US football n (US from prep
father n apartment) soccer) fruit n
favourite adj floor n for prep fun adj + n
(US favorite) flower n friend n funny adj

G
game n go v grandfather n great adj + excl
garden n go to bed v grandma n green adj
get v go to sleep v grandmother n grey adj (US
giraffe n goat n grandpa n gray)
girl n good adj grape n guitar n
give v goodbye excl gray adj (UK
glasses n Grace n grey)

H
hair n hand n happy adj have v
hall n handbag n hat n have got v
 he pron hers pron hobby n house n
head n Hi! excl hockey n how int
helicopter n him pron hold v how many int
hello excl hippo n home n + adv how old int
her poss adj + his poss adj + Hooray! excl Hugo n
pron pron horse n
here adv hit v

I
I pron in prep of place in front of prep its poss adj +
ice cream n + time it pron pron

J
jacket n jellyfish n juice n
jeans n Jill n jump v

K
keyboard n kid n kitchen n kiwi n
(computer) Kim n kite n know v
kick v

L
lamp n letter n (as in living room n a lot adv + pron
learn v alphabet) lizard n a lot of det
leg n like prep + v long adj lots adv + pron
lemon n lime n look v lots of det
lemonade n line n look at v love v
lesson n listen v lorry n (US Lucy n
lets v live v truck) lunch n

M
make v name) n Miss title (computer)
man/men n me pron monkey n mouth n
mango n me too dis monster n Mr title
many det meat n morning n Mrs title
Mark n meatballs n mother n mum n
mat n milk n motorbike n music n
Matt n mine pron mouse/mice n my poss adj
May (as in girls mirror n mouse n

N
name n next to prep Nick n no adv + det
new adj nice adj night n nose n
 not adv now adv number n

O
of prep old adj open adj + v ours pron
oh dis on prep of place or conj
oh dear excl one det + pron orange adj + n
OK adj + dis onion n our poss adj

P
page n pea n piano n playground n
paint n + v pear n pick up v please dis
painting n pen n picture n point v
paper adj + n pencil n pie n polar bear n
pardon int person/people n pineapple n poster n
park n pet n pink adj potato n
part n phone n + v plane n purple adj
Pat n photo n play v put v

Q
question n

R
radio n rice n right dis eraser)
read v ride v robot n rug n
really adv right adj (as in room n ruler n
red adj correct) rubber n (US run v

S
sad adj shoe n snake n shop)
Sam n shop n (US so dis story n
sand n store) soccer n (UK street n
sausage n short adj football) Sue n
say v shorts n sock n sun n
scary adj show v sofa n supper n
school n silly adj some det sweet(s) n (US
sea n sing v song n candy)
see v sister n sorry adj + int swim v
See you! excl sit v spell v
sentence n skateboard n spider n
she pron skateboarding n sport n
sheep (s + pl) n skirt n stand v
shell n sleep v start v
ship n small adj stop v
shirt n smile n + v store n (UK
T
table n thank you dis throw v truck n (UK
table tennis n thanks dis tick n + v lorry)
tablet n that det + pron tiger n try n + v
tail n the det to prep T-shirt n
take a photo/ their poss adj today adv + n TV/television n
picture v theirs pron Tom n
talk v them pron tomato n
teacher n then dis too adv
teddy (bear) n there adv toy n
television/TV n these det + pron train n
tell v they pron tree n
tennis n thing n trousers n
tennis racket n this det + pron
teddy (bear) n those det + pron

U
ugly adj under prep understand v us pron

V
very adv

W
walk v wave v where int with prep
wall n we pron which int woman/women
want v wear v white adj n
watch n + v well dis who int word n
water n well done dis whose int would like v
watermelon n what int window n wow! excl
write v

X
(No words at this level)

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

Z
zebra n zoo n
 Letters & numbers
Candidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and
numbers 120.

Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names:
Alex Jill Sue
Alice Kim Tom
Anna Lucy
Ben Mark
Bill Matt
Dan May
Eva Nick
Grace Pat
Hugo Sam

www.cambridgeenglish.org/younglearners UCLES 2016 | CE/2052a/6Y12