a kitchen sink (n)
The ship began to sink. (v)
Sir (n)
sister (n)
sit (v)
site (n)
sitting room (n)
situated (adj)
situation (n)
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size (n)
skateboard (n & v)
ski (n & v)
skill (n)
skilled (adj)
skin (n)
skirt (n)
sky (n)
sleep (n & v)
sleeve (n)
slice (n)
slim (adj)
slip (v)
to slip on the ice
slope (n)
mountain/ski slope
slow (adj)
small (adj)
smart (adj)
a smart idea (Am Eng)
smart clothes
smell (n & v)
smile (n & v)
smoke (n & v)
smooth (adj)
a smooth surface (level)
a smooth ride in the new car
(comfortable)
snack (n)
snake (n)
snow (n & v)
snowball (n)
snowboard (n & v)
snowman (n)
snowstorm (n)
so (adv & conj)
so-so (adj)
soap (n)
social (adj)
society (n)
sock (n)
sofa (n)
soft (adj)
a soft material
a soft drink
software (n)
soil (n)
soldier (n)
solid (adj)
some (adj, det & pron)
somebody (pron)
someone (pron)
something (pron)
sometimes (adv)
somewhere (adv)
son (n)
song (n)
soon (adv)
Ill come soon.
as soon as I can
sore (adj)
sorry (adj)
sort (n)
the same sort
sort out (phr v)
We need to sort out this problem.
sound (n & v)
the sound of music (n)
It sounds like/as if (v)
soup (n)
sour (adj)
a sour taste
south (adj & adv, n)
southeast (adj & n)
southwest (adj, adv & n)
souvenir (n)
space (n)
a parking space
write in the spaces
not enough space
outer space
spade (n)
spare (adj & v)
spare cash, spare time (adj)
to spare the time (v)
speak (v)
special (adj)
speech (n)
speed (n)
spell (v)
spend (v)
to spend money/time
spill (v)
spinach (n)
spite (n)
in spite of (prep phr)
spoil (v)
spoon (n)
sport (n)
spot (n)
spy (n & v)
square (adj & n)
a square room (adj)
a market square (n)
squash (n)
stadium (n)
staff (n)
stage (n)
to perform on a stage
stain (n & v)
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stairs (n pl)
stall (n)
market stall
stamp (n)
a postage stamp
stand (v)
standard (n)
star (n)
stars in the sky (n)
a film star (n)
start (n & v)
a good start (n)
to start a race (v)
state (adj & n)
a state school (n)
statement (n)
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)
steam (n)
steel (n)
steep (adj)
step (n)
two steps forward (n)
to climb the steps (n)
stick (n & v)
a walking stick (n)
to stick two things together (v)
sticky (adj)
stiff (adj)
still (adv)
Sit still. (adv)
Shes still here. (adv)
stir (v)
stomach (n)
stone (n)
a large stone
a stone bridge
stop (n & v)
a bus stop (n)
The car stopped. (v)
Its stopped raining. (v)
The rain stopped me from going out.
(v)
store (n & v)
a department store (n)
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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 & v)
to stress the importance of something
(v)
He didnt want the stress of a new job.
(n)
strict (adj)
strike (n & v)
to go on strike (n)
to strike something (v)
strong (adj)
student (n)
studio (n)
TV/artists/recording studio
study (n & v)
to study physics (v)
to study the map (v)
Social Studies (n)
stupid (adj)
style (n)
subject (n)
the subject of a discussion
the subject of a sentence
a school subject
subtract (v)
subway (n)
New York subway (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
underground )
succeed (v)
success (n)
such (adj & det)
sudden (adj)
sugar (n)
suggest (v)
suit (n)
to wear a suit
suitable (adj)
suitcase (n)
sum (n)
sum up (v)
sun (n)
sunbathe (v)
sunlight (n)
sunrise (n)
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sunset (n)
sunshine (n)
supermarket (n)
supply (v)
support (v)
to support a weight
to support a team
suppose (v)
I suppose its true.
You arent supposed to drive fast.
Its supposed to be a good film.
sure (adj)
Im sure youre right.
to make sure
surfing (n)
surname (n)
surprise (n & v)
surround (v)
The cottage is surrounded by beautiful
countryside.
sweater (n)
sweatshirt (n)
sweep (v)
to sweep the floor
sweet (adj & n)
sweet food (adj)
a sweet face (adj)
a sweet smell (adj)
to eat a sweet (n)
swim (n & v)
swimming costume (n)
swing (n & v)
to play on a swing
to swing backwards and forwards
switch (n & v)
light switch (n)
to switch on a machine (v)
system (n)
T
table (n)
table-cloth (n)
table-tennis (n)
tablet (n)
take (v)
to take someones hand
to take someones things (steal/
borrow)
to take a photo
to take a long time
to take a holiday
take away (phr v)
Take 15 away from 78.
take off (phr v)
Do you want to take off your coat?
The plane takes off at 6.
take part (in) (phr v)
Everybody took part in the meeting.
take place (phr v)
The meeting took place at six.
take up (phr v)
He decided to take up a new hobby.
talent (n)
talk (n & v)
tall (adj)
tap (n)
a cold-water tap (n)
tape (adj, n & v)
a tape recorder (adj)
a cassette tape (n)
to tape a conversation (v)
taste (n & v)
to have good taste (n)
to taste food (v)
It tastes good. (v)
tax (n & v)
taxi (n)
tea (n)
teach (v)
team (n)
tear (n)
Tears ran down her cheeks.
tear (v)
to tear a piece of paper
technique (n)
technology (n)
teenage (n)
telegram (n)
telephone (n & v)
television (TV) (n)
tell (v)
to tell a story
to tell someone something
to tell someone to do something
you cant always tell
temperature (n)
to have a temperature
air temperature
temporary (adj)
tennis (n)
tent (n)
term (n)
terminal (n)
terrible (adj)
test (n & v)
text (n)
than (conj & prep)
thank (v)
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thank you (int)
thanks (n)
that (adv, conj, det & pron)
theft (n)
their (det)
theirs (pron)
them (pron)
themselves (pron)
then (adv)
there (adv & pron)
therefore (adv)
thermometer (n)
these (det & pron)
they (pron)
thick (adj)
thief (n)
thin (adj)
thing (n)
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think (v)
to think about something
I think hes left.
What did you think of the film?
I think Ill go.
Im thinking of going.
thirst (n)
this (det & pron)
those (det & pron)
though (conj & adv)
thought (n)
to have thoughts about something
to be deep in thought
thriller (n)
throat (n)
through (prep)
throughout (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 youve 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)
What time is it?
It took a long time.
the last time
Is it time yet?
Four times five is twenty.
timetable (n)
tin (n)
a tin of peas
made of tin
tin-opener (n)
tiny (adj)
tip (n)
the tip of the pencil
a tip for the waitress
tired (adj)
title (n)
to (prep)
toast (n)
toast for breakfast
today (adv & n)
toe (n)
together (adv)
toilet (n)
tomato (n)
tomorrow (adv & n)
ton(ne) (n)
tongue (n)
tonight (adv & n)
too (adv)
Ive been there, too.
Its too heavy to lift.
tool (n)
tooth/teeth (n)
toothache (n)
toothbrush (n)
toothpaste (n)
top (n)
top of the class
at the top of his voice
topic (n)
total (adj & n)
touch (v)
tour (n & v)
tourism (n)
tourist (n)
toward(s) (prep)
towel (n)
tower (n)
town (n)
toy (n)
track (n)
a race track
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track suit (n)
trade (n)
traditional (adj)
traffic (n)
traffic jam (n)
traffic light(s) (n)
train (n & v)
to travel by train
to train in a skill
trainers (n pl)
a pair of trainers
tram (n)
transfer (v)
translate (v)
translation (n)
transport (n & v)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
travellers cheque (n)
tree (n)
trip (n)
a weekend trip
trouble (n)
trousers (n pl)
truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lorry )
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 (v)
to try on shoes
T-shirt (n)
tube (n)
a tube of toothpaste
tune (n)
tunnel (n)
turkey (n)
turn (n & v)
to turn your head (v)
to turn the page (v)
Its my turn. (n)
The wheels began to turn. (v)
turn down (phr v)
Could you turn down the music?
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 out (phr v)
He turned out the lights.
turn up (phr v)
Turn up the radio - I can hardly hear it.
turning (n)
the first turning on the left
twice (adv)
twin (n)
type (n & v)
a type of person (n)
to type a letter (v)
typical (adj)
tyre (n)
U
ugly (adj)
umbrella (n)
unable (adj)
uncle (n)
under (prep)
under the bed
under £10.00
underground (adj & n)
underground trains (adj)
to travel by underground (n)
underpants (n)
understand (v)
uniform (n)
universe (n)
university (n)
unleaded (adj)
unless (conj)
until (prep & conj)
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)
up to (prep phr)
up to six people
up to date (prep phr)
update (n & v)
upon (prep)
upset (adj)
upstairs (adv)
urgent (adj)
us (pron)
use (n & v)
Can you use a computer? (v)
Its for the use of teachers only. (n)
Is this any use to you? (n)
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used to (v)
I used to cycle a lot when I was
younger.
usual (adj)
V
valley (n)
value (n)
van (n)
vanilla (n)
variety (n)
various (adj)
vase (n)
veal (n)
vegetable (n & adj)
vegetarian (n & adj)
vehicle (n)
very (adv)
venue (n)
victim (n)
victory (n)
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video (n & v)
video recorder (n)
videotape (n)
view (n)
a beautiful view
village (n)
violin (n)
visa (n)
visit (n & v)
visitor (n)
vocabulary (n)
voice (n)
volleyball (n)
vote (n & v)
voyage (n)
W
wage(s) (n)
wait (n & v)
waiter (n)
waiting-room (n)
waitress (n)
wake (up) (v)
walk (n & v)
wall (n)
wallet (n)
want (v)
war (n)
ward (n)
warm (adj)
warn (v)
wash (n & v)
wash-basin (n)
wash up (v)
washing machine (n)
washing up (n)
to do the washing up
waste (adj & v)
wastepaper basket (n)
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
to wave goodbye
way (n)
Is this the way?
the wrong way
a long way
to stand in the way
Thats the way to do it.
way of life
way in, way out
WC (n)
we (pron)
weak (adj)
to feel weak
a weak excuse
wear (v)
to wear a dress
wear off (phr v)
Has the pain worn off yet?
wear out (phr v & adj)
Youll wear out those shoes. (v)
weather (n)
web (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)
welfare (n)
well (adj, adv & int)
Im very well, thanks. (adj)
to behave very well (adv)
Shake the bottle well. (adv)
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Well, here we are. (int)
Well done! (int)
well known (adv)
well-known (adj)
well made (adv)
well-made (adj)
west (adj, adv & n)
wet (adj)
wet clothes
wet weather
whale (n)
what (pron)
whatever (pron & det)
wheel (n & v)
wheelchair (n)
when (adv)
whenever (adv & conj)
where (adv)
wherever (adv & conj)
whether (conj)
which (pron & det)
whichever (pron & det)
while, whilst (conj)
white (adj)
who, whom (pron)
whoever (pron)
whole (adj & n)
whose (pron)
why (adv)
wide (adj & adv)
a wide road (adj)
with his mouth wide open (adv)
to feel wide awake (adv)
width (n)
wife (n)
wild (adj)
wildlife (n)
win (n & v)
wind (n)
A strong wind was blowing. (n)
wind (v)
Wind up the car windows. (v)
window (n)
windscreen (n)
windsurfing (n)
wing (n)
a birds wing
the wing of an aeroplane
wire (n)
an electrical wire
a wire fence
wise (adj)
wish (n & v)
with (prep)
within (adv & prep)
without (prep)
witness (n & v)
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 didnt say a word.
work (n & v)
school work (n)
to work for a living (v)
hard work (n)
to be out of work (n)
working hours (n pl)
world (n)
worry (n & v)
worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)
wound (n & v)
wrap (up) (v)
to wrap (up) a parcel
write (v)
write out (phr v)
Please write out your name in full.
wrong (adj)
Y
year (n)
yearly (adj & adv)
yellow (adj)
yes (int)
yesterday (adv & n)
yet (adv)
you (pron)
you know (int)
young (adj & n)
your (det)
yours (pron)
yourself (pron)
youth (n)
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Z
zebra (n)
zero (n)
zone (n)
zoo (n)
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Appendix 1
Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, PET and PET for Schools candidates
are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc.
Ordinal numbers
