YLE VOCABULARY LIST

Here you are all the vocabulary needed to be successful in your Cambridge exams. REMEMBER, all the candidates must know the starters vocabulary plus the one from their own level. And if you are going to take the FLYERS exam, you must know all the words from the list !

STARTERS	MOVERS	FLYERS
ANIMALS     animal               goat bird                    hippo cat                      horse                           chicken             lizard cow                   monkey crocodile          mouse/mice dog                    sheep duck                  snake elephant          spider fish                   tail frog                  tiger giraffe              zoo	bat                       bear cage                    dolphin fly                      kangaroo kitten                        lion panda                  parrot pet                        puppy rabbit                   shark whale	butterfly               camel dinosaur               fur  insect                 octopus swan                      wing
THE BODY AND FACE arm                 hand body               head ear                  leg eye                 mouth face                nose foot/feet          smile hair	back               shoulder beard               blond(e) bottom            curly fair                  moustache neck                stomach straight            tooth / teeth
CLOTHES shirt clothes         shoe dress            skirt glasses         sock handbag      trousers hat               T-shirt jacket          watch jeans           wear	coat            scarf sweater	belt                  glove pocket             ring shorts              spot spotted           stripe striped            tights umbrella         uniform
COLOURS black                       orange blue                        pink brown                    purple colour                    red green                     white grey (US gray)      yellow		gold                     silver spot                     stripe
FAMILY & FRIENDS baby                          grandma   grandmother boy                             grandpa brother                      live child/children        man/men cousin                       mother dad                             mum family                          old father             person/people friend                         sister girl                 woman/women grandfather         young	aunt daughter           granddaughter grandparent              grandson grown-up                     parent son                                uncle	husband married surname wife
FOOD AND DRINK                           apple                              juice banana                     lemmon bean                       lemonade bread                               lime breakfast                        lunch burger                          mango cake                                meat carrot                                milk chicken                           onion chips (US fries)           orange coconut                            pea dinner                             pear drink                        pineapple eat                                 potato egg                                      rice fish                              sausage food                              supper fries ( UK chips )  fruit                             tomato grape                              water ice cream           watermelon	bottle                      bowl cheese                    coffe cup                          glass hungry                    pasta picnic                     salad sandwich               soup tea                          thirsty vegetable	biscuit ( US cookie) butter sweet ( s )   ( US candy ) chocolate    chopsticks flour                         fork jam                         knife meal                       pepper pizza                       plate salt smell                       snack spoon                      sugar taste
HEALTH	cold                                       hurt cough    matter (what´s the matter?) cry                                       nurse doctor                  stomach-ache earache              temperature headache               toothache hospital                  chemist dentist	Ill medicine chemist (chemist’s)
THE HOME apartment                     hall armchair                     house bath                            kitchen bathroom                     lamp bed                      living room bedroom                        mat bookcase                     mirror box                             painting camera                         phone chair                             picture clock                               radio computer                      room cupboard                      sleep desk                               sofa dining room                   table doll                  television/TV door                                  toy flower                             tree garden                            wall watch                        window	address                balcony                basement                blanket                downstairs                dream                elevator                fan                flat                floor                home                lift                shower                stair( s )                toothbrush                towel                upstairs                wash	brush comb cooker diary envelope fridge key letter shelf soap stamp swing telephone toilet
MATERIALS		card          plastic   glass        silver   gold          wood   metal        wool   paper
NUMBERS         1 - 20	21 - 100           1st - 20th	101 - 1001 21st - 31st
NAMES Alex      May Ann      Nick Anna      Pat Ben      Sam Bill       Sue Jill       Tom Kim      Tony Lucy       Daisy               Fred           Jack                Jane           Jim                  John           Mary                Paul           Peter               Sally          Vicky              Betty         David             Emma       Harry             Helen        Katy            Michael   Richard          Robert      Sarah           William
PLACES & DIRECTIONS behind           park between   playground here   shop (US store) in  street in front of   there next to  under on	zoo   above              bank   bus station   café               cinema   farm            hospital   library               map   market             near   opposite        place   road                sports            centre   square        straight   supermarket             swimming pool     playground	airport       bookshop bridge           bus stop castle       chemist ( ' s ) circus                    club college            corner east                       end factory    fire station front                    get to hotel  kilometre ( s ) ( US Kilometer  ( s ) ) left   London         museum   north                     over   police station post office           restaurant right                  south station   straight on theatre       university            way   west
SCHOOL     alphabet     look   answer     number   ask                  open   board             page   book                part   bookcase       pen   class             pencil   classroom            picture   close      playground   colour       question   computer       read   correct       right   cross       rubber  ( US   eraser )   cupboard       ruler   desk     school   door       sentence   draw       sit (down)     English       spell   eraser (UK    rubber)    stand (up)   example       story   floor       teacher   find       tell   know       test   learn       tick   lesson          understand letter  ( as in alphabet )     wall   line      window   listen ( to )     word   write	homework mistake text	art                         bin   club                college competition dictionary      exam flag           geography glue                 group history      language maths         rucksack science         scissors shelf              student study              subject teach        university