A

aabilityable

-able

aboutaboveabroadabsenceabsentadjacceptaccidentaccordance

according(to)

accountv,naccustomvachev,nacid

acrossactvactionactive

activityactor,actressactual

add

additionaddressv,nadjectiveadmirationadmireadmitadvancev,nadvantageadventurenadverbadvertizeadviceadviseaffair(s)afford

afraid

afteradv,prep,conjafternoonafterwards

againagainst

agen

ago

agreeahead

aimn,v

airn

-al

alcohol(ic)alikeadj,advalive

alladj,adv

allrightallowalmostalonealongaloudalphabetalreadyalsoalthoughaltogetheralwaysamongamongstamountnamuse

amusingadj

an

-an

-anceancient

and

angern,vangleangry

animaln,adj

ankleannoyanother

answern,v

antanxietyanxious

anyanybodyanyhowanyone

anythinganywhereapartapparatus

appearappearance

apple

appointapprove

April

-ararch,archway

areaarguearisearmn,v

armourn,v

armsarmy

aroundprep,adv

arrange,arrangement(s)

arrivearrow

artarticleartistas

ashamed

ash(es)asideadvask

asleep

associationat

-ate

-ationatom(ic)

attackn,v

attemptn,v

attentionattentive

attract(ive)

Augustaunt

autumn

averagen,adj,v

avoidawakeadj

awayawkwardaxen

B

baby

backn,adv

backgroundbackward(s)

bacteria(-ium)

badbagn

bakebalancen,vball

banana

bandnbankbarbarebarrel

basen,vbasinbasket

bathnbathevbattlebe

beak

beambeanbearnbearvbeardnbeatv

beautifulbeauty

becausebecomebed

bee

beerbeforebegbeginbehave

behaviourbehindbelief

believebellbelongbelow

beltnbendn,vbeneathberry

besidebesides

bestadj,adv

betteradj,adv

betweenbeyondBiblebicyclebig

billbindbird

birthbit

biten,v

bitteradj

blackbladeblamen,vbleedvbless

blindadj,vblockn,vbloodnblown,v

bluen,adjboardnboat

body

boilvboldbombn,vbonenbooknbootn

bordern,v

bornborrow

both

bottlen

bottomn

bowelbowlnboxnboybrain

branchn,vbrassbraveadj

breadbreadthbreakbreakfastn

breastbreathn

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breathe

breedn,v

brickn

bridgen,vbrightadjbringBritishbroad

broadcastn,vbrotherbrownn,adj

brushn,vbucketBuddhist,-ismbuild

bulletbunchnburnv,nburstn,v

burybusbushnbusy

butbuttern

buttonn,v

buyn

by

C

cagencakencalculatecalln,vcalmcamelcameracampn,vcanvcandlecapncapitalncaptainncar

cardncardboardcaren,vcarriagecarry

cartncasencastlen

catncatchvcattlecatn

catchvcattlecausen,v

caven

ceasecell

cementncentcentrencentury

ceremonyncertainadj,determinercertainty

chainn,vchairnchairmanchalkn

chancenchangen,vcharacterchargen,v

charmn,vchasevcheapcheatn,v

cheekncheern,vcheerfulcheese

chemicaln,adjchemistrycheque

chest

chichenchiefn,adv

child,childrenchimney

chin

chocolaten,adj

choicenchooseChristrmas

churchcigarettecineman,adjcirclen

circularadj

citizencitycivilize

claimn,vclassnclayclean

clearv,adjclerkclever

cliff

climbclockn

closev,adj,adv

clothclothes,clothing

cloudn

clubn

coalcoarseadj

coastncoatncoconutcoffee

coinncoldn,adjcollarncollectv

collegecolourn,vcombn,vcombinev

comecomfortn,v

commandn,v

committeecommonadj

companion

companycompare

comparisoncompasscompetecomplain

completev,adjcompoundn,adjconcernvconcerning

concertnconditionconfuseconnectconquer

conscienceconsciousconsiderconsist

consonant(sound)

containcontentadjcontentsn

continuecontractncontroln,vconvenient

conversationcookn,v

cooladj

coppern,adj

copyn,vcordcorncornern

correctadjcostn,vcottonncoughn,v

couldcouncil

countv

countryn

couragen

coursecourtncovern,vcowncowardcrackn,vcrashn,vcreamncreaturecreepvcricketcrime

criminaln,adj

cropncrossn,vcrowdn

crownn,vcruelcrushvcryn,v

cultivatecupncupboardcuren,v

curln,vcurrentncursen,vcurtainn

curven,vcustomncutn,vcyclev

D

dailyadjdamagen,vdancen,vdanger

darevdaringn,adjdarkadj

datendaughterday

deadadj

dealn,vdearadjdeathdebtdecayn,vdeceive

Decemberdecide

decimaln,adjdeclaredecreasen,v

deed

deepadj

deerdefeatn,v

defence

defenddegree

delayn,vdelicatedelightn,vdeliver

demandn,vdepartmentdependdependent

depthdescenddescribedescription

descriptivedesertndesertvdeserve

desiren,vdeskdestroydetailn

determinedevelopdevilndiamohd

dictionarydievdifferencedifferentdifficult

difficultydigdinnerdip

directdirectiondirt

dirtyadj

dis-disappointdiscouragediscoverdiseasendishndismissdistancedistantditchndividevdivision

dodoctorndogndollar

-domdonkey

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door

doorwaydotn

doubleadj,adv,v

doubtn,v

downadv,prep

dragv

drawdrawerdreamn,vdressn,vdrinkn,vdrivevdropn,vdrowndrugndrumn,vdrunk

dryv,adj

duckndulladjduringdustnduty

E

eachdrterminer,proneager

ear

earlyadj,adv

earnearthn

eastn,adj,adv

eastern

-ededgen

educate

effectn

effectiveeffort

elasticadj

elbown

elderadj

eldestelectvelectricelectrical

electricianelectricityelephantelse

empireemployvemptyv,adjen-

-en

-enceenclose

encourage

endn,v

enemyengine

Englishn,adj

enjoy

enoughn,adj,adv

enquireenterventranceenvelope

equaln,v,adj

-er

escapen,v

-eseespecially

-ess

establishevenadj,adv

eveningeventeverevery

eviln,adjexactadjexamineexamination

exampleexcellent

exceptprep,conj

exchangen,v

exciteexcusen,vexercisen,vexist

expect

expenencen,vexplainexplanationexplodeexplosionexplosiven,adjexpressvexpression

eyeeyelid

F

facen,vfactfactorynfadevfailfailurefaintadjfairadjfairyfaith

faithfuladj

falln,v

falsefame

familiaradjfamilyfamous

fancyn,v,adj

faradj,advfarmn,vfarmerfashion(able)fastadj,advfasten

fatn,adj

fatefathern

faultn

favourn,v

favourablefavouriteadj

fearn,v

feastn,v

feathern

Februaryfeedvfeelvfeelingsfellown

femalen,adj

fencen

fevern

few

fieldn,adj

fiercefightn,vfiguren

fill

filmn,vfindvfineadj

fingernfinishn,vfiren,vfirmn,adj

firstadj,advfishfisherman

fitv,adj

fixvflagflameflash

flatn,adjfleshnflightfloatv

floodn,vfloornflown,vflowern

flyn,v

foldn,v

followv

fondfoodn

foolnfoolishfootfootball

forprepforbidforcen,vfore-

foreheadforeignforeignerforest

forgetforgiveforkformn,v

formalformerformerlyfort

fortunefortunateforward(s)advfoxn

framenframeworkfreev,adjfreeze

frequentadj

freshFridayfriendfro

from

frontn,adj

fruitn

-fulfulfil

full

funn

funnyfuneraln

furn

furnishfurniture

furtheradj,adv

futuren,adj

G

gaietygainn,vgamen

garagen,v

gardenngarmentgasn

gate

gathergay

generaln,adjgenerositygenerousgentleadj

gentlemanget

giftgirl

givegladglassnglorious

glorygogoat

god&God

goddessgoldgoldengoodfood-byegoodsgovern

governmentgrace

gradual(ly)

graingram

grammargrandgrandfathergrandmothergrass

gratefulgravengreat

Greenn,adj

greet

greyn,adjgriefgrieve

groundgroupngrowgrowth

guardn,vguessn,vguestguiden,v

guiltgunn

gunpowder

H

habithabitual

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hair

halfn,adj,adv

hall

hammern,vhandn,vhandkerchiefhandlen,vhang

happenhappeninghappiness

happyharbournhardadj,advhardly

harmn,vhastenhastenhastily

hastyhat

haten,v

hatredhave

he

headn,adj

healthn

healthyheapn,vhearheartheatn,vheavenheavyheelheighthelpn,vhen

her(s)pron,adj

herehidev

highadj,adv

hillhim

Hindu(ism)

hirev

hishistorical

historyhitn,vholdn,vholdn

holidayhollowadjholy

homen,adj,adv

honesthonestyhonournhonourable

-hoodhookn,v

hopen,v

horizonhornn

horsenhospitalhost

hot

hotelhourhousenhow

humanadj

humbleadjhumour,humoroushunger

hungryhuntvhurryvhurtv

husbandn

hut

I

I

-ible

-ic

-icalicen

icyideaif

illadj

im-image

imaginaryimagination

imagineimportanceimportantimprove

inin-

inchn

includeincluding

income

increasen,v

indeedindoor(s)adj

industrial

industryinfect(ious)

influencen,vinfluentialinforminformation

-inginkninn

inner

inquireinquiry

insect

insiden,prep,adv

insteadinstruct

instrumentinsuranceintendintention

interestn,vinterestinginternationalinterrupt

intointroduceintroductioninvent

invitationinviteinwards

-ion

ir-

ironn,adj

-ishisland

-istitits

-ity

-ive

-ization

-ize

J

Januaryjaw(s)njealous(y)jellyJew(ish)jeweljewelleryjobn

joinn,vjointnjoken,vjourneynjoy

judgejudgmentjuice

Julyjumpn,vJune

justadj,adv

justice

K

keenkeepvkeynkillvkilo

kilogramkiilometre

kindn,adj

kingkingdom

kissn,vkitchenkneekneelknifen

knockn,vknotn,vknowvknowledge

L

labournlackn,vladderladylakelamblamplandn,v

languagelarge

lastv,adj,adv

latelatelylatter

laughn,vlaughterlawlawfullawyer

laylazyleadnleadv

leafleanvlearnleast

leatherleavevleft

leg

lendlength

less

-lesslesson

letv

letter

leveln,adj,adv

librarylid

liev

lifelift

lightn,v,adj

lighting

likev,adj,adv,prep

-likelikely

limb

limen

limitn,v

linenlionlip

liquidn,adj

listnlistenvliteraturelitre

littlen,adj,adv

livevloadn,vloafn

localadjlockn,vlodgevlodgingslogn

lonely

longadj,advlooseadjlordn

loselossnlot

loudadj,adv

loven,vlowadjlowervloyalloyaltylucklumpnlung(s)

-ly

M

machinenmachinerymadmagazine

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magicn,adj

magicianmailn,v

mainadjmakevmalen,adjmann

mannermannersmanymapn,v

Marchmarchvmarkn,vmarketn

marriagemarrymassmastern

mat

matchn,vmaterialn,adjmattern,v

mayvMaymemeal

meanvmeaningnmeansnmeasuren,v

meatmedicinenmeetvmeetingnmelt

membermemorymendv

-ment

mentionn,vmercymerrymessagemessengermetalnmethodmetre

metricmicroscopemid-

middlen,adj

mightsmile

militaryadj

milkn,v

milln

mindn,vminepron,nmineral

ministerminuten

mirrorn

mis-Miss

missv

mistmistaken,vmixv

mixturemodelnmodernmoment(ary)

modestMondaymoneymonkeyn

monthmoonnmoral(s)more

morningmosquemosquitomost

mothermotornmountainmouse

mouthnmoveMr

Mrs

muchmudmultiply

murdern,v

musclen

musicnmusicianMuslimn,adjmustv

mymystery

N

nailn,vnamen,vnarrowadjnastynation

nativen,adj

naturenaval

navy

nearadj,adv,prep

neatadj

necessaryadj

neckneedn,vneedlen

neighbourn

neithernerven

nervous

-nessnestnnetn

networknevernewnews

newspapernextadj,advnice

night

no

noblen,adjnoblemannobody

noisennon-nonenoone

nor

northn,adj,adv

northernnosen

not

noten,vnothingnoticen,v

nounNovembernownowherenumbern

nursen,v

nutnylon

O

obeyobjectnobtainoccasionnoceano'clockOctoberodd

of

ohadv,prep

offenceoffend

offensiveadj

offern,v

officeofficer

officialadj

often

oiln,v

oldadj

ononce

one

onion

onlyadj,adv

openv,adjoperationopinionopponentoppose

oppositeadj,prep

oppositionor

-or

orangen,adjordern,vordinaryadj

organorganizationoriginornamentn,v

other

otherwiseadv,conj

oughtour(s)

-ousout

outeradj

outside

n,adj,adv,prepoutdoor(s)adj,advoveradv,prepoverflown,v

owe

owingtoownv,adjox(en)oxygen

P

packvpacketpagepainnpaintn,vpairnpalacepaleadjpannpapernparallelparcelnparentnparkn,v

parliamentpartnpaniciple

particularadj

partnern

partypassv

passage

passenger

pastn,adj,prep

pasten,vpastrypath

patientadj

patternnpausen,vpayn,vpeacenpeculiarpennpencepencilnpennypeoplenpeppernper

perfectadjperformperhapsperiodpermissionpermitvpersonpersonalpersuadepetn

petrolphotographn,vphotography

phrasenpianonpickpicture

piecen

pig

pilen,v

pillarpilotn,v

pinn,v

pinkpipen

pityn,vplacen,vplainn,adjplann,v

planenplantn,vplastic(s)platen

playn,vpleasantpleasev,advpleasure

plentyplural

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pocketn

poempoet

poetrypointn,vpointedpoisonn,v

polenpolicenpolicemanpolishn,v

politeadjpoliticianpoliticspool

pooradjpopularpopularpopularity

populationportnpositionpossess

possessionspossibleadjpossibilitypostn,v

postagestamppotn

potatopoundn

pourpowdernpowerpracticalpractice

practisevpraisen,vprayprayer

preciousadjpreparationpreparevpresence

presentn,adjpreservevpresidentpressv

pretendprettyadjpreventpricen

pridenprickvpricklenprickly

priestprinceprjncipleprintv

prison

Privateadj

prizen

probableprobability

processionproducevproductproduction

professionprofitnpromisen,vpronounce

pronunciationproofn

properproperty

protectprotectionprotectiveadjproud

proveprovideprovision(s)publicn,adj

pulln,vpumpn,vpunishpupil

purepurplepurposenpushn,v

put

Q

qualityquantityquarreln,vquarternqueennquestionn,vquickadjquiet

quite

R

rabbitnracen,vradion,vrailwayrainn,vraisevrangenranknrapidadjrare

ratn

raterather

rawre-

reachn,v

readready

real

reasonn,v

receiptreceive

recent(ly)

recognitionrecognize

recordn,v

redreducereduction

refusalrefusevregardn,vregular

relative(s)relationreligionreligious

remainremainsremarknremember

remindremoverentn,vrepairn,vrepeat

replyn,vreportn,vrepresentrepresentative

n,adjrepublicrequestn,vrespectn,v

respectfulresponsiblerestn,vrestaurant

resultn,vreturnn,vrewardn,vrice

richadj

rid

riden,v

rightn,adj,adv

ringn,v

riperisev

riskn,v

riverroad

rob

rockn

rodrollv

roof

roomrootn

roperosenrough

roundadj,adv,prep

rownrowvroyalrubvrubberrude

ruin(s)n,v

rulen,v

rulerrunn,v

rushn,v

-ry

S

sadadjsafeadjsailn,vsale

saltn,adjsameadjsandn

satisfactionsatisfactorysatisfySaturday

savev

sayvscale(s)nscarce(ly)

scattervscenesceneryschool

sciencescientificscientistscissors

scoldvscrewn,vsea

searchn,v

seasonn

seatn,vsecondn,adjsecrecy

secretn,adjsecretaryseev

seedn

seemseize

selfsellsendv

sensationn

sensensenselesssensiblesensitivesentenceseparatev,adjSeptembeseriousservant

serveservicesetn,v

settlevseveralseveresew

sex(ual)shaden,vshadownshaken,v

shallshamenshapesharen,v

sharpadj

shesheepsheetnshelf

shellsheltern,vshieldn,vshilling

shinev

shipn

-shipshirt

shockn,vshoenshootvshopn,v

shorenshortadjshotshould

shouldershoutn,vshown,vshut

sickside

sidewayssightn

signn,v

signaln,v

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signature

silencen

silentsilk

silly

silversimpleadj

sincesinceresingsingleadj

singularsinkvsir

sister

sitsizen

skilfulskill

skinskirtnskynslave

sleepn,vslidevslightadjslipv

slipperyslopen,vslowv,adjsmall

smelln,vsmilen,vsmoken,vsmoothadjsnake

snown,v

sosoapn

so-called

socialsocretysock(s)soft

soilnsoldiernsolemnsolidn,adj

somesomebodysomehowsomeone

somethingsometimessomewhereson

songsoon

soren,adj

sorrown

sorrysortn

soul

soundn,v

soupsour

southn,adj,adv

southernspacen

spadespeakspearn

specialadj

speechspeednspellnspendvspinvspiritspitesplendidsplitvspoilvspoonsport(s)nspotnspreadv

springn,v

squaren,adj

stagenstair(s)stampn,vstandvstandardnstar

startn,vstaten,vstationn

stayn,vsteadyadjstealvsteamn,v

steelsteepadjstemnstickn,v

stickystiff

stilladj,adv

stingv

stitchn,vstocking(s)stomachnstonen

stopn,vstoren,vstormnstory

straightadj,adv

strangestrangernstreamn

streetstrength

stretchn,v

strikev

stringn

strokenstrongstrugglen,vstudyn,vstudentstupidstupiditystylensubjectnsubstancesubtractsucceedsuch

suckvsuddensuffer

sugarnsuggestsuitn,vsum

summernsunnSundaysupper

supplyn,vsupportn,vsupposesure

surfacesurpnsen,vsurroundvswallowvswear

sweepvsweetn,adjswellvswiftadj

swimvswingvsword

sympathy-etic

system

T

tablentailntakevtalkn,vtall

tasten,vtaxn,vtaxi

tea

teachteamtearv

tearsn

telephonen,v

telegram

telegraphv,n,attrib

televisiontelltempern

temperaturetemple

tendtenderadj

tennistensententnterrible

terrortestn,v

-ththan

mankthatthe

theatre

their(s)themthen

thereadv

thereforethesetheythickthief

thinadjthingthinkthird

thirstnthisthoroughthose

thoughthoughtnthreadnthreat

throatthroughthrown,vthumbn

thundern,vThursdaythus

ticketn

tidyv,adj

tievtigertightadj

tillpreptimetimetabletin

tire