VOCABULARY LIST
Key English Test (KET)
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Introduction to the KET Vocabulary List
The KET Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing students
for the KET examination.
Background to the List
The KET list was originally developed by Cambridge ESOL in consultation with external consultants
to guide item writers who produce materials for the KET examination. It includes vocabulary from the
Council of Europe s Waystage (1990) specification and other vocabulary which has been shown by
corpus evidence to be high-frequency.
The list covers vocabulary appropriate to this level of English and includes receptive vocabulary
(words that the candidate is expected to understand but which is not the focus of a question), and
productive vocabulary (words that the candidate needs to know in order to answer a question).
The list does not provide an exhaustive list of all words which appear on the KET question papers
and candidates should not confine their study of vocabulary to the list alone.
How the List is Updated
The vocabulary of English changes over time, with words being added and other words falling into
disuse. In order to maintain its currency, the list is updated on an annual basis by the addition and
removal of words, using a corpus-based approach. Suggested additions to the wordlist are collated
and the frequency of these words is obtained by reference to established corpora (electronic
databases). The corpora in question represent receptive and productive language in general
contexts. The main corpora used for the validation of the KET Vocabulary List are:
" the Cambridge Learner Corpus (CLC) which includes over 20 million words of written learner
English;
" the British National Corpus (BNC) which includes 100 million words of written and spoken native
speaker data.
Organisation of the List
" Word sets
Some categories of words a learner at this level might be expected to know are not included in the
alphabetical list but are listed separately. Words formed with common affixes, some compounds and
words from some common word sets, e.g. days of the week are described below and in Appendix 1.
Although some  grammar words (pronouns, modals, etc.) are included, the  Language Specification
section of the KET Handbook (available under  Downloads ) should be consulted for a more
complete listing.
" Exemplification
Example phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where words
with different meanings need to be constrained e.g. the use of bank is followed by  I changed my
money in a bank i.e. is limited to the idea of a financial institution: candidates are not expected to
know other meanings, such as  a river bank .
" Prefixes and Suffixes
A list of possible prefixes and suffixes is provided in Appendix 2, and these may be combined with
the vocabulary items in the list as appropriate. Words with an affix which is not included in the
appendix are listed separately in the alphabetical list.
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" Compound Words
Compound words are not included in the list where both individual words are present and the
meaning of the compound is literal and transparent, e.g. coursebook, school children, shopping
centre.
" Multi-word Verbs
All multi-word (or phrasal) verbs that a KET candidate might be expected to know are included in the
list. These verbs include  literal verbs (i.e. where the meaning is transparent) e.g. sit down, go out
and  non-literal verbs e.g. look after, get up.
" Topic Lists
In Appendix 3 words have been grouped together under common KET themes, such as  The Home ,
 Jobs and Work ,  Food and Drink .
Unsuitable Topics
Cambridge ESOL examinations must not contain anything that might offend or upset candidates,
potentially affect their performance or distract them during the examination. A number of  sensitive
topics are considered unsuitable for use in KET, for example, war and politics, and vocabulary
relating to these is not included in the Vocabulary List.
Personal Vocabulary
The content of the KET list is general in nature and is unlikely to cover completely the productive
vocabulary that may be required by candidates. Candidates should know the specific lexis they will
need to describe themselves and their lives, for example, work, hobbies, likes and dislikes.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the Vocabulary List are:
abbrev abbreviation or acronym
adj adjective
adv adverb
Am Eng American English
art article
Br Eng British English
conj conjunction
det determiner
exclam exclamation
int interjection
n noun
phr v phrasal verb
pl plural
prep preposition
prep phr prepositional phrase
pron pronoun
sing singular
v verb
Summary of Points to be noted
" The list does not include every word that may appear on a KET paper.
" The list covers receptive and productive vocabulary.
" It is updated every year.
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answer (n & v)
A
any (det and pron)
anybody (pron)
anyone (pron)
a, an (art)
anything (pron)
able (adj)
anyway (adv)
" be able to
anywhere (adv)
about (prep)
apartment (n)
" What about a cold drink?
apple (n)
" I have about Ł3.
appointment (n)
" a book about animals
" an appointment with the doctor
above (prep)
arm (n)
accident (n)
(a)round (adv & prep)
across (prep)
" to travel around (adv)
" The bank s across the road.
" to sit around the table (prep)
" He walked across the bridge.
arrive (v)
activity (n)
art (n)
actor (n)
artist (n)
actually (adv)
as (prep)
add (v)
" as good as
address (n)
" as soon as possible
adult (adj & n)
" the same as
adventure (n)
ask (v)
advertisement (n)
assistant (n)
aeroplane (n)
as well (adv)
afraid (adj)
as well as (prep)
after (prep)
at (prep)
afternoon (n)
at all (adv)
afterwards (adv)
again (adv) " It doesn t matter at all.
against (prep) aunt (n)
autumn (n)
" We watched England play against France.
away (adv)
age (n)
" He s gone away.
" I don t know his age.
ago (adv) " It s two miles away.
agree (v)
" Yes, I agree with you.
B
" Don t you agree, Sam?
air (n)
baby (n)
" to travel by air
back (n, adv & adj)
airport (n)
bad (adj)
all (det & pron)
bag (n)
all right/alright (adv)
ball (n)
almost (adv)
banana (n)
alone (adj & adv)
band (n)
already (adv)
bank (n)
also (adv)
" I changed my money in the bank.
always (adv)
barbecue (n)
a.m. (adv)
baseball (n)
ambulance (n)
basketball (n)
among (prep)
bath (n)
and (conj)
bathroom (n)
angry (adj)
be (v)
animal (n)
beach (n)
another (det & pron)
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bear (n) break (n & v)
beautiful (adj)
" a break for lunch (n)
because (conj)
" Someone s broken the window.(v)
become (v)
breakfast (n)
bed (n)
bridge (n)
bedroom (n)
bring (v)
before (adv & prep)
brother (n)
begin (v)
brown (adj)
beginner (n)
build (v)
behind (adv & prep)
building (n)
believe (v)
burger (n)
belong (v)
burn (v)
below (prep)
" He has burnt his hand.
belt (n)
bus (n)
between (prep)
business (n)
bicycle (n)
businessman (n)
big (adj)
businesswoman (n)
bike (n)
bus station (n)
bill (n)
bus stop (n)
" Can I have my bill, please?
busy (adj)
bird (n)
but (conj)
birthday (n)
butter (n)
biscuit (n)
buy (v)
bit (n)
by (prep)
" Just a small bit of cake, please.
black (adj)
C
blanket (n)
blond(e) (adj)
blouse (n)
cafe/caf� (n)
blue (adj)
cake (n)
board (n)
call (v)
" The teacher s writing on the
" I ll call (phone) again later this afternoon.
(black/white)board.
" He s called John.
boat (n)
camera (n)
body (n)
camp (n & v)
boil (v)
campsite (n)
book (n & v)
can (n & v)
bookshelf (n)
canal (n)
bookshop (n)
car (n)
boot (n)
card (n)
" football boots
" birthday card
boring (adj)
" credit card
born (adj)
careful (adj)
" I was born in Manchester.
" Be careful!
boss (n)
carrot (n)
both (pron & det)
carry (v)
bottle (n)
cash (n & v)
bottom (n)
" I d like to cash this cheque.
" at the bottom of the stairs
cassette (n)
bowl (n)
cassette player (n)
box (n)
cassette recorder (n)
boy (n)
castle (n)
brake (n & v)
cat (n)
bread (n)
catch (v)
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cathedral (n) comb (n)
CD (n) come (v)
cent (n) comfortable (adj)
centre (n) company (n)
centimetre (n)
" What s the name of your company?
century (n)
competition (n)
certain (adj)
computer (n)
" I m certain (+ that clause) concert (n)
certainly (not) (adv) congratulations! (exclam)
chair (n) conversation (n)
change (v & n) cook (n & v)
cheap (adj) cooker (n)
check (v) corner (n)
cheers! (exclam)
" the corner of the street
cheese (n)
correct (adj)
chemist (n)
cost (n & v)
cheque (n)
could (v)
chicken (n)
country (n)
child (n)
countryside (n)
chips (n pl)
course (n)
" egg and chips
" a university course
chocolate (n)
" a main course
choose (v)
" of course (not)
church (n)
cousin (n)
cinema (n)
cow (n)
city (n)
cream (n)
class (n)
credit card (n)
" a language class
cross (v)
" a first-class ticket
" Don t cross the road here!
classmate (n)
crossing (n)
classroom (n)
" Use the crossing to cross the street.
clean (adj & v)
crossroads (n)
clear (adj)
crowd (n)
" It s not clear to me.
crowded (adj)
clever (adj)
cry (v)
click (v)
" The baby s crying.
climb (v)
cup (n)
clock (n)
cupboard (n)
close (v)
customer (n)
closed (adj)
cut (v)
close to (prep)
clothes (n pl)
D
cloud (n)
cloudy (adj)
club (n)
dad(dy) (n)
" to join a club
daily (adj & adv)
coach (n)
dance (n & v)
" a coach trip
danger (n)
coat (n)
dangerous (adj)
coffee (n)
dark (adj)
cold (adj & n)
date (n)
colleague (n)
" What s the date today?
college (n)
daughter (n)
colour (n)
day (n)
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dead (adj) earn (v)
dear (adj) east (n, adj & adv)
easy (adj)
" Dear Anne,
eat (v)
decide (v)
egg (n)
degree (n)
electric (adj)
" The temperature s 30 degrees today.
electricity (n)
delay (n & v)
elephant (n)
" There will be a delay of two hours. (n)
else (pron)
" The flight is delayed. (v)
" Anything else?
dentist (n)
email (n & v)
department (n)
empty (adj & v)
describe (v)
end (v & n)
desk (n)
engine (n)
diary (n)
engineer (n)
dictionary (n)
enjoy (v)
die (v)
enough (det & pron)
difference (n)
entrance (n)
different (adj)
envelope (n)
difficult (adj)
Euro (n)
dining room (n)
even (adv)
dinner (n)
evening (n)
diploma (n)
ever (adv)
dirty (adj)
every (det)
disco (n)
everybody (pron)
dish (n)
everyone (pron)
" Chicken and chips is my favourite dish.
everything (pron)
do (v)
everywhere (adv)
doctor (n)
examination/exam (n)
dog (n)
example (n)
dollar (n)
" Look at the example first.
dolphin (n)
" for example
door (n)
excellent (adj)
double (adj)
except (prep)
" a double room
excuse (v)
down (adv & prep)
" Excuse me!
downstairs (adv)
exhibition (n)
draw (v)
" art exhibition
drawing (n)
exit (n)
dress (n & v)
expensive (adj)
drink (n & v)
explain (v)
drive (v)
extra (det)
driving licence (n)
drum (n)
dry (adj & v)
F
during (prep)
DVD (n)
DVD player (n) face (n)
factory (n)
fail (v)
E
fair (adj)
" She has fair hair.
each (det & pron) fall (v)
ear (n) family (n)
early (adj & adv) famous (adj)
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far (adv) friend (n)
friendly (adj)
" How far is the next garage?
from (prep)
farm (n)
front (n)
fast (adj & adv)
fat (adj) " in the front of the train
father (n)
" Stand in front of me.
favourite (adj)
fruit (n)
feel (v)
fry (v)
" to feel well full (of) (adj)
few (det) fun (n)
field (n) funny (adj)
fill (v) furniture (n)
fill in (phr v)
" to fill in a form
G
film (n)
find (v)
fine (adj) game (n)
garage (n)
" That s fine!
garden (n)
" I m fine, thank you.
gas (n)
" The weather is fine.
" a gas cooker
finish (v)
gate (n)
fire (n)
get (v)
first (det, adv & adj)
get off (phr v)
" First& then& (det)
" to get off the bus
" John came first. (adv)
get on (phr v)
" first name (adj)
" to get on the bus
fish (n & v)
get up (phr v)
flat (n)
" to get up in the morning
flight (n)
girl (n)
floor (n)
give (v)
" The bedrooms are on the first floor.
glad (adj)
" Don t leave your clothes on the floor.
glass (n & adj)
flower (n)
glasses (n pl)
fly (n & v)
go (v)
fog (n)
go out (v)
foggy (adj)
" Are you going out this evening?
follow (v)
golf (n)
food (n)
gold (n & adj)
foot (n)
good (adj)
" my right foot
goodbye (exclam)
football (n)
gram(me) (n)
for (prep)
grandchild (n)
foreign (adj)
grand(d)ad (n)
forest (n)
granddaughter (n)
forget (v)
grandfather (n)
fork (n)
grandma (n)
" knife and fork
grandmother (n)
form (n)
grandpa (n)
" Fill in this form.
grandparent (n)
free (adj)
grandson (n)
fresh (adj)
grape (n)
" fresh fruit
grass (n)
fridge (n)
great (adj)
fried (adj)
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green (adj) his (det & pron)
grey (adj) hit (v)
grill (v) hobby (n)
grilled (adj) hockey (n)
group (n) holiday(s) (n)
grow (v) home (n & adv)
grow up (phr v) homework (n)
guest (n) hope (v)
guest-house (n) horse (n)
guide (n) hospital (n)
guidebook (n) hot (adj)
guitar (n) hotel (n)
hour (n)
house (n)
H
how (adv)
hungry (adj)
hurry (v)
hair (n)
hurt (v)
hairdresser (n)
husband (n)
hairdryer (n)
half (n & pron)
hall (n)
I
hallo/hello! (exclam)
hand (n)
happen (v) I (pron)
happy (adj) ice (n)
hard (adj & adv) ice cream (n)
idea (n)
" hard wood (adj)
if (conj)
" the homework was hard (adj)
ill (adj)
" to work hard (adv)
important (adj)
hat (n)
improve (v)
hate (v)
in (adv & prep)
have (v)
indoor (adj)
have got (v)
indoors (adv)
have to (v)
information (n)
he (pron)
in front of (prep)
head (n)
insect (n)
" My head hurts.
inside (adv & prep)
hear (v)
instead (adv)
heart (n)
instead of (prep)
heating (n)
instructions (n pl)
" Can you turn the heating on?
insurance (n)
heavy (adj)
" car insurance
" a heavy blanket
interested (adj)
" How heavy is it?
interesting (adj)
helicopter (n)
international (adj)
help (v)
internet (n)
her (det & pron)
into (prep)
herself (pron)
invite (v)
here (adv)
island (n)
hers (pron)
it (pron)
high (adj)
its (det)
hill (n)
itself (pron)
him (pron)
himself (pron)
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left (n, adj & adv)
J
" Go to the left.
" left hand
jacket (n)
leg (n)
jam (n)
lemon (n)
" fruit jam lemonade (n)
jeans (n pl) less (det, pron & adv)
job (n) lesson (n)
join (v) let (v)
journalist (n) letter (n)
journey (n) level (n)
juice (n)
" language level
jump (v)
library (n)
just (adv)
licence (n)
" I ve just seen Tom.
" driving licence
" Just a moment. lie down (phr v)
life (n)
lift (n)
K
" Take the lift to the third floor.
light (n & adj)
keep (v) like (v, prep & adv)
" May I keep this? " I d like a drink. (v)
" Keep right! " It s like an orange but bigger. (prep)
key (n)
" What s the weather like? (adv)
kilo(gram[me]) (n)
line (n)
kilometre (n)
" draw a line
kind (adj & n)
" the next line
" That s very kind of you.
lion (n)
" What kind of book do you want?
listen (v)
king (n)
litre (n)
kitchen (n)
little (adj & det)
knife (n)
live (v)
know (v)
living room (n)
long (adj)
look (v)
L
" You look happy.
" Don t look now!
lake (n)
look after (phr v)
lamp (n)
look at (phr v)
language (n)
look for (phr v)
laptop (computer) (n)
look out (phr v)
large (adj)
" Look out  it s going to fall!
last (adj & adv)
lorry (n)
late (adj & adv)
lose (v)
" The train is going to be late.
" We lost the game.
later (adv)
" I ve lost my passport.
" I ll see you later.
lot (det)
laugh (v)
" a lot of homework.
learn (v)
lots (det)
leather (n & adj)
loud (adj)
leave (v)
love (n & v)
" The train leaves at 10 o clock.
lovely (adj)
" I left my bag in the cinema.
low (adj)
" There isn t any milk left.
luck (n)
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lucky (adj) money (n)
luggage (n) monkey (n)
lunch (n) month (n)
monthly (adj & adv)
moon (n)
M
more (det, pron & adv)
morning (n)
most (det, pron & adv)
machine (n)
mother (n)
magazine (n)
motorway (n)
make (v)
mountain (n)
man (n)
mouse (n)
manager (n)
mouth (n)
many (det)
move (v)
map (n)
Mr (n)
market (n)
Mrs (n)
married (adj)
Ms (n)
match (n)
much (det, pron & adv)
" football match
mum(my) (n)
matter (v)
museum (n)
" It doesn t matter.
music (n)
me (pron)
must (v)
meal (n)
my (det)
mean (v)
myself (pron)
meat (n)
mechanic (n)
medicine (n)
N
meet (v)
meeting (n)
name (n)
member (n)
national (adj)
" a member of a club
nationality (n)
menu (n)
near (adv & prep)
message (n)
nearly (adv)
metre (n)
neck (n)
middle (n)
need (v)
" in the middle
neighbour (n)
midnight (n)
never (adv)
mile (n)
new (adj)
milk (n)
news (n)
million (n)
newsagent (n)
mind (v)
newspaper (n)
" Do you mind if I close the window?
next (adj & adv)
" I don t mind if&
next to (prep)
" Mind your head!
nice (adj)
mine (pron)
night (n)
mineral water (n)
no (det & exclam)
minute (n)
nobody (pron)
mirror (n)
no one (pron)
Miss (n)
noisy (adj)
miss (v)
noon (n)
mistake (n)
no one (pron)
mobile (phone) (n)
none (pron)
modern (adj)
north (n, adj & adv)
moment (n)
nose (n)
" Just a moment.
not (adv)
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note (n & v) page (n)
nothing (pron) pain (n)
now (adv) paint (v & n)
nowhere (adv) pair (n)
number (n)
" a pair of shoes
nurse (n)
paper (n & adj)
pardon (exclam)
" Pardon?
O
parent (n)
park (n & v)
occupation (n)
part (n)
o'clock (adv)
" the best part of the day
of (prep)
party (n)
off (adv)
pass (v)
office (n)
" You pass the station on the left.
often (adv)
" to pass a driving test
oil (n)
passenger (n)
" car oil
passport (n)
" cooking oil
past (prep)
OK/O.K./okay (exclam)
pasta (n)
old (adj)
path (n)
omelette (n)
pay (v)
on (prep & adv)
pay for (phr v)
once (adv)
pen (n)
" only once
pence (n pl)
one (pron, det & num)
pencil (n)
onion (n)
pen-friend (n)
only (adv & adj)
penny (n)
" I only wanted to help. people (n pl)
pepper (n)
" the only one
per (prep)
open (adj & v)
perhaps (adv)
opera (n)
person (n)
opposite (prep)
pet (n)
or (conj)
petrol (n)
orange (adj & n)
petrol station (n)
other (det)
pharmacy (n)
our (det)
phone (v & n)
ours (pron)
photo(graph) (n)
ourselves (pron)
photography (n)
out (adv)
piano (n)
outdoor (adj)
picnic (n)
outdoors (adv)
picture (n)
outside (prep & adv)
piece (n)
over (prep & adv)
pillow (n)
" over 60 people (prep)
pilot (n)
" to travel all over the world (adv)
pink (adj)
own (adj)
pity (n)
" They cook their own meals.
" What a pity!
pizza (n)
P
place (n)
plan (n & v)
plane (n)
pack (v)
" The plane was late.
" pack a suitcase
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plant (n) put on (phr v)
plastic (n & adj)
plate (n)
Q
platform (n)
" Your train leaves from Platform 8.
play (v & n) quarter (n)
" to play football (v) " a quarter of an hour
queen (n)
" to play the guitar (v)
question (n)
" a play at the theatre (n)
quick (adj)
pleasant (adj)
quiet (adj)
please (v)
quite (adv)
p.m. (adv)
" Are you quite sure?
pocket (n)
point (v) " quite old
police (n)
police car (n)
R
police officer (n)
police station (n)
pool (n)
race (n & v)
" swimming pool
" a running race
poor (adj)
" She raced her brother to the bus stop.
pop (n & adj)
radio (n)
" pop music
railway (n)
popular (adj)
rain (n & v)
possible (adj)
raincoat (n)
post (v & n)
rather (adv)
" to post a letter
" rather old
" What s in the post today? read (v)
postcard (n) ready (adj)
post office (n)
" When will it be ready?
poster (n)
real (adj)
potato (n)
really (adv)
pound (Ł) (n)
receptionist (n)
practice (n)
red (adj)
" football practice remember (v)
practise (v) rent (v)
repair (v)
" You must practise if you want to play well.
rest (n & v)
prefer (v)
present (n) " to have a rest
" a birthday present "  Try to rest , the doctor said.
pretty (adj) restaurant (n)
price (n) return (n & v)
prize (n)
" my return from holiday (n)
problem (n)
" He returned home late. (v)
programme (n)
" She returned her library books. (v)
" TV programme
rice (n)
project (n)
rich (adj)
" a school project
ride (v)
pull (v)
right (n, adj & adv)
pupil (n)
" He swam to the right. (n)
purple (n)
" your right hand (adj)
purse (n)
" That s the right answer. (adj)
push (v)
" Turn right here. (adv)
put (v)
river (n)
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roast (v & adj) shout (v)
rock (n) show (v & n)
" rock concert " Show me your photos.
roof (n)
" a film show
room (n)
shower (n)
" a double room shut (v)
round (adj) sick (adj)
roundabout (n) side (n)
ruin(s) (n)
" this side of the room
" Let s visit the castle ruins today. silver (n & adj)
run (v) since (prep)
sincerely (adv)
" Yours sincerely
S
sing (v)
single (adj)
sad (adj) sister (n)
safe (adj) sit (v)
salad (n) sit down (phr v)
sale (n) sitting room (n)
size (n)
" for sale
ski (v)
salt (n)
skirt (n)
same (adj & pron)
sky (n)
" at the same time (adj)
sleep (v)
" Your watch is the same as mine. (pron)
slice (n)
sandwich (n)
slow (adj)
save (v)
small (adj)
" to save money
smoke (v)
" to save time
snack (n)
say (v)
snow (n & v)
school (n)
so (conj & adv)
sea (n)
" So, I think it s right. (conj)
seat (n)
" He ate too much, so he felt ill. (conj)
second (n & det)
" He wanted to go but he didn t say so. (adv)
secretary (n)
soap (n)
see (v)
sock (n)
sell (v)
sofa (n)
send (v)
soft (adj)
sentence (n)
some (det & pron)
several (det)
somebody (pron)
shall (v)
someone (pron)
shampoo (v & n)
something (pron)
she (pron)
sometimes (adv)
sheet (n)
somewhere (adv)
" a bed sheet
son (n)
shelf (n)
song (n)
ship (n)
soon (adv)
shirt (n)
sorry (adj)
shoe (n)
" I m sorry I m late.
shop (n & v)
" Sorry, I don t understand that.
shop assistant (n)
sound (v)
short (adj)
" That sounds nice.
" a short time
soup (n)
shorts (n pl)
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space (n) suppose (v)
speak (v)
" I suppose so.
special (adj)
" I suppose you re right.
spell (v)
sure (adj)
spend (v)
" I m (not) sure.
spoon (n)
surname (n)
sport (n)
surprise (n)
sports centre (n)
surprised (adj)
spring (n)
sweater (n)
" I hate winter but I love spring.
sweet (n & adj)
square (n & adj)
swim (v)
stadium (n)
staff (n)
T
stairs (n pl)
stamp (n)
" Put a stamp on the envelope.
table (n)
stand (v)
table-tennis (n)
" She was standing at the bus stop.
take (v)
star (n)
" I ll take it to your room.
start (v)
" It takes three hours.
station (n)
take off (phr v)
stay (v)
" She took off her shoes.
steak (n)
talk (n & v)
steal (v)
tall (adj)
" Someone s stolen my bag!
taxi (n)
still (adv)
tea (n)
stomach (n)
teach (v)
stop (n & v)
team (n)
store (n)
teenager (n)
storm (n)
telephone (n & v)
story (n)
television (n)
straight (adj)
tell (v)
straight on (adv)
temperature (n)
strange (adj)
" The temperature was below zero.
" That s a strange story!
tennis (n)
street (n)
tent (n)
strong (adj)
terrible (adj)
student (n)
test (n)
studies (n pl)
than (prep & conj)
study (v)
thank (v)
subject (n)
the (det)
" What s your favourite subject at school?
theatre (n)
" the subject of a talk
their (det)
such (det)
theirs (pron)
suddenly (adv)
them (pron)
sugar (n)
themselves (pron)
suit (n)
then (adv)
" He was wearing a grey suit. there (adv)
suitcase (n) these (det & pron)
summer (n) they (pron)
sun (n) thin (adj)
sunny (adj) thing (n)
supermarket (n) think (v)
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this (det & pron)
U
those (det & pron)
through (prep)
throw (v)
umbrella (n)
thunderstorm (n)
uncle (n)
ticket (n)
under (prep)
tidy (adj & v)
underground (n & adj)
tights (n pl)
understand (v)
till (prep)
uniform (n)
time (n)
university (n)
tired (adj)
until (prep)
to (prep)
up (prep & adv)
today (n & adv)
upstairs (adv)
together (adv)
us (pron)
toilet (n)
use (v)
tomato (n)
useful (adj)
tomorrow (n & adv)
usual (adj)
tonight (n & adv)
too (adv)
V
tooth (n)
toothbrush (n)
top (n)
vegetable (n)
" the top of the page
very (adv)
total (adj & n)
video (n)
tour (n & v)
video recorder (n)
tour guide (n)
village (n)
tourist (n)
visit (v)
tourist information centre (n)
visitor (n)
towel (n)
volleyball (n)
town (n)
toy (n)
W
traffic (n)
traffic lights (n pl)
train (n)
wait (v)
trainers (n pl)
waiter (n)
tram (n)
waitress (n)
travel (v)
wake up (phr v)
travel agent (n)
walk (v)
tree (n)
wall (n)
trip (n)
wallet (n)
trouble (n)
want (v)
trousers (n pl)
warm (adj)
try (v)
wash (v)
try on (phr v)
wash up (phr v)
T-shirt (n)
watch (n & v)
turn (v)
water (n)
turn off (phr v)
way (n)
" Turn the gas off.
" Do it this way.
turn on (phr v)
" one-way street
" Turn the heating on.
" Is this the quickest way home?
twice (adv)
we (pron)
type (n)
wear (v)
tyre (n)
weather (n)
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website (n) wonderful (adj)
week (n) wood (n)
weekday (n) wool (n)
weekend (n) word (n)
weekly (adj & adv) work (n & v)
welcome (v) world (n)
would (v)
" Welcome to London!
write (v)
well (adv & adj)
write down (phr v)
west (n, adj & adv)
wrong (adj)
wet (adj)
what (det & pron)
wheel (n)
Y
when (adv)
where (adv)
which (det) year (n)
while (conj) yellow (adj)
white (adj) yes (exclam)
who (pron) yesterday (n & adv)
whole (adj & n) yet (adv)
" the whole world (adj) " Has he arrived yet?
you (pron)
" the whole of July (n)
young (adj)
whose (pron)
your (det)
why (adv)
yours (pron)
wife (n)
yourself (pron)
will ('ll) (v)
win (v)
wind (n)
Z
window (n)
windy (adj)
winter (n) zero (n)
wishes (n pl) zoo (n)
" Best wishes
with (prep)
without (prep)
woman (n)
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Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, KET candidates are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc. to one thousand
Ordinal numbers
first, second, third, fourth, etc. to thirty-first
Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Months of the year
January, February, etc.
Countries, languages and nationalities
English-speaking countries and others, for example, Brazil/Brazilian, Canada/Canadian,
China/Chinese, France/French, Ireland/Irish, India/Indian, Italy/Italian, Spain/Spanish, etc.
Continents
Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Antarctica, Europe
School subjects
geography, history, mathematics, science, etc.
Appendix 2
Affixes
The words in the alphabetical list may be extended by the use of these affixes:
-er with verbs and nouns to make nouns, eg driver, farmer, footballer, shopper, teacher, etc.
-ing with verbs to make nouns (activities), eg fishing, parking, reading, sailing, shopping, etc.
-ly with adjectives to form adverbs, eg carefully, quickly, slowly, usually, etc.
un- with adjectives and adverbs to make negative forms, eg uncertain, unhappy, unhappily,
uninteresting, etc.
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Topic Lists
Natural World and Weather
air grass sea water
beach grow sky weather
cloud hill snow (n & v) west
cloudy hot south wet
cold ice space wind
country island spring windy
countryside lake star winter
east moon storm wood
field mountain summer wool
fire north sun world
flower outdoor sunny
fog plant thunderstorm
foggy rain (n & v) tree
forest river warm
Colours
light/dark brown orange red
black green pink white
blue grey purple yellow
Buildings and Places We Live and Work
airport corner market square
apartment crossing museum stadium
bank crossroads newsagent station
bookshop department store office street
building disco park supermarket
bus station entrance petrol station swimming pool
caf� exhibition police station theatre
campsite exit post office tourist information centre
canal factory railway station town
castle farm restaurant travel agent
cathedral flat river underground
centre guesthouse road university
church hospital roundabout village
cinema hotel ruin zoo
club house school
city library shop
college lift sports centre
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Travel and Transport
(aero)plane far passport suitcase
airport flight petrol taxi
ambulance fly petrol station ticket
boat garage pilot tour (n & v)
brake helicopter plane tour guide
bridge journey platform tourist
bus leave police car tourist information centre
bus station left problem traffic
bus stop lights railway traffic lights
canal lorry repair (v) tram
car luggage return (n & v) travel
coach machine ride travel agent
country map right trip (n)
crossing mechanic road tyre
crossroads mile roundabout underground (n)
delay (n & v) mirror sailing visit
delayed (adj) miss seat visitor
drive motorway ship way (n)
driver move station wheel
driving licence oil stop window
engine park (v) straight on
engineer passenger street
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Food and Drink
apple chocolate hungry piece of cake
banana coffee ice pizza
barbecue cook (n & v) ice cream plate
chips cooker jam potato
biscuit cream juice rice
bit of cake cup kitchen roast (v & adj)
boil cut knife salad
bottle dinner lemon salt
bowl dish lemonade sandwich
box drink lunch slice
bread eat main course snack
break (n) egg meal soup
breakfast food meat steak
burger fork menu sugar
burn fish milk sweet (n & adj)
butter fridge mineral water tea
cafe fried oil thirsty
cake fruit omelette tomato
carrot fry onion vegetable
can (n) glass orange waiter
cheers! grape pasta waitress
cheese grill (v) pepper wash up
chicken grilled picnic
Time
afternoon evening morning weekend
a.m./p.m. holidays night weekly
appointment hour noon winter
autumn January - December o clock year
birthday meeting second yesterday
century midnight spring
clock minute summer
daily moment time
date Monday - Sunday today
day month tomorrow
diary monthly tonight
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Communication, Culture and Entertainment
advertisement DVD museum programme
art exhibition music project
band email (n & v) news radio
book film newspaper read
call (v) fun opera rock (concert)
camera game paint (v) show (n)
card go out painter sing
cassette group party singer
CD guidebook photo(graph) song
cinema guitar photographer talk (n)
click (v) information photography telephone
competition internet piano television
concert journalist picture theatre
conversation laugh play (n) ticket
dance (n & v) listen to pop (music) watch (v)
disco look at practice website
draw magazine practise writer
drawing mobile (phone) present (n)
drum mouse prize
Jobs and Work
actor diploma king secretary
artist doctor letter shop assistant
boss driver manager shopper
break earn mechanic singer
business email (n & v) meeting staff
businessman engineer message student
businesswoman factory nurse teacher
chemist farm occupation tennis player
cleaner farmer office tour guide
colleague footballer painter travel agent
company guest pharmacy uniform
computer guide photographer waiter
customer hairdresser pilot waitress
dentist instructions police officer work
desk job queen worker
diary journalist receptionist
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Body and Health
accident cut hand nurse
ambulance danger head pain
appointment dangerous hear (v) pharmacy
arm dead heart problem
baby dentist hospital rest (n & v)
back die hurt (v) sick
body doctor ill sleep
break (v) ear insurance soap
burn face leg stomach
check (v) fall (v) lie down tired
chemist feel (v) medicine tooth
clean (adj & v) foot neck toothbrush
comb (n) hair nose well (adj)
Appliances and Services
camera cooker hairdryer tape recorder
cassette DVD heating (tele)phone
player/recorder electric lamp television
CD electricity lights TV
clock fridge mobile (phone) video
computer gas radio video recorder
Measurements
centimetre hour mile temperature
day kilo(gram) minute week
degree kilometre moment year
gram(me) litre quarter
half metre second
Documents and Texts
bill form menu postcard
book insurance message project
card letter newspaper ticket
diploma licence note
email magazine passport
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Shopping and Money
assistant cheque expensive shop
bill close (v) for sale shop assistant
bookshop closed (adj) open (v & adj) shopper
buy (v) cost (n & v) pay (for) shopping
cash (n & v) customer pence spend
cent department store penny supermarket
change (n & v) dollar pound try on
cheap Euro price
Studies
beginner exam(ination) library studies
board Geography Mathematics study (v)
book History practice subject
bookshelf homework practise teach
class(room) information project teacher
clever instructions pupil test (n)
college know read university
course language remember
desk learn school
dictionary lesson Science
diploma level student
Family and Friends
boy friend group Ms
brother friendly guest mum(my)
child girl husband neighbour
colleague grandchild love (n & v) parent
cousin granddaughter married pen-friend
dad(dy) grandfather Miss sister
daughter grandmother mother surname
family grandparent Mr teenager
father grandson Mrs wife
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Sport and Leisure
ball football practice swimming
baseball footballer practise table-tennis
basketball game prize team
beach golf race (n & v) tennis
bicycle hobby rest (n & v) tennis player
bike hockey ride tent
boat holidays riding throw (v)
book luck run (v) ticket
camera magazine sailing tired
camp member sea trainers
campsite park (n) ski volleyball
catch (v) party skiing walk (v)
climb picnic sport(s) watch (v)
club play (v) sports centre win (v)
competition player stadium winner
fishing pool swim
The Home
address cup gate plate
bath cupboard hall roof
bathroom desk home room
bed dining room house safe (adj)
bedroom door key shelf
blanket downstairs kitchen shower
bookshelf flat lamp sitting room
bowl floor lights sofa
box furniture live (v) stay (v)
chair garage living room toilet
clock garden pillow towel
Clothes and Accessories
bag hat shorts T-shirt
belt jacket skirt umbrella
blouse jeans suit uniform
boot pocket sweater wallet
clothes purse tights wear (v)
coat raincoat trainers
dress (n & v) shirt trousers
glasses shoe try on (v)
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