A1 Movers A–Z wordlist

Grammatical key

adj adjective int interrogative

adv adverb n noun
conj conjunction poss possessive
det determiner prep preposition
dis discourse marker pron pronoun
excl exclamation v verb

A
above prep all right adj + adv around prep
address n along prep asleep adj
afraid adj always adv at prep of time
after prep another det + pron aunt n
age n any det + pron awake adj
all adj + adv + det + pron app n

B
back adj + adv + n beard n boring adj bring v
bad adj because conj both det + pron build v
badly adv before prep bottle n building n
balcony n below prep bottom adj + n bus station n
band (music) n best adj + adv bowl n bus stop n
basement n better adj + adv brave adj busy adj
bat n blanket n break n buy v
be called v blond(e) adj brilliant adj + excl by prep

C
café n change v clever adj comic book n
cage n Charlie n climb v cook n + v
call v cheese n cloud n cough n
car park n cinema n cloudy adj could (as in past of can
careful adj circle n clown n for ability) v
carefully adv circus n coat n country n
carry v city n coffee n countryside n
catch (e.g. a bus) v city/town centre cold adj + n cry v
CD n (US center) n come on excl cup n
centre (US center) n Clare n comic n curly adj

D
Daisy n difference n down adv + prep driver n
dance n + v different adj downstairs adv + n drop v
dangerous adj difficult adj dream n + v dry adj + v
daughter n doctor n dress up v DVD n
dentist n dolphin n drive n

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earache n elevator (UK lift) n everyone pron excuse me dis
easy adj email n + v everything pron
e-book n every det exciting adj

F
fair adj feed v fish v Fred n
fall v field n fix v Friday n
famous adj film (US movie) n + v floor (e.g. ground, 1st, frightened adj
farm n film (US movie) star n etc.) n funfair n
farmer n fine adj + excl fly n
fat adj first adj + adv forest n

G
get dressed v get up v granddaughter n ground n
get off v glass n grandparent n grow v
get on v go shopping v grandson n grown-up n
get undressed v goal n grass n

H
have (got) to v holiday n how adv hungry adj
headache n homework n how much adv + int hurt v
helmet n hop v how often adv + int
help v hospital n huge adj
hide v hot adj hundred n

I
ice n idea n internet n island n
ice skates n ill adj into prep
ice skating n inside adv + n + prep invite v

J
Jack n Jim n jungle n
Jane n Julia n

K
kangaroo n kick n kind n kitten n

L
lake n leaf/leaves n lion n loud adj
laptop n library n little adj loudly adv
last adj + adv lift (US elevator) n look for v
laugh n + v Lily n lose v

M
machine n mean v Monday n moustache n
map n message n moon n move v
market n milkshake n more adv + det + pron movie (UK film) n
Mary n mistake n most adv + det + pron must v
matter n model n mountain n

N
naughty adj net n nothing pron
near adv + prep never adv nurse n
neck n noise n
need v noodles n
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o’clock adv on adv + prep of time out adv
off adv + prep only adv out of prep
often adv opposite prep outside adv + n + prep

P
pair n pasta n place n practice n
pancake n Paul n plant n + v practise v
panda n penguin n plate n present n
parent n Peter n player n pretty adj
parrot n picnic n pool n puppy n
party n pirate n pop star n put on v

Q
quick adj quickly adv quiet adj quietly adv

R
rabbit n ride n rock n roof n
rain n + v river n roller skates n round adj + adv + prep
rainbow n road n roller skating n

S
safe adj shark n snail n stomach-ache n
sail n + v shop v snow n + v straight adj
salad n shopping n someone pron strong adj
Sally n shopping centre something pron Sunday n
sandwich n (US center) n sometimes adv sunny adj
Saturday n shoulder n son n supermarket n
sauce n shout v soup n surprised adj
scarf n shower n sports centre sweater n
score v sick adj (US center) n sweet adj
seat n skate n + v square adj + n swim n
second adj + adv skip v stair(s) n swimming pool n
send v sky n star n swimsuit n
shall v slow adj station n
shape n slowly adv stomach n

T
take v text n + v ticket n town n
take off (i.e. get than conj + prep tired adj town/city centre
undressed) v then adv tooth/teeth n (US center) n
tall adj thin adj toothache n tractor n
tea n think v toothbrush n travel v
teach v third adj + adv toothpaste n treasure n
temperature n thirsty adj top adj + n trip n
terrible adj Thursday n towel n Tuesday n

U
uncle n up adv + prep upstairs adv + n

V
vegetable n video n + v
Vicky n village n

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wait v weather n when adv + conj + int world n
wake (up) v website n where pron worse adj + adv
walk n Wednesday n which pron worst adj + adv
wash n + v week n who pron would v
water v weekend n why int wrong adj
waterfall n well adj + adv wind n
wave n wet adj windy adj
weak adj whale n work n + v

X
(No words at this level)

Y
yesterday adv + n

Z
Zoe n

Numbers
Candidates will be expected to understand and write numbers 21–100 and ordinals 1st–20th.

Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names:

Charlie Jane Paul

Clare Jim Peter
Daisy Julia Sally
Fred Lily Vicky
Jack Mary Zoe

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