Vocabulary List

  Word Part of Speech Example
alone Adjective, Adverb The child is afraid of being alone in the dark.
back Noun Let's sit at the back of the bus.
bakery Noun This bakery makes the best bread.
block
[of buildings]
Noun The mall is four blocks from here.
bottom Noun The power button is at the bottom of the TV.
building Noun There are many office buildings in this part of town.
ceiling Noun We've painted the walls and ceiling white.
clock Noun Let's put the clock on the wall in the kitchen.
convenience store Noun I bought a bottle of water and some chips at a convenience store this afternoon.
corner Noun The store is on the corner of Oxford Avenue and Robson Street.
costume Noun Everybody wears a costume on Halloween.
crowded Adjective The bus was very crowded this morning, so I couldn't sit down.
cupboard Noun Please put the cups and plates away in the cupboard next to the fridge.
directions Noun Could you give me directions about how to get to Golden Gate Park from here?
entertainment Noun This part of town doesn't have much for entertainment. It's pretty boring.
exist Verb I don't think ghosts exist. If they were real, why can't we see them?
flat Noun In Britain, people call apartments "flats".
floor Noun You've dropped your phone on the floor!
fridge Noun There's a lot of food in the fridge if you're hungry.
front Noun The front of the building is much nicer than the back.
grocery store Noun After work, I'm going to the grocery store to pick up some food to make for dinner.
ground Noun When I went camping, I had to sleep on the ground. It was terrible.
guest Noun How many guests did you invite to the party?
hallway Noun The bathroom is down the hallway on the right side.
intersection Noun There are many traffic accidents at this intersection. It is pretty dangerous.
lost Adjective Excuse me. I'm lost. Could you help me find my hotel?
metro Noun In some cities, people call the subway the "metro".
middle Noun I fell asleep in the middle of the movie. What happened in the story?
move
[homes]
Noun, Verb I moved to this city five years ago.
neighbourhood
[US: neighborhood]
Noun I know many of the people that live in my neighbourhood.
pharmacy Noun I need to go to a pharmacy to buy some medicine.
place
[home]
Noun We went to Brenda's place last night for dinner.
recommend Verb Can you recommend a good place to have dinner?
river Noun The Amazon is the longest river in the world.
rug Noun There is a rug under the table between the sofa and TV.
shelf Noun I keep my books on the shelf in my bedroom.
sign Noun There was a stop sign, but you didn't stop!
souvenir Noun I think I'll buy this t-shirt as a souvenir of my trip.
square
[Times Square]
Noun Can we meet in the square at around 3 o'clock this afternoon?
straight Adjective, Adverb Go straight for about three blocks and then turn left.
theatre
[US: theater]
Noun Do you enjoy watching movies at home or do you prefer at the theatre?
thin Adjective Your wallet is very thin because it doesn't have any money in it.
top Noun It must be very expensive to live at the top of an apartment building downtown.
tourist Noun Are you from here, or are you a tourist like me?
towel Noun Do you have a towel for me to dry my hands with?
tower Noun Do people live in that tower, or is it an office building?
traffic light Noun There isn't a traffic light at the intersection. There's only a stop sign.
view
[scenery]
Noun The view from here is beautiful. You can see the ocean and mountains.
visit Noun, Verb This is my first visit to this city.
whole Adjective It has been windy the whole day.
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