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