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This page provides the complete vocabulary list for Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE), covering three exam levels: Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, and A2 Flyers. Every word includes its phonetic transcription, part of speech, and British English audio recordings (both woman and man voices).
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a
Starters
/ə/
det
a.m.
Flyers
/a.m*./
n
(for time)
about
Starters
/əˈbaʊt/
prep
above
Movers
/əˈbəv/
prep
across
Flyers
/əˈkrɔs/
prep
act
Flyers
/ækt/
v
actor
Flyers
/ˈæktə/
n
actually
Flyers
/ˈækʧuəli/
adv
add
Starters
/æd/
v
address
Movers
/əˈdres/
n
adventure
Flyers
/ədˈvenʧə/
n
afraid
Movers
/əˈfreɪd/
adj
after
Movers
/ˈæftə/
prep
after
Flyers
/ˈæftə/
adv + conj
afternoon
Starters
/æftərˈnun/
n
again
Starters
/əˈgen/
adv
age
Movers
/eɪʤ/
n
ago
Flyers
/əˈgəʊ/
adv
agree
Flyers
/əˈgri/
v
air
Flyers
/eə/
n
airport
Flyers
/ˈerpɔrt/
n
Alex
Starters
/ˈæləks/
n
Alice
Starters
/ˈælɪs/
n
alien
Starters
/ˈeɪliən/
n
all
Movers
/ɔl/
adj + adv + det + pron
all right
Movers
/ɔl raɪt/
adj + adv
alone
Flyers
/əˈləʊn/
adj
along
Movers
/əˈlɔŋ/
prep
alphabet
Starters
/ˈælfəbet/
n
already
Flyers
/ɔˈredi/
adv
also
Flyers
/ˈɔlsəʊ/
adv
always
Movers
/ˈɔlweɪz/
adv
amazing
Flyers
/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
adj + excl
ambulance
Flyers
/ˈæmbjələns/
n
an
Starters
/ən/
det
and
Starters
/ənd/
conj
angry
Starters
/ˈæŋgri/
adj
animal
Starters
/ˈænəməl/
n
Ann
Starters
/æn/
n
Anna
another
Movers
/əˈnəðə/
det + pron
answer
Starters
/ˈænsə/
n + v
any
Movers
/ˈeni/
det + pron
anyone
Flyers
/ˈeniwən/
pron
anything
Flyers
/ˈeniθɪŋ/
pron
anywhere
Flyers
/ˈeniweə/
adv
apartment
Starters
/əˈpɑrtmənt/
n
(UK flat)
app
Movers
/æp/
n
appear
Flyers
/əˈpɪə/
v
apple
Starters
/ˈæpəl/
n
April
Flyers
/ˈeɪprəl/
n
arm
Starters
/ɑrm/
n
armchair
Starters
/ˈɑrmʧeə/
n
around
Movers
/əraʊnd/
prep
arrive
Flyers
/əraɪv/
v
art
Flyers
/ɑrt/
n
artist
Flyers
/ˈɑrtɪst/
n
as
Flyers
/ez/
adv
as … as
Flyers
/ez …* ez/
adv
ask
Starters
/æsk/
v
asleep
Movers
/əsˈlip/
adj
astronaut
Flyers
/ˈæstrənɑt/
n
at
Starters
/æt/
prep of place
at
Movers
/æt/
prep of time
at the moment
Flyers
/æt ðə ˈməʊmənt/
adv
August
Flyers
/ˈɔːɡəst/
n
aunt
Movers
/ɔnt/
n
autumn
Flyers
/ˈɔtəm/
n
(US fall)
awake
Movers
/əˈweɪk/
adj
away
Flyers
/əˈweɪ/
adv
baby
Starters
/ˈbeɪbi/
n
back
Movers
/bæk/
adj + adv + n
backpack
Flyers
/ˈbækpæk/
n
(UK rucksack)
bad
Movers
/bæd/
adj
badly
Movers
/ˈbædli/
adv
badminton
Starters
/ˈbædmɪntən/
n
bag
Starters
/bæg/
n
balcony
Movers
/ˈbælkəni/
n
ball
Starters
/bɔl/
n
balloon
Starters
/bəˈlun/
n
banana
Starters
/bəˈnænə/
n
band
Movers
/bænd/
n
(music)
bandage
Flyers
/ˈbændɪʤ/
n
bank
Flyers
/bæŋk/
n
baseball
Starters
/ˈbeɪsˈbɔl/
n
baseball cap
Starters
/ˈbeɪsˈbɔl kæp/
n
basement
Movers
/ˈbeɪsmənt/
n
basketball
Starters
/ˈbæskətbɔl/
n
bat
Movers
/bæt/
n
bath
Starters
/bæθ/
n
bathroom
Starters
/ˈbæθrum/
n
be
Starters
/bi/
v
be called
Movers
/bi kɔld/
v
beach
Starters
/biʧ/
n
bean
Starters
/bin/
n
bear
Starters
/beə/
n
beard
Movers
/bɪrd/
n
beautiful
Starters
/ˈbjutəfəl/
adj
because
Movers
/bɪˈkəz/
conj
bed
Starters
/bed/
n
bedroom
Starters
/ˈbedrum/
n