About the Cambridge YLE Wordlists
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).
All 1,431 words below are sourced from the official 2025 Cambridge YLE vocabulary PDF. You can download the original document for reference by clicking the button below.
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a
Starters
/ə/
det
about
Starters
/əˈbaʊt/
prep
add
Starters
/æd/
v
afternoon
Starters
/æftərˈnun/
n
again
Starters
/əˈgen/
adv
Alex
Starters
/ˈæləks/
n
Alice
Starters
/ˈælɪs/
n
alien
Starters
/ˈeɪliən/
n
alphabet
Starters
/ˈælfəbet/
n
an
Starters
/ən/
det
and
Starters
/ənd/
conj
angry
Starters
/ˈæŋgri/
adj
animal
Starters
/ˈænəməl/
n
Ann
Starters
/æn/
n
Anna
answer
Starters
/ˈænsə/
n + v
apartment
Starters
/əˈpɑrtmənt/
n
(UK flat)
apple
Starters
/ˈæpəl/
n
arm
Starters
/ɑrm/
n
armchair
Starters
/ˈɑrmʧeə/
n
ask
Starters
/æsk/
v
at
Starters
/æt/
prep of place
baby
Starters
/ˈbeɪbi/
n
badminton
Starters
/ˈbædmɪntən/
n
bag
Starters
/bæg/
n
ball
Starters
/bɔl/
n
balloon
Starters
/bəˈlun/
n
banana
Starters
/bəˈnænə/
n
baseball
Starters
/ˈbeɪsˈbɔl/
n
baseball cap
Starters
/ˈbeɪsˈbɔl kæp/
n
basketball
Starters
/ˈbæskətbɔl/
n
bath
Starters
/bæθ/
n
bathroom
Starters
/ˈbæθrum/
n
be
Starters
/bi/
v
beach
Starters
/biʧ/
n
bean
Starters
/bin/
n
bear
Starters
/beə/
n
beautiful
Starters
/ˈbjutəfəl/
adj
bed
Starters
/bed/
n
bedroom
Starters
/ˈbedrum/
n
bee
Starters
/bi/
n
behind
Starters
/bɪˈhaɪnd/
prep
Ben
Starters
/ben/
n
between
Starters
/bɪtˈwin/
prep
big
Starters
/bɪg/
adj
bike
Starters
/baɪk/
n
Bill
Starters
/bɪl/
n
bird
Starters
/bərd/
n
birthday
Starters
/ˈbərθdeɪ/
n
black
Starters
/blæk/
adj
blue
Starters
/blu/
adj
board
Starters
/bɔrd/
n
board game
Starters
/bɔrd geɪm/
n
boat
Starters
/bəʊt/
n
body
Starters
/ˈbɑdi/
n
book
Starters
/bʊk/
n
bookcase
Starters
/ˈbʊkkeɪs/
n
bookshop
Starters
/ˈbʊkʃɑp/
n
boots
Starters
/buts/
n
bounce
Starters
/baʊns/
v
box
Starters
/bɒks/
n
boy
Starters
/bɔɪ/
n
bread
Starters
/bred/
n
breakfast
Starters
/ˈbrekfəst/
n
brother
Starters
/ˈbrʌðə/
n
brown
Starters
/braʊn/
adj
burger
Starters
/ˈbərgə/
n
bus
Starters
/bʌs/
n
but
Starters
/bʌt/
conj
bye
Starters
/baɪ/
excl
cake
Starters
/keɪk/
n
camera
Starters
/ˈkæmərə/
n
can
Starters
/kən/
v
candy
Starters
/ˈkændi/
n
(UK sweet(s))
car
Starters
/kɑː/
n
carrot
Starters
/ˈkerət/
n
cat
Starters
/kæt/
n
catch
Starters
/kæʧ/
v
catch a ball
chair
Starters
/ʧeə/
n
chicken
Starters
/ˈʧɪkən/
n
child
Starters
/ʧaɪld/
n
children
chips
Starters
/ʧɪps/
n
(US fries)
chocolate
Starters
/ˈʧɔklət/
n
choose
Starters
/ʧuz/
v
clap
Starters
/klæp/
v
class
Starters
/klæs/
n
classmate
Starters
/ˈklæsmeɪt/
n
classroom
Starters
/ˈklæsrum/
n
clean
Starters
/klin/
adj + v
clock
Starters
/klɑk/
n
close
Starters
/kləʊz/
v
closed
Starters
/kləʊzd/
adj
clothes
Starters
/kləʊðz/
n
coconut
Starters
/ˈkəʊkənət/
n
colour
Starters
/ˈkʌlə/
n + v
(US color)
come
Starters
/kʌm/
v
complete
Starters
/kəmˈplit/
v
computer
Starters
/kəmˈpjutə/
n
cool
Starters
/kul/
adj + excl
correct
Starters
/kərˈekt/
adj
count
Starters
/kaʊnt/
v