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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cousin
Starters
/ˈkəzən/
n
cow
Starters
/kaʊ/
n
crayon
Starters
/kreɪɑn/
n
crocodile
Starters
/ˈkrɑkədaɪl/
n
cross
Starters
/krɔs/
n + v
cupboard
Starters
/ˈkʌbəd/
n
dad
Starters
/dæd/
n
Dan
Starters
/dæn/
n
day
Starters
/deɪ/
n
desk
Starters
/desk/
n
dining room
Starters
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/
n
dinner
Starters
/ˈdɪnə/
n
dirty
Starters
/ˈdərti/
adj
do
Starters
/du/
v
dog
Starters
/dɒg/
n
doll
Starters
/dɑl/
n
donkey
Starters
/ˈdɔŋki/
n
don’t worry
Starters
/dəʊnt ˈwəri/
excl
door
Starters
/dɔː/
n
double
Starters
/ˈdəbəl/
adj
draw
Starters
/drɔ/
v
drawing
Starters
/drɔɪŋ/
n
dress
Starters
/dres/
n
drink
Starters
/drɪŋk/
n + v
drive
Starters
/draɪv/
v
duck
Starters
/dək/
n
ear
Starters
/ɪə/
n
eat
Starters
/it/
v
egg
Starters
/eg/
n
elephant
Starters
/ˈeləfənt/
n
end
Starters
/end/
n
English
Starters
/ˈɪŋlɪʃ/
adj + n
enjoy
Starters
/enˈʤɔɪ/
v
eraser
Starters
/ɪˈreɪsə/
n
(UK rubber)
Eva
Starters
/ˈivə/
n
evening
Starters
/ˈivnɪŋ/
n
example
Starters
/ɪgˈzæmpəl/
n
eye
Starters
/aɪ/
n
face
Starters
/feɪs/
n
family
Starters
/ˈfæməli/
n
fantastic
Starters
/fænˈtæstɪk/
adj + excl
father
Starters
/ˈfɑðə/
n
favourite
Starters
/ˈfeɪvərɪt/
adj
(US favorite)
find
Starters
/faɪnd/
v
fish
Starters
/fɪʃ/
n
(s + pl)
fishing
Starters
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
n
flat
Starters
/flæt/
n
(US apartment)
floor
Starters
/flɔː/
n
flower
Starters
/flaʊə/
n
fly
Starters
/flaɪ/
v
food
Starters
/fud/
n
foot
Starters
/fʊt/
n
feet
football
Starters
/ˈfʊtbɔːl/
n
(US soccer)
for
Starters
/fə/
prep
friend
Starters
/frend/
n
fries
Starters
/fraɪz/
n
(UK chips)
frog
Starters
/frɑg/
n
from
Starters
/frəm/
prep
fruit
Starters
/frut/
n
fun
Starters
/fʌn/
adj + n
funny
Starters
/ˈfəni/
adj
game
Starters
/geɪm/
n
garden
Starters
/ˈgɑrdən/
n
get
Starters
/gɪt/
v
giraffe
Starters
/ʤəræf/
n
girl
Starters
/gərl/
n
give
Starters
/gɪv/
v
glasses
Starters
/ˈglæsɪz/
n
go
Starters
/gəʊ/
v
go to bed
Starters
/gəʊ tɪ bed/
v
go to sleep
Starters
/gəʊ tɪ slip/
v
goat
Starters
/gəʊt/
n
good
Starters
/gʊd/
adj
goodbye
Starters
/gʊdˈbaɪ/
excl
Grace
Starters
/greɪs/
n
grandfather
Starters
/ˈgrænfɑðə/
n
grandma
Starters
/ˈgrændmɒ/
n
grandmother
Starters
/ˈgrændməðə/
n
grandpa
Starters
/ˈgrændpɒ/
n
grape
Starters
/greɪp/
n
gray
Starters
/greɪ/
adj
(UK grey)
great
Starters
/greɪt/
adj + excl
green
Starters
/grin/
adj
grey
Starters
/ɡreɪ/
adj
(US gray)
guitar
Starters
/gɪˈtɑː/
n
hair
Starters
/heə/
n
hall
Starters
/hɔl/
n
hand
Starters
/hænd/
n
handbag
Starters
/ˈhændbæg/
n
happy
Starters
/ˈhæpi/
adj
hat
Starters
/hæt/
n
have
Starters
/hæv/
v
have got
Starters
/hæv gɑt/
v
he
Starters
/hi/
pron
head
Starters
/hed/
n
helicopter
Starters
/ˈhelɪkɑptə/
n
hello
Starters
/heˈləʊ/
excl
her
Starters
/hə/
poss adj + pron
here
Starters
/hɪə/
adv
hers
Starters
/hərz/
pron