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).
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now
Starters
/naʊ/
adv
number
Starters
/ˈnəmbə/
n
of
Starters
/əv/
prep
oh
Starters
/əʊ/
dis
oh dear
Starters
/əʊ dɪə/
excl
OK
Starters
/ˈəʊˈkeɪ/
adj + dis
old
Starters
/əʊld/
adj
on
Starters
/ɔn/
prep of place
one
Starters
/wʌn/
det + pron
onion
Starters
/ˈənjən/
n
open
Starters
/ˈəʊpən/
adj + v
or
Starters
/ə/
conj
orange
Starters
/ˈɔrɪnʤ/
adj + n
our
Starters
/ɑː/
poss adj
ours
Starters
/ɑrz/
pron
page
Starters
/peɪʤ/
n
paint
Starters
/peɪnt/
n + v
painting
Starters
/ˈpeɪnɪŋ/
n
paper
Starters
/ˈpeɪpə/
adj + n
pardon
Starters
/ˈpɑrdən/
int
park
Starters
/pɑrk/
n
part
Starters
/pɑrt/
n
Pat
Starters
/pæt/
n
pea
Starters
/pi/
n
pear
Starters
/peə/
n
pen
Starters
/pen/
n
pencil
Starters
/ˈpensəl/
n
person
Starters
/ˈpərsən/
n
people
pet
Starters
/pet/
n
phone
Starters
/fəʊn/
n + v
photo
Starters
/ˈfəʊtəʊ/
n
piano
Starters
/piˈænə/
n
pick up
Starters
/pɪk əp/
v
picture
Starters
/ˈpɪkʧə/
n
pie
Starters
/paɪ/
n
pineapple
Starters
/ˈpaɪnæpəl/
n
pink
Starters
/pɪŋk/
adj
plane
Starters
/pleɪn/
n
play
Starters
/pleɪ/
v
playground
Starters
/ˈpleɪgraʊnd/
n
please
Starters
/pliz/
dis
point
Starters
/pɔɪnt/
v
polar bear
Starters
/ˈpəʊlər beə/
n
poster
Starters
/ˈpəʊstə/
n
potato
Starters
/pəˈteɪtəʊ/
n
purple
Starters
/ˈpərpəl/
adj
put
Starters
/pʊt/
v
question
Starters
/kˈweʃən/
n
radio
Starters
/ˈreɪdiəʊ/
n
read
Starters
/red/
v
really
Starters
/ˈrɪli/
adv
red
Starters
/red/
adj
rice
Starters
/raɪs/
n
ride
Starters
/raɪd/
v
right
Starters
/raɪt/
dis
right
Starters
/raɪt/
adj
(as in correct)
robot
Starters
/ˈrəʊbət/
n
room
Starters
/rum/
n
rubber
Starters
/ˈrəbə/
n
(US eraser)
rug
Starters
/rəg/
n
ruler
Starters
/ˈrulə/
n
run
Starters
/rʌn/
v
sad
Starters
/sæd/
adj
Sam
Starters
/sæm/
n
sand
Starters
/sænd/
n
sausage
Starters
/ˈsɔsɪʤ/
n
say
Starters
/seɪ/
v
scary
Starters
/ˈskeri/
adj
school
Starters
/skul/
n
sea
Starters
/si/
n
see
Starters
/si/
v
see you
Starters
/si ju/
excl
sentence
Starters
/ˈsentəns/
n
she
Starters
/ʃi/
pron
sheep
Starters
/ʃip/
(s + pl)n
shell
Starters
/ʃel/
n
ship
Starters
/ʃɪp/
n
shirt
Starters
/ʃərt/
n
shoe
Starters
/ʃu/
n
shop
Starters
/ʃɑp/
n
(US store)
short
Starters
/ʃɔrt/
adj
shorts
Starters
/ʃɔrts/
n
show
Starters
/ʃəʊ/
v
silly
Starters
/ˈsɪli/
adj
sing
Starters
/sɪŋ/
v
sister
Starters
/ˈsɪstə/
n
sit
Starters
/sɪt/
v
skateboard
Starters
/ˈskeɪtbɔrd/
n
skateboarding
Starters
/ˈskeɪtbɔrdɪŋ/
n
skirt
Starters
/skərt/
n
sleep
Starters
/slip/
v
small
Starters
/smɔl/
adj
smile
Starters
/smaɪl/
n + v
snake
Starters
/sneɪk/
n
so
Starters
/səʊ/
dis
soccer
Starters
/ˈsɒkə/
n
(UK football)
sock
Starters
/sɑk/
n
sofa
Starters
/ˈsəʊfə/
n
some
Starters
/sʌm/
det
song
Starters
/sɔŋ/
n