PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WORDLIST

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

1. Able

ability

able

athletic/musical/artistic etc ability

be able to do something

2. Abroad

abroad

live, go, travel abroad

3. Absolutely absolutely

4.

Accept

accept

acceptable /

unacceptable

accept a gift, offer, invitation

5. Accountant accountant

6. Acid acid acid

7. Active active active life/lifestyle

8.

Activity

activity

leisure/recreation/outdoor/cultural

etc activities

9. Actress Actress

10. Actually actual Actually

11.

Advantage

advantage

advantage of stg

have an advantage

give somebody an advantage

12. Adventure adventure a great adventure

13. Advertise Advertise advertisement,

advertiser

advertise (something) on

television/in a newspaper

a newspaper/ television/radio

advertisement

a full- page/half-page/two-page

advertisement a job advertisement

14. Advice Advise Advice advice on/about

follow/take somebody's advice advise

somebody to do something

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

15. Afford

afford

affordable to afford to do sth to afford easily/hardly to be (un)able to afford to put afford in sth to

be affordable

16. Afterwards Afterwards

17.

Agree

agree

agreement

agree with

agreeto do something

come to /reach an agreement

18. Alcohol Alcohol , alcoholic alcoholic alcoholic drinks

19. Alive live alive stay alive, be alive

20. Almost almost almost all/every/everything

21. Already Already

22. Altogether Altogether

23.

Amazed

amazement

amazed, amazing

amazed to see/find/discover

something

to somebody's amazement

24.

Ambition

ambition

ambitious

an ambition to do something/of

doing something

25. Ambulance ambulance

26. Ankle Ankle

27.

Annoy

Annoy

Annoyed , annoying

be annoyed at/with somebody

be annoyed about/by something

28. Anymore Anymore

29. Apologise Apologise apology apologize for (doing) something

apologize to somebody

letter of apology written apology

formal apology

30. Apply apply application apply for a job

job application

fill in/out an application

application form

make/put in/submit an application

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

31.

Appointment

Appointment

have an appointment make an

appointment an appointment to do

something

32.

Area

area

no-smoking area

dining area

33. Arm arm

34.

Arrest

arrest

arrest

to arrest sb

to be arrested for sth

to make an arrest

to be under arrest

35. Article article newspaper, magazine article

36. Artist artist

37.

Attack

attack

attack

to attack violently a terrorist/violent/gun attack an attack happens/takes place/occurs to have a heart attack

38.

Attention

attention

pay attention (to

somebody/something)

39. Author author

40.

Baby

baby

have a baby

give birth to a baby

newborn/new baby

premature baby

baby boy/girl

41. Bake bake baker, bakery bake a cake

42. Band (Music) band music band

in a band

43. Bar bar

44. Bean bean

45.

Bay

bay

a sandy bay

across the bay

46. Beard beard

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

47.

Beauty

beauty

beautiful

natural beauty beauty products.

48. Beer beer

49. Beginning

begin

Beginning

since the beginning (of something)

at the beginning (of something)

from the beginning in the beginning

50.

Behavior

behave

behavior

well-behaved/badly-

behaved

good/bad behaviour

behaviour problem

51.

Believe

believe

belief

believable /

unbelievable

a strong/firm belief

popular belief

52. Bell bell ring the bell

53. Belt belt seat belt

54.

Birth

birth

place of birth

time of birth

55.

Blind

blind

totally/completely/almost/partially

blind

56. Body body

57. Book book book a room

58. Boot boot wear boots

59.

Borrow

borrow

borrow something from somebody

60. Boss boss

61. Bowl bowl a soup/salad/cereal bowl

62.

Brain

brain

the right/left hemisphere of the

brain

63. Brave bravery brave

64.

Bright

brightness

bright

a bright student

bright colours

65.

Brilliant

brilliant

brilliant idea

brilliant career

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

66. Bullet

bullet to fire/shoot a bullet

bullet hits sb/sth

bullet wound/scar

67. Bunch bunch a bunch of flowers

68. Bush bush

69. Calm calm calmly remain/stay/keep calm

70. Camera camera

71. Camp camp camping go camping

72. Crash crash car crash

73. Care care care

carelessness

caring

careless

carelessly

take care

take care of somebody/something

day care, health care, intensive care

care about

a warm and caring man

provide smb with care care about

become/get/grow careless

a caring attitude

74. Career career make a career

75. Carrot carrot carrot juice

76. Carry carry

77. Case case just in case

78. Castle castle Edinburgh Castle

79.

Cause

cause

cause and effect natural

causes

80. Cell phone Cell phone

81. Central Central Central America/Asia/Europe

82.

Certain

Certain

Certainly

it is/seems certain (that)

it is certainly true/possible

83. Chapter chapter chapter 5

84. Chat chat chat have a friendly chat

85. Cheek cheek

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

86. Cheque cheque pay by cheque

87.

Childhood

Childhood , child

in/during/since (somebody's)

childhood

childhood home/friend/experience

88. Chin chin

89. Choice

choose choice have no choice

make a choice

a choice of /between

90. Church church at church

91. Cigarette Cigarette smoke a cigarette

92. Circle circle circle circle round/above/over

93. Classical Classical classical music

94.

Clear

clear

clearly

make something clear

clear idea

Please speak clearly

95. Clerk clerk a bank/sales/store clerk

96.

Climate

climate

climate change

climate of a place

97.

Coach

coach

coach

a tennis coach

coach somebody for something

98.

Coast

coast

coast of

on the coast

off the coast

99. Collect collect collection a stamp collection

100.

College

college

college graduates

a college education

college campus

101. Comb comb comb comb your hair

102.

Common

common

commonly

it's common for somebody to do

something

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

103.

Competition

compete

competition,

competitor

competition between/among

compete with/against

104.

Complain

complain

complaint

to complain constantly

to complain about sth

to have/make a complaint

105. Completely complete completely

106.

Contact

contact

contact

be/get/stay/keep in contact (with

somebody)

contact person

107.

Control

control

control

have control (over/of something)

take/gain control (of/over

something)

lose control (of/over something)

be under control

keep something under control

108.

Cool

cool

keep/stay cool

cool temperature

109.

Copy

copy

copy

copy of stg

copy (something) from something

110.

Correct

correct

correction

correct / incorrect

correctly

correct yourself, correct mistakes

make corrections

111.

Couple

couple

a couple of

the couple next door

112. Crazy crazy crazy idea , go crazy

113. Cream cream put cream on stg

114.

Create

create

creativity

creator

creative

great/artistic creativity

115. Credit Card Credit Card

116. Crime crime, criminal commit crime

117. Cross cross cross (over) the road/street/river

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

118.

Crowd

crowd

crowded

a crowded room

a crowded street

119.

Culture

culture

cultural, cultured

cultural activities

cultured woman

Western/American/Japanese culture

120.

Curtain

curtain

draw/close/pull the curtains

draw back/open the curtains

121.

Danger

danger

dangerous

in danger

dangerous for somebody

122.

Death

death

death of somebody

death from an illness

123. Decorate decorate decoration

124. Definite definite definitely

125. Delayed delay delay delayed long/considerable/slight delay

126. Delighted Delighted delighted to do something

127.

Department

Department

the personnel department ,

Department Store

128. Depressed depression Depressed depressed about

129.

Description

describe

description

describe how/why/what

brief/short/full/complete

description

description of

130.

Design

design

design, designer

graphic design

design something for something

interior designer

131.

Details

detail

detailed

further/more details

detailed description

132.

Develop

develop

development

developed

developing

a developed/developing country

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

133. Diamond diamond flawless/perfect/real diamond

134. Diary diary keep a diary

135.

Difference

Difference

different

big/major/important/significant

difference small/minor difference

difference between

136. Dirty dirty dirty clothes

137.

Disadvantages

Disadvantage

social/economic/educational

disadvantage

138.

Disappointed

disappoint

Disappointed

disappoint somebody's

hopes/plans

139.

Disaster

disaster

nuclear disaster, natural disaster

140.

Discuss

discuss

Discussion

discuss something with somebody

discussion about

141. Disease disease heart disease

142. Dishes Dishes wash the dishes

143.

Dream

dream

dream

dream of/about (doing) something

have a dream

144. Drivers License drive driver Drivers License

145.

Ear

ear

whisper/say (something) in

somebody's ear

146.

Economics (Department)

economy,

economics

Economics (Department)

147.

Education

educate

education

educator

to have/receive education

good/poor education

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

148. Electrician Electrician

149.

Energy

energy

energetic

to have the energy to do sth

to be energetic

150. Enormous Enormous enormously enormous amount of

151. Enough enough bad/difficult/hard etc enough

152. Entrance enter entrance front/back/side entrance

153. Envelop Envelop

154.

Environment

Environment

environmental

environmentally

working/learning environment

good for the environment:

environmentally friendly

155.

Escape (from)

escape

escape

to escape from sth

successful escape

156. Especially Especially

157. Even even even bigger/better/brighter

158.

Event

event

sequence of events

charity/fund-raising event

159. Exactly Exactly It's exactly half past five.

160. Example Example for example, an example of

161.

Exchange

exchange

exchange rate (money), exchange

student

162.

Exhibition

Exhibition

an exhibition of (black and white

photographs)

163.

Expect

expect

expectation

expect somebody/something to do

something

164.

Explain

explain

explanation

explain something to somebody

explanation of/for

165.

Express

express

expression

express your views/opinions

an expression of surprise

166.

Extra

extra

an extra ten minutes/three metres

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

167.

Extremely

extreme

Extremely

extreme weather/conditions

extreme sports

168. Eye eye

169. Face face

170.

Fail

fail

failure

fail to do something

fail a test

failure to do something

heart/kidney/liver failure

171.

Fame

fame

famous

win/achieve/gain/find fame

international/worldwide/national

fame

172.

Farmer

farmer, farm,

farming

a pig/dairy/cattle farm

173.

Fashion

fashion

Fashionable

Fashion model , fashion magazine

174.

Feeling

feel

feeling

feeling of

have/get a feeling (that)

175.

Feet

feet, foot

bare feet , front/back/hind feet ,

wipe your feet

176.

Few

few

quite a few/a good few/not a few

177.

Fight

fight

fight

(have a )fight against/with

fight about/over/for

178.

Final

final

final

finally

final decision/say

sit/take your finals

179. Finger finger cross your fingers

180.

Fire

fire

fire

fire a gun/weapon/rifle

start a fire

put out a fire

forest fire

181. Firstly first firstly

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

182.

Fish

fish

fish

Fish and Chips go fishing

183. Fit fit physically fit

184.

Flight attendant

fly

flight

Flight attendant

book a flight catch a flight

miss a flight

185. Flu flu have, get, catch flu

186.

Follow

follow

follower

following

follow somebody follower of

the following

afternoon/month/page/chapter

187. Foreign foreigner Foreign foreign policy

188.

Formal

formality

formal / informal

formal

education/training/qualifications

189.

Fortunately

fortune

fortune

Fortunately

have a good fortune, tell

somebody's fortune

190.

Frightened

Frightened, frightening

frightened of

be frightened to do something

it is frightening (to do something)

191.

Fun

fun

funny

have fun

good/great fun

a lot of fun

192. Further further further details

193.

Generally

general

generally

general idea

as a general rule

194. Generous generosity generous generously generosity to/towards

195.

Geography

Geography

geographical

geographical

area/location/position

196.

Glad

glad

glad to do something

glad tosee/hear

197. Gold gold golden a golden opportunity

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

198.

Government

Government

local government, central

government

199. Grey grey dark/light grey

200. Grocery grocery grocery store

201. Ground ground above/below/under ground

202.

Guard

Guard

Guard

security guards

guard somebody/something against

something

203.

Guess

guess

guess

guess right/correctly/wrong

make a guess (at something)

have a guess (at something) ,

take a guess (at something)

204.

Guide

guide

guide

tour guide

guide somebody along/through

205. Guy guy

206.

Hall

hall

city hall , concert hall, dance hall,

music hall

207.

Happiness

Happiness

happy / unhappy

happily

happy to do something

happy in your work/job

happily married

208.

Head

head

turn your head shake your head ,

nod your head

209. Headache Headache have a headache

210.

Health

Health

Healthy / unhealthy

damage your health improve your

health good/excellent health

poor/ill health

healthy diet

211.

Heart

heart

heart trouble/problems a heart

condition , somebody's heart rate

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

212.

Heat

heat

heat, heating

heat something up

the heat of the day

central heating

213.

Historical

history

Historical

historically

throughout history recent/modern

history early/ancient history

214.

Hold

hold

hold something in your hand/arms

215. Horror Horror horror film, story

216.

Hopeful/hopeless

hope

hope

hopeless/ hopeful

hopefully

hope for

look/seem hopeless

217. Host host / hostess

218.

Huge

huge a huge amount/sum/quantity

219.

Human

human (being)

human

the human body , the human

brain, human being

220.

Hurry

hurry

hurry

hurry up, hurry to do something,

be in a hurry to do something

221. Ice ice

222.

Illness

illness

ill

to suffer from/have illness

to be/become ill

to feel/look ill

to be very/seriously/extremely ill

223.

Imagine

imagine

imagination

imaginative

imagine somebody doing something

it is difficult/easy/possible/impossible

to imagine

use your imagination

224. Immediately Immediately

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

225.

Impossible

possibility

Impossible / possible

a strong/real/distinct possibility

it is impossible (for somebody) to do

something

make something impossible

find it impossible to do something

226. Improve Improve improvement see an improvement

227.

Include

include

include something in/on something

228.

Instead

instead

instead of somebody/something

229. Instructions Instructions read the instructions

230. Intelligent intelligence intelligent high/low , artificial intelligence

231.

Interest

interest

interesting

interested

to have an interest in sth

to lose interest in sth

to be interested in sth/sb

232. Internet Internet on the Internet

233. Introduce introduce introduction a brief/short introduction

234.

Item

item

item on the agenda/list/menu

item of clothing/furniture/jewellery

235. Jam jam strawberry jam, traffic jam

236. Join join join the army, a group, a party

237.

Jump

jump

jump over/across/onto something

238. Just just just you, me

239. Keyboard Keyboard a computer keyboard

240. King King King of England

241. Knee knee on your knees

242.

Knock

knock

knock

knock at/on

a loud knock at the door

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

243.

Laboratory

Laboratory

research laboratory, laboratory

tests/experiments/studies

244.

Land

land

land

land on/in/at (the plane)

dry land

245.

Landscape Design

Landscape Design

246. Last last last of all, last year

247. Laugh laugh laughter

248. Law law, lawyer

249. Lazy laziness lazy lazily

250. Leader leader political/military/religious leader

251. Leather leather

252. Leg leg

253. Lend lend lend something to somebody

254. Less less less (...) than

255.

Level

level

lie to somebody, lie about

something

256. Liar lie liar

257. Librarian Librarian, library

258. Lift lift (elevator) use the lift, take the lift

259.

Line

line

straight line, stand in a line, cut in

line, next in line

260. Lip lip

261. Liquid liquid

262. Literature literature works of literature

263. Loaf loaf a loaf of bread

264. Local locals local local hospital

265. Lonely loneliness lonely lonely life

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

266. Look forward look forward look forward to doing stg

267.

Luck

luck

lucky

not have much/any luck , have no

luck, have good luck, be lucky to

do/be something

268. Main main main campus

269. Make-up make-up put on make-up

270. Male-Female Male-Female

271. Mark mark good/high mark

272. Marry marry married get married, happily married

273. Math Math math problems

274. Maybe maybe

275.

Meaning

mean

meaning

meaningful,

meaningful

What does ...mean? The meaning

of ....

276. Medicine medicine take your medicine

277.

Meeting

meet

meeting

have/hold a meeting , go to/attend a

meeting, be in/at a meeting

278.

Member

member

membership

to be/become a member

family/staff members

to apply for membership to

renew membership

279.

Mend

mend

a complete mess, make a mess

280. Mess mess

281.

Message

message

get/receive a message, leave a

message, send a message, take a

message

282. Mineral Water Mineral Water

283.

Miserable

misery

Miserable

feel miserable, make life

miserable

284. Missing missing go missing

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

285.

Mistake

mistake

mistaken

make a mistake, be full of

mistakes, spelling mistake, silly

mistake

286. Mountain /Mount Mountain /Mount Mount Everest

287.

Movie

Movie

watch/see a movie , go to a movie

288. Nearly nearly

289.

Necessary

Necessary /

unnecessary

it is necessary (for somebody) to

do something

290. Neck neck around somebody's neck

291.

Neighbour

Neighbour ,

neighbourhood

next-door neighbours, in the

neighbourhood

292. Nervous nervousness nervous nervously nervous about

293. Noise noise noisy make a noise

294.

Normal

normal

it is normal (for somebody) to do

something

295.

Nose

nose

blow your nose , wipe your nose,

pick your nose

296.

Novel

novel, novelist

detective/romantic/historical novel

297. Nowadays Nowadays

298.

Obviously

obvious

Obviously

obvious example

The obvious question is -

299. Occupation Occupation

300.

Official

Official

Official

a government official, an official

visit/engagement

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

301.

Opinion

Opinion

in somebody's opinion ,

general/popular opinion ,public

opinion

302. Own own owner own

303.

Paint

paint

painter, painting

paint something (in)

blue/red/green

304.

Pair

pair

pair of trousers/scissors/glasses

305. Parcel parcel

306. Pass pass pass an exam,

307. Passive passive (active / passive)

308.

Patient

patient

patient

patiently

AIDS patient, be patient with, wait

patiently

309. Perhaps perhaps

310.

Personality

personality

to have a warm/outgoing

personality

311. Photocopy Photocopy Photocopy make a photocopy

312. Phrase phrase

313.

Physical

physical

physical appearance

physical fitness

314. Physics Physics

315.

Pick

pick

pick somebody/something for

something, pick flowers

316. Piece piece a piece of

317. Plant plant plant plant trees, water the plants

318. Plastic plastic made of plastic

319. Pleased pleased be pleased with

320. Poet poet, poetry write poetry

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

321.

Point

point

point

a good point, point at somebody

322.

Poison

poison

poison, poisoning

poisonous

poison somebody with something,

food- poisoning, poisonous snake.

323. Politician Politician, Politics national/local politics

324. Population Population population of

325. Possibility Possibility Possible Possibly

326. Poster poster make a poster

327.

Power

power

powerful

a powerful man/woman

a powerful engine/weapon

328.

Prepare

prepare

preparation

prepare the meal, make

preparations

329. Present present birthday/Christmas present

330. Pretty pretty

331. Printer print printer, printing Printing Press

332.

Prison

prison, prisoner

out of prison , put somebody in

prison/send somebody to prison ,

release somebody from prison/let

somebody out of prison

333. Probably probably most probably

334. Programme programme see/watch a programme

335.

Promise

promise

promise

promise to do something, make,

keep, break a promise

336.

Protect

protect

protection

protective

to protect from sth

to protect against sth

protective clothing

337. Psychology Psychology psychology department

338.

Pull

pull

pull somebody/something

into/away from/over something

339. Pupil pupil star pupil (student)

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

340.

Push

push

push somebody/something

away/back/aside

341. Puzzle puzzle make a puzzle

342. Quiet quiet quietly as quiet as a mouse

343.

Race

race

race

take part in a race, win a race,

race against

344. Radio radio

345. Real reality real / unreal real reason

346. Reason reason real reason

347.

Record

record

record

keep a record , medical/dental

records , school records ,

historical records, a written record

/ break/beat a record , hold a

record/ listening to records

348. Regularly regular / irregular Regularly

349.

Relationship

Relationship

personal/family/social

relationships

350. Religion religion religious to be very religious

351.

Repair

repair

repairs

to repair successfully/poorly

to do/make repairs

352.

Reply

reply

reply

a brief reply

to have/get a reply

353. Reporter reporter a news reporter

354.

Research

research

research

do/conduct research, research

into scientific/medical/historical

research

355. Retire retire retired retire from, retire early

356.

Review

review

review

good/bad/mixed review, publish a

review review books,

films

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

357. Ring ring wedding ring

358. Roast roast roast chicken

359.

Rob

rob

robbery

robber

to rob a bank a bank robbery

to commit a robbery

a bank robber

an armed robber

360. Rock (Music) rock Rock (Music)

361.

Rope

rope

rope

to tie a rope

strong rope

362. Row row a row of houses, row of trees

363. Rude rude it is rude to do something

364. Ruler ruler measure with a ruler

365.

Sail

sail

sailing

sailor

to go sailing

an experienced/good sailor

366. Sale sale on sale

367. Scared scared scared of (doing) something

368.

Scene

scene

opening scene, battle scenes,

love scenes

369. Science science, scientist science and technology

370. Search search search for

371. Seatbelt Seatbelt

372.

Secret

secret

secret

secret ingredient/recipe/formula

tell somebody a secret

keep a secret

373.

Serious

serious

seriously

a serious illness

to have serious injuries

to seriously damage your health

374. Several several

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

375. Share

share

share something with somebody

share something between/among

somebody

376. Shave shave

377.

Shine

shine

shining

to shine brightly

a shining silver cup

378. Ship ship by ship, cruise ship

379.

Shock

shock

shocked

get/have the shock of your life

shocked by

380.

Shout

shout

shout

to shout aloud

to hear shouts

381.

Shy

shy

shyly

to be/feel shy

to smile shyly

382. Sick sick get sick

383.

Side

side

n this/one side (of

somebody/something)

384.

Silent

silence

silent

silently

brief/long silence

to be/become silent

385.

Situation

situation

n a ... situation ,

difficult/dangerous situation,

impossible situation

386. Size size the size of

387. Skills skill skilled develop/acquire/learn a skill

388. Slice slice a slice of

389.

Social

social

social skills, social life, social

class

390. Society society members of society

391. Socks socks a pair of socks

392. Soldier soldier a brave/good soldier

393. Sore throat Sore throat

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

394. Sound sound sound sound of something, sound like

395. Staff staff

396. Stairs stairs up/down the stairs

397.

Star

star

under the stars,

movie/film/Hollywood star

398. State state State Verbs

399. Statistics (Dep) Statistics Statistics (Department)

400. Stomach stomach stomach ache

401. Straight straight straight line, hair

402. Strange stranger strange strangely perfect/complete/total stranger

403.

Stress

stress

stressful

under stress, stressful experience

404. Subject subject Subject - Object

405.

Suddenly

sudden

Suddenly

a sudden change, all of a sudden

406. Sun sun sunny

407. Supper supper have super

408. Sure sure are you sure?

409.

Surprise

Surprise

surprise

surprised

it surprises somebody to

see/find/know surprise

visit/announcement/attack

410. Swollen swollen have a swollen head

411. Symbol symbolize symbol symbol of something

412. Tailor tailor

413. Technology technology technological Modern technology

414. Telephone phone telephone phone somebody

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

415. Temperature temperature at a temperature of something, high

temperature, low temperature, a

rise in temperature, a fall/drop in

temperature, a temperature

change/a change in temperature

416. Tense tenses tenses in English

417. Theatre theatre an open-air theatre

418. Thick thickness thick 3 feet/1cm/two inches thick

419. Thief thief, theft a car/jewel thief, car theft

420. Thin thin thin arms/legs/lip

421. Tidy tidy tidy / untidy neat and tidy, tidy up

422. Tiny tiny a tiny baby

423. Title title a title of

424. Toe toe

425.

Toilet

toilet

go to the toilet, flush the toilet,

toilet paper

426. Tongue tongue

427. Too too too ... for something/somebody

428. Touch touch touch somebody on the arm/leg

429.

Tough

tough

tough questions, be tough on/with

somebody

430.

Tour

tour

tour

city tour, a walking/cycling/sight

seeing tour

431. Tower tower the Eiffel tower

432. Train train by train

433.

Traveller

travel

traveller

travel by train/car/air, travel the

world/country, travel abroad

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

434.

Trouble

trouble

have trouble (with something),

have (no) trouble doing something,

without any/too much trouble, cause

trouble, serious trouble

435. Truth truth find out/discover/get to the truth

436. Try try try to do something

437.

Turn

turn

turn

turn around/round/away, turn

left/right, take turns doing

something, your turn

438. Twice twice twice a day/week/year

439. Twin twin identical twin

440. Type type type of

441. Tyre tyre flat tyre , spare tyre

442. Unfortunately Unfortunately

443. Uniform uniform school/army/police uniform

444. Unusual Unusual / Usual

445. Upset upset upset upset by/about/at , be upset with

somebody, an upset stomach

446. Useful use use Useful useful information/advice/tip

useful way of doing something, it is

useful to do something, find

something useful

447. Video video

448.

Voice

voice

loud voice quiet/soft/low/small

voice deep/low voice

449. Vowel/Consonant Vowel/Consonant Vowel/Consonant

450.

Wait

wait

waiter/ waitress

wait for somebody/something to

do something, wait tables

HEADWORD

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

ADVERB

COLLOCATION

451. Wall wall stone/brick/concrete wall

452. Wallet wallet in your wallet

453.

Waste

waste

waste

to cause/avoid waste

a waste of time/money

454. Website website on a website

455.

Wedding

wedding

a wedding present, cake, dress,

ceremony

456. Well-dressed Well-dressed

457. Whole whole the whole school/country/village

458. Wild wild wild animals, flowers

459.

Wind

wind

strong/high winds, the wind blows

460. Wine wine red/white wine

461.

Writer

write

writer

a writer of children's stories

462. Yet yet not yet