Spelling Bee Word List Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the CEFR Level B1 Spelling Bee word list from the English Teaching Program.

Spelling Bee

A spelling competition in which participants listen to a word and spell it aloud, letter by letter, in English.

engaging

occupies the attention of someone

exciting

making you feel happy and enthusiastic because something good is going to happen

gripped

very interested and excited

gripping

very interesting and exciting

interesting

something that makes you want to know more about it

memorable

worth remembering or easy to remember, because of being special in some way

moved

affected emotionally

moving

making you feel emotional

teacher

someone whose job is to teach

confident

someone who believes in their own abilities and so does not feel nervous or frightened

creative

someone who has a lot of imagination and new ideas

curious

someone who wants to find out about something

hard-working

someone who puts a lot of effort into their work

independent

someone who does not depend on other people for help, or prefers to do things by themselves

sensible

someone who is reasonable and practical

sociable

someone who is friendly and enjoys being with other people

well-organized

someone who arranges and plans activities carefully and effectively

attractive

pleasant in some way

clean

not dirty

convenient

easy to use, or appropriate for a particular purpose

crowded

a place with a lot of people, especially too many

dirty

not clean

inconvenient

causing difficulties or extra effort

lively

full of energy and enthusiasm

loud

used for describing a sound that is strong and very easy to hear

modern

relating to or belonging to the present time

noisy

making a lot of noise

old-fashioned

no longer modern or fashionable

peaceful

calm and quiet

polluted

(about air, water, or land) too dirty and dangerous for people to use in a safe way

quiet

making very little or no noise

ugly

something that is unpleasant to look at

boat

a small vehicle that people use for traveling on water

bus

a large road vehicle with a lot of seats that you sometimes pay to travel on

ferry

a boat that makes short regular journeys between two or more places

helicopter

an aircraft with large metal blades on top that spin and lift it into the air

minibus

a small bus for about ten to fifteen people

motorcycle

a road vehicle that has two wheels and an engine and looks like a large, heavy bicycle

plane

an aircraft with wings and at least one engine

taxi

a car whose driver is paid to take you to a particular place, especially a fairly short distance

train

a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine

trolley

a long narrow vehicle that travels along metal tracks in the middle of a street and is used as public transportation in some places

bay

an area of the coast where the land curves inwards

canal

an artificial river

canyon

a long deep valley with very steep sides made of rock

cave

a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground

cliff

the steep side of an area of high land

desert

a large area of land with few plants and little water and where the weather is always dry

harbor

an area of water near the land where it is safe for boats to stay

lights

colorful bands of light that you can sometimes see in the sky in northern parts of the world

mountain

a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it

ocean

one of the large areas of salt water that cover most of the Earth

rainforest

a forest in a tropical region of the world where it rains a lot

reef

a long line of rock or coral in the ocean, with its top just below or just above the surface

valley

a low area of land between mountains or hills, sometimes with a river flowing through it

volcano

a mountain that forces hot gas, rocks, ash, and lava into the air through a hole at the top

waterfall

a place where water flows over the edge of a cliff, rock, or other steep place onto another level below

anywhere

used for talking about whether someone or something exists in, or goes to, a place

everywhere

used for talking about a very large area such as a region, a country, or the whole world

nowhere

used for talking about something that is not in any place

somewhere

used for referring to a place when you do not know or say exactly where it is

album

a collection of several songs or pieces of music recorded as an MP3 file, on a CD etc.

audience

a group of people who have come to a place to see or hear a movie, performance, speech etc.

catchy

a tune or phrase which attracts your attention and is easy to remember

lobster

a shellfish that has a long body, eight legs, and two claws

drummer

someone who plays the drums in a band

drums

a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick

gig

a public performance, especially of jazz or popular music

guitar

a musical instrument with six strings, used in a wide variety of musical styles. It can be acoustic or electric

guitarist

a person who plays a guitar

keyboard

the part of a musical instrument such as a piano that has keys that you touch to make notes

light show

a spectacle of colored lights that move and change

live

a television or radio program which can be watched or listened to at the same time as it happens

lyrics

the words of a song

microphone

a piece of equipment for making someone's voice louder when they are speaking, performing, or recording something

on tour

traveling to a place to play

singer

someone who sings well or as a job

stage

the part of a theater where the actors or musicians perform

children

someone's sons or daughters

colleagues

people who work in the same organization or department as you

friends

people you know well and like, but who are not members of your family

grandparents

the parents of your mother or father

parents

mother and father

relatives

members of your family, especially ones who do not live with you, for example a grandparent or cousin

strangers

people whom you do not know

student

someone who goes to a university, college, or school

amazed

very surprised

amazing

very surprising

bored

feeling impatient or dissatisfied, because you are not interested in something or because you have nothing to do

boring

not at all interesting, and something that makes you feel impatient or dissatisfied

disappointed

unhappy because something that you hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as you expected

disappointing

not as good as you had hoped for or expected

engaged

involved in doing something

rice

a food consisting of small white or brown grains that are eaten cooked

seafood

fish and shellfish that you can eat

shrimp

a small shellfish with a lot of legs

tomato

a round red fruit eaten as a vegetable raw in salads or cooked

tuna

a type of fish which is commonly eaten

vegetable

a part of a plant used as food, for example potatoes, beans, or cabbages