Pre A1 Starters Vocabulary - Cambridge Assessment English

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on the Cambridge Assessment English Pre A1 Starters Word List Picture Book, covering thematic word categories, spelling variations, plural forms, and prepositions.

Pre A1 Starters

The foundational Cambridge English Qualification level designed for young learners, based on topics from the Pre A1 Starters Word List Picture Book for exams from 2018.

My body

A vocabulary topic covering human anatomical parts, including face, eye, mouth, nose, ear, head, hair, leg, arm, hand, foot, and feet.

Foot / feet

The singular ('foot') and irregular plural ('feet') vocabulary forms denoting the terminal part of the leg below the ankle.

At the zoo

A vocabulary topic introducing animals, including frog, mouse/mice, sheep, monkey, duck, tiger, bird, cow, chicken, goat, lizard, horse, dog, hippo, giraffe, snake, crocodile, elephant, and spider.

Mouse / mice

The singular ('mouse') and irregular plural ('mice') animal vocabulary terms listed under the 'At the zoo' topic.

At the clothes shop

A vocabulary topic featuring apparel and personal items, including purple glasses, black hat, brown bag, clothes, pink handbag, blue jacket, sock, watch, grey/gray trousers, yellow shirt, orange dress, shoe, green jeans, and red T-shirt.

Grey / gray trousers

An apparel term demonstrating both British ('grey') and American ('gray') spelling variants for two-legged lower-body garments.

My friend's birthday

A vocabulary topic featuring people, family members, and party elements such as alien, monster, balloon, baby, children, boy/child, girl/child, men, man/person, people, women, woman/person, robot, sister, brother, cousin, family, grandparents, and parents.

Man / men and woman / women

Irregular singular and plural noun pairings used in the 'My friend's birthday' topic to identify adult male and female persons.

Child / children

The singular ('child', or 'boy/child', 'girl/child') and irregular plural ('children') terms representing young persons.

My favourite food

A vocabulary category comprising food, meals, and beverages, including fruit, rice, coconut, bread, onion, tomato, water, milk, dinner, fish, breakfast, watermelon, pineapple, cake, lunch, drink, chicken, candy/sweet(s), ice cream, chocolate, and carrot.

Candy / sweet(s)

The American English ('candy') and British English ('sweet / sweets') synonymous terms for sugar-based confectioneries.

At home

A vocabulary topic covering residential spaces, household fixtures, and furnishings, including kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, house/home, dining room, apartment/flat, hall, living room, garden, cupboard, armchair, sofa, mat, and bookcase.

Apartment / flat

American English ('apartment') and British English ('flat') synonymous terms referring to a self-contained housing unit located within a building.

At school

A vocabulary topic encompassing educational tools, school spaces, and classroom actions, including ruler, pencil, pen, eraser/rubber, page, part, football/soccer, classroom, basketball, music, tick, cross, open, close, computer, mouse, and hockey.

Eraser / rubber

American English ('eraser') and British English ('rubber') synonymous terms for an implement used to remove pencil or ink marks.

Football / soccer

British English ('football') and American English ('soccer') terms for the team sport played by kicking a ball toward a goal on a pitch.

Open and close

Opposite action verbs introduced under 'At school' depicting opening an entrance/door and shutting a compartment/drawer.

At the beach

A vocabulary topic encompassing coastal and outdoor recreation, including hit a ball/baseball, table tennis, walk, paint/painting, fishing, sing a song, piano, camera/take a photo, jump, kick a ball, sand, throw a ball/catch a ball, tennis, swim, sun, shell, kite, and badminton.

My street

A vocabulary topic focusing on road transport, infrastructure, and urban features, including run, train, bookshop, shop/store, tree, park, motorbike, lorry/truck, bus, helicopter, bike, car, plane, and stop/go.

Lorry / truck

British English ('lorry') and American English ('truck') terms for a large heavy-duty automotive vehicle designed to transport goods.

Shop / store

British English ('shop') and American English ('store') synonymous terms for a retail establishment where items and services are sold.

Young learners (Names)

Common personal first names featured in the syllabus, including Alex, Grace, Dan, Jill, Sam, Anna, Kim, Sue, Tom, Ben, Lucy, Hugo, Bill, May, Pat, Alice, and Nick.

Colours

The ten core color terms taught in Pre A1 Starters: black, orange, pink, green, yellow, blue, brown, grey/gray, purple, and red.

Numbers (1 to 20)

The numerical digits and written English words for cardinal numbers from 1 (one) through 20 (twenty).

Where is Monkey?

A prepositional language section illustrating positional relationships: between, next to, in, in front of, on, behind, and under.

Prepositions of place

Grammatical words indicating location relative to another object: 'between', 'next to', 'in', 'in front of', 'on', 'behind', and 'under'.