VOCABULARY LIST - STARTING FROM "S"

VOCABULARY LIST - STARTING FROM "S"

S
sad(adj) safe (adj) •   to be safe from harm safely (adv) sail (n & v) sailing (n) salad (n) salary (n) sale (n) salesman/saleswoman (n) salmon (n) salt (n) same (adj, pron & adv) •   at the same time (adj) •   Your watch is the same as mine.(pron) •   You should treat everyone the same.(adv) sand (n) sandal (n) sandwich (n) satisfactory (adj) satisfied (adj) sauce (n) saucepan (n) saucer (n) sausage (n) save (v) •   to save someone •   to save money •   to save time say (v) •   to say something to someone •   I really can't say. (give an opinion) scared (adj)	scarf (n) scary (adj) scene (n) scenery (n) school (n) schoolchild (n) science (n) science fiction (n) scientific (adj) scientist (n) scissors (n pi) scooter (n) score (n & v) •   The score was 3-0. (n) •   to score a goal (v) scream (n & v) screen (n) sculpture (n) sea  (n) search (n & v) seaside (n) season (n) seat(n) seat belt (n) second (adv, det & n) •   She came second and won silver.(adv) •   This is the second time you've been late. (det) •   sixty seconds in a minute (n) secondary (adj) •   secondary school second-hand (adj & adv) secret (adj & n) secretary (n) section       (n) security (n)	see (v) •   to see something (with the eyes) •   to see the joke (understand) •   to see someone about a problem (consult) seem (v) select (v) selfish (adj) self-service (adj) sell(v) send (v) sense (n) sensible (adj) sentence (n) •   words in a sentence separate (adj) series (n) •   a TV series serious (adj) •   a serious person •   a serious illness seriously (adv) serve (v) •   to serve in a shop server (n) •   a file server service (n) •   a bus service •   customer service session (n) •   in a school, gym set (n & v) set off (phr v) •   She set off early for work.

set out (phr v) •   They set out on the long journey. set up (phr v) •   Her mother helped her to set up in business. several (det & pron) sew (v) sex (n) •      the male/female sex shade (n) •      to sit in the shade shadow (n) shake (v) shall (mv) shame (n) shampoo (n) shape (n) share (v) shark (n) sharp (adj) •      a sharp knife •      a sharp corner •      a sharp picture shave (v) she (pron) sheep (n) sheet (n) •      sheets on a bed •      a sheet of paper •      information sheet shelf (n) shine (v) shiny (adj) ship (n) shirt (n) shock(n) •      to suffer from shock (n) shocked (adj)

shocking (adj) shoe (n) shoot (v) •    to shoot at the goal shop (n & v) shop assistant (n) shopping (n) shore (n) short (adj) shortly (adv) shorts (n pi) •    a pair of shorts should  (mv) shoulder (n) shout (n & v) show (n & v) •    a film show (n) •    Show it to me. (v) •   The picture shows a village. (v) •    It shows that they care. (v) shower (n) •    a shower of rain •    to have a shower shut  (adj  &  v) shy(adj) sick (adj) side (n) sight (n) •   Her sight is better with glasses. •   in sight, out of sight sightseeing (n) sign (n & v) •    a road sign (n) •    to sign a document (v) •    no sign of life (n) •    signs of winter (n) signal (n & v)

signature (n) signpost (n) silence (n) silent (adj) silk (adj & n) silly (adj) silver (adj & n) similar (adj) simple (adj) since (conj & prep) sincerely (adv) •   Yours sincerely sing (v) singer (n) singing (n) single (n & adj) •   a single (ticket) to Manchester (n) •   to be single (unmarried) (adj) •   a single room (adj) sink (n & v) •   a kitchen sink (n) •   The ship began to sink. (v) sir (n) •   Yes, sir! sister (n) sit (v) sit down (phr v) site (n) sitting room (n) situated (adj) situation (n) size (n) skate (n & v) skateboard (n & v) skateboarding (n) skating (n) ski (n & v) skiing (n)

skill (n) skin (n) skirt (n) sky (n) sleep (n & v) sleeve (n) slice (n) slim (adj) slip (v) •    to slip on the ice slow (adj) slowly (adv) small (adj) smart (adj) •    a smart idea (Am Eng) •    smart clothes smell (n & v) smile (n & v) smoke (n & v) smoking (n) smooth (adj) •   a smooth surface (level) •   a smooth ride in the new car (comfortable) snack(n) snake (n) snow (n & v) snowboard (n & v) snowboarding (n) so (adv & conj) soap (n) soap opera (n) soccer (n) sociable (adj) social (adj) society (n) sock (n) sofa (n) soft (adj) •    a soft material •    a soft drink software (n) soldier (n)

solution (n) solve (n) some (det & pron) somebody (pron) somehow (adv) someone (pron) something (pron) sometimes (adv) somewhere (adv) son (n) song (n) soon (adv) •     I'llcome soon. •     as soon as I can sore (adj) sorry (adj) sort (n) the same sort so-so (adj) soul (n) sound (n & v) •     the sound of music (n) •     It sounds like/as if...(v) soup (n) sour (adj) •     a sour taste south (adj & adv, n) southeast (adj & n) southern (adj) southwest (adj & n) souvenir (n) space (n) •     a parking space •     write in the spaces •     not enough space •     outer space spare (adj & v) •   spare cash, spare time (adj) •     to spare the time (v) sparkling (adj) •     Sparkling water, please.

speak (v) speaker (n) special (adj) spectacular (adj) speech (n) speed (n) spell (v) spelling (n) spend (v) •    to spend money/time spice (n) spicy (adj) spill (v) spinach (n) spite (n) •    in spite of split up (phr v) •   She's just split up with her boyfriend. spoil (v) spoon (n) sport (n) sports centre (n) spot (n) spy (n) square (adj & n) •    a square room (adj) •    a market square (n) squash (n) stadium (n) staff (n) stage (n) •    to perform on a stage stairs (n pi) stall (n) •    market stall stamp (n) •    a postage stamp stand (v) star (n) •    stars in the sky (n)

•    a film star (n) start (n & v) •   a good start (n) •   to start a race (v) station (n) •   a bus/fire/radio station statue (n) stay (n & v) •   to stay to dinner (v) •   to stay with friends (v) •   to stay looking young (v) •   a two-night stay (n) stay behind (phr v) •   She stayed behind after the lesson to speak to the teacher. steak (n) steal (v) steep (adj) step (n) •   two steps forward •   to climb the steps stick (n & v) •   a walking stick (n) •   to stick two things together (v) sticky (adj) still (adj & adv) •   I prefer still to sparkling water. (adj) •   Sit still! (adv) •   She's still here. (adv) stir (v) stomach (n) stomach ache (n) stone (n) •   a large stone •   a stone bridge stop (n & v) •   a bus stop (n) •   The car stopped. (v)

•   It's stopped raining. (v) •   The rain stopped me from going out. (v) store (n) •   a department store (n) storm (n) story (n) straight (adj & adv) •   to go straight on (adv) a straight road (adj) strange (adj) stranger (n) strawberry (n) stream (n) street (n) stress (n) •   He didn't want the stress of a new job. stressed (adj) stressful (adj) strict (adj) strike (n & v) •   to go on strike (n) •   to strike something (v) stripe (n) strong (adj) student (n) studio (n) •   TV/artists/recording studio studies (n pi) study (n & v) •   to study physics (v) •   to study the map (v) •   Social Studies (n) stuff (n) stupid (adj) style (n) stylish (adj) subject (n) •   the subject of a discussion

•   the subject of a sentence •   a school subject subtract (v) subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: underground) succeed (v) success (n) successful(adj) such (det) sudden(adj) suddenly (adv) suffer (v) sugar (n) suggest (v) suggestion (n) suit (n) •   to wear a suit suitable (adj) suitcase (n) sum (n) sun (n) sunbathe (v) sunglasses (n pi) sunny(adj) sunrise (n) sunset (n) sunshine (n) supermarket (n) supper (n) support (n & v) •   She gave me a lot of support during my exams. (n) •   to support a weight (v) •   to support a team (v) supporter (n) suppose (v) •   I suppose it's true. •   You aren't supposed to drive fast. •   It's supposed to be a good film.

sure (adj & adv) •   I'm sure you're right. (adj) •   to make sure (adv) surf (v) surfboard (n) surfing (n) surname (n) surprise (n & v) surprised (adj) surprising (adj) surround (v) •   The cottage is surrounded by beautiful countryside.

sweater (n) sweatshirt (n) sweet (adj & n) •   sweet food (adj) •   a sweet face (adj) •   a sweet smell (adj) •   to eat a sweet (n) swim (n &  v) swimmer (n) swimming (n) swimming costume (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bathing suit)

swimming pool (n) swimsuit (n) switch (n & v) •   light switch (n) •   to switch on a machine (v) system (n)

NOTE

Abbreviations used in the Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools Vocabulary List are:

abbrev	abbreviation or acronym	mv n	modal verb
adj	adjective	phrv	noun
adv	adverb	pi	phrasal verb
av	auxiliary verb	prep	plural preposition
Am Eng	American English	prep phr	prepositional phrase
Br Eng	British English	pron	pronoun
conj det	conjunction	sing	singular
exclam	determiner	v	verb
	exclamation

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