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HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
1 ACCIDENT ACCIDENT to have an accident
2 ACTIVITY 4 ACTIVITY, ACTIVITIES
3 ACTOR 1 ACTOR
4 ACTRESS 1 ACTRESS, ACTRESSES

5 ADD 13 ADD, ADDED,

ADDING, ADDS
6 ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS,
ADDRESSES
7 AEROPLANE , PLANE 5 AEROPLANE fly a plane
8 AFRAID 14 AFRAID afraid of
9 AFTERNOON 3 AFTERNOON
10 AGAIN 1 AGAIN
11 AGE 1 AGE
12 AGENT AGENT, AGENCY, travel agent / newsagent
AGENCIES
13 AIR AIR air pollution
14 ALONE ALONE
15 ANGRY 8 ANGRY ANGRILY to be angry with someone
16 ANIMAL 11 ANIMAL a wild animal
17 ANSWER 1 ANSWER, ANSWER answer a question, What's the answer?
ANSWERED,
ANSWERING
18 APPEARANCE 10 APPEARANCE physical appearance
19 APPLE 6 APPLE
20 APRIL 7 APRIL
21 ARRIVE 5 ARRIVE, ARRIVAL
ARRIVED,
ARRIVING
22 ART 11 ART, ARTIST
23 ASK 1 ASK 1.To ask a question 2. To ask for something 3.
To ask someone for something

24 AUGUST 7 AUGUST
25 AUNT 2 AUNTY, AUNT
26 AUTUMN AUTUMN
27 AVENUE AVENUE
28 BABY 6 BABY, BABIES
29 BAD 6 BAD, WORSE, BADLY
WORST
30 BAG 2 BAG a handbag
31 BAGGAGE BAGGAGE
32 BAKE 10 BAKE, BAKED, BAKER
BAKING
33 BALL 15 BALL 1. To throw a ball 2. To kick a ball 3.To play
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34 BANK 1 BANK, BANKER To go to the bank3
35 BAR 13 BAR
36 BASKET BASKET basketball
37 BATH 3 BATH, BATHROOM to got to bed
38 BEAN 11 BEAN
39 BEARD 10 BEARD
40 BEAUTIFUL 9 BEAUTIFUL
41 BECOME 7 BECOME, to become rich / famous
BECAME,
BECOMES,
BECOMING
42 BED 3 BEDROOM, BED to have a bath
43 BEGIN 7 BEGIN, BEGAN, BEGINNER,
BEGUN BEGINNING
44 BELL 7 BELL
45 BELT 10 BELT seat belt
46 BERRY BERRIES
47 BEST 9 BEST BETTER
48 BICYCLE 5 CYCLE , BICYCLE To ride a bicycle
CYCLED,
CYCLING
49 BIG 3 BIG
50 BILLION 11 BILLION
51 BIRD 9 BIRD
52 BIRTH 12 BIRTHDAY, BIRTH 1. A birthday party 2. A birthday present
53 BIT 9 BIT
54 BITE BITES, BITING, The dog bit me.
BIT, BITTEN
55 BLACK 6 BLACK
56 BLUE 10 BLUE
57 BOARD 2 BOARD, BLACKBOARD

58 BOAT 5 BOAT
59 BODY 11 BODIES
60 BOIL BOIL, BOILS, BOILER
BOILING,BOILED
61 BOLD 8 BOLD
62 BOOK 2 BOOK
63 BORROW 13 BORROW, 1. To borrow something from someone 2. To
BORROWS, borrow something
BORROWED,
BORROWING
64 BOTTLE 2 BOTTLE A bottle of wine
65 BOTTOM 7 BOTTOM
66 BOWL BOWL
67 BOX 15 BOXES

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68 BOY 6 BOY
69 BREAD 6 BREAD A slice of bread
70 BREAK 12 BREAK, break a window
BREAKING,
BREAKS, BROKE,
BROKEN

71 BREAKFAST 3 BREAKFAST have a breakfast

72 BREATH BREATH
73 BRIDGE 15 BRIDGE To go across / over / under a bridge
74 BRING 2 BRING,
BRINGING,
BRINGS,
BROUGHT
75 BROTHER 2 BROTHER
76 BROWN 7 BROWN
77 BRUSH 2 BRUSH, BRUSH hair brush / tooth brush
BRUSHING,
BRUSHES,
BRUSHED
78 BUILD 12 BUILD, BUILDS, BUILDING
BUILT
79 BURN BURN, BURNED,
BURNING,
BURNS
80 BUS 3 BUS, E93BUSES 1. To catch a bus 2. To miss a bus 3. A
bus stop
81 BUSINESS 1 BUSINESS,
BUSINESSMAN,
BUSINESSWOMAN
82 BUSY 5 BUSY, BUSIEST ,
BUSIER
83 BUTTER 6 BUTTER bread and butter
84 BUY 5 BUY, BOUGHT, 1. To buy something 2. To buy something for
BUYING, BUYS someone
85 CAKE 9 CAKE 1. To make a cake 2. To have a slice of cake

86 CAMERA 2 CAMERA
87 CAMP 10 CAMP, CAMPED, CAMP
CAMPING,
CAMPS
88 CAPITAL 12 CAPITAL 1. The capital of 2. Capital city 3. Capital
letters
89 CAPTAIN 13 CAPTAIN
90 CAR 2 CAR
91 CARD 14 CARD credit card

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92 CARRY 4 CARRY,
CARRIED,
CARRIES,
CARRYING
93 CASTLE 8 CASTLE
94 CAT 11 CAT to have a cat
95 CATCH 3 CATCH, 1. To catch a bus 2. To catch a ball
CATCHES,
CATCHING,
CAUGHT
96 CATTLE CATTLE
97 CENTIMETRE 11 CENTIMETRE
98 CENTRE 15 CENTRE, CENTER the city centre
99 CENTURY 7 CENTURIES
100 CHAIR CHAIR sit on a chair
101 CHANGE 10 CHANGE,
CHANGED,
CHANGES,
CHANGING
102 CHEAP 9 CHEAP, CHEAPEST,
CHEAPER

103 CHEESE 6 CHEESE

104 CHEQUE 2 CHEQUE
105 CHICKEN 6 CHICKEN
106 CHILD 5 CHILD, CHILDREN, To spend your childhood in Istanbul
CHILDHOOD
107 CHIMNEY CHIMNEY
108 CHOOSE 9 CHOOSE,
CHOOSES,
CHOOSING,
CHOSE, CHOSEN

109 CHRISTMAS 5 CHRISTMAS, 1. On Christmas day 2. A Christmas present /

CHRISTMASES cake /tree
110 CHURCH 15 CHURCH, CHURCHES
111 CIRCLE 11 CIRCLE, CIRCLE circle the correct answer
CIRCLES,
CIRCLED,
CIRCLING
112 CITY 5 CITY, CITIES
113 CLASS 1 CLASS, CLASSES
114 CLEAN 4 CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEANER,
CLEANED, CLEANEST,
CLEANING,
CLEANS

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115 CLEAR CLEAR, CLEARER, speak clearly
CLEAREST
116 CLERK 5 CLERK a bank clerk
117 CLEVER 11 CLEVER,
CLEVEREST,
CLEVERER
118 CLOCK 3 CLOCK
119 CLOTHES 8 CLOTHES
120 CLUB 8 CLUB To join a club
121 COAT 9 COAT
122 COFFEE 4 COFFEE To have/drink coffee
123 COLD 12 COLD COLD, COLDER, To have a cold
COLDEST
124 COLLAR COLLAR
125 COLLEGE 4 COLLEGE
126 COLOUR 2 COLOUR, COLOR COLORFUL
127 COMB COMB COMB comb hair
128 COME 4 COME, CAME,
COMES, COMING

129 CONVERSATION 15 CONVERSATION To have a conversation with someone

130 COOK 7 COOK, COOKS, COOKER cook dinner
COOKING,
COOKED
131 COOL 12 COOL, COOLEST ,
COOLER
132 COST 5 COST 1. To cost a lot of money 2. How much does it cost?

133 COTTAGE COTTAGE

134 COUNTRY 9 COUNTRY,
E153COUNTRIES
135 COURSE 1 COURSE
136 COUSIN 2 COUSIN
137 COW COW
138 CREAM 4 CREAM
139 CROSS 3 CROSS, CROSS cross the road
CROSSED,
CROSSES,
CROSSING
140 CRY CRY, CRIED,
CRIES, CRYING
141 CUP 10 CUP
142 CUPBOARD CUPBOARD
143 CURTAIN CURTAIN
144 CUSHION CUSHION
145 CUSTOMER 9 CUSTOMER

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146 CUT CUT, CUTS, cut your finger
CUTTING
147 DANCE 13 DANCE, DANCER
DANCED,DANCE
S, DANCING
148 DANGER DANGER DANGEROUS
149 DARK 6 DARK, DARKER,
DARKEST
150 DATE 1 DATE What's the date today?
151 DAUGHTER 2 DAUGHTER
152 DAY 5 DAY DAILY
153 DEAR DEAR
154 DECEMBER 1 DECEMBER
155 DECIDE 7 DECIDE,DECIDED
, DECIDES
156 DEPARTMENT 9 DEPARTMENT
157 DESCRIBE 6 DESCRIBE, DESCRIPTION a description of / to describe someone
DESCRIBED,
DESCRIBES,
DESCRIBING,
158 DESERT DESERT
159 DESK 5 DESK
160 DETAIL 7 DETAIL DETAILED
161 DICTIONARY 1 DICTIONARY, 1. Look it up in the dictionary 2. Check it in
E180DICTIONARIES the dictionary
162 DIE 7 DIE, DIED, DIES,
DYING
163 DIFFERENT 3 DIFFERENT DIFFERENTLY different from
164 DIFFICULT 5 DIFFICULT
165 DINNER 3 DINNER 1. to have dinner 2. To have dinner with
someone
166 DIRECTION 15 DIRECTION
167 DIRTY 9 DIRTY
168 DISGUST DISGUST, DISGUSTING
DISGUSTS ,
DISGUSTING,
DISGUSTED,
169 DISH 6 DISHES wash the dishes, dishwasher
170 DO 3 DO, DID, DOES, Do your homework / the housework / the
DONE, DOING shopping / the washing / the dishes
171 DOCTOR 1 DOCTOR, DR To go to the doctor
172 DOG 2 DOG To have a dog
173 DOLLAR 1 DOLLAR
174 DONKEY 11 DONKEY
175 DOOR 10 DOOR, INDOORS, To open / close / lock the door
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176 DRAW 10 DRAW, DRAWS, DRAWING To draw a picture
DREW, DRAWN
177 DRAWER DRAWER
178 DREAM 15 DREAM, DREAM
DREAMED,
DREAMING,
DREAMS,
DREAMT
179 DRESS 6 DRESSED DRESS
180 DRINK 3 DRINKS, DRANK, DRINKING
DRUNK,
181 DRIVE 5 DRIVES, DRIVER
DRIVING, DROVE,
DRIVEN
182 DUCK DUCK
183 EAR 3 EAR
184 EARLY 3 EARLY, EARLIER, go to bed early
EARLIEST
185 EARTH 11 EARTH, EARTHQUAKE
186 EAST 7 EAST EASTERN
187 EASY 9 EASIER, EASIEST, EASILY
EASY
188 EAT 3 ATE, EATEN,
EATING, EATS
189 EGG 13 EGG
190 EIGHT 2 EIGHTEEN,
EIGHTEENTH,
EIGHTIES, EIGHTIETH,
EIGHTY
191 ELEPHANT 11 ELEPHANT
192 ELEVEN 3 ELEVENTH
193 EMPTY EMPTY, EMPTY
EMPTYING ,
EMPTIES,
EMPTIED
194 END 4 END, ENDED, END
ENDING, ENDS
195 ENGINEER 1 ENGINEER
196 ENJOY 4 ENJOY, ENJOYABLE 1. To enjoy something 2.To enjoy doing
ENJOYED, something
ENJOYING,
ENJOYS,
197 ENVELOPE ENVELOPE
198 EVENING 1 EVENING
199 EXAMINATION 13 EXAM 1. To have an exam 2. To pass/ fail an exam

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200 EXAMPLE 2 EXAMPLE To give an example
201 EXCELLENT 12 EXCELLENT
202 EXCITING 8 EXCITING, EXCITED

203 EXCUSE 4 EXCUSE Excuse me

204 EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE, EXERCISE do / finish / start an exercise
EXERCISES,
EXERCISED,
EXERCISING
205 EXPENSIVE 5 EXPENSIVE
206 EXPERIENCE 13 EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCED
207 EXPLAIN 12 EXPLAIN,
EXPLAINED,
EXPLAINING
208 EYE 11 EYE
209 FACE FACE
210 FACTORY FACTORIES
211 FAIL 13 FAIL, FAILED To fail an exam / driving test
212 FAIR FAIR fair hair
213 FALL 8 FALL,FELL,
FALLEN
214 FALSE 1 FALSE
215 FAMILY 2 FAMILIES
216 FAMOUS 15 FAMOUS To be famous for
217 FAR 5 FAR, FARTHER,
FARTHEST,
FURTHER,
FURTHEST
218 FARM FARM, FARMER,
FARMING
219 FAST 9 FAST, FASTER, FAST
FASTEST
220 FAT FAT
221 FATHER 1 FATHER, DAD, FATHER
IN-LAW
222 FAVOURITE 2 FAVOURITE
223 FEATHER FEATHER
224 FEBRUARY 7 FEBRUARY
225 FEEL 14 FEEL, FELT FEELING To feel sick / better
226 FEMALE 2 FEMALE
227 FEW 10 FEW, FEWER,
FEWEST
228 FILL FILL, FILLED
229 FIND 1 FIND, FOUND
230 FINE 1 FINE
231 FINGER FINGERS

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232 FINISH 3 UNFINISHED
233 FIRE 15 FIRE 1. To light a fire 2. To sit by the fire 3. To put
out a fire
234 FIRST 7 FIRST,
FIRSTLY
235 FISH 3 FISH, FISHING, 1. To go fishing 2. To catch a fish
FISHERMAN
236 FIVE 1 FIFTEEN,
FIFTEENTH,FIFTH,
FIFTIES, FIFTIETH,
FIFTY
237 FLAT 3 FLAT
238 FLOOR 6 FLOOR on the floor
239 FLOWER 9 FLOWER 1. To buy some flowers 2. To send some
flowers 3. To receive some flowers 4. To
water flowers
240 FLY 4 FLY, FLEW, FLIGHT
FLOWN
241 FOLLOW 8 FOLLOW,
FOLLOWED
242 FOOD 4 FOOD
243 FOOT 4 FOOT, FEET, on foot
FOOTBALL
244 FOREIGN 13 FOREIGNER FOREIGN
245 FOREST 8 FOREST
246 FORGET 14 FORGET,
FORGOT,
FORGOTTEN
247 FOUR 1 FORTIES,
FORTY,FOURTEEN,
FOURTEENTH,
FOURTH, FORTIETH
248 FRIDAY 5 FRIDAY
249 FRIEND 1 FRIEND, FRIENDSHIP FRIENDLY
250 FRUIT 6 FRUIT
251 FRY FRYING, FRIES, FRIED
252 FULL 1 FULLER, FULLEST, FULLY
FULL
253 FUN 12 FUN FUNNY, FUNNIEST, to have fun
FUNNIER
254 FURNISH FURNISH, FURNITURE
FURNISHED
255 FUTURE 12 FUTURE
256 GARAGE GARAGE
257 GARDEN 3 GARDEN, GARDENER

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258 GET 3 GET, GETTING, get dressed
GOT
259 GIRL 7 GIRL
260 GIVE 1 GIVE, GAVE,
GIVEN
261 GLASS 6 GLASS
262 GO 3 GO, WENT, GONE

263 GOAT GOAT

264 GOLD 9 GOLD GOLDEN
265 GOOD 2 GOOD to be good at something
266 GRAND 5 GRANDSON , GRAND
GRANDPARENTS,
GRANDMOTHER,
GRANDFATHER,
GRANDDAUGHTER,
GRANDCHILD,
GRANDCHILDREN
267 GRASS 15 GRASS GRASSY
268 GREAT 14 GREAT, GREATER, GREATLY
GREATEST
269 GREEN 6 GREEN, GREENER,
GREENEST
270 GREY GREY
271 GROUP 12 GROUP, GROUP
GROUPED
272 GROW GROW, GREW, GROWTH
GROWN,
273 GUESS 4 GUESS,
GUESSING,
GUESSES,
GUESSED
274 GUEST GUEST
275 HABIT HABIT a bad habit
276 HAIR 7 HAIR HAIRY
277 HALF 12 HALVES
278 HALL 9 HALL
279 HAND 10 HAND, HANDWRITING HANDFUL on the right hand side
280 HAPPEN 13 HAPPEN,
HAPPENED
281 HAPPY 8 HAPPINESS HAPPY, HAPPIER, HAPPILY
HAPPIEST,
UNHAPPY
282 HARD 4 HARD, HARDER,
HARDEST
283 HAT 6 HAT To wear a hat

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284 HATE 4 HATE, HATES ,
HATING, HATED
285 HEAD 9 HEAD
286 HEAR 14 HEAR, HEARD
287 HEART HEART
288 HEAVY 10 HEAVIER, HEAVIEST HEAVILY

289 HELP 6 HELP, HELPED HELP, HELPER HELPFUL,

HELPLESS
290 HIGH 9 HIGHWAY HIGH, HIGHER,
HIGHEST,
291 HILL 15 HILL, HILLSIDE HILLY
292 HISTORY 11 HISTORY, HISTORIAN HISTORICAL To study history
293 HOLD 10 HOLD, HELD
294 HOLIDAY 10 HOLIDAY To go on a holiday
295 HOME 12 HOME HOMELESS
296 HOPE 13 HOPE, HOPES, HOPE HOPEFUL,
HOPING HOPELESS,
297 HORSE 11 HORSE horse-riding
298 HOSPITAL 4 HOSPITAL
299 HOT 9 HOT, HOTTER,
HOTTEST
300 HOTEL 6 HOTEL 1. To stay in a hotel 2. A five-star hote
301 HOUR 5 HOUR
302 HOUSE 3 HOUSE, HOUSING to do the housework
303 HUMAN 11 HUMAN human history
304 HUNDRED 5 HUNDRED,
HUNDREDTH
305 HURRY HURRY, hurry up / to be in a hurry
HURRYING,
HURRIED
306 HURT HURTS, HURT
307 HUSBAND 1 HUSBAND
308 ICE 4 ICE ICY ice-cream, ice-skating
309 IDEA 6 IDEA 1. To have a good idea 2. That's a good idea

310 ILL 1 ILLNESS, ILLNESSES ILL

311 IMPORTANT 13 IMPORTANT,
UNIMPORTANT
312 INSECT 11 INSECT
313 INVITE INVITE, INVITING, INVITATION
INVITED,INVITES

314 ISLAND 12 ISLAND

315 JANUARY 5 JANUARY
316 JOB 1 JOB find a job

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317 JOIN JOIN, JOINED join a club
318 JUICE 6 JUICE apple juice
319 JULY 12 JULY
320 JUMP 11 JUMP, JUMPS ,
JUMPING,
JUMPED
321 JUNE 7 JUNE
322 KEEP 11 KEEP
323 KEY 15 KEY
324 KILL 8 KILL, KILLED KILLER
325 KIND 7 KIND KIND KINDLY
326 KING 9 KING, KINGDOM The King of …
327 KISS KISS, KISSING, KISS
KISSES, KISSED
328 KITCHEN KITCHEN
329 KNEE KNEE
330 KNIFE 6 KNIFE, KNIVES
331 KNOCK KNOCK, KNOCKS There was a knock at the door
, KNOCKING,
KNOCKED

332 KNOW 14 KNOW, KNEW, KNOWLEDGE

KNOWN
333 LADY LADY
334 LAKE 11 LAKE
335 LAMP 9 LAMP
336 LAND 7 LAND, LANDED LAND, LANDLORD
337 LANGUAGE 13 LANGUAGE 1. To know two languages 2. To speak two
languages
338 LARGE 4 LARGER, LARGEST
339 LAST 12 LAST, LASTED LASTLY
340 LATE 3 LATER, LATEST
341 LAUGH LAUGH, To laugh at someone / a joke
LAUGHED
342 LAW 1 LAW, LAWYER
343 LAZY LAZINESS LAZY, LAZIEST, LAZILY
LAZIER
344 LEARN 7 LEARN, LEARNT / LEARNER
LEARNED
345 LEATHER 9 LEATHER
346 LEAVE 14 LEAVE, LEFT
347 LEFT LEFT
348 LEG 14 LEG
349 LEND 13 LEND, LENT ,
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350 LESSON 1 LESSON
351 LET 8 LET
352 LETTER 14 LETTER 1. To write a letter 2. To send a letter to
someone 3. To get a letter from someone
353 LEVEL 13 LEVEL
354 LIBRARY 1 LIBRARY, LIBRARIES, 1. To go to the library 2. To study in the
LIBRARIAN library
355 LIGHT 3 LIGHT, LIT LIGHT, LIGHTER, 1.To turn on / off the light 2. To switch on / off
LIGHTEST a light
356 LIKE 1 LIKE, DISLIKE
357 LINE 14 LINE
358 LIP LIP
359 LISTEN 1 LISTEN, LISTENER listen to
LISTENED
360 LITTLE 7 LITTLE
361 LIVE 3 LIVE, LIVED LIVELY
362 LOAF LOAF, LOAVES
363 LONG 11 LONGER, LONGEST

364 LOOK 6 LOOK, LOOKED look at / after / for

365 LOSE 14 LOSE, LOST
366 LOVE 4 LOVE, LOVED LOVE, LOVER LOVELY
367 LUNCH 3 LUNCH, LUNCHES have lunch
368 MACHINE 6 MACHINE
369 MAIN 14 MAIN MAINLY
370 MAKE 2 MADE, MAKE MAKER To make a mistake / a cake / the bed
371 MALE 2 MALE
372 MAN 2 MAN, MEN
373 MARKET 9 MARKET
374 MARRY 1 MARRY, MARRIAGE MARRIED to be married to
MARRIED
375 MATCH 4 MATCH, MATCH a tennis match, a box of matches, your socks
MATCHING , don't match
MATCHES,
MATCHED
376 MAY 4 MAY
377 MEAL 3 MEAL
378 MEAN 2 MEAN, MEANT MEANING MEANINGFUL, What does it mean?
MEAN, MEANER,
MEANEST
379 MEAT 3 MEAT
380 MEET 8 MET, MEET MEETING
381 MIDDLE 6 MIDNIGHT MIDDLE in the middle of
382 MILE 11 MILE
383 MILK 4 MILK A glass / bottle of milk
384 MILLION 5 MILLION, MILLIONTH

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385 MISS 4 MISS, MISSED MISSING 1. To miss your family 2. To miss the bus
386 MISTAKE 8 MISTAKE 1. To make a mistake 2. To correct your
mistake
387 MISTER MR
388 MODERN 10 MODERN a modern building
389 MOMENT 10 MOMENT at the moment
390 MONDAY 5 MONDAY
391 MONEY 8 MONEY To spend / save money
392 MONTH 7 MONTH MONTHLY
393 MOON 7 MOON, MOONLIGHT
394 MORNING 3 MORNING
395 MOTHER 1 MOM, MOTHER-IN-
LAW, MUM
396 MOTOR MOTOR, MOTORIST motor racing
397 MOUNTAIN 11 MOUNTAIN To climb a mountain
398 MOUSE MOUSE, MICE
399 MOUTH MOUTH
400 MOVE 10 MOVE to move into a new house
401 MRS 10 MS
402 MUSIC 1 MUSIC, MUSICIAN MUSICAL to listen to music
403 NAME 1 NAME, NAMED NAME, SURNAME
404 NEAR 4 NEAR, NEARER, NEARLY
NEAREST, NEARBY
405 NEED 4 NEED, NEEDED NEED
406 NEIGHBOUR NEIGHBOUR,
NEIGHBOURHOOD
407 NEPHEW 2 NEPHEW
408 NEW 6 NEW, NEWER,
NEWEST
409 NEWS 8 NEWS, NEWSPAPER 1. To listen to the news 2. To read a
newspaper
410 NICE 9 NICE, NICEST , NICELY
NICER
411 NIECE 2 NIECE
412 NIGHT 3 NIGHT
413 NINE 3 NINETEEN, NINETIETH,
NINETIES, NINETIETH,
NINETY, NINTH

414 NORTH 12 NORTH, NORTHEAST, North America

NORTHWEST
415 NOSE 11 NOSE
416 NOTE 8 NOTE, NOTED, NOTE
NOTES
417 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER

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418 NOW 4 NOW,
NOWADAYS
419 NUMBER 1 NUMBER
420 NURSE 1 NURSE
421 OCEAN OCEAN
422 OCTOBER 7 OCTOBER
423 OFFER 12 OFFER, OFFER
OFFERED
424 OFFICE 3 OFFICE, OFFICER
425 OLD 1 OLD, OLDER,
OLDEST
426 ONCE 2 ONCE
427 ONE 2 ONE
428 ONLY 10 ONLY
429 OPEN 2 OPEN, OPENED OPEN
430 OPPOSITE 9 OPPOSITE
431 ORANGE 6 ORANGE+E445
432 ORDER 6 ORDER
433 OWN 13 OWN, OWNED OWNER
434 PAGE 1 PAGE
435 PAINT PAINT, PAINTED PAINT, PAINTER,
PAINTING
436 PAIR 9 PAIR A pair of trousers / socks / shoes
437 PAN PAN
438 PAPER 4 PAPER
439 PARCEL 12 PARCEL
440 PARENT 1 PARENT
441 PARK 9 PARK, PARKS , PARK
PARKED,
442 PART 7 PART
443 PARTY 10 PARTY 1. To go to a party 2. To have a party 3. To
invite someone to a party
444 PASS 10 PASS , PASSED To pass an exam
445 PASSENGER 5 PASSENGER
446 PAST 7 PAST
447 PAY 7 PAY, PAID pay for
448 PEN 2 PEN
449 PENCIL 10 PENCIL
450 PEOPLE 1 PEOPLE
451 PERSON 1 PERSON, PERSONAL
PERSONALITY
452 PET 2 PET
453 PHOTOGRAPH 7 PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPHY, 1. to take a photograph 2. To look at
PHOTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPHS, photographs 3. To show someone
PHOTOGRAPHER photographs
454 PICTURE 6 PICTURE To draw / paint a picture

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455 PIECE 4 PIECE A piece of paper
456 PIG PIG
457 PIGEON PIGEON
458 PINK 10 PINK
459 PLACE 12 PLACE, PLACED PLACE
460 PLAN 12 PLAN , PLANNED PLAN, PLANNER

461 PLANE 5 PLANE

462 PLANT PLANT, PLANTED PLANT

463 PLATE 6 PLATES

464 PLAY 2 PLAY, PLAYED PLAY, PLAYER play with
465 PLEASE 2 PLEASANT,
PLEASED
466 POCKET 2 POCKET
467 POLICE 1 POLICEWOMEN,
POLICEMAN
468 POLITE 4 POLITE, POLITEST ,
POLITER
469 POOL 13 POOL
470 POOR 7 POOR, POORER,
POOREST
471 PUPIL
472 POPULAR 13 POPULAR
473 POPULATION 11 POPULATION
474 POUND POUND
475 PRESENT 10 PRESENT 1. How many birthday presents did you get?
2. To buy a present for someone 2. To get a
present from someone
476 PRESIDENT 7 PRESIDENT
477 PRETTY PRETTY, PRETTIER,
PRETTIEST

478 PRICE 10 PRICE

479 PROBLEM 5 PROBLEM PROBLEMATIC To have a problem
480 PROFESSION 13 PROFESSION
481 PROMISE PROMISE, PROMISE To promise someone to do something
PROMISED
482 PRONOUNCE PRONOUNCE,
PRONOUNCING,
PRONOUNCING,
PRONOUNCED
483 PUT 8 PUT
484 QUEEN 2 QUEEN The Queen of …
485 QUESTION 1 QUESTION ask a question

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486 QUICK 4 QUICK, QUICKER, QUICKLY
QUICKEST
487 QUIET 10 QUIETER, QUIETLY
QUIETEST, QUIET
488 QUITE 10 QUITE
489 RABBIT 11 RABBIT
490 RACE 8 RACE car race
491 RADIO 7 RADIO listen to the radio
492 RAIL 10 RAIL, RAILWAY a railway station
493 RAIN 8 RAIN, RAINS , RAIN 1. It's raining heavily 2. A rainy day
RAINING, RAINED

494 RAT RAT

495 READ 1 READ READER
496 READY 6 READY get ready
497 REAL 4 REAL REALLY
498 RECEIVE 14 RECEIVE, receive a letter
RECEIVED
499 RED 6 RED
500 REGULAR 7 REGULAR,
IRREGULAR
501 RELATIVE RELATIVE
502 REMEMBER 8 REMEMBER,
REMEMBERED
503 REPEAT 2 REPEATED
504 REST REST , RESTED REST have a rest
505 RESTAURANT 3 RESTAURANT
506 RESULT RESULT
507 RETIRED RETIRED
508 RETURN 5 RETURN,
RETURNED
509 RICE 6 RICE
510 RICH 2 RICH, RICHER,
RICHEST
511 RIDE 5 RIDE, RODE, to ride a horse / a bicycle
RIDDEN
512 RIGHT 1 RIGHT
513 RING RING, RANG, RING 1. To give someone a ring / To ring someone
RUNG
514 RIVER 11 RIVER
515 ROAD 1 ROAD 1. The main road 2. To walk / drive along the
road
516 ROOF ROOF
517 ROOM 14 ROOM
518 ROOT ROOT

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519 ROUND 5 ROUND, ROUNDER,
ROUNDEST
520 RUG 9 RUG
521 RULE RULE, RULER
522 RUN 4 RUN, RAN RUNNER
523 SAD 8 SAD, SADDEST, SADLY
SADDER
524 SAFE 14 SAFETY SAFE, SAFER, SAFELY
SAFEST
525 SAIL 12 SAIL, SAILED SAILOR, SAILING
526 SALARY SALARIES
527 SALE 9 SALE on sale
528 SALT SALT SALTY
529 SAME 14 SAME
530 SATURDAY 12 SATURDAY
531 SAUCER SAUCER
532 SAVE SAVE, SAVED SAVING save money
533 SAY 2 SAY
534 SCHOOL 3 SCHOOL 1. To go to school 2.To leave school 3. To be
at school
535 SCIENCE 7 SCIENCE, SCIENTIST SCIENTIFIC
536 SCISSORS SCISSORS a pair of scissors
537 SEA 10 SEA, SEASIDE
538 SEASON 12 SEASON
539 SECOND 7 SECOND SECONDARY SECONDLY
540 SECRETARY SECRETARY
541 SEE 8 SEE, SAW, SEEN see a film
542 SELL 7 SELL, SOLD SELLER
543 SEND 14 SEND, SENT SENDER To send something to someone
544 SENTENCE 1 SENTENCE
545 SEPTEMBER 9 SEPTEMBER
546 SERIOUS SERIOUS serious illness
547 SERVE 7 SERVE, SERVED, SERVANT
SERVES

548 SERVICE 13 SERVICE

549 SEVEN 3 SEVENTEEN,
SEVENTIETH,
SEVENTH, SEVENTIES,
SEVENTIETH,
SEVENTY

550 SHEEP SHEEP

551 SHEET SHEET
552 SHELF SHELF, SHELVES on the shelf
553 SHIP 5 SHIP

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HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
554 SHIRT 10 SHIRT
555 SHOE 10 SHOE
556 SHOP 9 SHOP, SHOPPED SHOP, SHOPPING go shopping

557 SHORT 1 SHORT, SHORTER,

SHORTEST
558 SHOULDER SHOULDER
559 SHOUT SHOUTED ,
SHOUTING,
SHOUTS
560 SHOW 15 SHOW , SHOWED SHOW

561 SHOWER 3 SHOWER To have / take a shower

562 SHUT SHUT shut up
563 SICK SICK
564 SIGN 5 SIGN, SIGNED SIGN, SIGNATURE
565 SILENT 13 SILENT SILENTLY
566 SILVER 2 SILVER
567 SIMPLE 7 SIMPLE, SIMPLER,
SIMPLEST
568 SING 14 SANG, SUNG, SONG, SINGER sing a song
SING
569 SINGLE 1 SINGLE Are you single or married?
570 SIR 10 SIR
571 SISTER 2 SISTER
572 SIT 10 SIT, SAT
573 SIX 2 SIXTEEN, SIXTEENTH,
SIXTH, SIXTIES,
SIXTIETH, SIXTY
574 SIZE SIZE
575 SKIRT 10 SKIRT
576 SKY SKY, SKIES
577 SLEEP 8 SLEPT, SLEEP SLEEPY, ASLEEP 1. To fall asleep 2. To sleep well
578 SLOW 5 SLOWER, SLOWLY
SLOWEST, SLOW
579 SMALL 1 SMALLER,SMALLES
T, SMALL
580 SMELL SMELL, SMELT , I love the smell of flowers / It smells good
SMELLED
581 SMILE SMILE, SMILED SMILE
582 SMOKE 5 SMOKE, SMOKED SMOKER, SMOKING

583 SNOW 8 SNOW, SNOWED SNOW SNOWY

584 SOLDIER SOLDIER

585 SON 2 SON

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586 SOON 13 SOONER SOON
587 SORRY 1 SORRY
588 SOUP 6 SOUP
589 SOUTH 10 SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERN
SOUTHWEST,
590 SPEAK 14 SPEAK, SPOKE, speak to someone
SPOKEN
591 SPECIAL 12 SPECIALIST SPECIAL
592 SPELL 1 SPELT, SPELL, SPELLING
SPELLED,
MISSPELT
593 SPEND 4 SPEND, SPENT 1. To spend money on something 2. To spend
time doing something
594 SPORT 8 SPORTS
595 SPOON 4 SPOON
596 SPRING 15 SPRING
597 SQUARE 9 SQUARE
598 STAIRS STAIRS, UPSTAIRS ,
DOWNSTAIRS
599 STAMP 14 STAMP
600 STAND STAND, STOOD stand up
601 STANDARD STANDARD
602 STAR 4 STAR
603 START 3 START, STARTED

604 STATION 5 STATION a train / bus station

605 STAY 12 STAY, STAYED stay at home
606 STOP 1 STOP, STOPPED
607 STORY 7 STORY tell a story
608 STRANGE 10 STRANGE
609 STREET 10 STREET
610 STRONG STRONG,
STRONGER,
STRONGEST
611 STUDENT 1 STUDENT
612 STUDY 13 STUDY, STUDIED, to study for an exam
STUDIES

613 STUPID STUPID

614 SUBJECT 8 SUBJECT
615 SUCCESSFUL 8 SUCCESSFUL
616 SUGAR 4 SUGAR
617 SUMMER 10 SUMMER
618 SUN 5 SUN
619 SUNDAY 3 SUNDAY
620 SUPPER SUPPER have supper

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HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
621 SURPRISE 11 SURPRISE, SURPRISE SURPRISED,
SURPRISED SURPRISING
622 SWIM 4 SWIM, SWUM , SWIMMING
SWIMMING,
SWAM
623 TABLE 12 TABLE, TABLECLOTH
624 TAIL TAIL
625 TAILOR TAILOR
626 TAKE 5 TAKE, TOOK, 1. To take off your clothes 2. To take a
TAKEN shower 3. The plane took off
627 TALK 2 TALK, TALKED
628 TALL 9 TALL, TALLEST,
TALLER
629 TAXI 5 TAXI To take a taxi
630 TEA 6 TEA To have / drink tea
631 TEACH 2 TEACH, TAUGHT TEACHER
632 TELEGRAPH 7 TELEGRAPH
633 TELEPHONE 5 TELEPHONE , TELEPHONE 1. To phone someone 2. To chat on the phone
TELEPHONING,
TELEPHONED,
TELEPHONES
634 TELL 2 TELL, TOLD To tell someone something
635 TEMPERATURE 12 TEMPERATURE
636 TEMPLE 15 TEMPLE
637 TEN 2 TENTH
638 TERRIBLE TERRIBLE
639 TEST 2 TEST, TESTED TEST To have a test
640 THIN 9 THIN, THINNEST,
THINNER
641 THING 2 THING
642 THINK 9 THINK, THOUGHT THINK, THOUGHT THOUGHTFUL THOUGHTFUL To think about / of
LY
643 THIRSTY THIRSTY
644 THIRTEEN 2 THIRTEENTH
645 THIRTY 2 THIRTY, THIRTIES,
THIRTIETH
646 THOUSAND 5 THOUSANDTH
647 THREE 1 THIRD
648 THROW THROW, THREW,
THROWN

649 THURSDAY 2 THURSDAY

650 TICKET 5 TICKET To buy a ticket
651 TIDY TIDY, TIDYING, TIDY, UNTIDY Tidy up
TIDIES, TIDIED
652 TIME 3 TIME

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653 TIRED 6 TIRED
654 TODAY 10 TODAY
655 TOGETHER 8 TOGETHER
656 TOMORROW 8 TOMORROW
657 TONIGHT 6 TONIGHT
658 TOOTH 6 TEETH
659 TOWER 8 TOWERS
660 TOWN 15 TOWN
661 TOY 7 TOY
662 TRAIN 5 TRAIN To go by train / To catch a train
663 TRAVEL 5 TRAVEL, TRAVELLER To travel by train
TRAVELLED
664 TREE 2 TREE
665 TRY 6 TRY, TRIED
666 TUESDAY 7 TUESDAY
667 TURN TURN, TURNED
668 TWELVE 7 TWELVE, TWELFTH
669 TWENTY 3 TWENTY, TWENTIES,
TWENTIETH
670 TWO 1 TWICE
671 TYPE 8 TYPE, TYPED TYPIST
672 UGLY 8 UGLY, UGLIEST,
UGLIER
673 UMBRELLA UMBRELLA
674 UNCLE 2 UNCLE
675 UNDERSTAND 1 UNDERSTAND,
UNDERSTOOD
676 UNIFORM 10 UNIFORM
677 UNIVERSITY 9 UNIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITIES
678 USE 14 USE, USED USER USEFUL
679 VALLEY VALLEY
680 VERY 5 VERY
681 VIEW 14 VIEW view from my window
682 VILLAGE 15 VILLAGE, VILLAGER
683 VISIT 15 VISIT, VISITED VISITOR
684 VOICE 14 VOICE
685 WAIT 1 WAIT, WAITED WAITER, WAITRESS To wait for something / someone
686 WALK 5 WALK, WALKED To go for a walk
687 WALL 2 WALL
688 WANT 12 WANT, WANTED
689 WASH WASH, WASHED, wash your hands
WASHES,
WASHING

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690 WATCH 4 WATCH, watch television
WATCHED
691 WATER 6 WATER
692 WAY 14 WAY
693 WEAR 10 WEAR, WORE,
WORN
694 WEATHER 12 WEATHER What's the weather like?
695 WEEK 12 WEEK, WEEKEND WEEKLY
696 WELCOME WELCOME
697 WEDNESDAY 5 WEDNESDAY
698 WEST 8 WEST WESTERN west of Turkey
699 WIDOW WIDOW, WIDOWER
700 WIFE 2 WIFE, WIVES
701 WIN 7 WIN, WON WINNER 1. To win some money 2. To win a
competition
702 WIND 12 WIND WINDY
703 WINDOW 15 WINDOW
704 WINE 6 WINE
705 WING WING
706 WINTER 11 WINTER
707 WOMAN 6 WOMEN
708 WORD 2 WORD
709 WORK 1 WORK, WORKED WORKER

710 WORLD 9 WORLD

711 WORRY 14 WORRY, WORRY, WORRIES WORRIED To worry about
WORRIED
712 WRITE 2 WRITE, WROTE, WRITER, WRITING
WRITTEN
713 WRONG 2 WRONG
714 YEAR 8 YEAR
715 YELLOW 5 YELLOW
716 YESTERDAY 7 YESTERDAY
717 YOUNG 3 YOUNG,
YOUNGER,
YOUNGEST
718 ZERO 5 ZERO
719 TRUE 1 TRUE

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