PRE- INTERMEDIATE WORD LIST HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB ...

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PRE‐INTERMEDIATEWORD LIST 

PRE- INTERMEDIATE
WORD LIST

HEADWORD VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB COLLOCATION
1. athletic/musical/artistic etc ability
Able ability able be able to do something
2.
Abroad abroad live, go, travel abroad
3. Absolutely absolutely
4. acceptable /
Accept accept unacceptable accept a gift, offer, invitation
5. Accountant accountant
6. Acid acid acid
7. Active active activelife/lifestyle
8. leisure/recreation/outdoor/cultural
Activity activity etc activities
9. Actress Actress
10. Actually actual Actually

11. advantageof stg have an

advantage give somebody
Advantage advantage an advantage
12. Adventure adventure a great adventure
13.

advertise (something) on
television/in a newspaper

a newspaper/ television/radio

advertisement a full-
advertisement, page/half-page/two-page
Advertise Advertise advertiser advertisementa job advertisement
14.

advice on/about

follow/take somebody's advice
Advice Advise Advice advise somebody to do
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15. to affordto do sth to

afford easily/hardly to

be (un)able to afford
to put afford in sth
Afford afford affordable to be affordable
16. Afterwards Afterwards

17. agreewith agree

to do something come to /
Agree agree agreement reach an agreement

18.

Airplane
Airplane

19.

Album
Album
20. Alcohol Alcohol , alcoholic alcoholic alcoholicdrinks
21. Alive live alive stay alive, be alive
22. Almost almost almostall/every/everything
23. Already Already
24. Altogether Altogether

25. amazedto see/find/discover

something
Amazed amazement amazed, amazing to somebody's amazement
26. an ambition to do something/of
Ambition ambition ambitious doing something
27. Ambulance ambulance
28. Ankle Ankle
29. be annoyed at/with somebody
Annoy Annoy Annoyed , annoying be annoyed about/by something
30. Anymore Anymore
31. apologize for (doing) something

apologize to somebody

letter of apology written apology
Apologise Apologise apology formal apology
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32.

apply for a job job

application fill in/out an application

application form make/put
Apply apply application in/submit an application

33. have an appointment make an

appointment an appointment to do
Appointment Appointment something
34. no-smoking area dining
Area area area
35. Arm arm
36. to arrest sb to

be arrested for sth to

make an arrest to
Arrest arrest arrest be under arrest
37. Article article newspaper, magazine article
38. Artist artist
39. Artwork artwork
40. to attack violently a

terrorist/violent/gun attack an

attack happens/takes
place/occurs to
Attack attack attack have a heart attack
41. payattention(to
Attention attention somebody/something)
42. Audio Audio
43. Author author
44. have a baby give

birth to a baby

newborn/new baby premature
Baby baby baby baby boy/girl
45. Bake bake baker, bakery bake a cake
46. Band (Music) band music band in a band
47. Bar bar
48. Bat bat
49. Bean bean
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50. a sandy bay
Bay bay across the bay
51. Beard beard
52.
Beauty beauty beautiful natural beauty beauty products.
53. Beer beer
54. sincethebeginning (of something)

at the beginning (of something)

from the beginning in the
Beginning begin Beginning beginning
55. well-behaved/badly- good/badbehaviour
Behavior behave behavior behaved behaviour problem
56. believable / a strong/firmbelief popular
Believe believe belief unbelievable belief
57. Bell bell ring thebell
58. Belt belt seat belt
59. place of birth time of
Birth birth birth
60. totally/completely/almost/partially
Blind blind blind
61. Body body
62. Book book booklet book a room
63. Boot boot wearboots
64.
Borrow borrow borrow something from somebody
65. Boss boss
66. Bowl bowl a soup/salad/cereal bowl
67. the right/lefthemisphere of the
Brain brain brain
68. Brave bravery brave
69. a bright student
Bright brightness bright bright colours
70. brilliant idea brilliant
Brilliant brilliant career
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71. to fire/shoot a bullet

bullet hits sb/sth
Bullet bullet bullet wound/scar
72. Bunch bunch a bunchof flowers
73. Bush bush
74. Calendar calendar
75. Calm calm calmly remain/stay/keep calm
76. Camera camera
77. Camp camp camping go camping
78. Crash crash car crash
79.

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

care caring become/get/grow careless
Care care carelessness careless carelessly a caringattitude
80. Career career makea career
81. Carrot carrot carrotjuice
82. Carry carry
83. Case case just in case
84. Castle castle Edinburgh Castle
85. Catalogue
86. cause and effect natural
Cause cause causes
87. Cell phone Cell phone
88. Central Central Central America/Asia/Europe
89. it is/seems certain (that)
Certain Certain Certainly it is certainly true/possible
90. Champion Championship
91. Chapter chapter chapter 5
92. Chase Chase
93. Chat chat chat havea friendlychat
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94. *Cheek cheek
95. Cheque cheque paybycheque

96. in/during/since(somebody's)

childhood childhood
Childhood Childhood , child Childish /childlike home/friend/experience
97. Chin chin

98. haveno choice make a

choice a choice of /
Choice choose choice between
99. Church church atchurch
100. Cigarette Cigarette smokea cigarette
101. Circle circle circle circle round/above/over
102. Classical Classical classicalmusic

103. make something clear

clear idea Please speak
Clear clear clearly clearly
104. Clerk clerk a bank/sales/store clerk
105. climate change climate of a
Climate climate place
106. Clinic Clinic Clinic al
107. a tennis coach coach
Coach coach coach somebody for something

108. coastof on the

coast off the
Coast coast coast
109. Collect collect collection a stamp collection

110. collegegraduates

a college education
College college college campus
111. Comb comb comb combyourhair
112. it's common for somebody to do
Common common commonly something
113. competition, competition between/among
Competition compete competitor compete with/against
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114. to complainconstantly

to complain about sth
Complain complain complaint to have/make a complaint
115. Completely complete completely

116.

be/get/stay/keep in contact (with
Contact contact contact somebody) contact person
117.
Content Content
118. havecontrol(over/of something)

take/gain control (of/over

something) lose

control (of/over something)

be under control
Control control control keepsomethingunder control
119. keep/staycool cool
Cool cool temperature

120.

copy of stg
Copy copy copy copy (something) from something

121.

correct yourself, correct mistakes
Correct correct correction correct / incorrect correctly make corrections
122. a coupleof the
Couple couple couple next door
123. Crazy crazy crazy idea , go crazy
124. Cream cream putcreamon stg
125. creativity
Create create creator creative great/artistic creativity
126. Credit Card Credit Card
127. Crime crime,criminal commitcrime
128. Cross cross cross (over) the road/street/river
129. a crowded room
Crowd crowd crowded a crowded street
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130. culturalactivities cultured

woman

Western/American/Japanese
Culture culture cultural, cultured culture
131. draw/close/pull the curtains
Curtain curtain draw back/open the curtains
132. in danger
Danger danger dangerous dangerous for somebody
133. deathof somebody
Death death death from an illness
134. Decorate decorate decoration
135. Definite definite definitely
136. Delayed delay delay delayed long/considerable/slight delay
137. Delighted Delighted delightedto do something
138. the personneldepartment ,
Department Department Department Store
139. Depressed depression Depressed depressedabout
140. describe how/why/what

brief/short/full/complete

description
Description describe description description of
141.

graphic design design

something for something
Design design design, designer interior designer
142. further/moredetails
Details detail detailed detailed description
143. developed
Develop develop development developing a developed/developing country
144. Diagnostic Diagnose Diagnosis Diagnostic Diagnose an illness
145. Diamond diamond flawless/perfect/real diamond
146. Diary diary keep a diary
147.

big/major/important/significant

difference small/minor difference
Difference Difference different differencebetween
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148. Dirty dirty dirty clothes
149. social/economic/educational
Disadvantages Disadvantage disadvantage
150. disappointsomebody's
Disappointed disappoint Disappointed hopes/plans
151.
Disaster disaster nuclear disaster, natural disaster

152.

discuss something with somebody
Discuss discuss Discussion discussion about
153. Disease disease heart disease
154. Dishes Dishes washthedishes

155.

dream of/about (doing) something
Dream dream dream have a dream
156. Drivers License drive driver Drivers License
157. Drug Drug Drug use / drug addict
158. Dye Dye Dye Hair dye / food dye
159. whisper/say(something) in
Ear ear somebody's ear
160. economy,
Economics (Department) economics Economics (Department)
161. education to have/receive education
Education educate educator good/poor education
162. Electrician Electrician
163. to havethe energy to do sth
Energy energy energetic to be energetic
164. Enormous Enormous enormously enormousamountof
165. Enough enough bad/difficult/hard etc enough
166. Entrance enter entrance front/back/sideentrance
167. Envelop Envelop

168. working/learning environment

good for the environment:
Environment Environment environmental environmentally environmentally friendly
169. to escapefromsth
Escape (from) escape escape successful escape
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170. Especially Especially
171. Even even even bigger/better/brighter
172. sequence of events
Event event charity/fund-raising event
173. Exactly Exactly It'sexactlyhalfpast five.
174. Example Example for example,an example of
175. Excellence Excel Excellence Excellent Academic excellence / education
excellence
176. exchangerate (money), exchange
Exchange exchange student
177. an exhibition of (black and white
Exhibition Exhibition photographs)
178. expectsomebody/something to do
Expect expect expectation something
179. explainsomethingto somebody
Explain explain explanation explanation of/for
180. expressyourviews/opinions
Express express expression an expression of surprise
181.
Extra extra an extra ten minutes/three metres
182. extreme weather/conditions
Extremely extreme Extremely extreme sports
183. Eye eye
184. Face face
185. fail to do something fail a

test failure to do

something
Fail fail failure heart/kidney/liverfailure

186. win/achieve/gain/find fame

international/worldwide/national
Fame fame famous fame
187. farmer, farm,
Farmer farming a pig/dairy/cattle farm
188.
Fashion fashion Fashionable Fashion model , fashion magazine
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