Grammar and vocabulary lists

Movers gram m ar and structures list

See vocabulary lists for a comprehensive list of words in each category. Movers candidates should
also know everything at Starters level. Starters grammar and structures are included here.

N o u ns Can fo r requests/perm ission

(Singular and plural including irregular plural Can I have some birthday cake?
forms, countable and uncountable and names) Have (got) fo r possession
Would you like an orange? Have you go t a pen?
Lem ons are yellow. She hasn't go t a dog.
Pat has six mice. I eat rice for lunch. Past sim ple regular and irre gu lar form s
Anna is my friend. We w ent to the park yesterday.
Her father cooked lunch on Friday.
A d je c tiv e s
Did you go to the cinema? Yes, I did.
(Including possessive adjectives)
We did n 't see the pirate at the party.
He's a sm all boy. His name is Bill.
Verb + infinitive
Determ iners
I w ant to go home.
It's a banana.
He started to laugh.
This is an apple.
Verb + ing
Put the hat on the boy's head.
I w ent rid in g on Saturday.
I want some milk.
Infinitive of purpose
These books are blue.
She went to town to buy a toothbrush.
C o m p a ra tiv e a n d su p e rla tiv e Want/ask someone to do som ething
a d je c tiv e s He w ants the teacher to tell a story.
Your house is b ig g e r than mine. Must fo r obligation
Anna is my best friend. He must do his homework.
P ro n o u n s You m ustn't give the rabbit cheese.
(Including demonstrative, personal, and Must I get up now?
possessive interrogative pronouns and 'one') Have (got) to/had to
This is my car. I've go t to go.
Can you see me? Do I have to go to bed now?
W hich is Anna? He had to draw a whale for homework.
Yes, please. I'd like one. Shall fo r offers
This is mine! Shall I help you wash the car, Mum?
Is that yours? Could (past form of can)
I could see some birds in the tree.
V e rb s
(Positive, negative, question, imperative and A d v e rb s
short answer forms, including contractions I'm colouring it now.
Present sim ple My grandma lives here.
Nick is happy. She lives here, too.
I don't like eggs. She never eats meat.
Eat your lunch! He sang loudly.
Is that your sister? Yes, it is. My mother talks a lot.
Present continuous (not with future
reference) C o m p a ra tiv e a n d su p e rla tiv e a d v e rb s
What are you doing? My brother reads more quickly than my sister.
The cat's sleeping. I like ice cream best.
Can fo r ability
The baby can wave.

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C o n ju n c tio n s H a p p y B irth d a y
I've got a pen and a pencil. You're eight today! Happy Birthday!
I went home because I was tired.
H ere y o u are
P re p o s itio n s o f p la ce Would you like an apple?
Put the clock next to the picture. Yes, please.
Here you are.
P re p o s itio n s o f tim e
She plays with her friends after school. Me to o
He plays badminton on Saturdays. I like football.
Me too.
Q u e stio n w o rd s
W ho is that man? So d o I
W here is Alex? I love hippos.
W hy is he talking to her? So do I.
W hen does school start?
s to ry a b o u t + in g
R e la tiv e cla u se s This is a story about playing football.
Vicky is the girl who is rid in g a bike.
What (a/an) + a d je c tiv e + n o u n
That is the DVD w hich my friend gave me.
W hat a good dog!
This is the house where my friend lives.
W hat beautiful dolphins!
When cla u se s (not with future meaning)
W h at now ?
W hen he got home, he had his dinner.
Put the egg in the box.
Im p e rso n a l yo u OK! The egg is in the box. W hat now?
How do you spell that?
W h a t is/w a s th e w e a th e r lik e ?
Have + o b je c t + in fin itiv e W hat was the w eather like last weekend?
Lucy has a book to read.
W h a t's th e m a tte r?
In d ire c t o b je cts W hat's the m atter, Daisy? Have you got a
Give it to the teacher! stomach-ache?

ing fo rm s as n o u n s How/what about + noun or ing

Sw im m ing is good. How about go in g to the cinema on
Wednesday afternoon?
Let's
Co for a + noun
Let's go to the zoo!
Yesterday we w ent fo r a drive in my brother's
Like + v e rb + ing new car.
I like sw im m ing.
Be called + noun
There is/there are A baby cat is called a kitten.
There is a monkey in the tree. Be good at + noun
There are some books on the table.
She's very good at basketball.
Would like + n o u n o r v e rb I t h in k / k n o w ...
W o u ld you lik e some grapes? I th in k he's very nice.
W o u ld you lik e to c o lo u r that ball?

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Movers them atic vocabulary list including Starters vocabulary

Adjectives last A n im a ls curly orange burger

afraid long animal ear pink cake
all loud bat eye purple carrot
all right my bear face red cheese
angry naughty bird fair white chicken
awake new cage fat yellow chips (US fries)
back nice cat foot/feet coconut
bad chicken hair Fam ily and
OK coffee
frie n d s
beautiful old cow hand cup
aunt
best open crocodile head dinner
baby
better orange dog leg drink
boy
big our dolphin moustache eat
brother
black pink duck mouth
child/children egg
blonde purple elephant neck fish
cousin
blue quick fish (s + pi) nose food
dad(dy)
boring fly shoulder fries (UK chips)
quiet daughter
bottom frog smile fruit
red fam ily
brown giraffe stomach
right (as in father glass
busy correct) goat straight
friend grape
careful round hippo think
girl hungry
clean sad horse tooth/teeth
granddaughter ice cream
clever short jungle
grandfather juice
closed kangaroo Clo th e s
slow grandm a lemon
cloudy kitten bag
small grandm other lemonade
cold lion clothes
sorry grandpa lime
correct lizard coat
square grandparent lunch
curly monkey dress
straight grandson m ango
different mouse/mice glasses
strong grow n-up meat
difficult panda handbag
sunny live milk
dirty parrot hat
surprised man/men onion
double pet jacket
tall mother orange
easy puppy jeans
terrible m um (m y) pasta
English rabbit scarf
their old pea
exciting shark shirt
thin parent pear
famous sheep (s + pf) shoe
thirsty person/people picnic
fat snake skirt
tired sister pineapple
favourite spider sock
top son potato
fine tail sweater
ugly uncle rice
four tiger trousers
weak woman/wom en salad
funny whale T-shirt
well young sandwich
good zoo watch
great wet wear sausage
Food a n d
green white d rin k soup
The b o d y
grey (US gray) windy a n d face C o lo u rs apple supper
happy worse arm black banana tea
her worst back blue bean thirsty
his wrong beard brown bottle tomato
hot yellow blond(e) colour bowl vegetable
hungry young body green bread water
its your bottom grey (US gray) breakfast watermelon

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H ealth hall Sam book tick kite
cold home Sue bookcase understand listen
cough house Tom class wall movie (UK film)
cry kitchen Tony classroom w indow music
doctor lamp Vicky close word paint(ing)
earache lift (US elevator) colour write party
fine living room N u m b e rs com puter photo
headache mat 1-100 correct S p o rts a n d piano
mirror 1 st- 2 0 th leisure picture
hospital cross
badminton play
hurt painting cupboard
Places a n d ball present
matter (What's phone desk
d ire ctio n s baseball
the matter?) picture door radio
above basketball
nurse radio draw read
bank bat
stomach-ache room English ride (n)
behind beach
temperature shower eraser (UK rubber) ride (v)
below bike
tired sleep example run
between boat
toothache sofa find sail
bus station book
stair(s) floor sing
The h o m e cafe bounce
table homework skate
address cinema camera
television/TV know skip
apartment farm catch
toothbrush learn soccer
(UK flat) here CD (US football)
towel lesson
armchair hospital C D player song
toy letter (as in
balcony in cinema sport
tree alphabet)
basement in front of com ic/com ic story
upstairs line
bath library book swim (v)
wall listen
bathroom map dance table tennis
wash look
bed market doll take a photo/
watch mistake draw(ing)
bedroom near picture
w indow number drive (n) television/TV
blanket next to
open drive (v) tennis
bookcase on
N am es page DVD text
box opposite
Alex park part DVD player throw
camera
Ann place pen email toy
C D player
Anna playground pencil enjoy walk (v)
chair
Ben road picture favourite watch
clock
Bill shop (US store) playground film (US movie)
com puter
Daisy sports centre question fish Tim e
cupboard
Fred square read fishing after
desk
Jack store (UK shop) right (as in fly afternoon
dining room
jane correct) always
doll straight football (US
Jill
rubber (US eraser) soccer) before
door street
]im ruler gam e birthday
downstairs supermarket
John school go shopping clock
dream sw im m ing pool
Kim sentence guitar day
DVD player there
Lucy sit (dow n) hit end
elevator ( UK lift) under
Mary zoo spell hobby evening
fan
May stand (up) hockey every
flat (US
Nick Sch o o l story holiday m orning
apartment)
Pat alphabet teacher hop never
floor (e.g.
ground, 1st, etc.) Paul answer tell jum p night
flower Peter ask test kick (n) sometimes
garden Sally board text kick (v) today

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