“Did you believe his account of the robbery?” “She accompanied him to the train station.” “Her jumper really accents the colour of her eyes.”Īccompany = go somewhere with another person “How many students are absent today?” the teacher asked.Īccent = the way you pronounce a language “She abandoned her plans to become a singer.”Ībdomen = the part of your body below your chest “He abandoned his children when they were very young.” “Please go away!” A Words at Pre-intermediate levelĪbandon = go away from a person and stop helping them / stop working on a project, etc “I love autumn when the leaves turn red.” “The flight attendant gave the children a sweet.”Īttention = when you listen or watch carefullyĪunt = the sister of your mother or fatherĪutumn = the season after summer (“Fall” in American English) (noun = “attendance” – “official presence”) “I didn’t hear the storm because I was asleep.” “As you know, the company is facing problems.”Īsleep = when you aren’t awake (ie during the night) “Have you seen this article about Italy?”Īs = (grammatical) comparison / preposition “In their living room they have a sofa and two armchairs.”Īrt = creative work, such as painting, sculpture, etcĪrticle = something that you read in a newspaper or magazine “He broke his arm when he fell off the horse.” She’s a bit worried.”Īrm = part of your body that connects to your hand It’s good for you!”Īrea = a region or part of a country / the world, etcĪrgue = when you don’t agree and get angry with a person (Also “anyone”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”) “When he failed his exam, his father was very angry.”Īny = (grammatical) for indefinite quantities “I don’t like seeing animals in the zoo.”Īngry = when you are not pleased about something

(noun = “amusement” – something to make you happy “amusement arcade” – a place where you can play fruit machines) We had a great time!”Īmbulance = a special van that takes ill and injured people to hospital

“How many letters of the alphabet are there?”Īlready = when something happens before now “She likes being alone when she’s on holiday.” “Her holiday in Australia was a real adventure!”Īeroplane = carries passengers by air (also “airplane”)Īfternoon = the part of the day after the morningĪgo = (grammatical) how long before something happenedĪirport = where you go to take the aeroplane “In addition to the sofa, he also bought a table and chairs.”Īdjective = (grammatical) word that describes a noun In addition = added to this, another thing “If you add these two numbers, what do you get?” “There are lots of activities for children at the summer camp.” “Her parents are old, but they’re still active.” “We need to take action – not just talk about the problem! “We need some accommodation when we go to London.” “The people in the flat above us are very noisy.” Check you know the A Words at each level before you go on to the A Words at the next level. Here’s a list of more than 430 “A Words”: words beginning with the letter “A”.

Funny words that start with b