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A free, playable vocabulary list. · 21 words · CEFR A1

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#WordPOSLevelDefinition & example
1schoolnounA1a place where children go to learn
I walk to school every morning.
2teachernounA1a person who helps students learn
Our teacher writes on the board.
3studentnounA1a person who studies at a school
Every student has a book.
4classnounA1a group of students who learn together
My class has twenty children.
5lessonnounA1a time when students learn something
We have an English lesson today.
6booknounA1many pages with words that you read
She reads a story book.
7pennounA1a thing you write with using ink
Write your name with this pen.
8pencilnounA1a thin thing you write with that has lead inside
He draws with a pencil.
9papernounA1thin white sheets that you write on
Cut the paper into two parts.
10notebooknounA1a book of empty pages for writing notes
I write new words in my notebook.
11bagnounA1a thing you carry books and things in
My school bag is heavy.
12desknounA1a table where students sit to study
Her desk is next to the window.
13boardnounA1a flat dark surface at the front of a class
The teacher draws a map on the board.
14homeworknounA1work that students do at home after class
I finish my homework before dinner.
15testnounA1questions that show what you have learned
We have a math test on Friday.
16questionnounA1words that ask for an answer
Raise your hand to ask a question.
17answernounA1what you say when someone asks you something
Your answer is correct.
18readverbA1to look at words and understand them
I read a story every night.
19writeverbA1to make words with a pen or pencil
Write your name here.
20learnverbA1to get new knowledge or a new skill
We learn new songs in class.
21studyverbA1to spend time learning about something
She studies English every day.

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