Pre-A1 Starters Vocabulary: The Home
Cambridge Pre-A1 Starters introduces 33 the home words. Every word below has its part of speech, a kid-friendly meaning and an example sentence — most also have pronunciation audio. Tap the speaker to hear a word.
New at Pre-A1 Starters: 33 words
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
armchair  | noun | A chair with places for arms. | I read my book in the armchair. |
bath  | noun | You wash in it. | I take a bath every night. |
bathroom  | noun | A room with a toilet. | I wash my hands in the bathroom. |
bed  | noun | You sleep on this furniture. | I read a book in my bed. |
bedroom  | noun | A room for sleeping. | I sleep in my bedroom. |
bookcase  | noun | It holds many books. | My books are on the bookcase. |
box  | noun | It holds things inside. | I keep my toys in a box. |
chair  | noun | You sit on this. | I sit in the chair. |
computer  | noun | It helps you do things. | I play games on the computer. |
cupboard  | noun | It is for storing things. | I keep my toys in the cupboard. |
desk  | noun | It is a table for work. | I keep my books on my desk. |
dining room  | noun | It's where we eat meals. | We eat dinner in the dining room. |
door  | noun | It opens and closes rooms. | I close the door at night. |
floor  | noun | The bottom part of a room where you walk. | I dropped my pencil on the floor. |
flower  | noun | It grows in a garden. | I give my mum a flower. |
garden  | noun | It is a place for plants. | I play in my garden every day. |
hall  | noun | A passage inside a building. | I walk down the school hall. |
home  | noun, adverb | A place where you live. | I go home after school. |
house  | noun | It is a place to live. | I go home to my house. |
kitchen  | noun | We cook food in it. | I eat breakfast in the kitchen. |
lamp  | noun | It gives us light. | I have a lamp on my desk. |
living room  | noun | A room for relaxing together. | We watch TV in the living room. |
mat  | noun | It's on the floor. | The dog sleeps on the mat. |
mirror  | noun | You can see yourself in it. | I look in the mirror every morning. |
phone  | noun, verb | It is for calling people. | I use my phone every day. |
room  | noun | It is a space inside. | I play games in my room. |
rug  | noun | It covers part of floor. | I like to play on the rug. |
sleep  | verb | Rest with your eyes closed. | I like to sleep in my bed. |
sofa  | noun | It is a long soft seat. | I sit on the sofa to watch TV. |
table  | noun | It has a flat top. | I eat lunch at the table. |
tree  | noun | It is a big plant. | I climb the tree in my yard. |
wall  | noun | It is a side of a room. | I have a picture on the wall. |
window  | noun | You can see outside through it. | I look out the window. |
A chair with places for arms.
I read my book in the armchair.
You wash in it.
I take a bath every night.
A room with a toilet.
I wash my hands in the bathroom.
You sleep on this furniture.
I read a book in my bed.
A room for sleeping.
I sleep in my bedroom.
It holds many books.
My books are on the bookcase.
It holds things inside.
I keep my toys in a box.
You sit on this.
I sit in the chair.
It helps you do things.
I play games on the computer.
It is for storing things.
I keep my toys in the cupboard.
It is a table for work.
I keep my books on my desk.
It's where we eat meals.
We eat dinner in the dining room.
It opens and closes rooms.
I close the door at night.
The bottom part of a room where you walk.
I dropped my pencil on the floor.
It grows in a garden.
I give my mum a flower.
It is a place for plants.
I play in my garden every day.
A passage inside a building.
I walk down the school hall.
A place where you live.
I go home after school.
It is a place to live.
I go home to my house.
We cook food in it.
I eat breakfast in the kitchen.
It gives us light.
I have a lamp on my desk.
A room for relaxing together.
We watch TV in the living room.
It's on the floor.
The dog sleeps on the mat.
You can see yourself in it.
I look in the mirror every morning.
It is for calling people.
I use my phone every day.
It is a space inside.
I play games in my room.
It covers part of floor.
I like to play on the rug.
Rest with your eyes closed.
I like to sleep in my bed.
It is a long soft seat.
I sit on the sofa to watch TV.
It has a flat top.
I eat lunch at the table.
It is a big plant.
I climb the tree in my yard.
It is a side of a room.
I have a picture on the wall.
You can see outside through it.
I look out the window.
Frequently asked questions
How many the home words are in the Pre-A1 Starters wordlist?
Pre-A1 Starters introduces 33 the home words, including armchair, bath, bathroom. All of them are on this page with kid-friendly meanings, example sentences, and audio for most words.
Are these all the the home words for the Pre-A1 Starters exam?
Yes — Pre-A1 Starters is the first Cambridge YLE level, so the 33 words on this page are the complete the home vocabulary your child needs for the exam.
Is this the official Cambridge list?
This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English Pre-A1 Starters vocabulary list, with kid-friendly definitions, example sentences and audio added by FlyersEnglish. FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge; the official PDF wordlists are available at cambridgeenglish.org.
FlyersEnglish is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge. This page is aligned with the official Cambridge English wordlists; the official PDFs are available at cambridgeenglish.org.
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