. . Cambridge Assessment English. Pre A1 Starters
Word list picture book. 

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. . 1. Contents. About this book ....................................................................................2. 

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About this book ....................................................................................2

About pre A1 Starters ...........................................................................3

Where are the young learners? ..........................................................4

My body .................................................................................................5

At the zoo ..........................................................................................6–7

At the clothes shop ......................................................................... 8–9

My friend’s birthday .....................................................................10–11

My favourite food .........................................................................12–13

At home .........................................................................................14–15

At school ........................................................................................16–17

At the beach ..................................................................................18–19

My street ....................................................................................... 20–21

Some games .................................................................................22–24

A–Z Word List for pre A1 Starters ..............................................25–30

Answers ................................................................................................ 31

. . 2. About this book. You can use this colourful picture book to help children when they are just starting to learn English.. 

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You can use this colourful picture book to 
help children when they are just starting 
to learn English.

The book uses many of the words from 
pre A1 Starters Word List. You will find the 
words in:

The full pre A1 Starters Word List is at the 
end of this book on page 25.

If you are a parent or a teacher, find time to sit with your children and look at the book.  
Talk to them about what you see. As a start you could ask some of the ‘Let’s talk!’ questions on 
the picture pages.

There are lots of words to find in the pictures.  
Can the children find them all?

See if the children want to test your English too!  
What can they ask you to find in the pictures?

•	 Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?

•	 Look at the goats. Which goat 
has yellow eyes? What colour 
are yours?

•	 OK, have you got a favourite 
animal? Which animal don’t 
you like?

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Schools
BASIC
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Young Learners
About pre A1 Starters
There are three levels of exam:
• pre A1 Starters
• A1 Movers
• A2 Flyers
Pre A1 Starters is for children who are just starting to learn English.
For more information about pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers and for preparation materials, please visit: cambridgeenglish.org/starters cambridgeenglish.org/movers cambridgeenglish.org/flyers
Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers is a series of fun, motivating English language tests for children in primary and lower secondary education. The tests are an excellent way for children to gain confidence and improve their English.. 

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Schools
BASIC
INDEPENDENT
PROFICIENT
C2
C1
B2
B1
A2
A1
A1
Pre
Cambridge
English
Scale
Common European 
Framework of 
Reference (CEFR)
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110
120
130
140
150
160
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A2 Key for 
Schools
B1 Preliminary
for Schools
Pre A1
Starters
B2 First 
for Schools
C1 Advanced
C2 Proficiency
A2
Flyers
Young Learners
About  
pre A1 Starters
There are three levels of exam:
• 
pre A1 Starters
• 
A1 Movers
• 
A2 Flyers
Pre A1 Starters is for children who are just starting to learn English.
For more information about pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers  
and for preparation materials, please visit:  
cambridgeenglish.org/starters 
cambridgeenglish.org/movers 
cambridgeenglish.org/flyers
Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers is a series of fun, motivating English language tests 
for children in primary and lower secondary education. The tests are an excellent way for 
children to gain confidence and improve their English.

. . 4. Alex. Which picture?
_ _ _ _ _ _. Grace. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 

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Here are 17 young learners from the ‘My body’ picture. They are also in the pictures in the book. 
When you find them in the book, tick here and write the name of the picture.

. . 5. Let’s talk!. • What’s your name?. • Here are lots of children playing. Are they happy or sad?. 

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Here are lots of children playing.  
 
Are they happy or sad?

. . . . 66. . At the zoo. 6. mouse / mice. tiger. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?. 

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Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?

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Look at the goats. Which goat has  
 
yellow eyes? What colour are yours?

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OK, have you got a favourite animal? 
 
 Which animal don’t you like?

. . . . . . . . At the clothes shop. 8. purple glasses. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Wow! How many hats do you see?. 

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. . . . . . . . My friend’s birthday. 10. Miss Park. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Is the alien very ugly or really beautiful?. 

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Is the alien very ugly or really beautiful?

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Whose birthday is it? How old is he?

grandfather/
grandpa
grandmother/
grandma

. . . . . . . . . . My favourite food. 12. apple. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Is the door open or closed?. • Do these people like eating?. 

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. . . . . . . . . I'll. . . At home. . . . . . . . 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Can you show me the white flowers?. 

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Where are the children watching  
 
television?

. . . . At school. . 16. alphabet. floor. page. letter. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Look at the woman in the blue skirt. Is she standing up and writing a sentence?. 

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Look at the woman in the blue skirt.  
 
Is she standing up and writing a  
 
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Do you enjoy reading books and  
 
listening to stories?

. . . . . At the beach. 18. guitar. jump. piano. baseball. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • What colour is the boy’s camera?. 

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Do you see the boy with the yellow  
 
and blue shorts? What did his mum  
 
give to him?

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There are a lot of games here. Which 
 
 game do you like?

. . . . . . . . . . My street. 20. run. train. tree. 

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. . Let’s talk!. • Can you point to the car in front of the bus?. 

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Can you point to the car in front  
 
of the bus?

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What’s in front of the fruit shop?

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Can you find the words?
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. . Which number?. 23. Can you show which number goes with which and write in the letters?. 

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Can you show which number goes with which and write in the letters?

. . Where is Monkey?. Choose from:. in front of
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That’s the end of pre A1 Starters quiz time. Thank you for taking part. Check the answers on page 31.

. . A. a det
about prep
add v
afternoon n
again adv
Alex n
Alice n. 

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a det
about prep
add v
afternoon n
again adv
Alex n
Alice n

alien n
alphabet n
an det
and conj
angry adj
animal n
Ann/Anna n

answer n + v
apartment (UK 
flat) n
apple n
arm n
armchair n
ask v
at prep of place

baby n
badminton n
bag n
ball n
balloon n
banana n
baseball n
baseball cap n
basketball n
bat (as sports 
equipment) n
bath n
bathroom n

be v
beach n
bean n
bear n
beautiful adj
bed n
bedroom n
bee n
behind prep
Ben n
between prep
big adj
bike n

Bill n
bird n
birthday n
black adj
blue adj
board n
board game n
boat n
body n
book n
bookcase n
bookshop n
boots n

bounce v
box n
boy n
bread n
breakfast n
brother n
brown adj
burger n
bus n
but conj
bye excl

adj adjective
adv adverb
conj conjunction
det determiner
dis discourse marker

excl exclamation 
int 
interrogative
n 
noun
poss possessive
prep preposition

. . child/children n
chips (US fries) n
chocolate n
choose v clap v
class n
classmate n. 

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child/children n
chips (US fries) n
chocolate n
choose v 
clap v
class n
classmate n

classroom n
clean adj + v
clock n
close v
closed adj 
clothes n
coconut n

colour (US 
color) n + v
come v 
complete v
computer n
cool adj + excl
correct adj

count v
cousin n 
cow n
crayon n
crocodile n
cross n + v
cupboard n

donkey n
don’t worry excl
door n
double adj
draw v

drawing n
dress n
drink n + v
drive v
duck n

face n
family n
fantastic adj + 
excl
father n
favourite (US 
favorite) adj

find v
fish (s + pl) n
fishing n
flat (US 
apartment) n
floor n
flower n

fly v
food n
foot/feet n
football (US 
soccer) n
for prep
friend n

fries (UK  
chips) n 
frog n
from prep 
fruit n 
fun adj + n
funny adj

game n
garden n
get v 
giraffe n
girl n
give v 
glasses n

go v
go to bed v
go to sleep v
goat n
good adj
goodbye excl
Grace n

grandfather n
grandma n
grandmother n
grandpa n
grape n
gray (UK grey) 
adj

great adj + excl
green adj
grey (US gray) 
adj
guitar n

. . her poss adj + pron
here adv
hers pron
hi excl
him pron. 

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her poss adj + 
pron
here adv
hers pron
hi excl
him pron

hippo n
his poss adj + 
pron
hit v
hobby n
hockey n

hold v
home n + adv
hooray excl
horse n
house n

I pron
ice cream n
in prep of place 
+ time
in front of prep
it pron
its poss adj + 
pron

jacket n 
jeans n
jellyfish n
Jill n
juice n
jump v

kid n
Kim n
kitchen n
kite n
kiwi n
know v

lamp n
learn v
leg n
lemon n
lemonade n
lesson n
let’s v

letter (as in 
alphabet) n
like prep + v
lime n
line n
listen v
live v

living room n
lizard n
long adj
look v
look at v
lorry (US truck) n
a lot adv + pron

a lot of det 
lots adv + pron
lots of det
love v
Lucy n
lunch n

make v
man/men n
mango n
many det
Mark n
mat n
Matt n
May (as in girl’s

name) n
me pron
me too dis
meat n
meatballs n
milk n
mine pron
mirror n

Miss title
monkey n
monster n
morning n 
mother n
motorbike n
mouse/mice n
mouse

(computer) n
mouth n
Mr title
Mrs title
mum n 
music n
my poss adj

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oh dis
oh dear excl
OK adj + dis. old adj
on prep of place
one det + pron
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old adj
on prep of place
one det + pron
onion n

open adj + v
or conj
orange adj + n
our poss adj

page n
paint n + v
painting n
paper adj + n
pardon int
park n 
part n
Pat n

pea n
pear n
pen n
pencil n
person/people n 
pet n
phone n + v
photo n

piano n
pick up v
picture n
pie n
pineapple n
pink adj
plane n
play v

playground n 
please dis
point v
polar bear n
poster n
potato n
purple adj
put v

sad adj
Sam n
sand n 
sausage n
say v
scary adj 
school n
sea n
see v
see you excl
sentence n
she pron
sheep (s + pl) n
shell n

ship n
shirt n
shoe n
shop (US store) n 
short adj
shorts n
show v
silly adj 
sing v
sister n
sit v
skateboard n
skateboarding n
skirt n

sleep v
small adj
smile n + v
snake n
so dis
soccer (UK 
football) n
sock n
sofa n
some det
song n
sorry adj + int
spell v
spider n

sport n
stand v
start v
stop v
store (UK shop) 
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story n
street n
Sue n
sun n
sweet(s) (US 
candy) n
swim v

. . T. table n
table tennis n
tablet n
tail n
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picture v
talk v
teacher n
teddy (bear) n
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table n
table tennis n
tablet n
tail n
take a photo/
picture v
talk v
teacher n
teddy (bear) n
television/TV n
tell v

tennis n
tennis racket n
thank you dis
thanks dis
that det + pron
the det
their poss adj
theirs pron
them pron
then dis
there adv

these det + pron
they pron
thing n
this det + pron
those det + pron
throw v
tick n + v
tiger n
to prep
today adv + n 
Tom n

tomato n
too adv 
toy n
train n
tree n
trousers n
truck (UK lorry) 
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try n + v
T-shirt n
TV/television n

ugly adj 
under prep
understand v
us pron

walk v
wall n
want v
watch n + v
water n
watermelon n

wave v 
we pron
wear v
well dis
well done dis
what int

where int
which int
white adj
who int
whose int
window n

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woman/women n
word n
would like v
wow excl
write v

year n
yellow adj 
yes adv
you pron 
young adj
your poss adj
yours pron

Candidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and 
numbers 1–20.

. . Names. Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names:. 

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Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names:

Mark
Matt
May (as in girl’s 
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Nick
Pat

. Answers
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Where are the young learners?
Alex – At home
Grace – My street
Dan – At the beach
Jill – At the zoo
Sam – At home
Anna – At school
Kim – At the zoo
Sue & Tom – At the clothes shop
Ben – At the zoo
Lucy & Hugo – My street
Bill – My street
May – My favourite food
Pat & Alice – My friend’s birthday
Nick – At school
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Can you find the words?
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Which number?
Did you get all the answers? Well done!
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Where is Monkey?
1. between
2. next to
3. in
4. in front of
5. on
6. behind
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Answers
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Where are the young learners?
Alex – At home
Grace – My street
Dan – At the beach
Jill – At the zoo
Sam – At home
Anna – At school
Kim – At the zoo
Sue & Tom – At the clothes shop
Ben – At the zoo
Lucy & Hugo – My street
Bill – My street
May – My favourite food
Pat & Alice – My friend’s birthday
Nick – At school
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Can you find the words?
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Which number?
Did you get all the answers? Well done!
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Where is Monkey?
1. between
2. next to
3. in
4. in front of
5. on
6. behind
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. . 32. Thank you for reading this book. Use your favourite colours to colour in the young learners.. 

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Use your favourite colours to colour in the young learners.

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. . . Teachers and parents can use this colourful picture book to help children get better at English and learn new words.. 

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Teachers and parents can use this colourful picture book to help children get better at English and learn new words.

Sit down and talk to children about the pictures. Can they find many of the different words in the fun, colourful 
pictures? Can you help them answer the questions in the ‘Let’s talk!’ sections?

The Pre A1 Starters Word List Picture Book includes many of the words children might see in their  
Pre A1 Starters test.

All details are correct at the time of going to print in February 2018.

Cambridge Assessment English  
The Triangle Building 
Shaftesbury Road 
Cambridge 
CB2 8EA

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