A1 English Nouns: Places, Buildings & Time
This section of the word bank covers Places & Buildings (such as library, hospital, park) and essential words for Time & Dates (days, months, seasons). These nouns are crucial for making plans and describing where you are.
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Places & Buildings
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| address | What is your home address?
Word Partners: home address, email address
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/əˈdres/ |
| airport | We are at the airport.
Word Partners: at the airport, go to the airport
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/ˈeəpɔːt/ |
| apartment | She lives in a small apartment. | /əˈpɑːtmənt/ |
| area | This is a quiet area.
Word Partners: a quiet area, a residential area
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/ˈeəriə/ |
| bank | I need to go to the bank to get some money. | /bæŋk/ |
| bar | Let's go to a bar.
Word Partners: go to a bar, snack bar
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/bɑː(r)/ |
| bath | I like to have a bath.
Word Partners: have a bath, take a bath
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/bɑːθ/ |
| bathroom | Where is the bathroom? | /ˈbɑːθruːm/ |
| beach | We walked along the beach.
Word Partners: along the beach, go to the beach
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/biːtʃ/ |
| bed | I go to bed at 10 PM.
Word Partners: go to bed, in bed
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/bed/ |
| bedroom | My bed is in my bedroom.
Word Partners: in the bedroom
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/ˈbedruːm/ |
| bottom | The answer is at the bottom of the page.
Word Partners: at the bottom
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/ˈbɒtəm/ |
| building | That is a tall building.
Word Partners: a tall building, an old building
|
/ˈbɪldɪŋ/ |
| capital | Paris is the capital city.
Word Partners: capital city
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/ˈkæpɪtl/ |
| centre | The shop is in the town centre. | /ˈsentə(r)/ |
| cinema | We are going to the cinema.
Word Partners: go to the cinema, at the cinema
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/ˈsɪnəmə/ |
| city | New York is a big city. | /ˈsɪti/ |
| classroom | The students are in the classroom. | /ˈklɑːsruːm/ |
| club | I am a member of a book club.
Word Partners: book club, sports club
|
/klʌb/ |
| college | He is at college.
Word Partners: at college, go to college
|
/ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ |
| country | What country are you from?
Word Partners: in the country
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/ˈkʌntri/ |
| east | The sun rises in the east.
Word Partners: in the east
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/iːst/ |
| farm | They live on a farm. | /fɑːm/ |
| flat | They live in a flat.
Word Partners: live in a flat
|
/flæt/ |
| floor | My office is on the second floor.
Word Partners: on the first floor, on the second floor
|
/flɔː(r)/ |
| front | I sit at the front.
Word Partners: at the front, in front of
|
/frʌnt/ |
| garden | We have flowers in our garden.
Word Partners: in the garden
|
/ˈɡɑːdn/ |
| gym | I go to the gym.
Word Partners: go to the gym, at the gym
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/dʒɪm/ |
| home | I want to go home.
Word Partners: go home, at home
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/həʊm/ |
| hotel | We stayed in a hotel.
Word Partners: stay in a hotel, book a hotel
|
/həʊˈtel/ |
| house | They live in a big house.
Word Partners: a big house
|
/haʊs/ |
| island | Great Britain is an island.
Word Partners: desert island, small island
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/ˈaɪlənd/ |
| kitchen | We cook in the kitchen.
Word Partners: in the kitchen
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/ˈkɪtʃɪn/ |
| land | We can see land from the boat. | /lænd/ |
| library | I need to go to the library.
Word Partners: go to the library, at the library
|
/ˈlaɪbrəri/ |
| market | I buy vegetables at the market. | /ˈmɑːkɪt/ |
| middle | I sat in the middle of the room.
Word Partners: in the middle
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/ˈmɪdl/ |
| mountain | That mountain is high.
Word Partners: climb a mountain, a high mountain
|
/ˈmaʊntɪn/ |
| museum | We visited a museum.
Word Partners: visit a museum, go to a museum
|
/mjuˈziːəm/ |
| north | Scotland is in the north.
Word Partners: in the north
|
/nɔːθ/ |
| office | My father works in an office.
Word Partners: work in an office, an office worker
|
/ˈɒfɪs/ |
| park | The children are playing in the park.
Word Partners: in the park, go to the park
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/pɑːk/ |
| place | This is a nice place. | /pleɪs/ |
| pool | Let's go to the swimming pool.
Word Partners: swimming pool, outdoor pool
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/puːl/ |
| river | The fish swim in the river.
Word Partners: in the river, by the river
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/ˈrɪvə(r)/ |
| road | Be careful when you cross the road.
Word Partners: cross the road
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/rəʊd/ |
| room | My room is small.
Word Partners: living room, dining room
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/ruːm/ |
| school | I walk to school.
Word Partners: walk to school, go to school
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/skuːl/ |
| sea | I love swimming in the sea.
Word Partners: in the sea, by the sea
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/siː/ |
| shop | Let's go to the shop.
Word Partners: go to the shop, local shop
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/ʃɒp/ |
| south | The beach is in the south.
Word Partners: in the south
|
/saʊθ/ |
| space | There is not enough space.
Word Partners: enough space
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/speɪs/ |
| station | We waited at the station.
Word Partners: at the station, train station
|
/ˈsteɪʃn/ |
| street | My house is on this street.
Word Partners: on the street, in the street
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/striːt/ |
| supermarket | I buy food at the supermarket.
Word Partners: at the supermarket, go to the supermarket
|
/ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/ |
| theatre | We are going to the theatre.
Word Partners: go to the theatre, at the theatre
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/ˈθɪətə(r)/ |
| toilet | Where is the toilet? | /ˈtɔɪlət/ |
| top | The cat is at the top of the tree.
Word Partners: at the top, on top of
|
/tɒp/ |
| town | I live in a small town.
Word Partners: small town, old town
|
/taʊn/ |
| traffic | The traffic is bad. | /ˈtræfɪk/ |
| university | She is a student at university.
Word Partners: at university, go to university
|
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ |
| village | A village is small and a city is large. | /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ |
| wall | The picture is on the wall.
Word Partners: on the wall
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/wɔːl/ |
| west | The sun sets in the west.
Word Partners: in the west
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/west/ |
| world | There are many countries in the world.
Word Partners: in the world, around the world
|
/wɜːld/ |
Time & Dates
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| April | My birthday is in April.
Word Partners: in April
|
/ˈeɪprəl/ |
| August | We go on holiday every August.
Word Partners: in August
|
/ˈɔːɡəst/ |
| December | Christmas is in December.
Word Partners: in December
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/dɪˈsembə(r)/ |
| February | February is the shortest month. | /ˈfebruəri/ |
| Friday | I will see you on Friday.
Word Partners: on Friday, every Friday
|
/ˈfraɪdeɪ/ |
| January | January is the first month. | /ˈdʒænjuəri/ |
| July | School is closed in July.
Word Partners: in July
|
/dʒuˈlaɪ/ |
| June | My birthday is in June.
Word Partners: in June
|
/dʒuːn/ |
| March | Spring starts in March.
Word Partners: in March
|
/mɑːtʃ/ |
| May | The flowers are beautiful in May.
Word Partners: in May
|
/meɪ/ |
| Monday | The first day is Monday. | /ˈmʌndeɪ/ |
| November | It gets cold in November.
Word Partners: in November
|
/nəʊˈvembə(r)/ |
| October | Halloween is in October.
Word Partners: in October
|
/ɒkˈtəʊbə(r)/ |
| Saturday | I play football on Saturday.
Word Partners: on Saturday, every Saturday
|
/ˈsætədeɪ/ |
| September | School starts in September.
Word Partners: in September
|
/sepˈtembə(r)/ |
| Sunday | We relax on Sunday.
Word Partners: on Sunday, every Sunday
|
/ˈsʌndeɪ/ |
| Thursday | After Wednesday is Thursday. | /ˈθɜːzdeɪ/ |
| Tuesday | We have a lesson on Tuesday.
Word Partners: on Tuesday, every Tuesday
|
/ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ |
| Wednesday | The meeting is on Wednesday.
Word Partners: on Wednesday, every Wednesday
|
/ˈwenzdeɪ/ |
| afternoon | I have a meeting this afternoon.
Word Partners: in the afternoon, this afternoon, yesterday afternoon
|
/ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ |
| age | What is your age? | /eɪdʒ/ |
| autumn | The leaves fall in autumn.
Word Partners: in autumn
|
/ˈɔːtəm/ |
| beginning | I will start at the beginning.
Word Partners: at the beginning, from the beginning
|
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ |
| birthday | Are you going to her birthday party?
Word Partners: birthday party, happy birthday
|
/ˈbɜːθdeɪ/ |
| date | What's the date today?
Word Partners: what's the date?
|
/deɪt/ |
| day | There are seven days in a week.
Word Partners: have a nice day, all day
|
/deɪ/ |
| end | The shop is at the end.
Word Partners: at the end, in the end
|
/end/ |
| evening | We watch TV in the evening.
Word Partners: in the evening, this evening, yesterday evening
|
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/ |
| festival | There is a music festival.
Word Partners: music festival, film festival
|
/ˈfestɪvl/ |
| future | What are your plans for the future?
Word Partners: in the future
|
/ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ |
| half | It is half past two.
Word Partners: half past, half an hour
|
/hɑːf/ |
| holiday | We are going on holiday.
Word Partners: go on holiday, summer holiday
|
/ˈhɒlədeɪ/ |
| hour | The journey takes one hour.
Word Partners: half an hour, an hour ago
|
/ˈaʊə(r)/ |
| midnight | I went to bed at midnight.
Word Partners: at midnight
|
/ˈmɪdnaɪt/ |
| minute | Wait a minute, please. | /ˈmɪnɪt/ |
| moment | Please wait a moment.
Word Partners: wait a moment, at the moment
|
/ˈməʊmənt/ |
| month | I am going on holiday next month.
Word Partners: next month, last month
|
/mʌnθ/ |
| morning | I drink coffee every morning.
Word Partners: in the morning, this morning, tomorrow morning
|
/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ |
| night | I sleep well at night.
Word Partners: at night, last night, good night
|
/naɪt/ |
| noon | The meeting is at noon. | /nuːn/ |
| period | There was a long period of rain.
Word Partners: a long period, a period of time
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/ˈpɪəriəd/ |
| quarter | It is a quarter past two.
Word Partners: a quarter past, a quarter to
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/ˈkwɔːtə(r)/ |
| second | Wait a second, please.
Word Partners: just a second
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/ˈsekənd/ |
| spring | The flowers are beautiful in spring.
Word Partners: in spring
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/sprɪŋ/ |
| summer | It is hot in the summer.
Word Partners: in the summer, in summer
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/ˈsʌmə(r)/ |
| time | What time is it?
Word Partners: have a good time, free time
|
/taɪm/ |
| vacation | We are on vacation. | /vəˈkeɪʃn/ |
| week | I will call you next week.
Word Partners: next week, last week
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/wiːk/ |
| weekend | See you at the weekend.
Word Partners: at the weekend, this weekend
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/ˌwiːkˈend/ |
| winter | It snows in the winter.
Word Partners: in the winter, in winter
|
/ˈwɪntə(r)/ |
| year | I will graduate next year.
Word Partners: next year, last year
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/jɪə(r)/ |
