A1 English Nouns: People, Food & Health
In this section of our A1 Nouns list, we focus on the essentials of personal life. You will find vocabulary describing People & Relationships, the Food & Drink we consume, and words related to the Body & Health.
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People & Relationships
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| actor | He is a famous actor.
Word Partners: a famous actor, a good actor
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/ˈæktə(r)/ |
| actress | She is a famous actress.
Word Partners: a famous actress, a good actress
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/ˈæktrəs/ |
| adult | You must be an adult to watch this film. | /ˈædʌlt/ |
| artist | My friend is an artist. | /ˈɑːtɪst/ |
| aunt | My aunt is my mother's sister. | /ɑːnt/ |
| baby | My sister has a baby boy.
Word Partners: a baby boy, have a baby
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/ˈbeɪbi/ |
| band | My favourite band is The Beatles. | /bænd/ |
| boy | That little boy is my son. | /bɔɪ/ |
| boyfriend | She is with her boyfriend. | /ˈbɔɪfrend/ |
| brother | I have an older brother.
Word Partners: older brother, younger brother
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/ˈbrʌðə(r)/ |
| child | Is he a young child or an adult?
Word Partners: a young child, have a child
|
/tʃaɪld/ |
| cousin | My cousin lives in Australia. | /ˈkʌzn/ |
| customer | The shop has many customers. | /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/ |
| dad | My dad is a teacher. | /dæd/ |
| dancer | She is a good dancer.
Word Partners: a good dancer, a professional dancer
|
/ˈdɑːnsə(r)/ |
| daughter | My daughter is five years old. | /ˈdɔːtə(r)/ |
| doctor | You should see a doctor.
Word Partners: see a doctor, a family doctor
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/ˈdɒktə(r)/ |
| driver | The taxi driver was friendly.
Word Partners: a taxi driver, a bus driver
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/ˈdraɪvə(r)/ |
| family | I have a large family.
Word Partners: a large family, family members
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/ˈfæməli/ |
| farmer | The farmer grows potatoes.
Word Partners: dairy farmer, work as a farmer
|
/ˈfɑːmə(r)/ |
| father | My father works in a bank. | /ˈfɑːðə(r)/ |
| friend | He is my best friend.
Word Partners: a best friend, a good friend
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/frend/ |
| girl | The little girl has a red dress. | /ɡɜːl/ |
| girlfriend | My brother has a new girlfriend. | /ˈɡɜːlfrend/ |
| grandfather | My grandfather is eighty years old. | /ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/ |
| grandmother | My grandmother makes delicious cakes. | /ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/ |
| grandparent | I will visit my grandparents at the weekend. | /ˈɡrænpeərənt/ |
| group | A group of people is waiting.
Word Partners: a group of people, a small group
|
/ɡruːp/ |
| husband | Her husband is a doctor. | /ˈhʌzbənd/ |
| man | There is a man at the door. | /mæn/ |
| member | She is a member of the club.
Word Partners: a member of a team, a member of a club
|
/ˈmembə(r)/ |
| model | She works as a fashion model. | /ˈmɒdl/ |
| mother | My mother is from Ireland. | /ˈmʌðə(r)/ |
| mum | I need to ask my mum. | /mʌm/ |
| neighbour | My neighbour is very friendly. | /ˈneɪbə(r)/ |
| nurse | She is a hospital nurse.
Word Partners: a hospital nurse, work as a nurse
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/nɜːs/ |
| parent | You must ask a parent first. | /ˈpeərənt/ |
| partner | He is my business partner.
Word Partners: a business partner
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/ˈpɑːtnə(r)/ |
| people | There are many people here.
Word Partners: many people, a lot of people
|
/ˈpiːpl/ |
| person | He is a friendly person.
Word Partners: a friendly person, a nice person
|
/ˈpɜːsn/ |
| player | He is a football player.
Word Partners: a football player, a tennis player
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/ˈpleɪə(r)/ |
| police | Call the police.
Word Partners: call the police
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/pəˈliːs/ |
| policeman | The policeman helped us. | /pəˈliːsmən/ |
| reader | She is a fast reader.
Word Partners: a fast reader, a slow reader
|
/ˈriːdə(r)/ |
| scientist | Sarah is a scientist and she works at a laboratory. | /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ |
| singer | She is my favourite singer.
Word Partners: favourite singer, a famous singer
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/ˈsɪŋə(r)/ |
| sister | I have an older sister.
Word Partners: older sister, younger sister
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/ˈsɪstə(r)/ |
| son | They have one son. | /sʌn/ |
| student | I am a student and I study French. | /ˈstjuːdnt/ |
| teacher | I like my English teacher.
Word Partners: an English teacher, a good teacher
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/ˈtiːtʃə(r)/ |
| team | He is in the football team.
Word Partners: football team, sports team
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/tiːm/ |
| teenager | A teenager is between 13 and 19 years old. | /ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/ |
| tourist | There are many tourists in London. | /ˈtʊərɪst/ |
| uncle | My uncle lives in Manchester. | /ˈʌŋkl/ |
| visitor | We have a regular visitor.
Word Partners: a regular visitor, have a visitor
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/ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/ |
| waiter | The waiter took our order. | /ˈweɪtə(r)/ |
| wife | His wife is a teacher. | /waɪf/ |
| woman | That woman is a doctor. | /ˈwʊmən/ |
| worker | He is a hard worker.
Word Partners: a hard worker, an office worker
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/ˈwɜːkə(r)/ |
| writer | She is a famous writer. | /ˈraɪtə(r)/ |
Food & Drink
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| apple | An apple is a fruit. | /ˈæpl/ |
| banana | A banana is yellow and is very long. | /bəˈnɑːnə/ |
| beer | He is drinking a glass of beer.
Word Partners: a glass of beer, a pint of beer
|
/bɪə(r)/ |
| bread | I would like a slice of bread.
Word Partners: a slice of bread, white bread
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/bred/ |
| breakfast | What do you have for breakfast?
Word Partners: have breakfast, for breakfast
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/ˈbrekfəst/ |
| butter | Please pass the butter. | /ˈbʌtə(r)/ |
| cafe | Let's meet at the cafe.
Word Partners: meet at a cafe, go to a cafe
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/ˈkæfeɪ/ |
| cake | Would you like a piece of cake?
Word Partners: a piece of cake, a birthday cake
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/keɪk/ |
| carrot | A rabbit eats a carrot. | /ˈkærət/ |
| cheese | I like a cheese sandwich.
Word Partners: cheese sandwich
|
/tʃiːz/ |
| chicken | We are having roast chicken.
Word Partners: roast chicken, fried chicken
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/ˈtʃɪkɪn/ |
| chocolate | She bought a bar of chocolate.
Word Partners: a bar of chocolate, a box of chocolates
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/ˈtʃɒklət/ |
| coffee | I drink a cup of coffee.
Word Partners: a cup of coffee, black coffee
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/ˈkɒfi/ |
| cooking | Cooking is a useful skill. | /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ |
| cream | Would you like cream with your coffee? | /kriːm/ |
| cup | Could I have a cup of tea?
Word Partners: a cup of tea, a cup of coffee
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/kʌp/ |
| diet | A healthy diet is important.
Word Partners: healthy diet
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/ˈdaɪət/ |
| dinner | We have dinner at 7 PM.
Word Partners: have dinner, make dinner
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/ˈdɪnə(r)/ |
| dish | My favourite dish is pasta.
Word Partners: a main dish, wash the dishes
|
/dɪʃ/ |
| egg | I had a boiled egg.
Word Partners: a boiled egg, a fried egg
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/eɡ/ |
| fish | I like fish and chips. | /fɪʃ/ |
| food | I don't eat fast food.
Word Partners: fast food, healthy food
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/fuːd/ |
| fruit | I eat fresh fruit.
Word Partners: fresh fruit, a piece of fruit
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/fruːt/ |
| ice | Do you want ice? | /aɪs/ |
| ice cream | I love vanilla ice cream.
Word Partners: vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream
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/ˌaɪs ˈkriːm/ |
| juice | I like orange juice.
Word Partners: orange juice, apple juice
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/dʒuːs/ |
| lunch | I have lunch at 1 o'clock.
Word Partners: have lunch, for lunch
|
/lʌntʃ/ |
| meal | We had a lovely meal.
Word Partners: have a meal, a light meal
|
/miːl/ |
| meat | My brother doesn't eat meat. | /miːt/ |
| menu | Can we see the menu, please? | /ˈmenjuː/ |
| milk | I have milk in my tea. | /mɪlk/ |
| onion | An onion can make you cry. | /ˈʌnjən/ |
| orange | Would you like an orange?
Word Partners: orange juice
|
/ˈɒrɪndʒ/ |
| pasta | I love Italian pasta.
Word Partners: cook pasta
|
/ˈpæstə/ |
| pepper | Do you want salt and pepper?
Word Partners: salt and pepper
|
/ˈpepə(r)/ |
| pizza | Let's order a pizza.
Word Partners: order a pizza
|
/ˈpiːtsə/ |
| potato | I love baked potato.
Word Partners: baked potato, roast potatoes
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/pəˈteɪtəʊ/ |
| restaurant | We ate at an Italian restaurant.
Word Partners: Italian restaurant, eat at a restaurant
|
/ˈrestrɒnt/ |
| rice | Chicken with rice is tasty. | /raɪs/ |
| salad | I had a fresh salad.
Word Partners: a fresh salad, a side salad
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/ˈsæləd/ |
| salt | Please pass the salt.
Word Partners: salt and pepper
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/sɒlt/ |
| sandwich | I made a cheese sandwich.
Word Partners: a cheese sandwich, a ham sandwich
|
/ˈsænwɪtʃ/ |
| soup | I'd like a bowl of soup.
Word Partners: a bowl of soup, tomato soup
|
/suːp/ |
| sugar | Do you have sugar? | /ˈʃʊɡə(r)/ |
| tea | Let's have a cup of tea.
Word Partners: a cup of tea, black tea
|
/tiː/ |
| tomato | A tomato is red and round like a ball. | /təˈmɑːtəʊ/ |
| vegetable | I eat fresh vegetables.
Word Partners: fresh vegetables, frozen vegetables
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/ˈvedʒtəbl/ |
| water | Can I have some water? | /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ |
| wine | They had a glass of wine.
Word Partners: a glass of wine, red wine
|
/waɪn/ |
Body & Health
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| arm | I hurt my arm. | /ɑːm/ |
| body | Exercise is good for your body. | /ˈbɒdi/ |
| ear | You listen with your ears. | /ɪə(r)/ |
| eye | She has blue eyes.
Word Partners: blue eyes, brown eyes
|
/aɪ/ |
| face | Please wash your face. | /feɪs/ |
| foot | My foot hurts. | /fʊt/ |
| hair | My brother has short hair.
Word Partners: short hair, long hair
|
/heə(r)/ |
| hand | Wash your hands before dinner. | /hænd/ |
| head | My head hurts. | /hed/ |
| health | Good health is important.
Word Partners: good health
|
/helθ/ |
| hospital | She works in a hospital.
Word Partners: in a hospital, go to hospital
|
/ˈhɒspɪtl/ |
| leg | I broke my leg in Spain last year. | /leɡ/ |
| mouth | You eat with your mouth. | /maʊθ/ |
| nose | You smell with your nose. | /nəʊz/ |
| shower | I have a shower every morning.
Word Partners: have a shower, take a shower
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/ˈʃaʊə(r)/ |
| tooth | I brush my teeth every day. | /tuːθ/ |
