A2 English Nouns: Abstract, Social & Entertainment
This final section of our A2 nouns list covers words for intangible and social topics. You will find vocabulary for Abstract Concepts like luck and memory, and a wide range of nouns for Entertainment, Culture & Social life, such as film, comedy, and tradition.
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Abstract Concepts
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| advice | Can you give me advice?
Word Partners: give advice, piece of advice
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/ədˈvaɪs/ |
| appearance | She cares about her physical appearance.
Word Partners: physical appearance
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/əˈpɪərəns/ |
| attack | He was injured in the attack.
Word Partners: heart attack, under attack
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/əˈtæk/ |
| attention | Please pay attention.
Word Partners: pay attention, attract attention
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/əˈtenʃn/ |
| background | He has a wealthy background.
Word Partners: educational background, in the background
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/ˈbækɡraʊnd/ |
| care | Take care when you cross the road.
Word Partners: take care, health care
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/keə(r)/ |
| chance | Is there a chance of rain?
Word Partners: chance of, have a chance
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/tʃɑːns/ |
| choice | You have a choice.
Word Partners: make a choice, no choice
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/tʃɔɪs/ |
| cigarette | He is smoking a cigarette.
Word Partners: smoke a cigarette
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/ˌsɪɡəˈret/ |
| circle | Stand in a circle and put your hands in the air. | /ˈsɜːkl/ |
| cross | There is a red cross on the flag. | /krɒs/ |
| danger | The sign says Danger.
Word Partners: in danger, out of danger
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/ˈdeɪndʒə(r)/ |
| direction | We went in the wrong direction.
Word Partners: in the wrong direction
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/dəˈrekʃn/ |
| disaster | It was a natural disaster.
Word Partners: natural disaster
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/dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ |
| disease | It is a serious disease.
Word Partners: serious disease
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/dɪˈziːz/ |
| dream | I had a strange dream last night. | /driːm/ |
| farming | Farming is important here. | /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/ |
| fear | She has a fear of flying so tries to avoid it. | /fɪə(r)/ |
| feeling | I have a good feeling. | /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ |
| goal | My goal is to learn English.
Word Partners: achieve a goal, set a goal
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/ɡəʊl/ |
| government | The government is making new laws.
Word Partners: local government
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/ˈɡʌvənmənt/ |
| heat | I don't like the summer heat.
Word Partners: summer heat
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/hiːt/ |
| height | What is the height of the building? | /haɪt/ |
| hope | You must not give up hope.
Word Partners: give up hope, lose hope, a glimmer of hope
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/həʊp/ |
| hurry | I am in a hurry because my train leaves in ten minutes.
Word Partners: in a hurry
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/ˈhʌri/ |
| lead | She took the lead in the race. | /liːd/ |
| level | The water level is rising. | /ˈlevəl/ |
| litre | The container held five litres. | /ˈliːtə(r)/ |
| look | She gave me an angry look. | /lʊk/ |
| luck | Good luck with your exam!
Word Partners: good luck, bad luck
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/lʌk/ |
| matter | It is a private matter.
Word Partners: private matter, what's the matter?
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/ˈmætə(r)/ |
| movement | I saw a movement. | /ˈmuːvmənt/ |
| need | There is no need to worry. | /niːd/ |
| noise | Do not make a noise.
Word Partners: make a noise, loud noise
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/nɔɪz/ |
| peace | I just want some peace and quiet. | /piːs/ |
| personality | She has a warm personality.
Word Partners: warm personality, strong personality
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/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/ |
| record | She broke the record.
Word Partners: break a record, world record
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/ˈrekɔːd/ |
| ring | She wears a gold ring.
Word Partners: gold ring, wedding ring
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/rɪŋ/ |
| shape | What shape is it? Is it round? | /ʃeɪp/ |
| side | It is on the other side.
Word Partners: other side, side by side
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/saɪd/ |
| size | What size are you?
Word Partners: right size, my size
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/saɪz/ |
| smell | There is a strange smell coming from the kitchen. | /smel/ |
| smile | She gave me a big smile and walked out of the room. | /smaɪl/ |
| smoke | I can see smoke from the fire. | /sməʊk/ |
| speed | What is the speed limit?
Word Partners: speed limit
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/spiːd/ |
| surprise | It was a nice surprise. | /səˈpraɪz/ |
| talk | We had a long talk about the argument we had. | /tɔːk/ |
| taste | It has a strange taste.
Word Partners: good taste
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/teɪst/ |
| teaching | Teaching is a good job. | /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/ |
| temperature | The doctor took my temperature.
Word Partners: take a temperature, high temperature
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/ˈtemprətʃə(r)/ |
| tip | I left a tip for the waiter. | /tɪp/ |
| weight | I want to lose weight.
Word Partners: lose weight, put on weight
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/weɪt/ |
| wish | Make a wish.
Word Partners: make a wish
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/wɪʃ/ |
| worry | Money is my biggest worry. | /ˈwʌri/ |
Entertainment, Culture & Social
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| adventure | It was a big adventure.
Word Partners: go on an adventure
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/ədˈventʃə(r)/ |
| cartoon | I like watching cartoons.
Word Partners: watch cartoons
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/kɑːˈtuːn/ |
| charity | She gives to charity.
Word Partners: give to charity, raise money for charity
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/ˈtʃærəti/ |
| comedy | I like comedy.
Word Partners: romantic comedy
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/ˈkɒmədi/ |
| community | We like our local community.
Word Partners: local community
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/kəˈmjuːnəti/ |
| crime | Stealing is a crime.
Word Partners: commit a crime, serious crime
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/kraɪm/ |
| crowd | There was a large crowd.
Word Partners: large crowd, crowd of people
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/kraʊd/ |
| drama | She studies drama and wants to become an actor. | /ˈdrɑːmə/ |
| drawing | That is a beautiful drawing.
Word Partners: do a drawing
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/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ |
| fashion | She works in fashion.
Word Partners: fashion industry, latest fashion
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/ˈfæʃn/ |
| fiction | I like reading fiction.
Word Partners: science fiction, work of fiction
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/ˈfɪkʃn/ |
| fight | There was a fight outside the pub. | /faɪt/ |
| god | Zeus was a god in Greek mythology. | /ɡɒd/ |
| habit | It is a bad habit.
Word Partners: bad habit, break a habit
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/ˈhæbɪt/ |
| horn | The brass horn produced a deep sound.
Word Partners: brass horn
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/hɔːn/ |
| introduction | Read the introduction.
Word Partners: introduction to
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/ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn/ |
| invention | It is an important invention.
Word Partners: important invention
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/ɪnˈvenʃn/ |
| invitation | I got an invitation to the party.
Word Partners: invitation to, accept an invitation
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/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃn/ |
| jazz | I like listening to jazz.
Word Partners: jazz music, jazz club
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/dʒæz/ |
| joke | My sister told a joke and we laughed.
Word Partners: tell a joke, good/funny joke
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/dʒəʊk/ |
| kiss | She gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Word Partners: give someone a kiss
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/kɪs/ |
| laughter | I heard the sound of laughter.
Word Partners: burst into laughter
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/ˈlɑːftə(r)/ |
| law | It is against the law to drive so fast on this road. | /lɔː/ |
| lifestyle | He has a healthy lifestyle.
Word Partners: healthy lifestyle, active lifestyle
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/ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ |
| pet | Do you have a pet?
Word Partners: have a pet, pet shop
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/pet/ |
| rock | I like rock music.
Word Partners: rock music, rock band
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/rɒk/ |
| smoking | Stop smoking.
Word Partners: stop smoking
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/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ |
| speech | The prime minister gave a speech.
Word Partners: make a speech, give a speech
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/spiːtʃ/ |
| tradition | It is a family tradition.
Word Partners: family tradition, follow a tradition
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/trəˈdɪʃn/ |
| war | They went to war.
Word Partners: go to war, declare war
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/wɔː(r)/ |
| wedding | I am going to a wedding.
Word Partners: wedding dress, wedding ring
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/ˈwedɪŋ/ |
