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a/an (det) ability (n) able (adj)

• be able to about (adv & prep)

• about 500 students (adv)

• The film is about a small boy. (prep) above (adj, adv & prep) abroad (adv) absent (adj) absolutely (adv)

• The movie was absolutely awful.

accent (n)

• She has a beautiful French accent.

accept (v) acceptable (adj) access (n)

• disabled access

• internet access

• easy access to the city centre accident (n) accommodation (n) accompany (v) according to (prep phr) account (n) accident (n) accountant (n) accurate (adj) ache (n) achieve (v) achievement (n) across (adv & prep) act (n & v)

• in the second act (of the play) (n)

• to act in a play (v)

• Stop acting like a child. (v) action (n) active (adj) activity (n) actor (n) actress (n) actually (adv)

• She seems a bit strict at first, but she’s actually very nice.

• Are you actually going to take the job?

ad (advertisement) (n) add (v) addition (n)

• in addition address (n) admire (v) admission (n)

• charges/cost/price admit (v) admit (v) adult (adj & n) advance (n)

• book in advance advanced (adj) advantage (n) adventure (n) advert (n) advertise (v) advertisement (n) advice (n) advise (v) aeroplane (n) affect (v) afford (v) afraid (adj) after (adv, conj & prep) afternoon (n) afterwards (adv) again (adv) against (prep) age (n) aged (adj) agency (n)

• a travel agency ages (n pl)

• It took ages for the bus to arrive.

ago (adv) agree (v) ahead (adv) aim (n & v) air (n) air conditioning (n) air force (n) airline (n) airport (n) alarm (n) alarm clock (n) album (n) alike (adv) alive (adj) all (adj, adv, det & pron) all right/alright (adj, adv & exclam) allow (v) almost (adv) alone (adv & adj) along (adv & prep) aloud (adv) alphabet (n) already (adv) also (adv) although (conj) altogether (adv) always (adv) a.m. (adv) amazed (adj) amazing (adj)

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