A2 VOCABULARY LIST BEGINNING WITH LETTERS O-P

O

occupation (n)

o'clock (adv)

of (prep)

of course (not) (adv)

off (adv)

offer (n & v)

office (n)

often (adv)

oh (exclam)

oil (n)

• car oil

• cooking oil

OK/okay (exclam)

old (adj)

omelette (n)

on (prep & adv)

once (adv)

• only once

one (det & pron)

onion (n)

online (adj & adv)

only (adv & adj)

• I only wanted to help.

• the only one

open (adj & v)

opera (n)

opposite (prep)

or (conj)

orange (adj & n)

order (n)

other (det & pron)

our (det)

ours (pron)

ourselves (pron)

out (adv)

outdoors (adv)

out of (prep)

outside (prep & adv)

over (prep & adv)

• over 60 people (adv)

• to travel all over the world

(prep)

own (adj)

• They cook their own meals.

P

pack (v)

• pack a suitcase

page (n)

pain (n)

paint (v & n)

painter (n)

painting (n)

pale (adj)

pair (n)

• a pair of shoes

paper (n & adj)

pardon (exclam)

• Pardon?

parent (n)

park (n & v)

parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: car

park)

part (n)

• the best part of the day

partner (n)

party (n)

pass (v)

• You pass the station on the left.

• to pass a driving test

passenger (n)

passport (n)

past (prep)

pasta (n)

path (n)

pay (v)

PC (personal computer) (n)

pear (n)

pen (n)

pence (n)

pencil (n)

pencil case (n)

penfriend (n)

penny (n)

people (n pl)

pepper (n)

per (prep)

perfect (adj)

perfume (n)

perhaps (adv)

person (n)

pet (n)

petrol (n)

petrol station (n)

pharmacy (n)

phone (v & n)

photo(graph) (n)

photographer (n)

photography (n)

physics (n)

piano (n)

pick up (phr v)

picnic (n)

picture (n)

piece (n)

• a piece of cake

pillow (n)

pilot (n)

pink (adj)

pity (n)

• What a pity!

pizza (n)

place (n)

plan (n & v)

plane (n)

• The plane was late.

plant (n)

plastic (n & adj)

plate (n)

platform (n)

• Your train leaves from

Platform 8.

play (v & n)

• to play football (v)

• to play the guitar (v)

• a play at the theatre (n)

player (n)

playground (n)

pleasant (adj)

please (v & exclam)

• I’m very pleased for you. (v)

• Please be quiet!

pleased (adj)

plus (prep)

p.m. (adv)

pocket (n)

point (v)

police (n)

police car (n)

police officer (n)

police station (n)

polite (adj)

pool (n)

• swimming pool

poor (adj)

pop (n)

• pop music

popular (adj)

possible (adj)

possibly (adv)

post (v & n)

• to post a letter

• What’s in the post today?

postcard (n)

poster (n)

post office (n)

potato (n)

pound (£) (n)

practice (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:

practise)

• football practice

practise (v)

• You must practise if you want to

play well.

prefer (v)

prepare (v)

present (n)

 a birthday present

pretty (adj)

price (n)

print (v)

printer (n)

prize (n)

probably (adv)

problem (n)

program (n)

 a computer program

programme (n)

 a TV programme

project (n)

• a school project

pull (v)

pupil (n)

purple (adj)

purse (n)

push (v)

put (v)

put on (phr v)

puzzle (n)