B1 Vocabulary List beginning with Letters J-K-L

J

jacket (n)

jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: prison)

jam (n)

• strawberry jam

• traffic jam

jar (n)

jazz (n)

jealous (adj)

jeans (n pi)

jet (n)

• to go by jet (plane)

jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am

Eng:jewelry)

job (n)

jog (v)

jogging

join (v)

• The rivers join there.

• to join the army

• to join (in) a game

joke (n & v)

journalist (n)

journey (n)

judge (n & v)

jug (n)

juice (n)

jump (n & v)

jumper (n)

jungle (n)

just (adv)

K

kangaroo (n)

keen (adj)

• He's keen on cycling.

• to be keen to do something

keep (v)

keeper (n)

keep in (phr v)

• She kept the children in as it was so cold.

keep on (phr v)

• He kept on talking.

keep up (phr v)

• Keep up the good work!

kettle (n)

key (n)

• key to a lock

• key to success

keyboard (n)

• computer keyboard

• keyboard music

kick (n & v)

kid (n)

• We're taking the kids camping.

kill (v)

kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: kilogram)

kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am

Eng: kilometer)

kind (adj & n)

king (n)

kiss (n & v)

kit (n)

kitchen (n)

kite (n)

kitten (n)

knife (n)

knit (v)

knock (v)

knock down (phr v)

• He was knocked down by the car as he stepped into the road.

know (v)

knowledge(n)

knee (n)

L

label (n)

laboratory (lab) (n)

lack (n)

ladder (n)

lady (n)

lake (n)

lamb (n)

lamp (n)

land (n & v)

landscape (n)

language (n)

laptop (computer) (n)

large (adj)

last (adj, adv, det & v)

late (adj & adv)

lately (adv)

later (adj & adv)

latest (adj)

laugh (n & v)

law (n)

lawyer (n)

lay (v)

• lay the table

lazy (adj)

lead (v)

• to lead someone by the hand

• Where does this road lead?

leader (n)

leaf (n)

league (n)

learn (v)

least (adj & adv)

• the least amount (adj)

• at least (adv)

leather (n)

leave (v)

lecture (n)

left (n, adj & adv)

left-hand (adj)

leg (n)

leisure (n)

lemon (n)

lemonade (n)

lend (v)

length (n)

less (adv, det & pron)

lesson (n)

let (v)

• Let her do it.

• Let me think.

• Let's go out tonight.

letter (n)

lettuce (n)

level (n)

library (n)

licence (n)

• a driving/marriage/TV

licence

lie (n & v)

lie down (phr v)

life (n)

lift (n & v)

• Can you give me a lift, please? (n)

• The lift is going up. (n)

• Please help me to lift this table. (v)

light (adj, n & v)

lighter (n)

• a cigarette lighter

lightning (n)

like (prep & v)

likely (adj)

limit (n)

limited (adj)

• a limited choice

line (n)

• a line on a page

• a clothes line

• a railway line

link (n)

• a link to a website

lion (n)

lip (n)

liquid (n)

list (n)

listen (v)

literature (n)

litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng:liter)

litter (n)

little (adj,det & pron)

live (v)

live (adj)

• live music/sport

lively (adj)

living room (n)

load (n)

loan (n)

local (adj)

locate (v)

• The station is located in the city centre.

location (n)

lock (n & v)

locker (n)

logo (n)

lonely (adj)

long (adj)

look like (v)

• She looks like her sister.

look (n & v)

look after (phr v)

• Who's looking after your

baby now?

look at (phr v)

look for (phr v)

look forward to (phr v)

• I'm looking forward to the party!

look out (phr v)

• Look out!

look up (phr v)

• Look up the meaning of the word in your dictionary.

loose (adj)

lorry (n)

lose (v)

lost (adj)

lots I a lot (n)

lottery (n)

loud (adj)

love (n &v)

lovely (adj)

low (adj)

luck (n)

lucky (adj)

luggage (n)

lunch (n)

lunchtime (n)

luxury (n)