B1 Vocabulary List beginning with Letter B

B

baby (n)

babysit (v)

babysitter (n)

back (adv, adj & n)

background(n)

backpack (n)

backpacker(n)

backpacking (n)

backwards (adv)

bad (adj)

badly (adv)

badminton (n)

bag (n)

baggage (n)

bake (v)

baker (n)

balcony (n)

bald (adj)

ball (n)

ballet (n)

balloon (n)

banana (n)

band (n)

bandage (n)

bank (n)

bank account (n)

banking (n)

bar (n)

barbecue (n & v)

baseball (n)

base on (phr v)

basic (adj)

basin (n)

basket (n)

basketball (n)

bat (n)

bath (n & v)

bathing suit (n)

bathroom (n)

bathtub (n)

battery (n)

battle (n)

bay (n)

be (av & v)

beach (n)

bean (n)

bear(n)

beard (n)

beat (v)

beautiful (adj)

beauty (n)

because (conj)

because of(prep phr)

become (v)

bed (n)

bedroom (n)

bee (n)

beef (n)

before (prep,adv & conj)

begin (v)

beginner (n)

beginning (n)

behave (v)

behaviour (n)

behind (prep & adv)

believe (v)

bell(n)

belong (v)

below (adv & prep)

belt (n) beneath (prep)

benefit (n)

be over (phr v)

• The game is over- you're too late!

beside (adv & prep)

besides (prep)

best (adj & adv)

better (adj & adv)

between (prep & adv)

beyond (prep & adv)

bicycle (n)

big (adj)

bike (n)

bill (n)

• electricity bill

bin (n)

biography (n)

biology (n)

bird (n)

birth (n)

birthday (n)

biscuit (n)

bit (n)

bite (v)

bitter (adj)

black (adj & n)

blackboard (n)

blame (v)

blank (adj)

• a blank piece of paper

blanket (n)

bleed (v)

blind (adj)

block (n)

• Shall we walk round the

block?

blog (n)

blogger(n)

blond(e) (adj)

blood (n)

blouse (n)

blow (v)

blue (adj & n)

board (n & v)

board game (n)

boarding pass (n)

boat (n)

body (n)

boil (v)

boiled (adj)

bold (adj)

bomb (n & v)

bone (n)

book (n & v)

bookcase (n)

booking (n)

• I have a booking for the 19th.

booking office(n)

bookshelf(n)

bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bookstore)

bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:

bookshop)

boot (n)

• a pair of boots

• the boot of the car (Am Eng: trunk)

border (n)

bored (adj)

boring (adj)

born (adj)

borrow (v)

boss (n)

both (pron & det)

bother (v)

• Sorry to bother you, can you

tell me the time?

• My job's hard but that

doesn't bother me.

• 'Sorry I'm late, I'll do it now.' 'Don't bother!'

bottle (n)

bottom (adj & n)

bowl (n)

box (n)

boy (n)

boyfriend (n)

bracelet (n)

brain (n)

brake (n & v)

branch (n)

brand new (adj)

brave (adj)

bread (n)

break (n & v)

break down (phr v)

• The car has broken down.

breakfast (n)

break in (phr v)

• Someone broke in and stole

the computer.

break up (phr v)

• When does school break up?

• The pop group has broken up.

breath (n)

breathe(v)

breeze (n)

bride (n)

bridge (n)

brief (adj)

bright (adj)

brilliant (adj)

bring (v)

bring up (phr v)

• She was brought up in

London.

broad (adj)

broccoli(n)

brochure (n)

broken (adj)

brother (n)

brown (adj & n)

brush (n & v)

bucket (n)

bug (n)

build (v)

building (n)

bulb (n)

• light bulb

bull (n)

bunch (n)

• a bunch of flowers

• a great bunch of friends

burger (n)

burn (v)

burning (adj)

bury (v)

bus (n)

business (n)

businessman (n)

businesswoman (n)

bus station (n)

bus stop (n)

busy (adj)

but (conj & prep)

butcher (n)

butter (n)

butterfly (n)

button (n)

buy (v)

buyer (n)

by (prep)

by accident (prep phr)

bye (exclam)

by hand (prep phr)

by mistake (prep phr)

by name (prep phr)