B1 Vocabulary List beginning with Letter S

S

sad(adj)

safe (adj)

• to be safe from harm

safely (adv)

sail (n & v)

sailing (n)

salad (n)

salary (n)

sale (n)

salesman/saleswoman (n)

salmon (n)

salt (n)

same (adj, pron & adv)

• at the same time (adj)

• Your watch is the same as mine.(pron)

• You should treat everyone the same.(adv)

sand (n)

sandal (n)

sandwich (n)

satisfactory (adj)

satisfied (adj)

sauce (n)

saucepan (n)

saucer (n)

sausage (n)

save (v)

• to save someone

• to save money

• to save time

say (v)

• to say something to

someone

• I really can't say. (give an

opinion)

scared (adj)

scarf (n)

scary (adj)

scene (n)

scenery (n)

school (n)

schoolchild (n)

science (n)

science fiction (n)

scientific (adj)

scientist (n)

scissors (n pi)

scooter (n)

score (n & v)

• The score was 3-0. (n)

• to score a goal (v)

scream (n & v)

screen (n)

sculpture (n)

sea (n)

search (n & v)

seaside (n)

season (n)

seat(n)

seat belt (n)

second (adv, det & n)

• She came second and won silver.(adv)

• This is the second time you've been late. (det)

• sixty seconds in a minute (n)

secondary (adj)

• secondary school

second-hand (adj & adv)

secret (adj & n)

secretary (n)

section (n)

security (n)

see (v)

• to see something (with the

eyes)

• to see the joke (understand)

• to see someone about a

problem (consult)

seem (v)

select (v)

selfish (adj)

self-service (adj)

sell(v)

send (v)

sense (n)

sensible (adj)

sentence (n)

• words in a sentence

separate (adj)

series (n)

• a TV series

serious (adj)

• a serious person

• a serious illness

seriously (adv)

serve (v)

• to serve in a shop

server (n)

• a file server

service (n)

• a bus service

• customer service

session (n)

• in a school, gym

set (n & v)

set off (phr v)

• She set off early for work.

set out (phr v)

• They set out on the long journey.

set up (phr v)

• Her mother helped her to set up in business.

several (det & pron)

sew (v)

sex (n)

• the male/female sex

shade (n)

• to sit in the shade

shadow (n)

shake (v)

shall (mv)

shame (n)

shampoo (n)

shape (n)

share (v)

shark (n)

sharp (adj)

• a sharp knife

• a sharp corner

• a sharp picture

shave (v)

she (pron)

sheep (n)

sheet (n)

• sheets on a bed

• a sheet of paper

• information sheet

shelf (n)

shine (v)

shiny (adj)

ship (n)

shirt (n)

shock(n)

• to suffer from shock (n)

shocked (adj)

shocking (adj)

shoe (n)

shoot (v)

• to shoot at the goal

shop (n & v)

shop assistant (n)

shopping (n)

shore (n)

short (adj)

shortly (adv)

shorts (n pi)

• a pair of shorts

should (mv)

shoulder (n)

shout (n & v)

show (n & v)

• a film show (n)

• Show it to me. (v)

• The picture shows a village. (v)

• It shows that they care. (v)

shower (n)

• a shower of rain

• to have a shower

shut (adj & v)

shy(adj)

sick (adj)

side (n)

sight (n)

• Her sight is better with glasses.

• in sight, out of sight sightseeing (n)

sign (n & v)

• a road sign (n)

• to sign a document (v)

• no sign of life (n)

• signs of winter (n)

signal (n & v)

signature (n)

signpost (n)

silence (n)

silent (adj)

silk (adj & n)

silly (adj)

silver (adj & n)

similar (adj)

simple (adj)

since (conj & prep)

sincerely (adv)

• Yours sincerely

sing (v)

singer (n)

singing (n)

single (n & adj)

• a single (ticket) to Manchester (n)

• to be single (unmarried) (adj)

• a single room (adj)

sink (n & v)

• a kitchen sink (n)

• The ship began to sink. (v)

sir (n)

• Yes, sir!

sister (n)

sit (v)

sit down (phr v)

site (n)

sitting room (n)

situated (adj)

situation (n)

size (n)

skate (n & v)

skateboard (n & v)

skateboarding (n)

skating (n)

ski (n & v)

skiing (n)

skill (n)

skin (n)

skirt (n)

sky (n)

sleep (n & v)

sleeve (n) slice (n)

slim (adj)

slip (v)

• to slip on the ice slow (adj)

slowly (adv)

small (adj)

smart (adj)

• a smart idea (Am Eng)

• smart clothes

smell (n & v)

smile (n & v)

smoke (n & v)

smoking (n)

smooth (adj)

• a smooth surface (level)

• a smooth ride in the new car (comfortable)

snack(n)

snake (n)

snow (n & v)

snowboard (n & v)

snowboarding (n)

so (adv & conj)

soap (n)

soap opera (n)

soccer (n)

sociable (adj)

social (adj)

society (n)

sock (n)

sofa (n)

soft (adj)

• a soft material

• a soft drink

software (n)

soldier (n)

solution (n)

solve (n)

some (det & pron)

somebody (pron)

somehow (adv)

someone (pron)

something (pron)

sometimes (adv)

somewhere (adv)

son (n)

song (n)

soon (adv)

• I'llcome soon.

• as soon as I can

sore (adj)

sorry (adj)

sort (n)

the same sort

so-so (adj)

soul (n)

sound (n & v)

• the sound of music (n)

• It sounds like/as if...(v)

soup (n)

sour (adj)

• a sour taste

south (adj & adv, n)

southeast (adj & n)

southern (adj)

southwest (adj & n)

souvenir (n)

space (n)

• a parking space

• write in the spaces

• not enough space

• outer space

spare (adj & v)

• spare cash, spare time (adj)

• to spare the time (v)

sparkling (adj)

• Sparkling water, please.

speak (v)

speaker (n)

special (adj)

spectacular (adj)

speech (n)

speed (n)

spell (v)

spelling (n)

spend (v)

• to spend money/time

spice (n)

spicy (adj)

spill (v)

spinach (n)

spite (n)

• in spite of

split up (phr v)

• She's just split up with her

boyfriend.

spoil (v)

spoon (n)

sport (n)

sports centre (n)

spot (n)

spy (n)

square (adj & n)

• a square room (adj)

• a market square (n)

squash (n)

stadium (n)

staff (n)

stage (n)

• to perform on a stage

stairs (n pi)

stall (n)

• market stall

stamp (n)

• a postage stamp

stand (v)

star (n)

• stars in the sky (n)

• a film star (n)

start (n & v)

• a good start (n)

• to start a race (v)

station (n)

• a bus/fire/radio station

statue (n)

stay (n & v)

• to stay to dinner (v)

• to stay with friends (v)

• to stay looking young (v)

• a two-night stay (n)

stay behind (phr v)

• She stayed behind after the

lesson to speak to the

teacher.

steak (n)

steal (v)

steep (adj)

step (n)

• two steps forward

• to climb the steps

stick (n & v)

• a walking stick (n)

• to stick two things together (v)

sticky (adj)

still (adj & adv)

• I prefer still to sparkling

water. (adj)

• Sit still! (adv)

• She's still here. (adv)

stir (v)

stomach (n)

stomach ache (n)

stone (n)

• a large stone

• a stone bridge

stop (n & v)

• a bus stop (n)

• The car stopped. (v)

• It's stopped raining. (v)

• The rain stopped me from going out. (v)

store (n)

• a department store (n)

storm (n)

story (n)

straight (adj & adv)

• to go straight on (adv)

a straight road (adj)

strange (adj)

stranger (n)

strawberry (n)

stream (n)

street (n)

stress (n)

• He didn't want the stress of a new job.

stressed (adj)

stressful (adj)

strict (adj)

strike (n & v)

• to go on strike (n)

• to strike something (v)

stripe (n)

strong (adj)

student (n)

studio (n)

• TV/artists/recording studio

studies (n pi)

study (n& v)

• to study physics (v)

• to study the map (v)

• Social Studies (n)

stuff (n)

stupid (adj)

style (n)

stylish (adj)

subject (n)

• the subject of a discussion

• the subject of a sentence

• a school subject

subtract (v)

subway (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: underground)

succeed (v)

success (n)

successful(adj)

such (det)

sudden(adj)

suddenly (adv)

suffer (v)

sugar (n)

suggest (v)

suggestion (n)

suit (n)

• to wear a suit

suitable (adj)

suitcase (n)

sum (n)

sun (n)

sunbathe (v)

sunglasses (n pi)

sunny(adj)

sunrise (n)

sunset (n)

sunshine (n)

supermarket (n)

supper (n)

support (n & v)

• She gave me a lot of support

during my exams. (n)

• to support a weight (v)

• to support a team (v)

supporter (n)

suppose (v)

• I suppose it's true.

• You aren't supposed to drive fast.

• It's supposed to be a good film.

sure (adj & adv)

• I'm sure you're right. (adj)

• to make sure (adv)

surf (v)

surfboard (n)

surfing (n)

surname (n)

surprise (n & v)

surprised (adj)

surprising (adj)

surround (v)

• The cottage is surrounded

by beautiful countryside.

sweater (n)

sweatshirt (n)

sweet (adj & n)

• sweet food (adj)

• a sweet face (adj)

• a sweet smell (adj)

• to eat a sweet (n)

swim (n & v)

swimmer(n)

swimming (n)

swimming costume (n) (Br Eng)

(Am Eng: bathing suit)

swimming pool (n)

swimsuit (n)

switch (n & v)

• light switch (n)

• to switch on a machine (v)

system (n)