Wordlist Definitions Adapted from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary Macmillan Publishers

Starter Level Wordlist and Multiple-choice Exercises

Lucky Number John Milne

Word Page Phonetic Spelling Part Of Med Definition Sample Sentence Translation Exercises Speech Star Rating board 8 /bɔːd/ noun 3 a flat, wide surface What does it say on the 1–5) Choose the correct [count] used for showing board? words and fill the gaps in information the sentences below. busy 2 /ˈbɪzi/ adjective 3 full of people The restaurant is busy at lunchtime. board / busy / catches / cleans / coin catches 11 /ˈkæʧəz/ verb 3 to stop something The dog catches the ball. to catch that is moving 1) At Christmas, the shops through the air and are always ______. hold it 2) He ______the cleans 6 verb 3 to remove the dirt His father cleans the car /kliːnz/ apartment at weekends. to clean from something every Sunday. 3) Outside the cinema is a coin 7 /kɔɪn/ noun 3 a flat, round piece of Do you have any coins? large ______. [count] metal used as 4) She sees a ______money on the pavement. 5) He ______the glass as it falls. dirty 6 /ˈdɜːti/ adjective 3 not clean Why are your clothes 6–10) Choose the correct dirty? words and fill the gaps in the sentences below. dream 14 /driːm/ noun 3 something that you Do you have dreams at [count] see in your mind night? dirty / dream / falls asleep / while you are fortune / goat sleeping falls asleep 14 /ˌfɔːlz əˈsliːp/ phrase to begin sleeping She often falls asleep in 1) After work, he goes home to fall front of the TV. and ______. asleep 2) What was your

Macmillan Readers This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Starter Level Wordlist and Multiple-choice Exercises fortune 9 /ˈfɔːʧən/ noun 1 a large amount of You can win a fortune on ______about? [count] money the lottery. 3) I want to win a ______! goat 15 /gəʊt/ noun an animal similar to Goats were eating grass in [count] a sheep, but with the field. 4) The floor is very longer legs and a ______. thinner coat 5) A ______is eating grass in the field. in a hurry 10 /ˌɪn ə ˈhʌri/ phrase if you are in a hurry, I’m always in a hurry – I 11–15) Choose the correct you do not have a don’t know why! words and fill the gaps in lot of time the sentences below. lottery ticket 8 /ˈlɒtəri ˌtɪkɪt/ noun a ticket that you buy Buy your lottery ticket [count] to enter a lottery (=a here! in a hurry / lottery tickets / game in which you lucky / midnight / needs can win a lot of money) 1) Even at ______, lucky 13 /ˈlʌki/ adjective 2 if you are lucky, I am very lucky today! the streets are busy. something good 2) A man with a board is happens to you as a selling ______. result of luck 3) She’s lonely and midnight 12 /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ noun 1 12 o’clock at night We stay open until ______a family. [uncount] midnight. 4) I can’t stop. I’m ______. needs 12 verb 3 if you need He’s poor and needs food. /niːdz/ 5) You ______boy! to need something, you must have it because it is necessary notice 8 /ˈnəʊtɪs/ noun 3 a written sign that Have you seen the notice 16–20) Choose the correct [count] gives information on the board? words and fill the gaps in about something the sentences below. office 16 /ˈɒfɪs/ noun 3 a room where She works in a big office. [count] people work notice / office / pavement / perhaps / picks up pavement 3 /ˈpeɪvmənt/ noun 1 a path with a hard Lots of shoppers walk 1) People walk quickly along [count] surface beside a along the pavement. the ______. road for people to 2) He arrives at the walk on ______at nine.

Macmillan Readers This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014 Starter Level Wordlist and Multiple-choice Exercises perhaps 13 /pəˈhæps/ adverb 3 used for saying that Perhaps we will win the 3) ______you’re tired you are not certain lottery. after the journey? whether something 4) She ______a is true piece of paper. picks up 7 /ˌpɪks ˈʌp/ phrasal to lift something up He picks up some coins 5) They stop and read the to pick up verb from a surface from the pavement. ______. selling 8 /ˈselɪŋ/ verb 3 to let someone have Street sellers are selling 21–25) Choose the correct to sell something in hot food. words and fill the gaps in exchange for money the sentences below. shines 3 /ʃaɪnz/ verb 1 to give something a He shines shoes in order to shine bright, attractive to make money. selling / shines / shoeshine appearance boy / shouts / tired shoeshine 3 /ˈʃuːʃaɪn ˌbɔɪ/ noun a boy who cleans A shoeshine boy was boy [count] people’s shoes to standing on a corner. 1) A ______is earn money standing at the corner. shouts 6 /ʃaʊts/ verb 3 to say something in ‘Come here!’ she shouts. 2) He washes, dries and to shout a loud voice ______the knives and forks. tired 14 adjective 3 needing to rest or Are you OK? You look /taɪəd/ 3) What are you sleep tired. ______today? 4) I feel so ______! 5) “Help!” the woman ______. tomorrow 13 /təˈmɒrəʊ/ noun 3 the day after today It’s my birthday tomorrow. 26–31) Choose the correct [uncount] words and fill the gaps in the sentences below. wakes up 16 /ˌweɪks ˈʌp/ phrasal to stop sleeping She wakes up at 6am to wake up verb .

tomorrow / wakes up / waves 11 verb 2 to move your hand She waves to get my /weɪvz/ waves / well-dressed / wind / to wave in order to tell attention. winning number someone to move, stop, etc. 1) He ______and has well-dressed 2 adjective wearing good, What a well-dressed /ˌwelˈdrest/ a shower. fashionable clothes woman!

Wordlist definitions adapted from the Macmillan Essential Dictionary © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003 www.macmillandictionaries.com

Macmillan Readers This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014