good
A1adjective · /ˈɡʊd/
Of high quality or standard; satisfactory
“That was a good film.”
This is the A1 vocabulary list from Wordineer’s CEFR ESL dataset (16 words at this level). Each word has part of speech, American English IPA, a plain-language definition, and an example sentence — see the source and methodology.
adjective · /ˈɡʊd/
Of high quality or standard; satisfactory
“That was a good film.”
verb · /ˈwɜrk/
To do a job to earn money
“She works in a hospital.”
noun · /ˈdeɪ/
A period of 24 hours
“Monday is the first day of the week.”
noun · /ˈhaʊs/
A building where people live
“We live in a small house near the park.”
noun · /ˈskul/
A place where children go to learn
“The children go to school at eight o'clock.”
adjective · /ˈbɪɡ/
Large in size
“That is a very big dog.”
noun · /ˈfæməli/
A group of people related to each other
“My family lives in Spain.”
noun · /ˈneɪm/
The word that a person or thing is known by
“My name is John.”
noun · /ˈwɔtər/
A clear liquid that people drink
“Can I have a glass of water?”
noun · /ˈbʊk/
A set of printed pages held together with a cover
“I am reading an interesting book.”
noun · /ˈfrɛnd/
A person you like and enjoy spending time with
“Maria is my best friend.”
adjective · /ˈhæpi/
Feeling pleased or joyful
“She was very happy on her birthday.”
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| big | adjective |
| book | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| day | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
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| eat | verb |
| Word | Part of speech |
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| family | noun |
| friend | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| good | adjective |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| happy | adjective |
| hello | interjection |
| house | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| mother | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| name | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| school | noun |
| Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|
| walk | verb |
| water | noun |
| work | verb |
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American English IPA, transcribed from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Stress marks: ˈ primary, ˌ secondary.
Built and maintained by Garrick Dee. Last verified: 2026-09-29 · Dataset v1.0.0 · Sources: wordfreq (Zipf, en), CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (via NLTK).
Cite: Wordineer CEFR ESL Vocabulary (v1.0.0), Garrick Dee, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.