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This lesson is a list of vocabulary beginning with U to help when you are unsure what type of word it is. It is important not to try and remember the vocabulary, but just to use the list as a reference guide to help you.

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** Warning the list does not contain every word and will be added to over time **

Abbreviations that are used in the vocabulary List are:

abbrev abbreviation or acronym
adj adjective
adv adverb
Am Eng American English
Br Eng British English
conj conjunction
det determiner
exclam exclamation
int interjection
n noun
phr v phrasal verb
pl plural
prep preposition
prep phr prepositional phrase
pron pronoun
sing singular
v verb

Vocabulary beginning with U

ugly (adj)
umbrella (n)
unable (adj)
uncle (n)
under (prep)
• under the bed
• under £10.00
underground (adj & n)
• underground trains (adj)
• to travel by underground (n)
underpants (n)
understand (v)
uniform (n)
universe (n)
university (n)
unleaded (adj)
unless (conj)
until (prep & conj)
up (adv & prep)
• to walk up the hill (prep)
• Are you up yet? (awake and dressed)
(adv)
• Lift your head up. (adv)
• Speak up, please. (adv)
up to (prep phr)
• up to six people
up to date (prep phr)
update (n & v)
upon (prep)
upset (adj)
upstairs (adv)
urgent (adj)
us (pron)
use (n & v)
• Can you use a computer? (v)
• It's for the use of teachers only. (n)
• Is this any use to you? (n) Page 34
used to (v)
• I used to cycle a lot when I was
younger.
usual (adj