Free English vocabulary flashcards — by CEFR level
Expert-curated Budling flashcard sets organised by CEFR level (A1–C1). Each card includes a definition and a fill-in-the-blank example sentence. No account needed to browse.
Expert-curated Budling flashcard sets organised by CEFR level (A1–C1). Each card includes a definition and a fill-in-the-blank example sentence. No account needed to browse.
For complete beginners entering education: essential words for class, study, and basic school communication.
For elementary learners building skills in essay writing, research basics, and classroom discussion.
For intermediate learners developing skills in argumentation, analysis, and structured academic writing.
For upper-intermediate learners tackling university-level essays, critical thinking, and formal academic discourse.
For advanced learners operating in academic research, scholarly writing, and critical intellectual discourse.
For complete beginners: everyday words for making, watching, and enjoying art and culture.
For elementary learners: key words for visiting cultural places and talking about arts events.
For intermediate learners: vocabulary to discuss art techniques, creative processes, and cultural ideas.
For upper-intermediate learners: sophisticated vocabulary for analysing and debating art movements and ideas.
For advanced learners: high-level critical and theoretical vocabulary for engaging with art scholarship and cultural debate.
For complete beginners: essential body parts, basic health words, and everyday actions like eating, sleeping, and feeling sick.
For elementary learners: symptoms, medicine, basic exercise words, and talking about health at the doctor's office.
For intermediate learners: medical actions, nutrition, mental wellbeing, and the language of prevention and chronic conditions.
For upper-intermediate learners: medical conditions, therapy, bodily systems, and the science behind healthy living.
For advanced learners: sophisticated medical vocabulary covering physiology, psychology, pharmacology, and holistic health concepts.
For complete beginners: the most common words for how you feel, used every day in English.
For elementary learners: a wider set of emotional words to describe moods and reactions in daily situations.
For intermediate learners: nuanced emotional vocabulary for describing complex moods, personal reactions, and interpersonal feelings.
For upper-intermediate learners: sophisticated emotional vocabulary for nuanced self-expression, literature, and meaningful conversation.
For advanced learners: precise, high-register emotional vocabulary for articulate self-expression, academic writing, and nuanced human insight.
For complete beginners — learn the most common words for the natural world around you, from the sun and sky to animals and water.
For elementary learners — expand your nature vocabulary with weather patterns, seasons, habitats, and simple environmental topics.
For intermediate learners — build vocabulary around climate, ecosystems, conservation, and environmental issues discussed in everyday media.
For upper-intermediate learners — master precise environmental vocabulary used in news, reports, and discussions about climate change and ecology.
For advanced learners — precise scientific and policy vocabulary for discussing environmental systems, climate science, and ecological challenges at a professional level.
For complete beginners learning the most common everyday English words for time, people, places, and basic actions.
For elementary learners expanding their everyday vocabulary with words for decisions, feelings, and common situations.
For intermediate learners who want to express opinions, describe situations, and handle everyday communication with more precision.
For upper-intermediate learners who want to express nuanced ideas and handle complex everyday situations with confidence.
For advanced learners who want precise, nuanced vocabulary to articulate complex ideas and subtle distinctions in everyday life.
Essential food and drink words for absolute beginners.
Everyday food vocabulary for elementary learners: cooking, restaurants, and meals.
Intermediate food vocabulary: cooking techniques, nutrition, and restaurant language.
Upper-intermediate food vocabulary: gastronomy, food culture, and advanced culinary language.
Advanced culinary vocabulary for near-native speakers and food enthusiasts.
35 basic verbs that take a gerund, an infinitive, or either, with simple everyday sentence examples for A1 learners.
35 intermediate-level verbs and phrases that take a gerund, infinitive, or either, with natural B1 context sentences.
35 advanced prepositional and complex verb phrases that require a gerund or infinitive, targeting B2 academic and professional English.
For complete beginners: everyday words for rooms, furniture, and simple home routines.
For elementary learners: rooms, furniture, household tasks, and neighbourhood words used in everyday situations.
For intermediate learners: housing, appliances, household management, and neighbourhood vocabulary used in real conversations.
For upper-intermediate learners: precise vocabulary for housing types, property agreements, renovation, and neighbourhood contexts.
For advanced learners: sophisticated vocabulary covering housing policy, sustainable living, design philosophy, and property law.
The 35 most essential irregular verbs in English, covering everyday actions like movement, communication, and basic activities.
35 commonly used irregular verbs covering communication, travel, sports, and daily life at A2 level.
35 mid-frequency irregular verbs used in descriptive, narrative, and professional contexts at B1 level.
35 less common but useful irregular verbs found in literature, formal writing, and advanced spoken English at B2 level.
For complete beginners: everyday money words you need to shop, pay, and talk about prices.
For elementary learners: budgeting, borrowing, and everyday financial tasks explained simply.
For intermediate learners: financial planning, banking systems, and economic concepts used in everyday news.
For upper-intermediate learners: investment concepts, market dynamics, and corporate finance vocabulary from business media.
For advanced learners: sophisticated financial and macroeconomic terminology found in policy papers, analyst reports, and financial journalism.
For complete beginners: essential science words used every day in nature and simple experiments.
For elementary learners: key science concepts and vocabulary used in school experiments and everyday life.
For intermediate learners: core scientific concepts used in secondary school and popular science reading.
For upper-intermediate learners: advanced scientific vocabulary found in academic articles and university-level study.
For advanced learners: specialist scientific terminology used in research papers, lectures, and professional science communication.
For complete beginners learning the most basic words for people, feelings, and everyday social actions.
For elementary learners expanding their vocabulary for describing people, relationships, and everyday social situations.
For intermediate learners building vocabulary to describe deeper relationship dynamics, emotions, and social behaviour.
For upper-intermediate learners tackling nuanced vocabulary for complex relationship patterns, social dynamics, and interpersonal responsibility.
For advanced learners mastering sophisticated vocabulary for analysing complex social structures, psychological relationship dynamics, and ethical interpersonal concepts.
For complete beginners — learn the most basic sports actions and objects used every day.
For elementary learners — expand your sports vocabulary with roles, places, and key actions.
For intermediate learners — build richer sports vocabulary around tactics, performance, and competition structure.
For upper-intermediate learners — master nuanced vocabulary for analysing performance, rivalries, and sporting culture.
For advanced learners — master specialist terminology from sports science, elite training, and high-performance analysis.
For complete beginners learning the most common everyday technology words used with phones, computers, and simple digital tasks.
For elementary learners building vocabulary around the internet, messaging apps, and common digital tasks like downloading and sharing.
For intermediate learners expanding vocabulary around software, networks, and how digital systems work together.
For upper-intermediate learners tackling the language of cybersecurity, AI, automation, and digital systems used in professional contexts.
For advanced learners mastering precise technical vocabulary used in professional, academic, and policy discussions about emerging digital technologies.
Basic travel words every beginner needs: transport, places, and essential actions.
Elementary travel vocabulary: airports, reservations, and exploring new places.
Intermediate travel vocabulary: planning trips, dealing with problems, and travel experiences.
Upper-intermediate travel vocabulary: global travel, cultural concepts, and diplomatic language.
Advanced travel vocabulary for near-native speakers: geopolitics, cultural depth, and sophisticated discourse.
For complete beginners — learn the most basic words for jobs, workplaces, and everyday work actions.
For elementary learners — vocabulary for colleagues, salaries, interviews, and everyday workplace situations.
For intermediate learners — words for professional qualities, workplace processes, and career development.
For upper-intermediate learners — vocabulary for leadership, strategy, and professional communication at work.
For advanced learners — sophisticated vocabulary for leadership, organisational dynamics, and high-level professional communication.
Real English words from action and racing games like Need for Speed and GTA.
Real English words from action and racing games like Need for Speed and GTA.
Real English words from action and racing games like Need for Speed and GTA.
Real English words from fantasy RPGs like World of Warcraft and Elden Ring.
Real English words from fantasy RPGs like Path of Exile and Diablo.
Sophisticated English words from dark fantasy RPGs like Path of Exile and Elden Ring.
Real English words from Wild West games like Red Dead Redemption. Frontier vocabulary at elementary level.
Real English words from Wild West games like Red Dead Redemption. Frontier vocabulary at intermediate level.
Real English words from Wild West games like Red Dead Redemption. Frontier vocabulary at upper-intermediate level.