Early Years Vocabulary List
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Basic Vocabulary for Early Years
Nouns are the names of things. Below is a list of frequently used nouns that all young children should know. Nouns can be introduced to children using objects or illustrations.
Nouns are the names of things. Below is a list of frequently used nouns that all young children should know. Nouns can be introduced to children using objects or illustrations.
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Home house door window floor ceiling wall Furniture table chair bed lounge television rug lamp light cushion shelf bath shower basin sink tap cupboard Kitchen utensils knife fork spoon plate bowl pot pan Plants tree leaf branch trunk flower shrub Food Fruit apple banana orange grape mandarin lemon pineapple strawberry peach nectarine cherry plumb watermelon mango kiwifruit avocado tomato Dairy milk cheese cream butter yoghurt People and Occupations doctor dentist nurse teacher shopkeeper farmer police officer fire fighter post person |
Bodyparts
face nose eye cheek ear lips mouth chin forehead teeth eyelash eyebrow hair shoulder neck chest arm elbow wrist hand finger hips leg knee ankle foot toe Family mother father girl (daughter) boy (son) sister brother grandmother grandfather uncle aunt cousin Food Vegetables potato beans peas cabbage lettuce carrot onion celery corn beetroot capsicum pumpkin cucumber eggplant zucchini Other nuts spaghetti cereal biscuits cake Landforms hill mountain valley river – creek, stream ocean – sea beach |
Animals
Pets cat - kitten dog - puppy goldfish rabbit bird mouse Farm cow horse sheep pig goat hen – chicken Wildlife bear lion bird deer giraffe monkey tiger elephant zebra rhinoceros seal penguin whale duck swan Australian Wildlife kangaroo koala platypus wombat crocodile Colours red blue yellow green orange black white brown grey purple pink |
Verbs.As verbs are words that refer to actions, they are not as easy as nouns to introduce using objects or pictures. Verbs can be introduced to students through activity. The teacher can say a verb and ask the class to perform the action.
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walk
run hop jump skip climb crawl swing slide wiggle sit stand smile frown blink wink nod listen think |
touch
pat scratch shrug knock grab hold point catch throw bend twist fold turn look |
eat
drink chew swallow cut paste tear paint draw slice read write |
Prepositions are important because they demonstrate the relationships between words. Prepositions which children should be able to use accurately include:
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on
near among during after behind at from inside into near onto to under against across before for up upon with within without until |
between
beneath about along below of by out outside past near since |
in
over beside above around beyond off through throughout till towards underneath |