Cambridge Starters (Pre-A1) Worksheets and Lessons
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Starters (Kids) worksheets
468 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Starters (Kids) lessons
95 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Starters (Kids) vocabulary
40 word decks with meanings, examples and pronunciation: flip, quiz, print as flashcards or play as a game.
Browse by topic at Starters
Topics with at least 3 resources at this level; each opens at its Starters material.
Themes
- All about me · 6
- Family & friends · 30
- Feelings · 16
- Body & health · 36
- Clothes & fashion · 27
- Jobs & work · 7
- Home & rooms · 27
- Daily routines · 9
- Food & drink · 63
- Fruit & vegetables · 24
- Shopping & money · 4
- Days, dates & time · 12
- Numbers · 38
- Colors · 48
- Toys & games · 34
- School & classroom · 22
- Animals · 115
- Pets · 30
- Farm animals · 24
- Wild animals & the zoo · 25
- Sea life · 6
- Bugs & birds · 6
- Weather & seasons · 21
- Space · 4
- Town & city · 14
- Travel & holidays · 4
- Transport · 12
- Sports · 18
- Hobbies & free time · 12
- Music · 5
- Movies, books & the arts · 3
- Celebrations & festivals · 68
- Halloween · 44
- Thanksgiving · 16
- Stories & fairy tales · 19
- Health & medicine · 8
Grammar, vocabulary and sounds
- To be (am / is / are) · 6
- Have got · 13
- Present simple · 5
- Present continuous · 5
- Can / can't · 17
- Verb patterns (-ing / to) · 5
- Imperatives · 6
- Questions & question tags · 27
- There is / there are · 9
- Plurals · 10
- Possessives · 3
- Pronouns & this / that · 11
- Adjectives & opposites · 4
- Prepositions · 14
- Letter sounds (a–z) · 27
- CVC words · 11
- Short vowels · 11
- Rhyming words · 6
About Starters (pre-A1)
Starters is the first of the three Cambridge English Young Learners levels and sits at Pre-A1 on the CEFR. It is designed for young learners in the early years of elementary school who are starting to read and write simple words in English.
At this level children can understand and use familiar words and very basic phrases: greetings, colors, numbers 1 to 20, animals, toys, food, family, the body and the classroom. Grammar includes be, have got, can for ability, there is/there are, present simple and present continuous for simple descriptions, this/that, plural nouns and prepositions of place such as in, on and under. Reading and writing are limited to single words and short sentences, supported by pictures.
On this page you will find printable worksheets, picture flashcard decks and ready-to-teach lessons that follow the Starters word list and task types.
Teaching tips: Starters (pre-A1)
- Use picture-based listen-and-color and listen-and-draw lines tasks, which mirror the Starters Listening test.
- Practice spelling short words with letter jumbles, as learners must spell some words correctly in the Reading and Writing paper.
- Rehearse the speaking test routine (pointing to things in a picture and answering personal questions) so children know what to expect.
- Teach vocabulary in topic sets with lots of games before moving on to worksheets.
Questions teachers ask
What level is Cambridge Starters?
Starters is Pre-A1 on the CEFR, below Movers (A1) and Flyers (A2).
Do the worksheets follow the Starters word list?
Starters materials are built around the vocabulary and grammar in the Cambridge YLE Starters syllabus, so they fit exam preparation and general primary classes alike.
How old are Starters learners?
The test is aimed at children around 7 to 8 years old, though learners of any primary age can use the materials if their level matches.