BEC Negative Key Word Categorisations – Noun/verbs
| People | Food & Drink | Body | Negative | Neutral | Animals | Places | Personal |
| police | water | eye | murder | go | dog | house | like |
| father | cup | hand | rubbish | pound | fish | school | love |
| doctor | milk | arm | sick | vote | | plane | look |
| captain | bite | mind | fear | leave | | park | watch |
| minister | bottle | face | hurt | play | | jail | walk |
| crowd | bowl | finger | | seat | | | laugh |
| kid | drink | head | | tunnel | | | shout |
| parent | cook | nod | | turn | | | cry |
| clerk | feed | wave | | party | | | miss |
| | cream | foot | | tape | | | smile |
| | salt | brain | | land | | | sleep |
| | sugar | | | pool | | | hate |
| | breakfast | | | dress | | | wait |
| | | | | wash | | | take |
| | | | | paint | | | mate |
| | | | | half | | | wonder |
| | | | | pattern | | | smell |
| War | | | | front | | | dare |
| kill | | | | colour | | | bother |
| gun | | | | dance | | | protest |
| fight | | | | pin | | | show |
| troop | | | | stop | | | dream |
| bomb | | | | pause | | | diet |
| guard | | | | stone | | | joke |
| shoot | | | | divide | | | glance |
| attack | | | | knock | | | |
| rebel | | | | tower | | | |
| defeat | | | | rain | | | |
| | | | | bag | | | |
| | | | | stitch | | | |
| | | | | stem | | | |
| | | | | brush | | | |
| | | | | tear | | | |
| | | | | stand | | | |
| | | | | catch | | | |
| | | | | finish | | | |
| | | | | ring | | | |
| | | | | table | | | |
| | | | | kick | | | |
| | | | | corner | | | |
| | | | | bike | | | |
| | | | | hole | | | |
| | | | | piece | | | |
| | | | | pardon | | | |
| | | | | search | | | |
| | | | | pair | | | |
| | | | | edge | | | |
| | | | | spring | | | |
| | | | | pick | | | |
| | | | | event | | | |
| | | | | season | | | |
| | | | | poll | | | |
| | | | | chair | | | |
| | | | | throw | | | |
| | | | | star | | | |
| | | | | shale | | | |
| | | | | orbit | | | |
| | | | | score | | | |
| | | | | shade | | | |
| | | | | radio | | | |
| | | | | soil | | | |
| | | | | shape | | | |
| | | | | row | | | |
| | | | | spray | | | |
| | | | | snow | | | |
| | | | | wipe | | | |
| | | | | bus | | | |
| | | | | escape | | | |
| | | | | sentence | | | |
| | | | | lock | | | |
| | | | | smoke | | | |
| | | | | witness | | | |
| | | | | shine | | | |
| | | | | hide | | | |
| | | | | prey | | | |
| | | | | pen | | | |
| | | | | grant | | | |
| | | | | stick | | | |
| | | | | labour | | | |
| | | | | aid | | | |
| | | | | bloom | | | |
| | | | | arrest | | | |
| | | | | shelter | | | |
| | | | | coin | | | |
| | | | | pump | | | |
| | | | | silence | | | |
| | | | | fire | | | |
| | | | | earth | | | |
| | | | | space | | | |
| | | | | sail | | | |
| | | | | shower | | | |
| | | | | count | | | |
| | | | | study | | | |
| | | | | moon | | | |
| | | | | leap | | | |
| | | | | pot | | | |
| | | | | match | | | |
| | | | | stay | | | |
| | | | | jacket | | | |
| | | | | hunt | | | |
| | | | | plant | | | |
| | | | | form | | | |
| | | | | charm | | | |
| | | | | spirit | | | |
| | | | | fold | | | |
| | | | | beat | | | |
| | | | | farm | | | |
| | | | | win | | | |
| | | | | volunteer | | | |
| | | | | honour | | | |
| | | | | tone | | | |
| | | | | swim | | | |
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