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How many puzzles are in the Cambridge PET crossword PDF?

The PDF contains 11 printable crossword puzzles with up to 25 words each, plus a matching answer key for each puzzle.

What level are these Cambridge PET crosswords?

Difficulty: B1 / Intermediate. Recommended for: PET/B1 exam candidates, intermediate EFL learners, teen ESL classes.

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Cambridge PET Crossword Puzzles

B1 core vocabulary for Cambridge PET / B1 Preliminary preparation

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Cambridge PET crossword worksheets cover the B1 vocabulary range tested in the Cambridge B1 Preliminary exam. Each puzzle builds everyday and semi-formal vocabulary: daily life, work, travel, health, and leisure — the exact topics that appear in the PET Reading and Listening papers.

PET Part 1 Crossword

25 words

Across

2. Suitable or proper in the circumstances.
8. The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.
11. A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people.
15. A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
16. A plan or preparation for a future event.
20. A quality or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity.
21. Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
22. Facts provided or learned about something or someone.
23. An event or contest in which people compete.
24. The action of canceling something that has been arranged or planned.
25. Required to be done, achieved, or present; needed.

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1. A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
3. A room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.
4. The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.
5. The action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion.
6. A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
7. A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action.
9. The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
10. A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event.
12. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
13. A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
14. An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
17. An act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
18. At once; instantly.
19. Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.

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PET Part 2 Crossword

25 words

Across

1. A point or way in which people or things are not the same.
3. Able to be used or obtained; at any person's disposal.
5. Providing physical ease and relaxation.
9. Not able to occur, exist, or be done.
10. The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
11. A mathematical determination of the size or number of something.
14. A strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.
15. As an extra factor or circumstance.
16. One of two or more available possibilities.
17. Consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.
18. The imparting or exchanging of information or news.
19. Willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences.
20. The governing body of a nation, state, or community.
21. Relating to the assistance of those in need.
22. A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

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2. Testing one's abilities; demanding.
4. The area or scenery behind the main object of contemplation.
5. An official document embodying an affirmation of some fact or qualification.
6. With no qualification, restriction, or limitation; totally.
7. A relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.
8. Recognize the full worth of.
12. The way that someone or something looks.
13. The action or process of collecting someone or something.
14. The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.
15. A place which draws visitors by providing something of interest or pleasure.

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PET Part 3 Crossword

25 words

Across

1. A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
2. The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something.
6. The use of the imagination or original ideas.
7. A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
8. The end or finish of an event or process.
11. The feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfillment of one's hopes.
14. Give someone good wishes on a happy occasion or achievement.
16. The action or power of focusing one's attention or mental effort.
17. An unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success.
18. The building of something, typically a large structure.
19. Firmness of purpose; resoluteness.
20. The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision.
21. A result or effect of an action or condition.

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1. Highly pleasant to the taste.
3. A book that lists the words of a language and gives their meaning.
4. A book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences.
5. An instance of someone or something ceasing to be visible.
6. Without interruption in an unbroken sequence of time.
9. The process of working together to the same end.
10. A statement of the exact meaning of a word.
11. The action or process of showing the existence or truth of something by giving proof.
12. The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.
13. The process of developing or being developed.
15. Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.
19. The action or process of finding or learning something for the first time.

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PET Part 4 Crossword

25 words

Across

2. The necessary items for a particular purpose.
3. Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
4. All things.
6. The state or quality of being efficient.
7. A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
10. A business organization, public institution, or household.
12. Concerned with, operating by, or producing electricity.
15. Feeling or showing self-consciousness or shame.
16. Characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
18. A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
19. The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
20. Giving or capable of giving delight or pleasure.

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1. The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
2. Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
3. The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.
4. A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
5. Extremely good; outstanding.
8. Providing amusement or enjoyment.
9. Relating to electrons or electronics.
10. The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
11. Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.
13. The state of having paid work.
14. The branch of science and technology concerned with the design and use of engines.
15. A detailed inspection or investigation.
17. Successful in producing a desired or intended result.

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PET Part 5 Crossword

25 words

Across

1. A formal promise or assurance that certain conditions will be fulfilled.
2. The study of the physical features of the earth.
5. The action of making known one's thoughts or feelings.
7. Pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty.
10. Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
13. Of or concerning history; concerning past events.
14. The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.
15. The state of being happy.
17. Making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying.
18. Very unusual or remarkable.
19. Well known from long or close association.
20. The lowest load-bearing part of a building.
21. A public display of works of art or other items of interest.

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1. The receiving or conferring of an academic degree or diploma.
3. A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose.
4. Showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is necessary.
6. A statement or account that makes something clear.
8. A house and its occupants regarded as a unit.
9. A person's particular style of writing by hand.
11. The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
12. A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
13. In good health.
14. Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style.
15. The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests.
16. Large movable equipment, such as tables and chairs.

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PET Part 6 Crossword

25 words

Across

3. Connected or concerned with someone or something.
4. The state or fact of being of great significance or value.
7. The action of investigating something or someone.
10. A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites.
12. The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
15. Single; separate.
19. Any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish.
20. An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone.
21. All the visible features of an area of countryside or land.
22. The faculty or action of forming new ideas or images.
23. A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.
24. Facts provided or learned about something or someone.

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1. Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education.
2. The action of introducing something.
5. Having great influence on someone or something.
6. A rousing curiosity or interest.
7. Existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations.
8. A direction or order.
9. The fact or state of being independent.
11. A written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something.
13. At once; instantly.
14. The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
16. The action or process of improving or being improved.
17. Reciprocal action or influence.
18. The method of human communication, either spoken or written.

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PET Part 7 Crossword

25 words

Across

3. A particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something.
4. A person, typically with a degree in library science, who administers or assists in a library.
6. A person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.
7. An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.001–0.3 m.
10. The action of leading a group of people or an organization.
11. A person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession.
15. The abstract science of number, quantity, and space.
19. The making of articles on a large scale using machinery.
20. Worth remembering or easily remembered.
22. The status of belonging to a particular nation.
23. A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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1. The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
2. A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
3. A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations.
5. The action of measuring something.
6. The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
8. The action or sound of laughing.
9. A limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction.
12. Working or produced by machines or machinery.
13. The process of preserving a condition or situation.
14. Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
16. A particular place or position.
17. Obtain from a number another which contains the first number a specified number of times.
18. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface.
21. Suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for traveling.

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PET Part 8 Crossword

24 words

Across

1. A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
5. Under normal or usual conditions; as a rule.
9. A small book with blank or ruled pages for writing notes in.
11. With no special or distinctive features; normal.
13. An object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box.
14. Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.
18. A particular time or instance of an event.
20. An organized body of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department.
22. A person living next door to or very near to the speaker or person referred to.

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2. Used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.
3. A job or profession.
4. Relating to an authority or public body and its duties, actions, and responsibilities.
6. The action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.
7. A printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence.
8. Having a position on the other or further side in space.
10. Done, situated, or used out of doors.
11. Succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty.
12. A distinct section of a piece of writing.
15. Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.
16. Affected with or causing physical pain.
17. A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew.
19. A group or system of interconnected people or things.
21. In a way that is easily perceived or understood; clearly.
22. The phenomena of the physical world collectively.

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PET Part 9 Crossword

25 words

Across

1. Constructive, optimistic, or confident.
3. A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.
9. All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
11. An act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.
13. Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
14. An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship.
17. Capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.
18. Cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.
19. In a manner or way that could not be better.
20. A length or portion of time.

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1. Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
2. Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.
3. Able to be easily carried or moved.
4. Relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
5. A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.
6. The action of officially allowing someone to do something.
7. An outdoor area provided for children to play in.
8. A thing that may happen or be the case.
9. The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
10. The state or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people.
11. A picture made using a camera.
12. A raised level surface on which people or things can stand.
15. A place where someone or something is located or has been put.
16. Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people.
17. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

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PET Part 10 Crossword

25 words

Across

1. Of the required type; suitable or appropriate.
4. A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.
8. The state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing.
13. The provision of something to someone as a gift or for consideration.
16. Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
17. A set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim.
18. An established or official way of doing something.
19. Existing or occurring before in time or order.
21. Make the sound of a word or part of a word in the correct or a particular way.
22. A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be overcome.

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2. Almost certainly; as far as one knows or can tell.
3. A declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen.
5. The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
6. A greater liking for one alternative over another or others.
7. The action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration.
8. A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.
9. Keep something from happening or arising.
10. Forward or onward movement toward a destination.
11. The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important.
12. A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.
13. The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials.
14. A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
15. Activity that supports or provides active encouragement for the furtherance of a cause, venture, or aim.
19. Formally forbid something by law, rule, or other authority.
20. An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim.

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PET Part 11 Crossword

23 words

Across

2. Follow someone or something in order to catch or attack them.
3. Exert force on someone or something, typically with one's hand, in order to move them away from oneself.
5. The notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.
6. At a fast speed.
7. The female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.
9. A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
10. Prepare and issue a book, journal, piece of music, or other work for public sale.
11. A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others.
13. Make available for use; supply.
14. The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind.
15. Demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument.
16. Acquire something by paying for it; buy.
17. A quality or accomplishment that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity.
18. The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense.

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1. Of or concerning the people as a whole.
2. Entirely; exclusively.
3. Exert force on someone or something so as to cause movement toward oneself.
4. The amount or number of a material or immaterial thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.
6. An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms.
8. The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
10. The action of making something generally known.
12. The action of protecting someone or something, or the state of being protected.
13. With feelings of deep pleasure or satisfaction in one's own achievements.

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Vocabulary Covered

B1 everyday vocabulary
Daily life & routines
Travel & transport
Work & study
Health & body
Leisure & hobbies
Emotions & opinions

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Do these Cambridge PET crossword puzzles come with answers?: Yes. Every puzzle in the Cambridge PET PDF has its own answer key page, printed after the puzzle pages, so you can mark work quickly or let students self-check.
How many puzzles are in the Cambridge PET crossword PDF?: The PDF contains 11 printable crossword puzzles with up to 25 words each, plus a matching answer key for each puzzle.
What level are these Cambridge PET crosswords?: Difficulty: B1 / Intermediate. Recommended for: PET/B1 exam candidates, intermediate EFL learners, teen ESL classes.
Can I make a Cambridge PET crossword with my own word list?: Yes. Paste your own words and clues into the free crossword generator on our homepage to build a custom puzzle and download it as a print-ready PDF.

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