1000 Most Common Words in English in Alphabetical Order by ling patomsakulwong

1000 Most Common Words in English in Alphabetical Order

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Vocabulary Workshop: 1000 Most Common Words in English in Alphabetical Order This ESL vocabulary workshop includes a part of the 1000 most common words in English placed in alphabetical order. Click on the links at the end of the page that lead to other pages that are included in this list of the 1000 most common words in English for ESL EFL English learners and teachers. While this list is helpful for a strong beginning, more advanced vocabulary building will help you quickly improve your English. These vocabulary books will further help you build your vocabulary, especially at advanced levels.

Rank Word

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Rank Word

Reference

981

chick

422 58

able about

Definite and Indefinite Articles Adjective or Adverb? Preposition Help

829 665

chief child

307

above

Preposition Help

256

children

The little chick was so cute! Adjective or Adverb? The three year old child could walk and talk very well. Can the children come over a birthday party?

177 168

act add

741 962

choose chord

917

afraid

Adjective or Adverb?

525

circle

111

after

Preposition Help

227

city

191

again

899

claim

383

against

Preposition Help

329

class

675 481 789 155

age ago agree air

It's the age of technology.

719 446 683 831

clean clear climb clock

40 841 157

all allow also

245 597 678

close clothe cloud

264

always

632

coast

507

931

coat

500 48

among an

398 747

cold collect

and

930

colony

898

anger

297

color

192

animal

You need to control your anger better. The animal was ferocious.

886

column

208 101 391

answer any appear

The answer is correct.

80 472 856

come common company

927

apple

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

812

compare

The air isn't very clean in the city.

Preposition Help Definite and Indefinite Articles

The C Major chord finished the piece. He drew a circle around the best ideas. The city can be a dangerous place, but it offers so much to do. He made a claim on the money. We're having a class on phrasal verbs next week. Adjective or Adverb? Adjective or Adverb? Look at the clock on the wall! I have to get out of here!

Doesn't that cloud look like a woman? The west coast is beautiful. Get your coat on and let's get going. It's very cold outside.

The French colony was a paradise. My favorite color is blue. The column in the middle is the most important in the chart. Adjective or Adverb? The company went bankrupt last year.

15 335

are area

333 940

complete condition

513

arm

959

connect

868 950

arrange arrive

628 667

consider consonant

539

art

428

contain

900

continent

179 22

ask at

850 749

continue control

771

atom

619

cook

baby back

Scientists used to believe that the atom was the smallest measurable unit. We had a baby last year. My back hurts!

601 112

684 633

cool copy

724 502

bad ball

Adjective or Adverb? Bounce that ball!

811 782

corn corner

934

band

421

correct

746

bank

734

cost

972

bar

I joined a band when I was sixteen years old. I need to go to the bank to get some money. Let's grab a beer at the bar.

871

cotton

291

base

could

944 808

basic bat

The base of operations is in Vienna. Adjective or Adverb? Hi picked up the bat and went to hit.

534 206

count country

454

course

592

bear

215

cover

646

beat

579

cow

425

beauty

698

crease

545 98

bed been

I went to bed late last night.

805 777

create crop

143 285

before began

Preposition Help

229 810

cross crowd

257 445 550 815

begin behind believe bell

409 847 294 968

cry current cut dad

352 354

best better

510 794

dance danger

219 173 314 631

between big bird bit

410 77 843 860

dark day dead deal

I like the Seattle area. He hurt his arm playing baseball.

Art is one of the greatest things in life.

Preposition Help

I saw a bear on the trail yesterday.

Preposition Help He rang the bell to begin class.

Preposition Help Adjective or Adverb? He saw the bird fly away.

Adjective or Adverb? My first condition is that you study hard.

V is a difficult consonant to pronounce.

Australia is the only country that is also a continent. The situation is under control.

Adjective or Adverb? I'll make you a copy of the report. I enjoy eating corn. The house is on the corner. Adjective or Adverb?

My shirt is made of cotton.

This is a huge country. The English course was very difficult. Can you add another cover to the bed. Our cow produces 2 gallons of mild each day. There is no crease in my trousers. The corn crop was very good this past year. There was a huge crowd at the concert.

My dad went to school in Oregon. There is danger in everything. Each day is a new day. Adjective or Adverb? He made a great deal on his new house.

326 851 727

black block blood

982 903 461

dear death decide

Adjective or Adverb? Death is a part of life.

725

blow

750

decimal

463 979

deep degree

Calculate the decimal as well. Adjective or Adverb?

459 569

blue board

471

boat

816

depend

316

body

618

describe

785

bone

845

desert

278

book

685

design

872 267 689

born both bottom

873 437 669

determine develop dictionary

928 417 146

bought box boy

81 709 138

did die differ

912

branch

756

difficult

Adjective or Adverb?

969 720 587 493 893

bread break bright bring broad

direct discuss distant divide division

Adjective or Adverb?

319 921 495 528 955

654 546

broke brother

My brother lives in Seattle.

52 757

do doctor

489 736

brought brown

151 317

does dog

197

build

921

dollar

623 468 32 606 29 92 118

burn busy but buy by call came

242 424 324 948 96 238 938

don't done door double down draw dream

869

camp

677

dress

36 791

can capital

985 426

drink drive

753

captain

505

drop

274 933

car card

477 976

dry duck

276 279

care carry

356 49

during each

The house is one block away. You've got blood on your face. Did you cut yourself?

He wrote the answer on the board. I got on the boat and rowed away. It's important to keep your body in shape. The bone was showing after the accident. I bought a new book last weekend.

The water was so clear I could see the bottom of the lake. He opened the box. The boy ran home after school. The branch on the tree had snow on it. I eat bread every day. Adjective or Adverb?

Adjective or Adverb?

Preposition Help

Did you go to camp last summer? Venture capital is hard to come by. The captain ordered the ship return. I'd like to buy a new car. I sent the card to my aunt.

I went out ot the desert last weekend. He submitted a new design for the home.

Look up the word in the dictionary.

Adjective or Adverb? There was a major division between the partners. You can see the doctor now. My daughter really wants a dog. One dollar isn't worth much anymore.

Can you open the door? Preposition Help I had a strange dream last night. She bought a new dress yesterday.

Have you ever eaten duck?

655

case

626 565 766 140 549 730

cat catch caught cause cell cent

386 627

center century

405 793 879 181

certain chair chance change

764

character

970 852

charge chart

483

check

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The case was put back two weeks. My cat's name is Judy.

Each cell is important. It costs one cent.

Last century was extremely violent. Adjective or Adverb? The chair is made of wood. Did that happen by chance?

He has quite a kind character. The chart showed the growth of the company.

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651

ear

361 199 261 497 282 581

early earth ease east eat edge

774 547

effect egg

602 621 775 779

eight either electric element

652

else

160 983

end enemy

The end is near. Do you have an enemy?

542

energy

The world needs more and more energy.

Rank

Word

616

held

135

help

her

171

here

174

high

You need a good ear to play music well. The Earth is round.

The edge of the knife is very sharp. I'd like an egg for breakfast.

Adjective or Adverb? One element you need to consider is bandwidth.

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511

engine

301

enough

834

enter

739

equal

486

equate

915

especially

624

hill

169

even

him

939

evening

his

858

event

773

history

308

ever

780

hit

120

every

362

hold

707

exact

699

hole

260

example

162

home

713

except

595

hope

647

excite

293

horse

563

exercise

hot

Adjective or Adverb?

776

expect

487

hot

Adjective or Adverb?

925

experience

353

hour

688

experiment

187

house

222

eye

how

298

face

918

huge

449

fact

772

human

745

fair

357

hundred

407

fall

543

hunt

318

family

828

hurry

820

famous

Adjective or Adverb?

236

far

Adjective or Adverb?

523

ice

230

farm

286

idea

367

fast

Adjective or Adverb? Adjective or Adverb? Adjective or Adverb?

Adjective or Adverb?

963

fat

200

Adjective or Adverb?

787

imagine

father

958

favor

451

inch

823

fear

527

include

941

feed

768

indicate

312

feel

642

industry

275

feet

765

insect

742

fell

977

instant

530

felt

575

instrument

249

few

365

interest

419

field

870

invent

916

fig

691

iron

644

fight

415

figure

465

island

496

fill

432

final

580

job

100

find

717

join

404

fine

570

joy

641

finger

600

jump

593

finish

129

just

339

fire

221

keep

first

576

kept

287

fish

690

key

743

fit

657

kill

358

five

184

kind

694

flat

349

king

620

floor

344

knew

744

flow

know

596

flower

721

lady

406

fly

659

lake

176

170

land

216

food

499

language

466

foot

166

large

Adjective or Adverb?

for

224

last

Adjective or Adverb?

458

force

240

late

Adjective or Adverb?

552

forest

479

laugh

130

form

630

law

922

forward

382

lay

207

found

408

lead

218

four

213

learn

551

fraction

710

least

440

free

Adjective or Adverb?

321

leave

836

fresh

Adjective or Adverb?

929

led

284

friend

239

left

from

562

leg

429

front

537

length

795

fruit

374

less

457

full

Adjective or Adverb?

225

let

586

fun

Adjective or Adverb?

270

letter

484

game

878

level

Adjective or Adverb?

Preposition Help

Adjective or Adverb?

738

garden

645

lie

588

gas

248

life

880

gather

848

lift

433

gave

183

light

522

general

Adjective or Adverb?

751

gentle

Adjective or Adverb?

137

line

106

get

994

liquid

303

girl

310

list

123

give

370

listen

964

glad

113

little

577

glass

109

live

762

locate

473

gold

995

log

599

gone

561

lone

Adjective or Adverb?

121

good

long

Adjective or Adverb?

258

got

look

396

govern

735

lost

501

grand

687

lot

578

grass

662

loud

890

gray

387

love

132

great

136

low

434

green

411

machine

729

grew

108

made

364

ground

909

magnet

263

group

300

main

Adjective or Adverb?

210

grow

835

major

Adjective or Adverb?

801

guess

make

924

guide

116

man

840

gun

many

had

393

map

617

hair

268

mark

336

half

978

market

164

hand

932

mass

332

happen

951

master

594

happy

Adjective or Adverb?

913

match

231

hard

Adjective or Adverb?

516

material

has

524

matter

853

hat

may

have

122

142

mean

201

head

996

meant

292

hear

323

measure

351

heard

817

meat

506

heart

604

meet

490

heat

701

melody

509

heavy

180

men

Adjective or Adverb?

Adjective or Adverb? Adjective or Adverb?

Rank 609 672 656 233 272 670 591 444 832 441 488 731 778 887 660 389 590 464 76 375 85 194 992 566 288 706 144 141 452 265 172 87 126 668 648 989 196 802 1000 186 806 223 102 254 246 875 84 877 760 947 250 896 412 453 399 418 99 82 328 460 664

Word metal method middle might mile milk million mind mine minute miss mix modern molecule moment money month moon more morning most mother motion mount mountain mouth move much multiply music must my name nation natural nature near necessary neck need neighbor never new next night nine no noise noon nor north nose note nothing notice noun now number numeral object observe

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Rank 320 512 474 960 423 402 754 894 508 244 904 842 544 341 799 448 325 971 885 759 560 788 397 611 161 874 331 436 680 653 997 554 769 786 394 607 482 990 809 366 163 306 247 536 704 470 309 541 359 891 984 538 892 420 622 796 548 145 763 723 273

Word pose position possible post pound power practice prepare present press pretty print probable problem process produce product proper property protect prove provide pull push put quart question quick quiet quite quotient race radio rail rain raise ran range rather reach read ready real reason receive record red region remember repeat reply represent require rest result rich ride right ring rise river

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Adjective or Adverb?

986 438 2 185 973 703 269 435 726 147 14 290 23 114 251 800 863 27 338 673 965 38 124 37 88 203 901 204 498 526 262 613 953 104 859 783 345 584 993 384 674 86 531 767 388 634 532 188 342 930 107 302 414 475 827 214 158 758 897 813 193 686 980

occur ocean of off offer office often oh oil old on once one only open operate opposite or order organ original other our out over own oxygen page paint pair paper paragraph parent part particular party pass past path pattern pay people perhaps period person phrase pick picture piece pitch place plain plan plane planet plant play please plural poem point poor populate

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Adjective or Adverb?

392 337 639 283 605 935 840 115 705 818 395 241 625 47 515 895 149 637 572 748 235 134 661 209 281 926 237 837 907 949 277 676 71 715 252 974 888 198 854 838 650 740 131 755 390 152 519 612 378 615 485 966 803 50 956 999 884 334 865 881 954 327 205

road rock roll room root rope rose round row rub rule run safe said sail salt same sand sat save saw say scale school science score sea search season seat second section see seed seem segment select self sell send sense sent sentence separate serve set settle seven several shall shape share sharp she sheet shell shine ship shoe shop shore short should

Adjective or Adverb?

165

port

Rank Word 712 shout 119 show 97 side 284 sight 582 sign 635 silent 910 silver 923 similar 377 simple 346 since 369 sing 692 single 919 sister 553 sit 371 six 517 size 905 skill 696 skin 568 sky 975 slave 559 sleep 936 slip 385 slow 159 small 945 smell 697 smile 491 snow 65 so 585 soft 638 soil 798 soldier 908 solution 608 solve 34 some 658 son 322 song 315 soon 83 sound 340 south 350 space 520 speak 443 special 988 speech 671 speed 167 spell 961 spend 770 spoke 844 spot 867 spread 663 spring 535 square 202 stand 416 star 232 start 220 state 967 station 455 stay 476 stead 991 steam 920 steel

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Adjective or Adverb? Adjective or Adverb?

Adjective or Adverb?

Rank 614 25 266 311 226 480 153 128 883 790 833 54 682 492 3 253 343 716 148 280 942 347 943 728 380 403 952 700 558 373 228 826 702 711 876 355 189 819 139 695 73 629 125 401 271 43 190 44 304 946 643 518 368 127 649 603 583 400 379 413

shoulder Word third this those though thought thousand three through throw thus tie time tiny tire to together told tone too took tool top total touch toward town track trade train travel tree triangle trip trouble truck true try tube turn twenty two type under unit until up us use usual valley value vary verb very view village visit voice vowel wait

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360 693 212 681 427 289 556 234 666 598 822 450 882 814 442 781 211 540 957 857 855 175 533 914 902 718 846 557 217 784 987 295 462 679 961 529 708 467 372 447 105 313 636 430 732 998 150 640 376 862 469 91 911 10 1 53 61 60 41 66 20

step stick still stone stood stop store story straight Adjective or Adverb? strange Adjective or Adverb? stream street stretch string strong Adjective or Adverb? student study subject substance subtract success such sudden Adjective or Adverb? suffix sugar suggest suit summer sun supply support sure surface surprise swim syllable symbol system table tail take talk tall Adjective or Adverb? teach team teeth tell temperat ure ten term test than thank that Definite and Indefinite the Articles their them then there these they

259 564 154 381 439 12 807 296 90 504 57 35 737 589 431 521 156 182 39 363 33 456 42 110 610 51 243 255 94 348 761 178 514 864 574 56 937 330 555 804 571 733 567 16 752 906 792

walk wall want war warm was wash watch water wave way we wear weather week weight well went were west what wheel when where whether which while white who whole whose why wide wife wild will win wind window wing winter wire wish with woman women won't

478

wonder

299 31 103 195 63 62

wood word work world would write

573

written

889 714 722 117 839 494

wrong wrote yard year yellow yes

Adjective or Adverb?

Preposition Help

797 825 70 133

thick thin thing think

503 9 305 45

yet you young your

Adjective or Adverb?