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Page 1: 1000 Most Common Words

1 the 33 what 65 so 97 side 129 just 161 put2 of 34 some 66 these 98 been 130 form 162 home3 to 35 we 67 her 99 now 131

sentence

163 read

4 and 36 can 68 long 100 find 132 great 164 hand5 a 37 out 69 make 101 any 133 think 165 port6 in 38 other 70 thing 102 new 134 say 166 large7 is 39 were 71 see 103 work 135 help 167 spell8 it 40 all 72 him 104 part 136 low 168 add9 you 41 there 73 two 105 take 137 line 169 even10 that 42 when 74 has 106 get 138 differ 170 land11 he 43 up 75 look 107 place 139 turn 171 here12 was 44 use 76 more 108 made 140 cause 172 must13 for 45 your 77 day 109 live 141 much 173 big14 on 46 how 78 could 110 where 142 mean 174 high15 are 47 said 79 go 111 after 143 before 175 such16 with 48 an 80 come 112 back 144 move 176 follow17 as 49 each 81 did 113 little 145 right 177 act18 I 50 she 82 number 114 only 146 boy 178 why19 his 51 which 83 sound 115 round 147 old 179 ask20 they 52 do 84 no 116 man 148 too 180 men21 be 53 their 85 most 117 year 149 same 181 change22 at 54 time 86 people 118 came 150 tell 182 went23 one 55 if 87 my 119 show 151 does 183 light24 have 56 will 88 over 120 every 152 set 184 kind25 this 57 way 89 know 121 good 153 three 185 off26 from 58 about 90 water 122 me 154 want 186 need27 or 59 many 91 than 123 give 155 air 187 house28 had 60 then 92 call 124 our 156 well 188 picture29 by 61 them 93 first 125 under 157 also 189 try30 hot 62 write 94 who 126 name 158 play 190 us31 word 63 would 95 may 127 very 159 small 191 again32 but 64 like 96 down 128 through 160 end 192 animal

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193 point 225 let 257 begin 289 stop 321 leave 353 hour194 mother 226 thought 258 got 290 once 322 song 354 better195 world 227 city 259 walk 291 base 323 measure 355 true196 near 228 tree 260 example 292 hear 324 door 356 during197 build 229 cross 261 ease 293 horse 325 product 357 hundred198 self 230 farm 262 paper 294 cut 326 black 358 five199 earth 231 hard 263 group 295 sure 327 short 359 remember200 father 232 start 264 always 296 watch 328 numeral 360 step201 head 233 might 265 music 297 colour 329 class 361 early202 stand 234 story 266 those 298 face 330 wind 362 hold203 own 235 saw 267 both 299 wood 331 question 363 west204 page 236 far 268 mark 300 main 332 happen 364 ground205 should 237 sea 269 often 301 enough 333 complete 365 interest206 country 238 draw 270 letter 302 plain 334 ship 366 reach207 found 239 left 271 until 303 girl 335 area 367 fast208 answer 240 late 272 mile 304 usual 336 half 368 verb209 school 241 run 273 river 305 young 337 rock 369 sing210 grow 242 don't 274 car 306 ready 338 order 370 listen211 study 243 while 275 feet 307 above 339 fire 371 six212 still 244 press 276 care 308 ever 340 south 372 table213 learn 245 close 277 second 309 red 341 problem 373 travel214 plant 246 night 278 book 310 list 342 piece 374 less215 cover 247 real 279 carry 311 though 343 told 375 morning216 food 248 life 280 took 312 feel 344 knew 376 ten217 sun 249 few 281 science 313 talk 345 pass 377 simple218 four 250 north 282 eat 314 bird 346 since 378 several219 between 251 open 283 room 315 soon 347 top 379 vowel220 state 252 seem 284 friend 316 body 348 whole 380 toward221 keep 253 together 285 began 317 dog 349 king 381 war222 eye 254 next 286 idea 318 family 350 space 382 lay223 never 255 white 287 fish 319 direct 351 heard 383 against224 last 256 children 288 mountain 320 pose 352 best 384 pattern

385 slow 417 box 449 fact 481 ago 513 arm

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386 centre 418 noun 450 street 482 ran 514 wide387 love 419 field 451 inch 483 check 515 sail388 person 420 rest 452 multiply 484 game 516 material389 money 421 correct 453 nothing 485 shape 517 size390 serve 422 able 454 course 486 equate 518 vary391 appear 423 pound 455 stay 487 hot 519 settle392 road 424 done 456 wheel 488 miss 520 speak393 map 425 beauty 457 full 489 brought 521 weight394 rain 426 drive 458 force 490 heat 522 general395 rule 427 stood 459 blue 491 snow 523 ice396 govern 428 contain 460 object 492 tire 524 matter397 pull 429 front 461 decide 493 bring 525 circle398 cold 430 teach 462 surface 494 yes 526 pair399 notice 431 week 463 deep 495 distant 527 include400 voice 432 final 464 moon 496 fill 528 divide401 unit 433 gave 465 island 497 east 529 syllable402 power 434 green 466 foot 498 paint 530 felt403 town 435 oh 467 system 499 language 531 perhaps404 fine 436 quick 468 busy 500 among 532 pick405 certain 437 develop 469 test 501 grand 533 sudden406 fly 438 ocean 470 record 502 ball 534 count407 fall 439 warm 471 boat 503 yet 535 square408 lead 440 free 472 common 504 wave 536 reason409 cry 441 minute 473 gold 505 drop 537 length410 dark 442 strong 474 possible 506 heart 538 represent411 machine 443 special 475 plane 507 am 539 art412 note 444 mind 476 stead 508 present 540 subject413 wait 445 behind 477 dry 509 heavy 541 region414 plan 446 clear 478 wonder 510 dance 542 energy415 figure 447 tail 479 laugh 511 engine 543 hunt416 star 448 produce 480 thousand 512 position 544 probable385 slow 417 box 449 fact 481 ago 513 arm386 centre 418 noun 450 street 482 ran 514 wide387 love 419 field 451 inch 483 check 515 sail388 person 420 rest 452 multiply 484 game 516 material389 money 421 correct 453 nothing 485 shape 517 size

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390 serve 422 able 454 course 486 equate 518 vary391 appear 423 pound 455 stay 487 hot 519 settle392 road 424 done 456 wheel 488 miss 520 speak393 map 425 beauty 457 full 489 brought 521 weight394 rain 426 drive 458 force 490 heat 522 general395 rule 427 stood 459 blue 491 snow 523 ice396 govern 428 contain 460 object 492 tire 524 matter397 pull 429 front 461 decide 493 bring 525 circle398 cold 430 teach 462 surface 494 yes 526 pair399 notice 431 week 463 deep 495 distant 527 include400 voice 432 final 464 moon 496 fill 528 divide401 unit 433 gave 465 island 497 east 529 syllable402 power 434 green 466 foot 498 paint 530 felt403 town 435 oh 467 system 499 language 531 perhaps404 fine 436 quick 468 busy 500 among 532 pick405 certain 437 develop 469 test 501 grand 533 sudden406 fly 438 ocean 470 record 502 ball 534 count407 fall 439 warm 471 boat 503 yet 535 square408 lead 440 free 472 common 504 wave 536 reason409 cry 441 minute 473 gold 505 drop 537 length410 dark 442 strong 474 possible 506 heart 538 represent411 machine 443 special 475 plane 507 am 539 art412 note 444 mind 476 stead 508 present 540 subject413 wait 445 behind 477 dry 509 heavy 541 region414 plan 446 clear 478 wonder 510 dance 542 energy415 figure 447 tail 479 laugh 511 engine 543 hunt416 star 448 produce 480 thousand 512 position 544 probable

545 bed 577 glass 609 metal 641 finger 673 organ546 brother 578 grass 610 whether 642 industry 674 pay547 egg 579 cow 611 push 643 value 675 age548 ride 580 job 612 seven 644 fight 676 section549 cell 581 edge 613 paragraph 645 lie 677 dress550 believe 582 sign 614 third 646 beat 678 cloud

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551 fraction 583 visit 615 shall 647 excite 679 surprise552 forest 584 past 616 held 648 natural 680 quiet553 sit 585 soft 617 hair 649 view 681 stone554 race 586 fun 618 describe 650 sense 682 tiny555 window 587 bright 619 cook 651 ear 683 climb556 store 588 gas 620 floor 652 else 684 cool557 summer 589 weather 621 either 653 quite 685 design558 train 590 month 622 result 654 broke 686 poor559 sleep 591 million 623 burn 655 case 687 lot560 prove 592 bear 624 hill 656 middle 688 experiment561 lone 593 finish 625 safe 657 kill 689 bottom562 leg 594 happy 626 cat 658 son 690 key563 exercise 595 hope 627 century 659 lake 691 iron564 wall 596 flower 628 consider 660 moment 692 single565 catch 597 clothe 629 type 661 scale 693 stick566 mount 598 strange 630 law 662 loud 694 flat567 wish 599 gone 631 bit 663 spring 695 twenty568 sky 600 jump 632 coast 664 observe 696 skin569 board 601 baby 633 copy 665 child 697 smile570 joy 602 eight 634 phrase 666 straight 698 crease571 winter 603 village 635 silent 667 consonant 699 hole572 sat 604 meet 636 tall 668 nation 700 trade573 written 605 root 637 sand 669 dictionary 701 melody574 wild 606 buy 638 soil 670 milk 702 trip575 instrument 607 raise 639 roll 671 speed 703 office576 kept 608 solve 640 temperature 672 method 704 receive

705 row 737 wear 769 radio 801 guess 833 tie706 mouth 738 garden 770 spoke 802 necessary 834 enter707 exact 739 equal 771 atom 803 sharp 835 major708 symbol 740 sent 772 human 804 wing 836 fresh709 die 741 choose 773 history 805 create 837 search710 least 742 fell 774 effect 806 neighbour 838 send711 trouble 743 fit 775 electric 807 wash 839 yellow712 shout 744 flow 776 expect 808 bat 840 gun

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713 except 745 fair 777 crop 809 rather 841 allow714 wrote 746 bank 778 modern 810 crowd 842 print715 seed 747 collect 779 element 811 corn 843 dead716 tone 748 save 780 hit 812 compare 844 spot717 join 749 control 781 student 813 poem 845 desert718 suggest 750 decimal 782 corner 814 string 846 suit719 clean 751 gentle 783 party 815 bell 847 current720 break 752 woman 784 supply 816 depend 848 lift721 lady 753 captain 785 bone 817 meat 840 rose722 yard 754 practice 786 rail 818 rub 850 continue723 rise 755 separate 787 imagine 819 tube 851 block724 bad 756 difficult 788 provide 820 famous 852 chart725 blow 757 doctor 789 agree 921 dollar 853 hat726 oil 758 please 790 thus 822 stream 854 sell727 blood 759 protect 791 capital 823 fear 855 success728 touch 760 noon 792 won't 284 sight 856 company729 grew 761 whose 793 chair 825 thin 857 subtract730 cent 762 locate 794 danger 826 triangle 858 event731 mix 763 ring 795 fruit 827 planet 859 particular732 team 764 character 796 rich 828 hurry 860 deal733 wire 765 insect 797 thick 829 chief 961 swim734 cost 766 caught 798 soldier 930 colony 862 term735 lost 767 period 799 process 831 clock 863 opposite736 brown 768 indicate 800 operate 832 mine 864 wife

865 shoe 897 plural 929 led 961 spend 993 path866 shoulder 898 anger 930 pitch 962 chord 994 liquid867 spread 899 claim 931 coat 963 fat 995 log868 arrange 900 continent 932 mass 964 glad 996 meant869 camp 901 oxygen 933 card 965 original 997 quotient870 invent 902 sugar 934 band 966 share 998 teeth871 cotton 903 death 935 rope 967 station 999 shell872 born 904 pretty 936 slip 968 dad 1000 neck

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873 determine 905 skill 937 win 969 bread874 quart 906 women 938 dream 970 charge875 nine 907 season 939 evening 971 proper876 truck 908 solution 940 condition 972 bar877 noise 909 magnet 941 feed 973 offer878 level 910 silver 942 tool 974 segment879 chance 911 thank 943 ]total 975 slave880 gather 912 branch 944 basic 976 duck881 shop 913 match 945 smell 977 instant882 stretch 914 suffix 946 valley 978 market883 throw 915 especially 947 nor 979 degree884 shine 916 fig 948 double 980 populate885 property 917 afraid 949 seat 981 chick886 column 918 huge 950 arrive 982 dear887 molecule 919 sister 951 master 983 enemy888 select 920 steel 952 track 984 reply889 wrong 921 discuss 953 parent 985 drink890 grey 922 forward 954 shore 986 occur891 repeat 923 similar 955 division 987 support892 require 924 guide 956 sheet 988 speech893 broad 925 experience 957 substance 989 nature894 prepare 926 score 958 favour 990 range895 salt 927 apple 959 connect 991 steam896 nose 928 bought 960 post 992 motion

 the act or process of questioning  get money through working one who breaks into a building and

steals  condition of being poor

 to strike or hit gently  false idea, dream

 qualifications or background  without companionship

 a set of English letters  ability, talent

 empty, without any marks  person who buys things

 a brief look; an indication  woman whose husband has died

 to discover the existence of something  don't pay attention

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 having a bumpy surface; not smooth  give help, support or confidence

 to make someone scared or afraid possess to spring or leap like a ball  perceive thorough the senses, see

 distinguished, excellent  choice, selection, option

 to talk on an on without saying much  pertaining to a specific job

 ability to handle difficult situations well  person who comes into a country to live

 a device that sound a warning  go up, get higher feeling of sympathy towards another

person taking part, getting involved in a group

activity

 to accuse someone or wrongdoing  not related or applicable

 a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill  person who give service without pay

 to get in the way; prevent someone from doing a task

treating people unfairly because of differences in race, gender, etc.

 covering a large area  useful and realistic1 alarm 11 finesse 21 alternative 31 observe2 alphabet 12 frighten 22 consumer 32 own3 blank 13 glimpse 23 discrimination 33 earn4 blame 14 inquiry 24 participation 34 poverty5 bounce 15 interfere 25 encourage 35 practical6 burglar 16 outstanding 26 ignore 36 rise7 compassion 17 rough 27 illusion 37 skill8 credentials 18 ramble 28 immigrant 38 vocational9 detect 19 tap 29 irrelevant 39 volunteer10 expert 20 widespread 30 lonely 40 widow

very important, necessary  failing to give proper care or attention have a good opinion of; respect and

like  desire to know; inquisitive interest

 show in the form of a picture  young, immature, youthful

 the place where someone is going  lawful, conforming to accepted standards

 presenting only the facts  forced removal from one's country

 reflecting emotions and opinions  an occurrence or even; happening

 made of lines and circles  payment for service, loss or expense

 pleasant to look at; beautiful  one who tries to escape, runaway

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 instrument for seeing distant objects  feeling of uneasiness, doubt or fear

 a small package  causing death very small; tiny  not drunk; serious

 some thing that seems real but isn't  admit to wrongdoing person who designs buildings and

houses  each, individually

 move from one place to another  lousy, miserable, or worthless

 formal actions to mark an important religious or social event

 something which takes the place of something else

 excessive bleeding  lacking energy or spirit

 idea that is believed to be true but have not yet been proven

 branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders

 to pay respect to God or religious things  create by combining various ingredients

 an object that one shoots at  something used to reduce pain

 study of the stars  associate as a member

1 admire 11 migrate 21 affiliate 31 fatal2 architect 12 miniature 22 analgesic 32 fugitive3 attractive 13 packet 23 haemorrhage 33 apiece4 astronomy 14 objective 24 compensation 34 incident5 ceremony 15 subjective 25 concoct 35 juvenile6 destination 16 substitution 26 confess 36 negligent7 depict 17 target 27 curiosity 37 legitimate8 essential 18 telescope 28 crummy 38 listless9 geometric 19 theory 29 exile 39 psychiatry10 illusion 20 worship 30 sober 40 qualm

 noise usually followed by a flash of lightning

 a hole or crack which allows water to pass thorough

 an absorbent material used for washing

 an arch containing the colours of the spectrum

 to make the quality of something worse  to lay or bend something over upon itself

 a grainy type of soil found on beaches  to cover with paper, cloth, or plastic a substance painted on wood to make

it glossy to be under obligation or indebted to

someone formed when two ropes are tied

together to compress; press closely, usually for

extracting juice unit of weight, one-sixteenth of a

pound  a small, furry mammal which flies at night

 instrument used in chopping wood  to move food or drinks down the throat

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 a set of twelve  a device upon which clothing is hung the flat, cutting edge of a knife or tool  to reduce from a solid to a liquid by heat open the mouth in an expression of

sleepiness to immerse or drench in water or other

liquid a thief, criminal, swindle  to cook in an oven

 a narrow strip of cloth used for decoration

 an instrument used for measuring temperature

 a large thin cloth which can be spread on a bed  wood which has been sawed into boards

 a bar which is used for support when climbing stairs

 part of a machine which is connected to an electrical source

 a fold of skin which covers the eyeball  material from the bark of a tree, used as toppers for  wine bottles

 to allow something to fall or run out of a vessel or container

 a structure made of wires or bars for confining animals

 to cut and grind with the teeth  a fallen tree trunk or bulky piece of timber a precious stone of bright green

colour  to move back and forth, sway

 to cleanse with water after washing with soap

 a large round container used for holding great amounts of liquid

1 axe 11 lumber 21 bake 31 sand2 blade 12 ounce 22 barrel 32 sheet3 cage 13 plug 23 bat 33 soak4 cork 14 railing 24 chew 34 spill5 crook 15 rainbow 25 fold 35 spoil6 dozen 16 ribbon 26 hanger 36 squeeze7 eyelid 17 sponge 27 log 37 swallow8 emerald 18 melt 28 thermometer 38 swing9 knot 19 thunder 29 owe 39 wrap10 leak 20 varnish 30 rinse 40 yawn

 path, road, way  something you can buy cheaply

fighter  use wrongly, use too much of

 person who is not brave  postpone or delay payment until the bill comes

 develop slowly  put money into a bank account

 fall down  the nature or character of a person

 poor, simple farmer  a person who works at a bank window terrible hunger  compulsive worker

 complete commercial control  very interested or excited about something

 very valuable  impossible to explain reasonably

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 large building for storage  call for energetic work or action

resident  joining together of people or things

 get closer  everywhere in the country

 group of ships  money people make from business

huge  a fad that lasts for a long time

defeat  to tell, give the facts

 top of the mountain  informal language

 cruel, harsh  stop something from happening

 wild, unsettled area  take money out of the bank

growth  electric power outrage

unbelievable  to get in touch with; get together to talk with

1 approach 11 peak 21 bargain 31 nationwide2 collapse 12 peasant 22 blackout 32 personality3 conquer 13 priceless 23 challenge 33 prevent4 coward 14 route 24 charge 34 profit5 evolve 15 severe 25 combination 35 slang6 expansion 16 starvation 26 contact 36 teller7 fleet 17 vast 27 deposit 37 trend8 incredible 18 warehouse 28 enthusiastic 38 waste9 inhabitant 19 warrior 29 inform 39 withdraw10 monopoly 20 wilderness 30 irrational 40 workaholic