The 200 Most Common Words in English

It is said that 80% of all English sentences can be formed using just the most common 200 words. You do NOT need many words to speak English well. You must learn to USE words well!

Do you know all of the words below? Can you use them? Then you are more than half way home!

  1 the

  3 of

  4 and

  5 a

  6 to

  7 in

  8 he

  9 have

  10 it

  11 that

  12 for

  13 they

  14 I

  15 with

  16 as

  17 not

  18 on

  19 she

  20 at

  21 by

  22 this

  23 we

  24 you

  25 do

  26 but

  27 from

  28 or

  29 which

  30 one

  31 would

  32 all

  33 will

  34 there

  35 say

  36 who

  37 make

  38 when

  39 can

  40 more

  41 if

  42 no

  43 man

  44 out

  45 other

  46 so

  47 what

  48 time

  49 up

  50 go

  51 about

  52 than

  53 into

  54 could

  55 state

  56 only

  57 new

  58 year

  59 some

  60 take

  61 come

  62 these

  63 know

  64 see

  65 use

  66 get

  67 like

  68 then

  69 first

  70 any

  71 work

  72 now

  73 may

  74 such

  75 give

  76 over

  77 think

  78 most

  79 even

  80 find

  81 day

  82 also

  83 after

  84 way

  85 many

  86 must

  87 look

  88 before

  89 great

  90 back

  91 through

  92 long

  93 where

  94 much

  95 should

  96 well

  97 people

  98 down

  99 own

  100 just

  101 because

  102 good

  103 each

  104 those

  105 feel

  106 seem

  107 how

  108 high

  109 too

  110 place

  111 little

  112 world

  113 very

  114 still

  115 nation

  116 hand

  117 old

  118 life

  119 tell

  120 write

  121 become

  122 here

  123 show

  124 house

  125 both

  126 between

  127 need

  128 mean

  129 call

  130 develop

  131 under

  132 last

  133 right

  134 move

  135 thing

  136 general

  137 school

  138 never

  139 same

  140 another

  141 begin

  142 while

  143 number

  144 part

  145 turn

  146 real

  147 leave

  148 might

  149 want

  150 point

  151 form

  152 off

  153 child

  154 few

  155 small

  156 since

  157 against

  158 ask

  159 late

  160 home

  161 interest

  162 large

  163 person

  164 end

  165 open

  166 public

  167 follow

  168 during

  169 present

  170 without

  171 again

  172 hold

  173 govern

  174 around

  175 possible

  176 head

  177 consider

  178 word

  179 program

  180 problem

  181 however

  182 lead

  183 system

  184 set

  185 order

  186 eye

  187 plan

  188 run

  189 keep

  190 face

  191 fact

  192 group

  193 play

  194 stand

  195 increase

  196 early

  197 course

  198 change

  199 help

  200 line

 

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