Starter English Words (Level 1, 1,161 words)
The thousand-plus most frequent words — more than half of everyday English.
- the
- to
- and
- of
- a
- in
- be
- for
- you
- it
- that
- on
- have
- with
- not
- as
- this
- he
- at
- but
- we
- by
- from
- or
- they
- his
- my
- all
- so
- do
- will
- if
- one
- about
- your
- can
- like
- she
- there
- more
- which
- me
- what
- when
- her
- get
- up
- their
- would
- out
- who
- time
- know
- people
- no
- go
- some
- think
- other
- good
- make
- see
- them
- our
- also
- now
- new
- say
- than
- only
- him
- two
- well
- into
- could
- then
- because
- very
- first
- how
- after
- year
- want
- these
- over
- any
- work
- way
- take
- back
- most
- where
- much
- us
- right
- should
- need
- day
- may
- use
- here
- come
- really
- being
- look
- going
- many
- those
- before
- such
- too
- down
- last
- find
- life
- through
- still
- thing
- give
- man
- long
- great
- between
- off
- something
- same
- why
- three
- both
- part
- better
- place
- never
- world
- little
- show
- help
- while
- feel
- own
- company
- old
- home
- high
- another
- school
- lot
- each
- next
- number
- put
- every
- around
- mean
- end
- house
- must
- tell
- always
- change
- state
- again
- during
- under
- call
- might
- different
- love
- since
- start
- family
- big
- yes
- play
- keep
- point
- let
- week
- group
- try
- live
- money
- system
- case
- thought
- without
- set
- however
- against
- few
- country
- name
- government
- business
- away
- talk
- second
- small
- making
- kind
- problem
- read
- four
- sure
- city
- course
- today
- become
- run
- until
- night
- book
- service
- area
- important
- order
- thank
- believe
- job
- though
- person
- open
- ever
- head
- later
- early
- leave
- hand
- enough
- information
- public
- far
- ask
- child
- bad
- support
- actually
- once
- fact
- less
- anything
- face
- late
- car
- friend
- following
- woman
- hope
- side
- five
- large
- already
- hard
- line
- young
- pay
- game
- nothing
- question
- working
- yet
- report
- care
- level
- within
- move
- meet
- party
- real
- able
- room
- together
- water
- power
- least
- team
- story
- turn
- top
- local
- understand
- close
- stop
- free
- please
- often
- given
- whole
- study
- control
- idea
- market
- buy
- coming
- bring
- music
- include
- hear
- form
- someone
- everything
- almost
- taking
- possible
- reason
- full
- plan
- john
- mind
- bit
- age
- month
- social
- low
- word
- example
- probably
- office
- whether
- yeah
- program
- ago
- soon
- food
- although
- issue
- saying
- black
- general
- watch
- rather
- interest
- several
- quite
- remember
- law
- half
- win
- cause
- war
- matter
- experience
- cost
- past
- process
- maybe
- class
- history
- deal
- development
- saw
- body
- stay
- research
- light
- hold
- happen
- million
- along
- among
- result
- white
- future
- president
- term
- follow
- price
- provide
- third
- wait
- either
- health
- hour
- national
- political
- share
- member
- present
- else
- further
- girl
- human
- nice
- mother
- learn
- morning
- six
- type
- news
- town
- building
- view
- force
- short
- true
- center
- special
- community
- easy
- death
- record
- across
- seem
- test
- happy
- data
- near
- clear
- period
- moment
- major
- return
- available
- phone
- write
- account
- value
- himself
- security
- single
- father
- sometimes
- stand
- increase
- air
- rate
- behind
- main
- answer
- due
- break
- policy
- film
- cut
- court
- fall
- wrong
- position
- date
- above
- action
- front
- sense
- act
- guy
- everyone
- pretty
- send
- offer
- build
- list
- education
- especially
- strong
- design
- language
- outside
- sound
- site
- continue
- lose
- event
- current
- road
- drive
- former
- student
- land
- project
- certain
- check
- season
- field
- rest
- international
- total
- police
- chance
- model
- role
- industry
- walk
- base
- forward
- instead
- heart
- likely
- couple
- speak
- fire
- street
- hit
- space
- training
- finally
- visit
- wish
- staff
- boy
- eat
- effect
- add
- themselves
- figure
- myself
- fight
- common
- art
- similar
- perhaps
- eye
- round
- amount
- relationship
- series
- sort
- fine
- wife
- situation
- performance
- step
- door
- society
- spend
- cover
- range
- anyone
- personal
- decision
- allow
- note
- trade
- economic
- enjoy
- expect
- meeting
- consider
- vote
- usually
- picture
- evidence
- paper
- summer
- son
- quality
- final
- create
- reading
- train
- miss
- sale
- die
- upon
- product
- felt
- bank
- college
- park
- save
- source
- ground
- kill
- difficult
- private
- itself
- stage
- feeling
- sorry
- table
- practice
- department
- inside
- official
- military
- sign
- individual
- red
- letter
- technology
- player
- complete
- beautiful
- average
- minute
- club
- management
- ready
- subject
- lower
- yourself
- board
- attention
- financial
- exactly
- led
- august
- charge
- percent
- stuff
- post
- risk
- whatever
- fast
- page
- voice
- computer
- production
- lord
- difference
- choice
- movie
- director
- press
- sell
- article
- pick
- join
- listen
- attack
- foreign
- particular
- alone
- fun
- culture
- agree
- tax
- standard
- university
- website
- key
- rule
- church
- poor
- various
- kid
- energy
- begin
- review
- travel
- reach
- size
- whose
- okay
- century
- simply
- seven
- response
- bed
- grow
- star
- baby
- sit
- guess
- forget
- super
- certainly
- character
- focus
- race
- song
- election
- video
- piece
- recent
- claim
- writing
- growth
- simple
- store
- middle
- campaign
- approach
- choose
- shop
- worth
- contact
- recently
- opportunity
- addition
- ten
- south
- dead
- shall
- left
- release
- section
- material
- brother
- tomorrow
- respect
- hot
- natural
- bill
- organization
- receive
- success
- below
- loss
- blue
- carry
- central
- leader
- serious
- wall
- wear
- activity
- match
- hair
- property
- manager
- modern
- popular
- population
- particularly
- mark
- knowledge
- capital
- appear
- style
- condition
- region
- original
- drop
- opinion
- access
- eight
- hospital
- specific
- remain
- explain
- significant
- cell
- treatment
- analysis
- card
- science
- oil
- anti
- nature
- sleep
- teacher
- station
- address
- fund
- green
- conference
- effort
- dog
- thus
- deep
- sex
- statement
- stock
- therefore
- goal
- dark
- network
- wonder
- finish
- despite
- link
- potential
- contract
- huge
- career
- medical
- daily
- federal
- hotel
- investment
- require
- foot
- decide
- except
- income
- nearly
- perfect
- fit
- pressure
- box
- daughter
- officer
- ass
- image
- husband
- beginning
- cold
- version
- yesterday
- serve
- legal
- wide
- ability
- develop
- drink
- rise
- produce
- suggest
- blood
- earlier
- professional
- movement
- normal
- title
- necessary
- unit
- floor
- accept
- winning
- beyond
- draw
- mine
- positive
- lie
- notice
- fear
- sea
- benefit
- lack
- demand
- direct
- message
- author
- clean
- trust
- generally
- plant
- improve
- realize
- structure
- cool
- ahead
- nation
- rock
- previous
- degree
- throughout
- track
- wow
- anyway
- economy
- credit
- centre
- catch
- chief
- evening
- safe
- animal
- feature
- agreement
- purpose
- female
- operation
- weight
- environment
- patient
- text
- bar
- drug
- attempt
- machine
- comment
- apply
- doctor
- cross
- search
- photo
- worry
- challenge
- football
- competition
- committee
- straight
- successful
- trip
- beat
- additional
- raise
- touch
- opening
- theory
- content
- favorite
- welcome
- absolutely
- firm
- function
- fish
- disease
- sister
- concern
- truth
- trump
- worst
- bus
- entire
- weekend
- awesome
- bear
- immediately
- unless
- method
- radio
- tree
- imagine
- impact
- application
- latest
- dance
- protect
- judge
- peace
- sport
- scene
- pain
- currently
- interview
- solution
- direction
- west
- doubt
- independent
- collection
- administration
- damage
- male
- laugh
- tonight
- basic
- double
- majority
- river
- enter
- tour
- pull
- gain
- dream
- avoid
- influence
- speed
- extra
- ball
- score
- arm
- funny
- mention
- reduce
- annual
- parent
- queen
- wind
- brain
- library
- partner
- spring
- restaurant
- dinner
- mouth
- winter
- dad
- horse
- skin
- coffee
- chair
- transport
- apple
- leg
- rain
- mom
- suit
- plane
- brown
- vehicle
- boat
- wine
- kitchen
- tea
- bird
- cat
- fox
- meal
- snow
- shoulder
- bedroom
- milk
- shirt
- neck
- aircraft
- tie
- beer
- meat
- basketball
- turkey
- hat
- diet
- wing
- truck
- desk
- baseball
- bathroom
- sugar
- giant
- bike
- ear
- alcohol
- theatre
- bone
- tank
- chicken
- theater
- nose
- cabinet
- auto
- pink
- soccer
- orange
- mouse
- hip
- bread
- counter
- chest
- golf
- tennis
- breast
- coat
- cheese
- mac
- palace
- pet
- temple
- cap
- muscle
- mini
- shoe
- pizza
- hockey
- rice
- cousin
- architecture
- chocolate
- castle
- resort
- butter
- knee
- rugby
- bench
- cricket
- pen
- uncle
- jacket
- stomach
- honey
- furniture
- twin
- daddy
- juice
- throat
- tissue
- tail
- wolf
- pub
- tongue
- bull
- lip
- robin
- boot
- rocket
- toilet
- bat
- vessel
- beast
- beef
- candy
- jet
- autumn
- tooth
- creature
- garage
- lion
- spider
- nerve
- sheep
- grandfather
- mama
- pig
- grandmother
- palm
- cow
- aunt
- snake
- lightning
- duck
- potato
- bug
- flesh
- pie
- costume
- lap
- liver
- vintage
- couch
- casino
- bacon
- cattle
- classroom
- salad
- soup
- buffalo
- missile
- organ
- eagle
- cabin
- embassy
- helicopter
- valve
- deer
- ham
- babe
- grandma
- throne
- belly
- booth
- derby
- facial
- hurricane
- lemon
- lung
- shark
- bee
- cafe
- skull
- bride
- console
- elephant
- cookie
- inn
- monkey
- motorcycle
- ambulance
- laundry
- penis
- rabbit
- spam
- bolt
- chapel
- kidney
- lobby
- pork
- goat
- gut
- lamb
- liquor
- nephew
- salmon
- thumb
- vitamin
- wrist
- chin
- cottage
- drone
- puppy