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! Have fun reading them! 1 the 51 about 101 because 151 form 2 of 52 than 102 good 152 off 3 and 53 into 103 each 153 child 4 a 54 could 104 those 154 few 5 to 55 state 105 feel 155 small 6 in 56 only 106 seem 156 since 7 is 57 new 107 how 157 against 8 he 58 year 108 high 158 ask 9 have 59 some 109 too 159 late 10 it 60 take 110 place 160 home 11 that 61 come 111 little 161 interest 12 for 62 these 112 world 162 large 13 they 63 know 113 very 163 person 14 I 64 see 114 still 164 end 15 with 65 use 115 nation 165 open 16 as 66 get 116 hand 166 public 17 not 67 like 117 old 167 follow 18 on 68 then 118 life 168 during 19 she 69 first 119 tell 169 present 20 at 70 any 120 write 170 without 21 by 71 work 121 become 171 again 22 this 72 now 122 here 172 hold 23 we 73 may 123 show 173 govern 24 you 74 such 124 house 174 around 25 do 75 give 125 both 175 possible 26 but 76 over 126 between 176 head 27 from 77 think 127 need 177 consider 28 or 78 most 128 mean 178 word 29 which 79 even 129 call 179 program 30 one 80 find 130 develop 180 problem 31 would 81 day 131 under 181 however 32 all 82 also 132 last 182 lead 33 will 83 after 133 right 183 system 34 there 84 way 134 move 184 set 35 say 85 many 135 thing 185 order 36 who 86 must 136 general 186 eye 37 make 87 look 137 school 187 plan

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

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

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

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