http : / / simple . wikipedia . org / wiki / Wikipedia : List _ of _ 1000 _ basic _ words ▶ A a , about , above , across , act , active , activity , add , afraid , after , again , age , ago , agree , air , all , alone , along , already , always , am , amount , an , and , angry , another , answer , any , anyone , anything , anytime , appear , apple , are , area , arm , army , around , arrive , art , as , ask , at , attack , aunt , autumn , away . ▶ B baby , base , back , bad , bag , ball , bank , basket , bath , be , bean , bear , beautiful , beer , bed , bedroom , behave , before , begin , behind , bell , below , besides , best , better , between , big , bird , birth , birthday , bit , bite , black , bleed , block , blood , blow , blue , board , boat , body , boil , bone , book , border , born , borrow , both , bottle , bottom , bowl , box , boy , branch , brave , bread , break , breakfast , breathe , bridge , bright , bring , brother , brown , brush , build , burn , business , bus , busy , but , buy , by . ▶ C cake , call , can , candle , cap , car , card , care , careful , careless , carry , case , cat , catch , central , century , certain , chair , chance , change , chase , cheap , cheese , chicken , child , children , chocolate , choice , choose , circle , city , class , clever , clean , clear , climb , clock , cloth , clothes , cloud , cloudy , close , coffee , coat , coin , cold , collect , colour , comb , comfortable , common , compare , come , complete , computer , condition , continue , control , cook , cool , copper , corn , corner , correct , cost , contain , count , country , course , cover , crash , cross , cry , cup , cupboard , cut . ▶ D dance , dangerous , dark , daughter , day , dead , decide , decrease , deep , deer , depend , desk , destroy , develop , die , different , difficult , dinner , direction , dirty , discover , dish , direction , do , dog , door , double , down , draw , dream , dress , drink , drive , drop , dry , duck , dust , duty . ▶ E each , ear , early , earn , earth , east , easy , eat , education , effect , egg , eight , either , electric , elephant , else , empty , end , enemy , enjoy , enough , enter , equal , entrance , escape , even , evening , event , ever , every , everyone , exact , everybody , examination , example , except , excited , exercise , expect , expensive , explain , extremely , eye . ▶ F face , fact , fail , fall , false , family , famous , far , farm , father , fast , fat , fault , fear , feed , feel , female , fever , few , fight , fill , film , find , fine , finger , finish , fire , first , fit , five , fix , flag , flat , float , floor , flour , flower , fly , fold , food , fool , foot , football , for , force , foreign , forest , forget , forgive , fork , form , fox , four , free , freedom , freeze , fresh , friend , friendly , from , front , fruit , full , fun , funny , furniture , further , future . ▶ G game , garden , gate , general , gentleman , get , gift , give , glad , glass , go , goat , god , gold , good , goodbye , grandfather , grandmother , grass , grave , great , green , grey , ground , group , grow , gun . ▶ H hair , half , hall , hammer , hand , happen , happy , hard , hat , hate , have , he , head , healthy , hear , heavy , hello , help , heart , heaven , height , help , hen , her , here , hers , hide , high , hill , him , his , hit , hobby , hold , hole , holiday , home , hope , horse , hospital , hot , hotel , house , how , hundred , hungry , hour , hurry , husband , hurt . ▶ I I , ice , idea , if , important , in , increase , inside , into , introduce , invent , iron , invite , is , island , it , its . ▶ J jelly , job , join , juice , jump , just . ▶ K keep , key , kill , kind , king , kitchen , knee , knife , knock , know . ▶ L ladder , lady , lamp , land , large , last , late , lately , laugh , lazy , lead , leaf , learn , leave , leg , left , lend , length , less , lesson , let , letter , library , lie , life , light , like , lion , lip , list , listen , little , live , lock , lonely , long , look , lose , lot , love , low , lower , luck . ▶ M machine , main , make , male , man , many , map , mark , market , marry , matter , may , me , meal , mean , measure , meat , medicine , meet , member , mention , method , middle , milk , million , mind , minute , miss , mistake , mix , model , modern , moment , money , monkey , month , moon , more , morning , most , mother , mountain , mouth , move , much , music , must , my . ▶ N name , narrow , nation , nature , near , nearly , neck , need , needle , neighbour , neither , net , never , new , news , newspaper , next , nice , night , nine , no , noble , noise , none , nor , north , nose , not , nothing , notice , now , number . ▶ O obey , object , ocean , of , off , offer , office , often , oil , old , on , one , only , open , opposite , or , orange , order , other , our , out , outside , over , own . ▶ P page , pain , paint , pair , pan , paper , parent , park , part , partner , party , pass , past , path , pay , peace , pen , pencil , people , pepper , per , perfect , period , person , petrol , photograph , piano , pick , picture , piece , pig , pin , pink , place , plane , plant , plastic , plate , play , please , pleased , plenty , pocket , point , poison , police , polite , pool , poor , popular , position , possible , potato , pour , power , present , press , pretty , prevent , price , prince , prison , private , prize , probably , problem , produce , promise , proper , protect , provide , public , pull , punish , pupil , wikt : push , put . ▶ Q queen , question , quick , quiet , quite . ▶ R radio , rain , rainy , raise , reach , read , ready , real , really , receive , record , red , remember , remind , remove , rent , repair , repeat , reply , report , rest , restaurant , result , return , rice , rich , ride , right , ring , rise , road , rob , rock , room , round , rubber , rude , rule , ruler , run , rush . ▶ S sad , safe , sail , salt , same , sand , save , say , school , science , scissors , search , seat , second , see , seem , sell send , sentence , serve , seven , several , sex , shade , shadow , shake , shape , share , sharp , she , sheep , sheet , shelf , shine , ship , shirt , shoe , shoot , shop , short , should , shoulder , shout , show , sick , side , signal , silence , silly , silver , similar , simple , single , since , sing , sink , sister , sit , six , size , skill , skin , skirt , sky , sleep , slip , slow , smoke , small , smell , smile , smoke , snow , so , soap , sock , soft , some , someone , something , sometimes , son , soon , sorry , sound , soup , south , space , speak , special , speed , spell , spend , spoon , sport , spread , spring , square , stamp , stand , star , start , station , stay , steal , steam , step , still , stomach , stone , stop , store , storm , story , strange , street , strong , structure , student , study , stupid , subject , substance , successful , such , sudden , sugar , suitable , summer , sun , sunny , support , sure , surprise , sweet , swim , sword . ▶ T table , take , talk , tall , taste , taxi , tea , teach , team , tear , telephone , television , tell , ten , tennis , terrible , test , than , that , the , their , then , there , therefore , these , thick , thin , thing , think , third , this , though , threat , three , tidy , tie , title , to , today , toe , together , tomorrow , tonight , too , tool , tooth , top , total , touch , town , train , tram , travel , tree , trouble , true , trust , twice , try , turn , type . ▶ U uncle , under , understand , unit , until , up , use , useful , usual , usually . ▶ V vegetable , very , village , voice , visit . ▶ W wait , wake , walk , want , warm , wash , waste , watch , water , way , we , weak , wear , weather , wedding , week , weight , welcome , well , west , wet , what , wheel , when , where , which , while , white , who , why , wide , wife , wild , will , win , wind , window , wine , winter , wire , wise , wish , with , without , woman , wonder , word , work , world , worry , worry , yesterday , yet , you , young , your . ▶ Z zero .