Most used english word meaning

Fortunately, you don’t have to learn them all to become fluent in English. Americans use around 2500 – 3000 of the most common words in their daily lives. If you know these 3000 most common words, you can understand at least 95% of all conversations, e-mails, newspapers, and books.

Sounds great! But what is the most effective way to learn these words?

Focus on example sentences when learning vocabulary. Here’s why?

When it comes to learning English vocabulary, the most important thing
you need to focus on are
example sentences because they help you to improve all your English skills — including vocabulary, listening, speaking, and writing.

If you want to speak English fluently, learn with your ears, not with your eyes

Learning English can be broken down into two parts: input and output.  Input consists of reading and listening while output consists of writing and speaking. The more input you get, the more output you can produce. It’s that simple.

Here’s the little secret you probably don’t know yet:

Repetition is the secret to English fluency

If you want to quickly achieve fluency level — to speak English easily, fluently and automatically, you’ll need to do one more thing:

Learn deeply through lots of repetition. 

It means that you will need to listen to every example sentence many, many times, until you MASTER it. Don’t listen just one time or a few times. It’s not enough. You will forget it very soon.

You may know how to use a word to make a correct sentence, but here’s the thing: Can you use it quickly, easily, and automatically? 

If the answer is no, you need to repeat more. You must listen to that example sentence again and again. 

Don’t ignore this simple secret. This is how you will achieve automatically fast speaking.

FREE English Lessons — 3000 Most Frequently Used Words in English

In the following section, you will find around 3000 free lessons for the 3000 most commonly used words in English. Each lesson consists of the definition (meaning) of the word, the audio pronunciation, and many example sentences with high-quality audio.

Listen to (and repeat) each lesson many times — and watch how fast your English speaking improves!

Enjoy the lessons!

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Studies that estimate and rank the most common words in English examine texts written in English. Perhaps the most comprehensive such analysis is one that was conducted against the Oxford English Corpus (OEC), a massive text corpus that is written in the English language.

In total, the texts in the Oxford English Corpus contain more than 2 billion words.^[1] The OEC includes a wide variety of writing samples, such as literary works, novels, academic journals, newspapers, magazines, Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, blogs, chat logs, and emails.^[2]

Another English corpus that has been used to study word frequency is the Brown Corpus, which was compiled by researchers at Brown University in the 1960s. The researchers published their analysis of the Brown Corpus in 1967. Their findings were similar, but not identical, to the findings of the OEC analysis.

According to The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, the first 25 words in the OEC make up about one-third of all printed material in English, and the first 100 words make up about half of all written English.^[3] According to a study cited by Robert McCrum in The Story of English, all of the first hundred of the most common words in English are of Old English origin,^[4] except for «people», ultimately from Latin «populus», and «because», in part from Latin «causa».

Some lists of common words distinguish between word forms, while others rank all forms of a word as a single lexeme (the form of the word as it would appear in a dictionary). For example, the lexeme be (as in to be) comprises all its conjugations (is, was, am, are, were, etc.), and contractions of those conjugations.^[5] These top 100 lemmas listed below account for 50% of all the words in the Oxford English Corpus.^[1]

100 most common words

A list of 100 words that occur most frequently in written English is given below, based on an analysis of the Oxford English Corpus (a collection of texts in the English language, comprising over 2 billion words).^[1] A part of speech is provided for most of the words, but part-of-speech categories vary between analyses, and not all possibilities are listed. For example, «I» may be a pronoun or a Roman numeral; «to» may be a preposition or an infinitive marker; «time» may be a noun or a verb. Also, a single spelling can represent more than one root word. For example, «singer» may be a form of either «sing» or «singe». Different corpora may treat such difference differently.

The number of distinct senses that are listed in Wiktionary is shown in the polysemy column. For example, «out» can refer to an escape, a removal from play in baseball, or any of 36 other concepts. On average, each word in the list has 15.38 senses. The sense count does not include the use of terms in phrasal verbs such as «put out» (as in «inconvenienced») and other multiword expressions such as the interjection «get out!», where the word «out» does not have an individual meaning.^[6] As an example, «out» occurs in at least 560 phrasal verbs^[7] and appears in nearly 1700 multiword expressions.^[8]

The table also includes frequencies from other corpora. Note that as well as usage differences, lemmatisation may differ from corpus to corpus – for example splitting the prepositional use of «to» from the use as a particle. Also the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) list includes dispersion as well as frequency to calculate rank.

Word	Parts of speech	OEC rank	COCA rank[9]	Dolch level	Polysemy
the	Article	1	1	Pre-primer	12
be	Verb	2	2	Primer	21
to	Preposition	3	7, 9	Pre-primer	17
of	Preposition	4	4	Grade 1	12
and	Conjunction	5	3	Pre-primer	16
a	Article	6	5	Pre-primer	20
in	Preposition	7	6, 128, 3038	Pre-primer	23
that	Conjunction et al.	8	12, 27, 903	Primer	17
have	Verb	9	8	Primer	25
I	Pronoun	10	11	Pre-primer	7
it	Pronoun	11	10	Pre-primer	18
for	Preposition	12	13, 2339	Pre-primer	19
not	Adverb et al.	13	28, 2929	Pre-primer	5
on	Preposition	14	17, 155	Primer	43
with	Preposition	15	16	Primer	11
he	Pronoun	16	15	Primer	7
as	Adverb, conjunction, et al.	17	33, 49, 129	Grade 1	17
you	Pronoun	18	14	Pre-primer	9
do	Verb, noun	19	18	Primer	38
at	Preposition	20	22	Primer	14
this	Determiner, adverb, noun	21	20, 4665	Primer	9
but	Preposition, adverb, conjunction	22	23, 1715	Primer	17
his	Possessive pronoun	23	25, 1887	Grade 1	6
by	Preposition	24	30, 1190	Grade 1	19
from	Preposition	25	26	Grade 1	4
they	Pronoun	26	21	Primer	6
we	Pronoun	27	24	Pre-primer	6
say	Verb et al.	28	19	Primer	17
her	Possessive pronoun	29, 106	42	Grade 1	3
she	Pronoun	30	31	Primer	7
or	Conjunction	31	32	Grade 2	11
an	Article	32	(a)	Grade 1	6
will	Verb, noun	33	48, 1506	Primer	16
my	Possessive pronoun	34	44	Pre-primer	5
one	Noun, adjective, et al.	35	51, 104, 839	Pre-primer	24
all	Adjective	36	43, 222	Primer	15
would	Verb	37	41	Grade 2	13
there	Adverb, pronoun, et al.	38	53, 116	Primer	14
their	Possessive pronoun	39	36	Grade 2	2
what	Pronoun, adverb, et al.	40	34	Primer	19
so	Conjunction, adverb, et al.	41	55, 196	Primer	18
up	Adverb, preposition, et al.	42	50, 456	Pre-primer	50
out	Preposition	43	64, 149	Primer	38
if	Conjunction	44	40	Grade 3	9
about	Preposition, adverb, et al.	45	46, 179	Grade 3	18
who	Pronoun, noun	46	38	Primer	5
get	Verb	47	39	Primer	37
which	Pronoun	48	58	Grade 2	7
go	Verb, noun	49	35	Pre-primer	54
me	Pronoun	50	61	Pre-primer	10
when	Adverb	51	57, 136	Grade 1	11
make	Verb, noun	52	45	Grade 2 [as «made»]	48
can	Verb, noun	53	37, 2973	Pre-primer	18
like	Preposition, verb	54	74, 208, 1123, 1684, 2702	Primer	26
time	Noun	55	52	Dolch list of 95 nouns	14
no	Determiner, adverb	56	93, 699, 916, 1111, 4555	Primer	10
just	Adjective	57	66, 1823		14
him	Pronoun	58	68		5
know	Verb, noun	59	47		13
take	Verb, noun	60	63		66
people	Noun	61	62		9
into	Preposition	62	65		10
year	Noun	63	54		7
your	Possessive pronoun	64	69		4
good	Adjective	65	110, 2280		32
some	Determiner, pronoun	66	60		10
could	Verb	67	71		6
them	Pronoun	68	59		3
see	Verb	69	67		25
other	Adjective, pronoun	70	75, 715, 2355		12
than	Conjunction, preposition	71	73, 712		4
then	Adverb	72	77		10
now	Preposition	73	72, 1906		13
look	Verb	74	85, 604		17
only	Adverb	75	101, 329		11
come	Verb	76	70		20
its	Possessive pronoun	77	78		2
over	Preposition	78	124, 182		19
think	Verb	79	56		10
also	Adverb	80	87		2
back	Noun, adverb	81	108, 323, 1877		36
after	Preposition	82	120, 260		14
use	Verb, noun	83	92, 429		17
two	Noun	84	80		6
how	Adverb	85	76		11
our	Possessive pronoun	86	79		3
work	Verb, noun	87	117, 199		28
first	Adjective	88	86, 2064		10
well	Adverb	89	100, 644		30
way	Noun, adverb	90	84, 4090		16
even	Adjective	91	107, 484		23
new	Adjective et al.	92	88		18
want	Verb	93	83		10
because	Conjunction	94	89, 509		7
any	Pronoun	95	109, 4720		4
these	Pronoun	96	82		2
give	Verb	97	98		19
day	Noun	98	90		9
most	Adverb	99	144, 187		12
us	Pronoun	100	113		6

Parts of speech

The following is a very similar list, subdivided by part of speech.^[1] The list labeled «Others» includes pronouns, possessives, articles, modal verbs, adverbs, and conjunctions.

Rank	Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Prepositions	Others
1	time	be	good	to	the
2	person	have	new	of	and
3	year	do	first	in	a
4	way	say	last	for	that
5	day	get	long	on	I
6	thing	make	great	with	it
7	man	go	little	at	not
8	world	know	own	by	he
9	life	take	other	from	as
10	hand	see	old	up	you
11	part	come	right	about	this
12	child	think	big	into	but
13	eye	look	high	over	his
14	woman	want	different	after	they
15	place	give	small		her
16	work	use	large		she
17	week	find	next		or
18	case	tell	early		an
19	point	ask	young		will
20	government	work	important		my
21	company	seem	few		one
22	number	feel	public		all
23	group	try	bad		would
24	problem	leave	same		there
25	fact	call	able		their

See also

• Basic English
• Frequency analysis, the study of the frequency of letters or groups of letters
• Letter frequencies
• Oxford English Corpus
• Swadesh list, a compilation of basic concepts for the purpose of historical-comparative linguistics
• Zipf’s law, a theory stating that the frequency of any word is inversely proportional to its rank in a frequency table

Word lists

• Dolch Word List, a list of frequently used English words
• General Service List
• Word lists by frequency

References

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Daily use English words | Some interesting facts

The English language is arguably the most widely spoken language in the world, with approximately 1.5 billion people speaking it regularly. An interesting fact to note is that over 1 billion of this population speak English as a secondary language. The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (which has a whopping volume of 20) has registered around 171,476 common words in English that are currently in use. This, however, does not account for the wide range of jargon and slang worldwide. 

How many words does an average person know? Robert Charles Lee writes that around 3000 words comprehensively cover everyday writing and reading. This includes speech, texts, movies, books, newspapers, and blogs.  

Understanding the meaning of some of the most commonly used English words might help you improve your daily language and comprehension. Here are 50 common English words with definitions to help you with everything from discussing current events to writing an experience letter to simply communicating better at your workplace!

1. Absence – The lack or unavailability of something or someone.

2. Approval – Having a positive opinion of something or someone.

3. Answer – The response or receipt to a phone call, question, or letter.

4. Attention – Noticing or recognizing something of interest.

5. Amount – A mass or a collection of something  

6. Borrow – To take something with the intention of returning it after a period of time. 

7. Baffle – An event or thing that is a mystery and confuses.

8. Ban – An act prohibited by social pressure or law. 

9. Banish – Expel from the situation, often done officially. 

10. Banter – Conversation that is teasing and playful. 

11. Characteristic – referring to features that are typical to the person, place, or thing. 

12. Cars – Four-wheeled vehicles used for traveling. 

13. Care – extra responsibility and attention.

14. Chip – a small and thin piece of a larger item.

15. Cease – to eventually stop existing. 

16. Dialogue – A conversation between two or more people. 

17. Decisive – a person who can make decisions promptly. 

18. Delusion – false impression or belief.

19. Deplete – steady reduction in the quantity or number of something. 

20. Derogatory – disrespectful person or statement. 

21. Edible – something suitable to be eaten.

22. Effervescent – an event marked by excitement and high spirits. 

23. Eloquent – an individual who expresses themselves effectively and clearly. 

24. Elusive – a person skilled at evading capture; a daily use of English words used to describe evasive criminals. 

25. Embody – represented in a physical form. 

Just a few more…

26. Fabricate – an invention of untrue facts to a story or situation. 

27. Feasible – an activity that is possible. 

28. Feat – an activity that requires great strength, skill, and courage. 

29. Feeble – a person or statement that is unconvincing and weak. 

30. Fixation – An obsession over something or someone. 

31. Generic – a group or class that does not have a brand name. 

32. Gimmick – a device or trick delivered to attract attention.

33. Graffiti – Drawings or writings on a surface in public. 

34. Grandiose – a person, plan, or situation that is ambitious, showy, and impressive. 

35. Grievous – an event or person causing severe grief.

You’re almost there!

36. Hiatus – A noun among daily use English words describing a gap or a pause in a sequence. 

37. Hogwash – Insincere or useless statements. 

38. Hostile – an unfriendly person or situation.

39. Huddle – to gather together in a close mass or group.

40. Hindsight – the understanding of an event after it has already happened. 

41. Idealistic – a person who is motivated by moral and noble beliefs as opposed to practicality. 

42. Imminent – an event or a situation that is about to occur or close in time.

43. Impartial – a person who is free from preconceived notions or undue bias. 

44. Imperative – an action that is necessary or crucial. 

45. Impromptu – describing a situation that occurs without advance preparations. 

46. Jeopardize – the endangerment to a person or situation.

47. Jovial – a cheerful, merry and good-natured person. 

48. Jug – a utensil or container used to hold liquids. 

49. Jostle – moving through a crowd by means of shoving and pushing. 

50. Jubilant – a person or crowd that is full of delight and high spirits. 

Key takeaways 

• The English language is extensive, with a large number of diverse terms used in daily conversations.
• Regularly updating yourself with some common English vocabulary and learning how to use them will improve your communication in the language.
• You’ll be able to convey yourself and your views much more clearly with the correct words and phrases, making you quite the orator!

Feel free to check out our blog for more such tips! In case of any assistance, reach out to us or drop a comment below!

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FAQs

Q1. What are common sentences in English?

Answer- Some basic sentences that you should know are- 

• How are you?
• Thank you so much.
• My name is___
• Nice to meet you.
• Where are you from?
• What do you do for a living
• Excuse me?
• I am sorry.

Q2. How do I improve my English speaking?

Answer- To improve your English you could listen to podcasts, watch movies, listen to music, and of course, read more. You can even make a list of new words you learn and try to incorporate them into your day-to-day activities. 

Listen to the iSchoolConnect podcast to learn more about studying abroad and improve your English along the way!

Q3. Can I learn English by myself?

Answer- This might be challenging as you won’t know which areas need improvement, but you can do this on your own. Practice on your own through the tips mentioned above and ask your friends to help you when needed. You can also use different apps like Duolingo to learn English.

When you are learning a new language and specifically the English language, then it is important to remember that knowing about 2500-3000 words which will help you understand 90% of English conversations, articles in newspapers, magazines etc. The rest of the language can be learnt through context. Instead of trying to memorize a huge chunk of difficult words, it is important to learn the right vocabulary of English words for fluency. In this blog, we bring to you a list of essential words that will be very useful in your daily vocabulary and will also help you to speak English confidently during your English proficiency test.

Here is a list of essential words, their meaning and usage that will be very useful in your daily vocabulary and will help you speak English confidently during your English proficiency exam:

Word	Meaning	Usage
Absence	lack, unavailability	Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Academic	scholastic	Ivy league colleges accept students with an academically strong background.
Boundary	bounds, confines	It is important to draw boundaries with friends and relatives.
Borrow	take	I routinely borrow books from the library.
Characteristic	typical	Beautiful branches are characteristic of Goa and Kerala.
Dialogue	conversation	The counselor tried to initiate a dialogue between the fighting couple.
Embrace	accept	Matilda learned to embrace her flaws.
Foreign	overseas	On her 15th birthday, Ravi’s parents took him on a foreign tour.
Generate	produce, cause	The boss asked her interns to generate ideas for her new projects.
Highlight	call attention to	The report highlighted the various discrepancies in finance.
Incorporate	include	It is important to incorporate fruits and vegetables into the diet.
Justify	defend, maintain	The politician tried to justify his actions in his speech.

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Most Common Words With Examples

Word	Meaning	Usage
Knowledge	understanding, comprehension	The science professor has a great deal of knowledge in his subject.
Language	speech, vernacular	The speaker had a great command of her language.
Margin	edge, gap	The MP won the election by a great margin.
Neighbourhood	area, locality	Tina lives in a friendly neighbourhood.
Obligation	responsibility	She retired after fulfilling all her professional obligations.
Portray	depict	The film portrayed women in a very bad light.
Qualify	be eligible	India qualified for the finals in the T20 tournament.
Refused	decline	The officer refused to take bribes from employees.
Scream	shriek	Last night, Nadia heard someone scream from the neighbouring house.
Tactic	strategy	The military used tactics to capture the terrorist.
Undergo	undertake	The athlete had to undergo surgery before participating in the tournament.
Violation	breach	Stalking somebody is a violation of their privacy.

Word	Meaning	Usage
Weather	climate	She couldn’t attend the wedding due to bad weather.
Yell	scold, scream	Janet yelled at her driver for stealing money.
Zone	area	Rhea’s car got towed because she parked it in the no-parking zone.

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500+ Simple English Words for Daily Use

Listed below are some of the most used simple English words you can use in daily use:

Above	Abroad	Access	Accomplish	Achieve
Achievement	Acknowledgment	Add	Additional	Adjust
Admiring	After	Air	Alluring	Alone
And	Another	Animal	Answer	Around
Art	Ask	Attach	At	Attain
Auspicious	Away	Avoid	Baby	Back
Balance	Banana	Bark	Basket	Beach
Beat	Beautiful	Because	Bed	Before
Belated	Believe	Belong	Below	Benefit
Best	Better	Bill	Billion	Birth
Blood	Bloom	Body	Book	Bore
Both	Bottle	Boy	Branches	Breed
Brother	Bucket	Building	Built	But
Buy	Cap	Capital	Captain	Captivate
Capture	Car	Cardiac	Careless	Carnival
Carry	Cash	Casual	Catastrophe	Catch
Categories	Ceremony	Certain	Challenge	Chart
Chief	Child	Children	Church	Circle
City	Clap	Class	Clouds	Coat
Cold	Colour	Column	Come	Commit
Communicate	Complete	Concentrate	Conclude	Concrete
Confuse	Congested	Congratulate	Cook	Cordial
Country	Cover	Cow	Craft	Cravings
Create	Crop	Crowd	Crush	Cry
Cunning	Cup	Current	Cut	Challenge
Chart	Chief	Child	Children	Church
Circle	City	Clap	Class	Clouds
Coat	Cold	Colour	Column	Come
Commit	Communicate	Complete	Concentrate	Conclude
Concrete	Confuse	Congested	Congratulate	Cook
Cordial	Country	Cover	Cow	Craft
Cravings	Create	Crop	Crowd	Crush
Cry	Cunning	Cup	Current	Cut
Dance	Dark	Day	Death	Decide
Deep	Defeat	Detail	Determined	Different
Disappear	Divide	Draw	Dream	Dry
During	Each	East	Eat	Effect
Encounter	Energy	Entertainment	Evening	Ever
Every	Everyone	Everything	Except	Expect
Experience	Fabulous	Face	Fact	Fake
Family	Fan	Fantastic	Far	Farm
Farmers	Fast	Fasten	Father	Feel
Feet	Fever	Figure	Fill	Film
Fine	Finish	Fire	First	Fish
Flowers	Fly	Follow	Food	Force
Forgive	Formal	Forward	Free	Freedom
Frequent	Fresh	Friendly	Friends	From
Fruits	Fun	Funny	Gain	Game
Gas	Genuine	Girl	Glory	Go
Good	Government	Great	Greet	Ground
Group	Growth	Guess	Guest	Hang
Happy	Harsh	Have	He	Head
Health	Her	Him	Hot	How
However	Hurry	Idea	Ignore	Illuminate
Import	Important	Impossible	Incident	Industry
Inferior	Infrastructure	Inside	Insight	Instant
Interest	Interior	Interval	Intimidating	Island
Kick	Kid	Kitchen	Land	Language
Large	Last	Laugh	Launch	Lavish
Leader	Lean	Learn	Leave	Leaves
Led	Left	Level	Life	Light
Line	Listen	Little	Locate	Loss
Loud	Love	Low	Luck	Machines
Made	Magnificent	Main	Map	March
Marine	Mark	Marry	Masculine	Master
Match	Materials	Matter	Measure	Medicine
Meet	Might	Mine	Money	Moon
Morning	Mother	Movies	Murmur	Name
Near	Need	Never	Night	No
Noon	North	Not	Nothing	Object
Office	Office	Official	Often	Old
Oxygen	Paint	Pair	Pamper	Paragraph
Park	Patty	Peace	Pen	Penetrate
People	Perhaps	Permit	Person	Phrase
Piece	Pillow	Place	Plant	Plural
Poem	Polite	Pollute	Poor	Possible
Power	Prefix	Present	Probably	Problem
Produce	Profit	Protection	Punch	Push
Pull	Rack	Raft	Rain	Range
Rat	Ray	Reach	Realise	Reflection
Regain	Reflection	Rhythm	River	Rose
Row	Rule	Run	Sad	Safe
Sail	Sand	Saw	Say	Scare
School	Scientist	Screen	Sea	Seat
Secure	Security	Sentence	Set	Settle
Shade	Shadow	Shape	Share	Sharp
She	Shine	Ship	Show	Sight
Silent	Similar	Single	Sister	Sit
Size	Skill	Sky	Sleep	Slow
Small	Smile	Smooth	Soap	Soil
Solid	Something	Song	Soon	Sound
South	Space	Special	Speed	Sports
Spot	Stars	Steal	Steel	Story
Street	Strong	Sudden	Suffix	Sun
Sunlight	Super	Supply	Sure	Surrender
Swim	Table	Tackle	Talent	Talk
Task	Teach	Team	Teenage	Television
Tell	Tendency	Tender	Them	They
Thick	Through	Time	Today	Together
Tomorrow	Too	Tools	Track	Transport
Treat	Tree	Up	Us	Usually
Value	Vanish	Various	Vegetables	Vehicle
Victory	Voice	Walk	Wander	Wanted
Warm	Watch	Water	Waves	Way
We	West	Wet	Wheels	When
Where	White	Who	Whoever	Will
Win	Wings	Winner	Wish	With
Wonder	Wood	Word	Work	Worst
Worst	Yawn	Yes	Yesterday	You

FAQs

What are the benefits of learning new vocabulary in English?

Children can benefit in many ways from having a strong English vocabulary. It aids the kids in developing their speaking, writing, listening, and nearly all other communication-related abilities. A successful existence depends on having a solid command of English. Gaining access to fresh knowledge is made possible by learning new terms.

List 5 daily used English words and their meaning.

Permit – give authorization or consent to someone to do something
Majestic – having or showing impressive beauty
Humanitarian – concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare
Genre – a style or category of art music or literature
Effective – successful in producing a desired or intended result

What are the 5 new words?

Here are some fresh English terms or vocabularies for you, which you should employ regularly when speaking and which will help you expand your body of knowledge.
Hellacious
Fast fashion
Supposably
Hygge
Long hauler

How can I improve my English vocabulary daily?

-Learn new words daily
-Make reading a habit.
-Make a vocabulary notebook.
-Never learn in isolation
-Write three to four examples or sentences in your words daily.

How to speak English fluently?

-Expose yourself to new words daily.
-Try to communicate with your friends and peers in English as much as possible.
– Work on pronunciation.
– Learn whole phrases, not words.

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be – “Will you be my friend?”

and – “You and I will always be friends.”

of – “Today is the first of November.”

a – “I saw a bear today.”

in – “She is in her room.”

to – “Let’s go to the park.”

have – “I have a few questions.”

too – “I like her too.”

it – “It is sunny outside.”

I – “I really like it here.”

that – “That door is open.”

for – “This letter is for you.”

you – “You are really nice.”

he – “He is my brother.”

with – “I want to go with you.”

on – “I watch movies on my iPad.”

do – “What will you do now?”

say – “Can I say something?”

this – “This is my favorite cookie.”

they – “They are here!”

at – “Can you pick me up at the mall?”

but – “I’m sorry but she’s away.”

we – “We are going to watch a movie.”

his – “This is his box.”

from – “This card came from my cousin.”

that – “That’s a really cool trick!”

not – “That’s not what I want.”

can’t – “I can’t open it.”

won’t – “I won’t open it.”

by – “Will you come by and see me?”

she – “She is very happy.”

or – “Do you like blue or yellow?”

as – “Her role as an English teacher is very important.”

what – “What are you thinking of?”

go – “I want to go there.”

their – “This is their house.”

can – “What can I do for you?”

who – “Who can help me?”

get – “Can you get me my eyeglasses?”

if – “What if I fail?”

would – “Would you help me out?”

her – “I have her book.”

all – “All my favorite books are on this shelf.”

my – “My mom is coming to visit.”

make – “Can we make our projects together?”

about – “What is this movie about?”

know – “Do you know where this place is?”

will – “I will help you find that place.”

as – “As soon as she’s here, I’ll talk to her.”

up – “I live up in the mountains.”

one – “She is one of my English teachers.”

time – “There was a time I liked to play golf.”

there – “There are so many things I want to learn.”

year – “This is the year I’m finally going to learn English.”

so – “I am so sorry.”

think – “I think I need to lie down.”

when – “When will I see you again?”

which – “Which of these slippers are yours?”

them – “Please give this to them.”

some – “Please give them some of the apples I brought home.”

me – “Can you give me some apples?”

people – “There are so many people at the mall today.”

take – “Please take home some of these apples”

out – “Please throw the trash out.”

into – “My puppy ran into the woods.”

just – “Just close your eyes.”

see – “Did you see that?”

him – “I heard him singing earlier.”

your – “Your mom is here.”

come – “Can your mom and dad come to the party?”

could – “Could you help me with my project?”

now – “I want to watch this now.”

than – “I like this cake better than the other one you showed me.”

like – “I like this bag better than the other one you showed me.”

other – “I like these shoes better than the other ones you showed me.”

how – “How do I turn this on?”

then – “We had breakfast and then we went to church.”

its – “I need to read its manual.”

our – “This is our home now.”

two – “Two cheeseburgers, please.”

more – “Can I have some more milk shake?”

these – “Do you like these ribbons?”

want – “Do you want these ribbons?”

way – “Can you look this way?”

look – “Please look this way.”

first – “She was my very first teacher.”

also – “She was also my best friend.”

new – “I have new shoes.”

because – “I am crying because I’m sad.”

day – “Today is National Friendship day.”

more – “I have more stickers at home.”

use – “How do I use this?”

no – “There’s no electricity now.”

man – “There’s a man outside looking for you.”

find – “Where can I find rare furniture?”

here – “My mom is here.”

thing – “One thing led to another.”

give – “Give her these pearls.”

many – “We shared many dreams together.”

well – “You know me so well.”

only – “You are my only friend here.”

those – “Those boots belong to my friend.”

tell – “Can you tell me which way to go?”

one – “She’s the one he’s been waiting for.”

very – “I’m very upset right now.”

her – “Her grandmother is sick.”

even – “She can’t even stand on her own.”

back – “I’ll be right back.”

any – “Have you had any luck on your research?”

good – “You’re a good person.”

woman – “That woman looks so polished.”

through – “Your faith will see you through tough times.”

us – “Do you want to go with us?”

life – “This is the best day of my life.”

child – “I just saw a child cross the street by herself.”

there – “Did you go there?”

work – “I have to go to work.”

down – “Let’s go down.”

may – “You may take your seats.”

after – “Let’s have dinner after work.”

should – “Should I buy this dress?”

call – “Call me when you get home, okay?”

world – “I want to travel and see the world.”

over – “I can’t wait for this day to be over.”

school – “My cousin goes to school here.”

still – “I still think you should go.”

try – “Can you try to be nicer to him?”

in – “What’s in that box?”

as – “As soon as I get home, I’m going to start watching that series.”

last – “This is my last slice of cake, I promise!”

ask – “Can you ask the waiter to bring us some wine?”

need – “I need some wine tonight!”

too – “I need some wine, too!”

feel – “I feel so tired, I just need to relax and unwind.”

three – “I have three sisters.”

when – “When was the last time you saw them?”

state – “Check out the state of that shed, it’s falling apart.”

never – “I’m never going to drink wine again.”

become – “Over the years we’ve become really close.”

between – “This is just between you and me.”

high – “Give me a high five!”

really – “I really like your painting!”

something – “I have something for you.”

most – “She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.”

another – “I’ll have another glass of wine, please.”

much – “I love you guys so much.”

family – “You are like family to me.”

own – “I want to get my own place.”

out – “Get out of my room.”

leave – “I want you to leave.”

put – “Please put down that book and listen to me.”

old – “I feel so old!”

while – “I can wait for you here while you shop.”

mean – “I didn’t mean to sound so angry.”

on – “Can you turn on the lights?”

keep – “Can we keep the lights on tonight?”

student – “I’ve always been a diligent student.”

why – “This is why I don’t go out anymore.”

let – “Why won’t you let him know how you feel?”

great – “This ice cream place is great for families with kids!”

same – “Hey, we’re wearing the same shirt!”

big – “I have this big crush on Brad Pitt.”

group – “The group sitting across our table is so noisy.”

begin – “Where do I begin with this huge project?”

seem – “She may seem quiet, but she’s really outgoing once you get to know her.”

country – “Japan is such a beautiful country!”

help – “I need help with my Math homework.”

talk – “Can we talk in private?”

where – “Where were you last night?”

turn – “If only I could turn back time.”

problem – “The problem is we think we have plenty of time.”

every – “Every person has his own big goal to fulfill.”

start – “This is a great to start to learn the English language.”

hand – “Don’t let go of my hand.”

might – “This might actually work.”

American – “The American culture is so dynamic.”

show – “Can you show me how to use this vacuum cleaner?”

part – “This is my favorite part of the movie!”

about – “What is the story about?”

against – “I am so against domestic abuse!”

place – “This place is wonderful!”

over – “She kept saying this over and over again.”

such – “He is such an annoying person.”

again – “Can we play that game again?”

few – “Just a few more errands and I’m done!”

case – “What an interesting case you are working on now!”

most – “That’s the most interesting story I’ve ever heard.”

week – “I had a rough week.”

company – “Will you keep me company?”

where – “Where are we going?”

system – “What’s wrong with the airport’s system?”

each – “Can you give each of them an apple?”

right – “I’m right this time.”

program – “This community program for teens is really helpful.”

hear – “Did you hear that?”

so – “I’m so sleepy.”

question – “I have a question for you.”

during – “During the session, I saw him fall asleep.”

work – “I have to work this weekend.”

play – “We can play soccer next weekend instead.”

government – “I hope the government does something about the poverty in this country.”

run – “If you see a bear here, run for your life.”

small – “I have a small favor to ask you.”

number – “I have a number of favors to ask you.”

off – “Please turn off the television.”

always – “I always bring pepper spray with me.”

move – “Let’s move on to the next tourist spot.”

like – “I really like you.”

night – “The night is young.”

live – “I’m going to live like there’s no tomorrow.”

Mr. – “Mr. Morris is here.”

point – “You have a point.”

believe – “I believe in you.”

hold – “Just hold my hand.”

today – “I’m going to see you today.”

bring – “Please bring a pen.”

happen – “What will happen if you don’t submit your report on time?”

next – “This is the next best thing.”

without – “I can’t live without my phone.”

before – “Before I go to bed I always wash my face.”

large – “There’s a large amount of data online about that topic.”

all – “That’s all I know about Dinosaurs.”

million – “I have a million questions about this book.”

must – “We must watch this movie together.”

home – “Can we go home now?”

under – “I hid it under my bed.”

water – “I filled the tub with water.”

room – “His room is at the end of the corridor.”

write – “Can you write me a prescription for this?”

mother – “His mother is a very lovely woman.”

area – “This area of this house needs to be fixed.”

national – “That virus has become a national concern.”

money – “She needs money to buy her medicine.”

story – “She shared her story to the media.”

young – “She is so young and so hopeful.”

fact – “It’s a fact: shopping can improve your mood.”

month – “It’s that time of the month!”

different – “Just because she’s different, it doesn’t mean she’s bad.”

lot – “You have a lot of explaining to do.”

right – “Turn right when you reach the corner.”

study – “Let’s study our English lessons together.

book – “Can I borrow your English book?”

eye – “She has the pink eye.”

job – “I love my job.”

word – “Describe yourself in one word.”

though – “Though you are angry now, I’m sure you will forget about this later.”

business – “His business is thriving.”

issue – “This is not an issue for me.”

side – “Whose side are you on, anyway?”

kind – “Always be kind, even to strangers.”

four – “There are four seasons in a year.”

head – “Let’s head back, it’s freezing out here.”

far – “We’ve gone too far and now we’re lost.”

black – “She has long, black hair.”

long – “She has long, brown hair.”

both – “They both love chocolate ice cream.”

little – “I have two little boys with me now.”

house – “The house is so quiet without you.”

yes – “I hope you say yes.”

after – “After all this time, he has finally learned to love.”

since – “Ever since his mom died, he has been cranky and angry at the world.”

long – “That was such a long time ago.”

provide – “Please provide me with a list of your services.”

service – “Do you have a specific dental service to treat this?”

around – “We went around the block.”

friend – “You’re a good friend.”

important – “You’re important to me.”

father – “My father is so important to me.”

sit – “Let’s sit outside together.”

away – “He’s away right now.”

until – “Until when will you be away?”

power – “With great power comes great responsibility.”

hour – “I’ve been checking his temperature every hour.”

game – “Let’s play a game.”

often – “I buy from his bakery as often as I can.”

yet – “He’s not yet home.”

line – “There’s a long line at the grocery cashier.”

political – “I stay away from political discussions.”

end – “It’s the end of an era.”

among – “Among all my pets, he’s my most favorite.”

ever – “Have you ever tried this cake?”

stand – “Can you stand still for a minute?”

bad – “What you did was so bad.”

lose – “I can’t lose you.”

however – “I want to buy this bag, however, I need to save up for it first.”

member – “She’s a member of the babysitter’s club.”

pay – “Let’s pay for our groceries.”

law – “There’s a law against jay-walking.”

meet – “I want you to meet my aunt.”

car – “Let’s go inside my car.”

city – “This is the city that never sleeps.”

almost – “I’m almost done with my report.”

include – “Did you remember to include the summary in your report?”

continue – “Can we continue working tomorrow?”

set – “Great, let me set an appointment for you.”

later – “I’ll finish it later.”

community – “Our community is very tight knit.”

much – “There’s so much to learn in the English language.”

name – “What’s your name?”

five – “I can give you five reasons why you need to watch that video.”

once – “I once had a puppy named Bark.”

white – “I love my white sneakers.”

least – “She’s the least productive among all the employees.”

president  – “She was our class president back in high school.”

learn – “I’d love to learn more about the English language.”

real – “What is her real name?”

change – “What can we change so that things will get better?”

team – “They hired a team to do the design of their new office.”

minute – “She’s laughing every minute of every day.”

best – “This is the best potato salad I’ve ever tasted.”

several – “I have several old clothes I need to donate.”

idea – “It was your idea to go to the beach, remember?”

kid – “I loved that toy when I was a kid.”

body – “She worked out hard to achieve a toned body.”

information – “This is the information I need.”

nothing – “There’s nothing we can do now. “

ago – “Three years ago, I visited Japan for the first time.”

right – “You’re right, I want to go back there.”

lead – “Just lead the way and I’ll follow.”

social – “I feel awkward in these social gatherings.”

understand – “I understand how you feel.”

whether – “Whether in big groups or small groups, I always feel a little shy at first.”

back – “Looking back, I knew I was always an introvert.”

watch – “Let’s watch the sun set on the horizon.”

together – “They’re together now.”

follow – “I’ll follow you home.”

around – “You’ll always have me around.”

parent – “Every parent is trying hard and doing their best.”

only – “You are only allowed to go out today.”

stop – “Please stop that.”

face – “Why is your face so red?”

anything – “You can ask me for anything.”

create – “Did you create that presentation? It was so good.”

public – “This is public property.”

already –  “I already asked him to resend his report.”

speak – “Could you speak a little louder?”

others – “The others haven’t arrived yet.”

read – “I read somewhere that this house is haunted.”

level – “What level are you in that game?”

allow – “Do you allow your kids to play outside the house?”

add – “Is it okay if we add a bit of sugar to the tea?”

office – “Welcome to my office.”

spend – “How much did you spend on your last shopping spree?”

door – “You left the door open.”

health – “You must take good care of your health.”

person – “You are a good person.”

art – “This is my work of art.”

sure – “Are you sure you want to do this alone?”

such – “You are such a brave little boy.”

war – “The war has finally ended.”

history – “She is my history professor.”

party – “Are you going to her party tonight?”

within – “We support everyone within our small community.”

grow – “We want everyone to grow and thrive in their careers.”

result – “The result of this outreach program is amazing.”

open – “Are you open to teaching on weekends?”

change – “Where can we change her diaper?”

morning – “It’s such a beautiful morning!”

walk – “Come take a walk with me.”

reason – “You are the reason I came home.”

low – “Her blood pressure has gotten really low.”

win – “We can win this match if we work together.”

research – “How is your research going?”

girl – “That girl is in my class.”

guy – “I’ve seen that guy in school before.”

early – “I come to work so early every day.”

food – “Let’s buy some food, I’m hungry!”

before – “Can I talk to you before you go home?”

moment – “The moment she walked in the room, her puppy started to jump and dance again.”

himself – “He cooked this Turkey himself.”

air – “I am loving the cold night air here.”

teacher – “You are the best teacher ever.”

force – “Don’t force him to play with other kids.”

offer – “Can I offer you a ride home?”

enough – “Boys, that’s enough playing for today.”

both – “You both need to change into your sleep clothes now.”

education – “I just want you to get the best education.”

across – “Your dog ran across the park.”

although – “Although she felt tired, she still couldn’t sleep.”

remember – “Do you think she will still remember me after ten years?”

foot – “Her foot got caught in one of the ropes.”

second – “This is the second time she got late this month.”

boy – “There’s a boy in her class who keeps pulling her hair.”

maybe – “Maybe we can have ice cream for dessert.”

toward – “He took a step toward her.”

able – “Will you be able to send me your report today?”

age – “What is the average marrying age these days?”

off – “The cat ran off with the dog.”

policy – “They have a generous return policy.”

everything – “Everything is on sale.”

love – “I love what you’re wearing!”

process – “Wait, give me time to process everything you’re telling me.”

music – “I love music.”

including – “Around 20 people attended, including Bob and Beth.”

consider – “I hope you consider my project proposal.”

appear – “How did that appear out of nowhere?”

actually – “I’m actually just heading out.”

buy – “I’m going to buy these shoes.”

probably – “He’s probably still asleep.”

human – “Give him a break, he is only human.”

wait – “Is it alright if you wait for a few minutes?”

serve – “This blow dryer has served me well for years.”

market – “Let’s visit the Sunday market.”

die – “I don’t want my cat to die, let’s take him to the vet please.”

send – “Please send the package to my address.”

expect – “You can’t expect much from their poor service.”

home – “I can’t wait to go home!”

sense – “I did sense that something was not okay.”

build – “He is going to build his dream house.”

stay – “You can stay with me for a few weeks.”

fall – “Be careful, you might fall.”

oh – “Oh no, I left my phone at home!”

nation – “We have to act as one nation.”

plan – “What’s your plan this time?”

cut – “Don’t cut your hair.”

college – “We met in college.”

interest – “Music is an interest of mine.”

death – “Death is such a heavy topic for me.”

course – “What course did you take up in college?”

someone – “Is there someone who can go with you?”

experience – “What an exciting experience!”

behind – “I’m scared to check what’s behind that door.”

reach – “I can’t reach him, he won’t answer his phone.”

local – “This is a local business.”

kill – “Smoking can kill you.”

six – “I have six books about Psychology.”

remain – “These remain on the top shelf.”

effect – “Wow, the effect of that mascara is great!”

use – “Can I use your phone?”

yeah – “Yeah, he did call me earlier.”

suggest – “He did suggest that to me.”

class – “We were in the same English class.”

control – “Where’s the remote control?”

raise – “It’s so challenging to discipline kids these days.”

care – “I don’t care about what you think.”

perhaps – “Perhaps we can arrive at a compromise.”

little – “There’s a little bird outside my window.”

late – “I am running late for my doctor’s appointment.”

hard – “That test was so hard.”

field – “He’s over there, by the soccer field.”

else – “Is anyone else coming?”

pass – “Can we pass by the grocery store?”

former – “She was my former housemate.”

sell – “We can sell your old couch online.”

major – “It’s a major issue for the project.”

sometimes – “Sometimes I forget to turn off the porch lights.”

require – “They’ll require you to show your I.D.”

along – “Can I tag along your road trip?”

development – “This news development is really interesting.”

themselves – “They can take care of themselves.”

report – “I read her report and it was great!”

role – “She’s going to play the role of Elsa.”

better – “Your singing has gotten so much better!”

economic – “Some countries are facing an economic crisis.”

effort – “The government must make an effort to solve this.”

up – “His grades have gone up.”

decide – “Please decide where to eat.”

rate – “How would you rate the hotel’s service?”

strong – “They have strong customer service here!”

possible – “Maybe it’s possible to change their bathroom amenities.”

heart – “My heart is so full.”

drug – “She got the patent for the drug she has created to cure cancer.”

show – “Can you show me how to solve this puzzle?”

leader – “You are a wonderful leader.”

light – “Watch her face light up when you mention his name.”

voice – “Hearing his mom’s voice is all he need right now.”

wife – “My wife is away for the weekend.”

whole – “I have the whole house to myself.”

police – “The police have questioned him about the incident.”

mind – “This relaxation technique really eases my mind.”

finally – “I can finally move out from my old apartment.”

pull – “My baby niece likes to pull my hair.”

return – “I give her tickles in return.”

free – “The best things in life are free.”

military – “His dad is in the military.”

price – “This is the price you pay for lying.”

report – “Did you report this to the police?”

less – “I am praying for less stress this coming new year.”

according – “According to the weather report, it’s going to rain today.”

decision – “This is a big decision for me.”

explain – “I’ll explain everything later, I promise.”

son – “His son is so cute!”

hope – “I hope I’ll have a son one day.”

even – “Even if they’ve broken up, they still remain friends.”

develop – “That rash could develop into something more serious.”

view – “This view is amazing!”

relationship – “They’ve taken their relationship to the next level.”

carry – “Can you carry my bag for me?”

town – “This town is extremely quiet.”

road – “There’s a road that leads to the edge of the woods.”

drive – “You can’t drive there, you need to walk.”

arm – “He broke his arm during practice.”

true – “It’s true, I’m leaving the company.”

federal – “Animal abuse is now a federal felony!”

break – “Don’t break the law.”

better – “You better learn how to follow rules.”

difference – “What’s the difference between happiness and contentment?”

thank – “I forgot to thank her for the pie she sent us.”

receive – “Did you receive the pie I sent you?”

value – “I value our friendship so much.”

international  – “Their brand has gone international!”

building – “This building is so tall!”

action – “You next action is going to be critical.”

full – “My work load is so full now.”

model – “A great leader is a great model of how to do things.”

join – “He wants to join the soccer team.”

season – “Christmas is my favorite season!”

society – “Their society is holding a fund raiser.”

because – “I’m going home because my mom needs me.”

tax – “How much is the current income tax?”

director – “The director yelled ‘Cut!’”

early – “I’m too early for my appointment.”

position  – “Please position your hand properly when drawing.”

player – “That basketball player is cute.”

agree – “I agree! He is cute!”

especially – “I especially like his blue eyes.”

record  – “Can we record the minutes of this meeting, please?”

pick – “Did you pick a color theme already?”

wear  – “Is that what you’re going to wear for the party?”

paper – “You can use a special paper for your invitations.”

special – “Some special paper are even scented!”

space – “Please leave some space to write down your phone number.”

ground  – “The ground is shaking.”

form – “A new island was formed after that big earthquake.”

support  – “I need your support for this project.”

event – “We’re holding a big event tonight.”

official – “Our official wedding photos are out!”

whose  – “Whose umbrella is this?”

matter – “What does it matter anyway?”

everyone  – “Everyone thinks I stole that file.”

center – “I hate being the center of attention.”

couple – “The couple is on their honeymoon now.”

site – “This site is so big!”

end – “It’s the end of an era.”

project – “This project file is due tomorrow.”

hit  – “He hit the burglar with a bat.”

base – “All moms are their child’s home base.”

activity – “What musical activity can you suggest for my toddler?”

star – “My son can draw a star!”

table  – “I saw him draw it while he was writing on the table.”

need  – “I need to enroll him to a good preschool.”

court – “There’s a basketball court near our house.”

produce  – “Fresh farm produce is the best.”

eat – “I could eat that all day.”

American – “My sister is dating an American.”

teach – “I love to teach English lessons.”

oil  – “Could you buy me some cooking oil at the store?”

half – “Just half a liter please.”

situation – “The situation is getting out of hand.”

easy – “I thought you said this was going to be easy?”

cost – “The cost of fuel has increased!”

industry – “The fuel industry is hiking prices.”

figure – “Will our government figure out how to fix this problem?”

face  – “I can’t bear to face this horrendous traffic again and again.”

street  – “Let’s cross the street.”

image – “There’s an image of him stored inside my mind.”

itself  – “The bike itself is pretty awesome.”

phone  – “Plus, it has a phone holder.”

either – “I either walk or commute to work.”

data – “How can we simplify this data?”

cover  – “Could you cover for me during emergencies?”

quite – “I’m quite satisfied with their work.”

picture  – “Picture this: a lake, a cabin, and lots of peace and quiet.

clear – “That picture is so clear inside my head.”

practice – “Let’s practice our dance number.”

piece – “That’s a piece of cake!”

land – “Their plane is going to land soon.”

recent – “This is her most recent social media post.”

describe – “Describe yourself in one word.”

product – “This is my favorite product in their new line of cosmetics.”

doctor – “The doctor is in.”

wall – “Can you post this up on the wall?”

patient  – “The patient is in so much pain now.”

worker – “She’s a factory worker.”

news  – “I saw that on the news.”

test – “I have to pass this English test.”

movie – “Let’s watch a movie later.”

certain  – “There’s a certain kind of magic in the air now.”

north – “Santa lives up north.”

love – ” l love Christmas!”

personal  – “This letter is very personal.”

open – “Why did you open and read it?”

support – “Will you support him?”

simply – “I simply won’t tolerate bad behavior.”

third – “This is the third time you’ve lied to me.”

technology – “Write about the advantages of technology.”

catch – “Let’s catch up soon, please!”

step – “Watch your step.”

baby – “Her baby is so adorable.”

computer – “Can you turn on the computer, please?”

type  – “You need to type in your password.”

attention – “Can I have your attention, please?”

draw – “Can you draw this for me?”

film – “That film is absolutely mind-blowing.”

Republican – “He is a Republican candidate.”

tree – “That tree has been there for generations.”

source – “You are my source of strength.”

red – “I’ll wear a red dress tonight.”

nearly – “He nearly died in that accident!”

organization – “Their organization is doing great things for street kids.”

choose – “Let me choose a color.”

cause – “We have to see the cause and effect of this experiment.”

hair – “I’ll cut my hair short for a change.”

look – “Can you look at the items I bought?”

point  “What is the point of all this?

century – “We’re living in the 21st century, Mary.”

evidence – “The evidence clearly shows that he is guilty.”

window  – “I’ll buy window curtains next week.”

difficult  “Sometimes, life can be difficult.”

listen – “You have to listen to your teacher.”

soon  – “I will launch my course soon.”

culture  – “I hope they understand our culture better.”

billion  – “My target is to have 1 billion dollars in my account by the end of the year.”

chance – “Is there any chance that you can do this for me?”

brother – “My brother always have my back.”

energy  –  “Now put that energy into walking.”

period – “They covered a period of twenty years.”

course  – “Have seen my course already?”

summer – “I’ll go to the beach in summer.”

less – “Sometimes, less is more.”

realize – “I just realize that I have a meeting today.”

hundred – “I have a hundred dollars that I can lend you.”

available – “I am available to work on your project.”

plant – “Plant a seed.”

likely – “It was likely a deer trail.”

opportunity – “It was the perfect opportunity to test her theory.”

term  – “I’m sure there’s a Latin term for it.”

short  – “It was just a short stay at the hotel.”

letter – “I already passed my letter of intent.”

condition – “Do you know the condition I am in?”

choice – “I have no choice.”

place – “Let’s meet out at meeting place.”

single – “I am a single parent.”

rule – “It’s the rule of the law.”

daughter – “My daughter knows how to read now.”

administration – “I will take this up with the administration.”

south – “I am headed south.”

husband – “My husband just bought me a ring for my birthday.”

Congress – “It will be debated at the Congress.”

floor – “She is our floor manager.”

campaign – “I handled their election campaign.”

material – “She had nothing material to report.”

population – “The population of the nearest big city was growing.”

well – “I wish you well.”

call – ” I am going to call the bank.”

economy – “The economy is booming.”

medical -“She needs medical assistance.”

hospital – “I’ll take her to the nearest hospital.”

church  – “I saw you in church last Sunday.”

close -“Please close the door.”

thousand – “There are a thousand reasons to learn English!”

risk – “Taking a risk can be rewarding.”

current – “What is your current address?”

fire – “Make sure your smoke alarm works in case of fire.”

future  -“The future is full of hope.”

wrong – “That is the wrong answer.”

involve – “We need to involve the police.”

defense – “What is your defense or reason you did this?”

anyone – “Does anyone know the answer?”

increase – “Let’s increase your test score.”

security – “Some apartment buildings have security.”

bank – “I need to go to the bank to withdraw some money.”

myself – “I can clean up by myself.”

certainly – “I can certainly help clean up.”

west – “If you drive West, you will arrive in California.”

sport – “My favorite sport is soccer.”

board – “Can you see the board?”

seek – “Seek and you will find.”

per – “Lobster is $20 per pound.”

subject – “My favorite subject is English!”

officer – “Where can I find a police officer?”

private – “This is a private party.”

rest – “Let’s take a 15 minute rest.”

behavior – “This dog’s behavior is excellent.”

deal – “A used car can be a good deal.”

performance – “Your performance can be affected by your sleep.”

fight – “I don’t want to fight with you.”

throw – “Throw me the ball!”

top – “You are a top student.”

quickly – “Let’s finish reading this quickly.”

past – “In the past, my English was not as good as it is today.”

goal – “My goal is to speak English fluently.”

second – “My second goal is to increase my confidence.”

bed – “I go to bed around 10pm.”

order – “I would like to order a book.”

author – “The author of this series is world-famous.”

fill – “I need to fill (up) my gas tank.”

represent – “I represent my family.”

focus – “Turn off your phone and the TV and focus on your studies!”

foreign – “It’s great having foreign friends.”

drop – “Please don’t drop the eggs!”

plan – “Let’s make a plan.”

blood – “The hospital needs people to give blood.”

upon – “Once upon a time, a princess lived in a castle.”

agency – “Let’s contract an agency to help with marketing.”

push – “The door says ‘push,’ not ‘pull.’”

nature – “I love walking in nature!”

color – “My favorite color is blue.”

no – “‘No’ is one of the shortest complete sentences.”

recently – “I cleaned the bathroom most recently, so I think it’s your turn this time.”

store – “I’m going to the store to buy some bread.”

reduce – “Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the ways to help the environment.”

sound – “I like the sound of wind chimes.”

note – “Please take notes during the lesson.”

fine – “I feel fine.”

before – “Before the movie, let’s buy popcorn!”

near – “Near, far, wherever you are, I do believe that the heart goes on.”

movement – “The environmental movement is an international movement.”

page – “Please turn to page 62.”

enter – “You can enter the building on the left.”

share – “Let me share my idea.”

than – “Ice cream has more calories than water.”

common – “Most people can find something in common with each other.”

poor – “We had a poor harvest this year because it was so dry.”

other  – “This pen doesn’t work, try the other one.”

natural – “This cleaner is natural, there aren’t any chemicals in it.”

race – “We watched the car race on TV.”

concern – “Thank you for your concern, but I’m fine.”

series – “What is your favorite TV series?”

significant – “His job earns a significant amount of money.”

similar – “These earrings don’t match, but they are similar.”

hot – “Don’t touch the stove, it’s still hot.”

language – “Learning a new language is fun.”

each – “Put a flower in each vase.”

usually – “I usually shop at the corner store.”

response – “I didn’t expect his response to come so soon.”

dead – “My phone is dead, let me charge it.”

rise – “The sun will rise at 7:00 a.m.”

animal – “What kind of animal is that?”

factor – “Heredity is a factor in your overall health.”

decade – “I’ve lived in this city for over a decade.”

article – “Did you read that newspaper article?”

shoot – “He wants to shoot arrows at the target.”

east – “Drive east for three miles.”

save – “I save all my cans for recycling.”

seven – “There are seven slices of pie left.”

artist – “Taylor Swift is a recording artist.”

away – “I wish that mosquito would go away.”

scene – “He painted a colorful street scene.”

stock – “That shop has a good stock of postcards.”

career – “Retail sales is a good career for some people.”

despite – “Despite the rain, we will still have the picnic.”

central – “There is good shopping in central London.”

eight – “That recipe takes eight cups of flour.”

thus – “We haven’t had any problems thus far.”

treatment – “I will propose a treatment plan for your injury.”

beyond – “The town is just beyond those mountains.”

happy – “Kittens make me happy.”

exactly – “Use exactly one teaspoon of salt in that recipe.”

protect – “A coat will protect you from the cold weather.”

approach – “The cat slowly approached the bird.”

lie – “Teach your children not to lie.”

size – “What size is that shirt?

dog – “Do you think a dog is a good pet?”

fund – “I have a savings fund for college.”

serious – “She is so serious, she never laughs.”

occur – “Strange things occur in that empty house.”

media – “That issue has been discussed in the media.”

ready – “Are you ready to leave for work?”

sign – “That store needs a bigger sign.”

thought – “I’ll have to give it some thought.”

list – “I made a list of things to do.”

individual – “You can buy an individual or group membership.”

simple – “The appliance comes with simple instructions.”

quality – “I paid a little more for quality shoes.”

pressure – “There is no pressure to finish right now.”

accept – “Will you accept my credit card?”

answer – “Give me your answer by noon tomorrow.”

hard – “That test was very hard.”

resource – “The library has many online resources.”

identify – “I can’t identify that plant.”

left – “The door is on your left as you approach.”

meeting – “We’ll have a staff meeting after lunch.”

determine – “Eye color is genetically determined.”

prepare – “I’ll prepare breakfast tomorrow.”

disease – “Face masks help prevent disease.”

whatever – “Choose whatever flavor you like the best.”

success – “Failure is the back door to success.”

argue – “It’s not a good idea to argue with your boss.”

cup – “Would you like a cup of coffee?”

particularly – “It’s not particularly hot outside, just warm.”

amount – “It take a large amount of food to feed an elephant.”

ability – “He has the ability to explain things well.”

staff – “There are five people on staff here.”

recognize – “Do you recognize the person in this photo?”

indicate – “Her reply indicated that she understood.”

character – “You can trust people of good character.”

growth – “The company has seen strong growth this quarter.”

loss – “The farmer suffered heavy losses after the storm.”

degree – “Set the oven to 300 degrees.”

wonder – “I wonder if the Bulls will win the game.”

attack – “The army will attack at dawn.”

herself – “She bought herself a new coat.”

region – “What internet services are in your region?”

television – “I don’t watch much television.”

box – “I packed my dishes in a strong box.”

TV – “There is a good movie on TV tonight.”

training – “The company will pay for your training.”

pretty – “That is a pretty dress.”

trade – “The stock market traded lower today.”

deal – “I got a good deal at the store.”

election – “Who do you think will win the election?”

everybody – “Everybody likes ice cream.”

physical – “Keep a physical distance of six feet.”

lay – “Lay the baby in her crib, please.”

general – “My general impression of the restaurant was good.”

feeling – “I have a good feeling about this.”

standard – “The standard fee is $10.00.”

bill – “The electrician will send me a bill.”

message – “You have a text message on your phone.”

fail – “I fail to see what is so funny about that.”

outside – “The cat goes outside sometimes.”

arrive – “When will your plane arrive?”

analysis – “I’ll give you my analysis when I’ve seen everything.”

benefit – “There are many health benefits to quinoa.”

name – “What’s your name?”

sex – “Do you know the sex of your baby yet?”

forward – “Move the car forward a few feet.”

lawyer – “My lawyer helped me write a will.”

present – “If everyone is present, the meeting can begin.”

section – “What section of the stadium are you sitting in?”

environmental – “Environmental issues are in the news.”

glass – “Glass is much heavier than plastic.”

answer – “Could you answer a question for me?”

skill – “His best skill is woodworking.”

sister – “My sister lives close to me.”

PM – “The movie starts at 7:30 PM.”

professor – “Dr. Smith is my favorite professor.”

operation – “The mining operation employs thousands of people.”

financial – “I keep my accounts at my financial institution.”

crime – “The police fight crime.”

stage – “A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly.”

ok – “Would it be ok to eat out tonight?”

compare – “We should compare cars before we buy one.”

authority – “City authorities make the local laws.”

miss – “I miss you, when will I see you again?”

design – “We need to design a new logo.”

sort – “Let’s sort these beads according to color.”

one – “I only have one cat.”

act – “I’ll act on your information today.”

ten – “The baby counted her ten toes.”

knowledge – “Do you have the knowledge to fix that?”

gun – “Gun ownership is a controversial topic.”

station – “There is a train station close to my house.”

blue – “My favorite color is blue.”

state – “After the accident I was in a state of shock.”

strategy – “Our new corporate strategy is written here.”

little – “I prefer little cars.”

clearly – “The instructions were clearly written.”

discuss – “We’ll discuss that at the meeting.”

indeed – “Your mother does indeed have hearing loss.”

force – “It takes a lot of force to open that door.”

truth – “Please tell me the truth.”

song – “That’s a beautiful song.”

example – “I need an example of that grammar point, please.”

democratic – “Does Australia have a democratic government?”

check – “Please check my work to be sure it’s correct.”

environment – “We live in a healthy environment.”

leg – “The boy broke his leg.”

dark – “Turn on the light, it’s dark in here.”

public – “Masks must be worn in public places.”

various – “That rug comes in various shades of gray.”

rather – “Would you rather have a hamburger than a hot dog?”

laugh – “That movie always makes me laugh.”

guess – “If you don’t know, just guess.”

executive – “The company’s executives are paid well.”

set – “Set the glass on the table, please.”

study – “He needs to study for the test.”

prove – “The employee proved his worth.”

hang – “Please hang your coat on the hook.”

entire – “He ate the entire meal in 10 minutes.”

rock – “There are decorative rocks in the garden.”

design – “The windows don’t open by design.”

enough – “Have you had enough coffee?”

forget – “Don’t forget to stop at the store.”

since – “She hasn’t eaten since yesterday.”

claim – “I made an insurance claim for my car accident.”

note – “Leave me a note if you’re going to be late.”

remove – “Remove the cookies from the oven.”

manager – “The manager will look at your application.”

help – “Could you help me move this table?”

close – “Close the door, please.”

sound – “The dog did not make a sound.”

enjoy – “I enjoy soda.”

network – “Band is the name of our internet network.”

legal – “The legal documents need to be signed.”

religious – “She is very religious, she attends church weekly.”

cold – “My feet are cold.”

form – “Please fill out this application form.”

final – “The divorce was final last month.”

main – “The main problem is a lack of money.”

science – “He studies health science at the university.”

green – “The grass is green.”

memory – “He has a good memory.”

card – “They sent me a card for my birthday.”

above – “Look on the shelf above the sink.”

seat – “That’s a comfortable seat.”

cell – “Your body is made of millions of cells.”

establish – “They established their business in 1942.”

nice – “That’s a very nice car.”

trial – “They are employing her on a trial basis.”

expert – “Matt is an IT expert.”

that – “Did you see that movie?”

spring – “Spring is the most beautiful season.”

firm – “Her ‘no” was very firm, she won’t change her mind.”

Democrat – “The Democrats control the Senate.”

radio – “I listen to the radio in the car.”

visit – “We visited the museum today.”

management – “That store has good management.”

care – “She cares for her mother at home.”

avoid – “You should avoid poison ivy.”

imagine – “Can you imagine if pigs could fly?”

tonight – “Would you like to go out tonight?”

huge – “That truck is huge!”

ball – “He threw the ball to the dog.”

no – “I said ‘no,’ please don’t ask again.”

close – “Close the window, please.”

finish – “Did you finish your homework?”

yourself – “You gave yourself a haircut?”

talk – “He talks a lot.”

theory – “In theory, that’s a good plan.”

impact – “The drought had a big impact on the crops.”

respond – “He hasn’t responded to my text yet.”

statement – “The police chief gave a statement to the media.”

maintain – “Exercise helps you maintain a healthy weight.”

charge – “I need to charge my phone.”

popular – “That’s a popular restaurant.”

traditional – “They serve traditional Italian food there.”

onto – “Jump onto the boat and we’ll go fishing.”

reveal – “Washing off the dirt revealed the boy’s skinned knee.”

direction – “What direction is the city from here?”

weapon – “No weapons are allowed in government buildings.”

employee – “That store only has three employees.”

cultural – “There is cultural significance to those old ruins.”

contain – “The carton contains a dozen egges.”

peace – “World leaders gathered for peace talks.”

head – “My head hurts.”

control – “Keep control of the car.”

base – “The glass has a heavy base so it won’t fall over.”

pain – “I have chest pain.”

apply – “Maria applied for the job.”

play – “The children play at the park.”

measure – “Measure twice, cut once.”

wide – “The doorway was very wide.”

shake – “Don’t shake the can of soda.”

fly – “We can fly to France next year.”

interview – “My job interview went well.”

manage – “Did you manage to find the keys?”

chair – “The table has six matching chairs.”

fish – “I don’t enjoy eating fish.”

particular – “That particular style looks good on you.”

camera – “I use the camera on my phone.”

structure – “The building’s structure is solid.”

politics – “Mitch is very active in politics.”

perform – “The singer will perform tonight.”

bit – “It rained a little bit last night.”

weight – “Keep track of your pet’s weight.”

suddenly – “The storm came up suddenly.”

discover – “You’ll discover treasures at that thrift store.”

candidate – “There are ten candidates for the position.”

top – “The flag flies on the top of that building.”

production – “Factory production has improved over the summer.”

treat – “Give yourself a treat for a job well done.”

trip – “We are taking a trip to Florida in January.”

evening – “I’m staying home this evening.”

affect – “My bank account will affect how much I can buy.”

inside – “The cat stays inside.”

conference – “There will be expert presenters at the conference.”

unit – “A foot is a unit of measure.”

best – “Those are the best glasses to buy.”

style – “My dress is out of style.”

adult – “Adults pay full price, but children are free.”

worry – “Don’t worry about tomorrow.”

range – My doctor offered me a range of options.

mention – “Can you mention me in your story?”

rather – “Rather than focusing on the bad things, let’s be grateful for the good things.”

far – “I don’t want to move far from my family.”

deep – “That poem about life is deep.”

front – “Please face front.”

edge – “Please do not stand so close to the edge of the cliff.”

individual – “These potato chips are in an individual serving size package.”

specific – “Could you be more specific?”

writer – “You are a good writer.”

trouble – “Stay out of trouble.”

necessary – “It is necessary to sleep.”

throughout – “Throughout my life I have always enjoyed reading.”

challenge – “I challenge you to do better.”

fear – “Do you have any fears?”

shoulder – “You do not have to shoulder all the work on your own.”

institution – “Have you attended any institution of higher learning?”

middle – “I am a middle child with one older brother and one younger sister.”

sea – “I want to sail the seven seas.”

dream – “I have a dream.”

bar – “A bar is a place where alcohol is served.”

beautiful – “You are beautiful.”

property – “Do you own property, like a house?”

instead – “Instead of eating cake I will have fruit.”

improve – “I am always looking for ways to improve.”

stuff – “When I moved, I realized I have a lot of stuff!”

claim – “I claim to be a fast reader, but actually I am average.”