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GSL -2000 English Words

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Below are tables of the headwords from the General Service List, sorted by part of speech. The General Service List represents the 2000+ most frequently used words in English. Some headwords words may be frequently used as more than one part of speech.  Such words are listed in each applicable part of speech section, with their multiple parts of speech marked as well. 


Nouns

man – n., v.
time - n.,v.
state – n., v.
year
use – n., v.
work – n., v.
day
way
look – v., n.
back – n., v.
well– adj. n., v.
people
place– n., v.
world
nation
hand– n., v.
life
show– n., v.
house– n., v.
need– n., v.
mean– adj., v., n.
call– v., n.
right– adj., n.
thing
general– adj., n.
school
while - n, conj.
number* – n., v.
part
turn– v., n.
point– v., n.
child
form – n., v.
home
interest
person
end – n., v.
public– n., adj.
head– n., v.
word
program– n., v. 
problem
lead– n., v. 
system
set– n., v. 
order– n., v. 
eye– n., v. 
plan– n., v. 
face– n., v. 
fact
group– n., v. 
play– v., n. 
course
help– v., n. 
line– n., v. 
city
case
force– n., v. 
water
war
light– n., v. 
bring
center
side– n., v. 
name
power
result– n., v. 
question– n., v. 
study– v., n. 
woman
member
night
service
report– n., v. 
something
company
week
church
start– v., n. 
room
figure– n., v. 
nature
president
nothing
boy
cost– n., v. 
business
value
family
act– n., v. 
sense   – n., v. 
mind   – n., v. 
experience– n., v. 
art
car
law
industry
girl
god
matter
kind   – n., adj. 
action
reason– n., v. 
foot
human
doctor
student
month
concern
door
hope– n., v. 
example
body
effect
idea
control– n., v. 
condition
field
note– n., v. 
talk– v., n. 
walk– v., n. 
today – adv., n.
hour
type– n., v. 
rate   – n., v. 
street
record
level
moment
spirit
train– n., v. 
college
religion
music
cause– n., v. 
age
book– n., v. 
board
sound– n., v. 
office
step   – n., v. 
class
history
position
friend
court
deal   – n., v. 
tax   – n., v. 
support– v., n. 
party
land   – n., v. 
material
education
death
arm   – n., v. 
mother
anything
town
past
view– n., v. 
society
answer– n., v. 
break   – v., n. 
fire   – n., v. 
money
effort
department
voice– n., v. 
air
cover – n., v. 
subject
wife
limit – n., v.
road
letter
color– n., v. 
term
university
century
success
minute
purpose
test– n., v. 
fight– n., v. 
watch– n., v. 
situation
south – adv., n., adj.
difference
stage   – n., v. 
father
table
rest– n., v. 
bear– n., v. 
market
plant– n., v. 
ground
west – adv., n., adj.
picture– n., v. 
front
lie– n., v. 
surface
rule– n., v. 
dance– n., v. 
peace
future
wall
farm
claim– n., v. 
firm– n., v. 
operation
pressure– n., v. 
property
amount
top – noun, adj.(v.)
outside – prep., adj., adv., n.
piece
beauty
trade– n., v. 
fear– n., v. 
demand– n., v. 
list– n., v. 
judge– n., v. 
paint– n., v. 
mile
secretary
heart
union
island
drink– n., v. 
story– n., v. 
paper
space
desire– n., v. 
sign– n., v. 
officer
raise– n., v. 
horse
son
north – adv., n., adj.
station
food
character
English – adj., n.
critic
unit
product
respect– n., v. 
trouble
mark– n., v. 
press– n., v. 
attempt– n., v. 
origin
standard– n., v. 
everything
committee
earth
accord – n. 
remark
basis
east – adv., n., adj.

event
defense
smile– n., v. 
river
game
detail
account
cent
sort– n., v. 
club
attention
ship– n., v. 
decision
inside – prep., adv., n., adj. 
ride– n., v. 
sale– n., v. 
park– n., v. 
square– n., adj. 
vote– n., v. 
price
district
window
direction
trial
practice– n., v. 
opportunity
attack– n., v. 
floor
association
spring– n., v. 
lot – n., adv.
stock– n., v. 
hair
science
relation
profession
pattern
influence – n., v. 
occasion
machine
husband
surprise– n., v. 
average - noun, adj. 
official – n., adj.
temperature
tree
race   – n., v. 
police
relative– n., adj. 
quality
chance
growth
date– n., v. 
heat– n., v. 
performance
production
size
army
patient– n., adj. 
summer
hall
command– n., v. 
length
health
chief– n., adj. 
evening – n., adj.
store– n., v. 
language
degree
gun
dog
hotel
boat
dress– n., v. 
anyone
pain
object– n., v. 
knowledge
dollar
shape– n., v. 
population
check– n., v. 
poet
sleep– n., v. 
bed
dream– n., v. 
due – adj., n.
season
manner
progress
strength
opinion
bill– n., v. 
truth
suit
bank
honor
brother
corner
danger
hospital
pool
promise– n., v. 
blood
scene
literature
film
base
freedom
bar – n., v. 
rock– n., v. 
loss
sun
audience
glass– n., v. 
poem
song
skill
post– n., v. 
radio
animal
election
faith
wave   – n., v. 
model
edge
distance
memory
division
staff
leg
discussion
address– n., v. 
fly – n., v. 
ball
frame
engineer
comfort – n., v. 
camp – n., v. 
oil
difficulty
tooth
middle – adj., n.
choice
enemy
marriage
bridge
lady
cross – n., v. 
afternoon - noun
director
balance– n., v. 
capital
speed
block– n., v. 
citizen
mouth
hill
motor
agency
governor
affair
shoulder
mass
sample
trip– n., v. 
council
parent
gas
weight
load – n., v. 
master – n., v. 
finger
spot – n., v.
reply – n., v.
extent
lock – n., v.
employee
sight
wind – n., v.
pound – n., v.
fame
importance
advantage
match – n., v.
wage – n., v.
existence
title
exercise – n., v.
coat – n., v.
bit – n., v.
mountain
youth
behavior
newspaper
secret
ability
sea
justice
circle
page
weapon
representative
crowd
stick – n., v.
telephone
garden – n., v.
favor
news
dinner
someone
signal
yard
shelter
soldier
article
cry – n., v.
captain
seat
guest
king
everyone
wine
hole
beat – n., v.
duty
battle – n., v.
bottom – n., adj. 
expense
cattle
kitchen
dust – n., v.
bottle
tear
tire– n., v.
expression
exception
application
failure
struggle – n., v.
instrument
variety
theater
collection
rain – n., v.
review – n., v.
leadership
clay
daughter
fellow
library
tour – n., v.
ring – n., v.
chair
yesterday – adv., n.
flower
wheel
solution
aim – n., v.
forest
winter
box

belief
taste
lip
speech
reference
stain – n., v.
connection
knife
village
mistake
guard – n., v.
exchange – n., v.
request – n., v.
agent
dependence
bird
motion
guess – n., v.
neighbor
seed
fashion
loan – n., v.
mail – n., v.
safe – n., adj.
wood
baby
content – n., adj.
sport
tie – n., v.
message
neck
hate – n., v.
dirt
delight
trust – n., v.
nobody
valley
tool
presence
cook – n., v.
railroad
minister
coffee
brush – n., v.
guide – n., v.
luck
profit
lord
everybody
prison
cloud
slave
chairman
soil – n., v.
urge – n., v.
curve – n., v.
membership
key
soul
neighborhood
pair
stone – n., v.
mystery
welcome – n., v.
knee
jump – n., v.
snake
stream – n., v.
avenue
disease
hat
snow – n., v.
sheet
unity
sky
weather
depth
birth
appearance
universe
hurry – n., v.
coast
smell – n., v.
female – n., adj.
wire – n., v.
proposal
victory
engine
customer
waste – n., v.
fool – n., v.
intention
desk
politics
passage
lawyer
root – n., v., adj.
climb – n., v.
metal – n., adj.
hunt – n., v.
protection
roof
branch
pleasure
witness – n., v.
nose
mine – n., v. pronoun
band
aside – adv, n.
risk – n., v.
tomorrow
ear
fish – n., v.
shore
operator
being – n.
screen – n., v.
bind – n., v.
pack – n., v.
colony
cousin
scale
relief
stem
brain
musician
somebody
shadow
smoke – n., v.
description
fruit
guilt
salt
completion
throat
agriculture
particle
bay
cup
competition
moon
strip – n., v.
mechanic
shock – n., v.
conversation
angle
star
card
lake
breath
silence
shoe
somewhere
chain – n., v.
slide – n., v.
copy – n., v.
machinery
wake – n., v.
pocket
bone
dictionary
swim – n., v.
ice
male – n., adj.
skin – n., v.
crack – n., v.
rush – n., v.
meat
commerce
joint
gift
host – n., v.
suspect – n., v.
path – n., v.
uncle
height
track – n., v.
confidence
grass
suggestion
breakfast
chest
entrance
march – n., v.
sink – n., v.
iron – n., adj.
bag
native – n., adj.
bedroom
substance
threat
charm – n., v.
absence
factory
spite
meal
accident
highway
sentence
liberty
noise
discovery
tube
flash – n., v.
fence
childhood
joy
sister
efficiency
defeat – n., v.
rent – n., v.
comparison
grace
flesh
liquid
scientist
ease – n., v.
heaven
milk
sympathy
rank – n., v.
restaurant
frequency
shade – n., v.
necessity
row – n., v.
gold – n., adj.
grave – n., adj.
salary
photograph – n., v.
advice
wound – n., v.
virtue
dare – n., v.
queen
gate
chicken
prompt – n., v., adj.
crime
republic
anger
vistor
pile – n., v.
violence
steel – n., adj.
wing
stair
partner
delay – n., v.
gentleman
confusion
damage
safety
burst – n., v.
network
resistance
screw – n., v.
pride
till – n., v.
hire
verb
cleric

 

clerk
anywhere
fan
egg
grain
opposition
worship – n., v.
arrest – n., v.
discipline
string
harbor – n., v.
camera
mechanism
cow
insurance
reduction
lesson
sand
plate
elsewhere
interference
pupil
whisper
quantity*
fun – n., v.
mud
extension
kiss – n., v.
crop – n., v.
habit
wisdom
certainty
cloth
cure – n., v.
trap – n., v.
puzzle
powder
mankind
blame – n., v.
anxiety
bus
glory
weekend
treasury
cat
sacrifice – n., v.
sake
temple
self
nurse – n., v.
stuff – n., v.
stomach – n., v.
storm
ton
desert
allowance
servant
hunger – n., v.
conscience
bread
crash – n., v.
tip – n., v.
proof
sir
tonight*- adv., n.
whip – n., v.
tongue
mill – n., v.
merchant
coal
introduction
courage
actor
belt
package
reflection
fate
net
fellowship
fault
furniture
beam – n., v.
pencil
border
flame
joke – n., v.
corn
shell
supper
destruction
dish
flood – n., v.
excuse – n., v.
insect
ocean
ceremony
decrease – n., v.
prize – n., v.
harm – n., v.
verse
pot
cotton – n., adj.
leaf
medicine
stroke – n., v.
bite – n., v.
lung
scratch – n., v.
admission
composition
broadcast – n., v.
drum – n., v.
passenger
adventure
pipe
beard
devil
nut
sugar
creature
tail
wealth
suspicion
inquiry
journey
fueral
ambition
mixture
slope
criminal
map – n., v.
praise – n., v.
plow – n., v.
telegraph
barrel
lunch
slavery
creep – n., v.
sweat – n., v.
horizon
moderate – n., v., adj.
curse – n., v.
priest
quarrel – n., v.
widow
politician
custom
salesman
nail – n., v.
possession
satisfaction
mercy
objection
silver – n., adj.
tent
saddle
wrap – n., v.
nest
spell – n., v.
arch
friendship
bath
bundle – n., v.
crown
boundary
clock
holiday
reputation
ticket
despair
tea
fortune
cap
thread
haste
shirt
bargain
leather – n., adj.
rail – n., v.
butter
dot
warmth
vessel
pity
steam
pin – n., v.
companion
toe
reward – n., v.
tower
bow – n., v.
kingdom
garage
permission
pump – n., v.
prevention
aunt
fever
Christmas
regret – n., v.
jaw
soap
empire
bowl – n., v.
outline – n., v.
organ
imitation
caution
mineral
blade
trick – n., v.
treasure – n., v.
convenience
fork
noon
ownership
tune – n., v.
polish – n., v.
poison – n., v.
shame – n., v.
loyalty
cottage
feather
sauce
lid
debt
classification
cape
envelope
invention
sheep
stamp – n., v.
brick
rice
businessman
qualification
attraction
lamp
curl – n., v.
shower – n., v.
elder – n., adj.
bunch
bell
flavor
cream
pen
orange – n., adj.
tribe
coin
autumn
loyal
needle
complaint
pad – n., v.
skirt – n., v.
curtain
calculation
laughter
grease – n., v.
flag – n., v.
patience
boast

rope
envy
airplane
shield – n., v.
veil
tray
explosive – n., adj.
brass – n., adj.
taxi
wax – n., v. adj.
duck – n., v.
button – n., v.
remedy – n., v.
bush
thunder – n., v.
poverty
scrape – n., v.
arrow
mouse
hay
juice
shelf
hatred
basket
wreck – n., v.
width
log – n., v.
heap
ladder
gap
hut
axe
translation
collar
delivery
confession
pan
cke
elephant
ribbon
harvest – n., v.
cave
thief
rust – n., v.
separation
waiter
pet – n., v.
straw
towel
essence
fur
defendant
daylight
dip – n., v.
ash
carriage
educator
saw – n., v.
stove
rubber – n., v.
rug
misery
rival
deed
preference
explosion
collector
wrist
rabbit
tide
insult – n., v.
thumb
lump – n., v.
toy – n., v.
repetition
soup
whistle – n., v.
scenery
apple
offense
cork
temper
sore – n., v.
razor
hook
copper – n., v.
landlord
silk – n., adj.
stripe
pig
excellence
rake – n., v.
applause
ache – n., v.
apology
knot
nephew
cushion
nursery
gaiety
robbery
perfection
scorn – n., v.
trunk
wool
sailor
competitor
moonlight
deer
bean
drawer
disregard – n., v.
tin – n., adj.
penny
cage
coarse
sting – n., v.
ditch – n., v.
librarian
meantime
cough – n., v.
sword
messenger
castle
comb – n., v.
rod
sorrow
inventor
cliff
umbrella
interruption
gallon
conquest
headache
tailor
bucket
sense
signature
cart
pretense
descent
framework
adoption
disgust
waist
receipt
pearl – n., adj.
ray
limb
beast
jewel
persuasion
obedience
sock
vowel
hammer – n., v.
inn
chimney
dissatisfaction
annoyance
ornament
honesty
handkerchief
greed
thirst – n., v.
niece
loaf
wheat
worm
secrecy
cheese
rivalry
royalty
discontent
complication
fright
flour
actress
congratulations
goat
ink
disappearance
reproduction
avoidance
spoon
strap – n., v.
revenge
correction
descendant
hesitation
spade
basin
weed – n., v.
omission
bicycle
breadth
photography
coward
mat
discomfort
enclosure
paw
multiplication
bribe – n., v.
stocking
feast
nuisance
thorn
handwriting
chalk
procession
jealousy
liar
homecoming
barber
berry
pigeon
bravery
baggage
noun
grammar
cultivation
companionship
rubbish
modesty
pastry
cupboard
canal
notebook
deceit
parcel
moderation
hurrah
lipstick
conqueror
hindrance
cowardic
saucer
weekday
disrespect – n., v.
widower
donkey
motherhood
handshake
calculator
headdress
scissors
translator
possessor
shilling
cultivator
homework
electrician
oar
bribery
sow
pronunciation
beak
plural – n., adj.


Verbs

be
have
do
would
will
say
make
can
live – adj., v.
man – n., v.
time –n., v.
go
could
state – n., v.
take
come
know
see
use – n., v.
get
like
work – n., v.
may
give
think
even –adv., adj., v.
find
must
look – v., n.
back – n., v.
should
well– adj. n., v.
feel
seem
place– v., n.
hand– n., v.
tell
write
become
show   – n., v.
house– n., v.
need– v., n.
mean– adj., v., n.
call– v., n.
develop
last*
move
begin
number* – n., v.
turn – n., v.
leave
might
want
point – n., v.
form – n., v.
ask
end – n., v.
open – n., v.
follow
hold
govern
head– n., v.
consider
program– n., v. 
lead– n., v. 
set– n., v. 
order– n., v. 
eye– n., v. 
plan – n., v.
run
keep
face – n., v.
group – n., v.
play – n., v.
stand
increase
change
help – n., v.
line – n., v.
put
close – v., adj.
force – n., v.
meet
build
hear
unite
bring
let
side – n., v.
try
provide
continue
pay
result – n., v.
question – n., v.
study – n., v.
report – n., v.
start – n., v.
figure – n., v.
read
include
cost – n., v.
expect
complete – n., v.
act – n., v.
sense – n., v.
mind – n., v.
experience – n., v.
direct – v., adj.
reason – n., v.
return
care
love
appear
believe
speak
drive
hope – n., v.
inform
understand
reach
control – n., v.
pass
fall
note – n., v.
talk – v., n.
measure
walk
teach
type – n., v.
carry
rate – n., v.
remain
record
sit
determine
receive
train – n., v.
grow
cause – n., v.
serve
book – n., v.
sound – n., v.
cut
step – n., v.
add
deal – n., v.
tax – n., v.
support – n., v.
land – n., v.
happen
agree
arm – n., v.
view – n., v.
manage
answer – n., v.
break – n., v.
organize

fire – n., v.
lose
stop
wait
learn
voice – n., v.
shall
cover – n., v.
draw
treat
limit – n., v.
color – n., v.
produce
send
rise
remember
test – n., v.
fight – n., v.
watch – n., v.
stage – n., v.
rest – n., v.
bear – n., v.
prepare
explain
offer
plant – n., v.
charge – n., v.
picture – n., v.
lie – n., v.
rule – n., v.
regard
dance – n., v.
observe
claim – n., v.
pressure – n., v.
trade – n., v.
fear – n., v.
demand – n., v.
wonder
list – n., v.
accept
judge – n., v.
paint – n., v.
allow
enter
drink – n., v.
apply
decide
share
desire – n., v.
spend
sign – n., v.
visit
supply
doubt
wish
contain
feed
raise – n., v.
describe
exist
suggest
respect – n., v.
drop
fill
represent
kill
mark – n., v.
press – n., v.
attempt – n., v.
die
employ
smile – n., v.
improve
sort – n., v.
reduce
buy
ship – n., v.
wear
win
suppose
ride – n., v.
operate
realize
choose
park – n., v.
vote – n., v.
strike
practice – n., v.
catch
recognize
permit
attack – n., v.
spring – n., v.
stock – n., v.
lack
influence – n., v.
compare
imagine
surprise – n., v.
sing
hit
race – n., v.
touch
throw
pull
prove
argue
settle
date – n., v.
heat – n., v.
save
count
listen
pick
combine
command – n., v.
enjoy
express
store – n., v.
lay
fail
clean – n., adj.
dress – n., v.
gain
object – n., v.
depend
relate
advance
shape – n., v.
arrange
sell
mention
dry – n., adj.
check – n., v.
sleep – n., v.
join
dream – n., v.
fit – n., v., adj.
left – n., v., adj.
notice
finish
bill – n., v.
travel
marry
handle
promise – n., v.
shoot
arrive
bar – n., v.
hang
suffer
manufacture
rock – n., v.
burn
prevent
post – n., v.

eat
wave – n., v.
murder
forget
extend
recommed
address – n., v.
fly – n., v.
shake
comfort – n., v.
camp – n., v.
discover
examine
refer
declare
cross – n., v., adj.
attend
balance – n., v.
wash*
block – n., v.
please – v., adv. 
encourage
worry
repeat
roll
push
trip – n., v.
clothe
forward – adv., adj, v. 
discuss
fix
load – n., v.
master – n., v.
laugh
spot – n., v.
propose
shop – n., v.
replace
reply – n., v.
lock – n., v.
spread
wind – n., v.
approve
destroy
pound – n., v.
reflect
match – n., v.
wage – n., v.
refuse
perform
tend
exercise – n., v.
coat – n., v.
bit – n., v.
search
escape
stick – n., v.
avoid
garden – n., v.
miss
cry – n., v.
excite
beat – n., v.
compose
battle – n., v.
flow
dust – n., v.
admit
tear – n., v.
tire – n., v.
belong
struggle – n., v.
rain – n., v.
review – n., v.
preserve
swing
thank
reserve
tour – n., v.
warn
ring
aim – n., v.
gather
invite
print
stain – n., v.
stretch
blow
shout
divide
guard – n., v.
exchange – n., v.
request – n., v.
appoint
guess – n., v.
loan – n., v.
correct – v., adj.
mail – n., v.
retire
prefer
double*
advise
lift
tie – n., v.
hate – n., v.
trust – n., v.
cook
brush – n., v.
collect
guide – n., v.
soil – n., v.
distinguish
introduce
urge – n., v.
blind – v., adj.
arise
curve – n., v.
entertain
stone – n., v.
lean – v., adj.
protect
advertise
welcome – n., v.
jump – n., v.
steam – n., v.
snow – n., v.
threaten
oppose
deliver
pray
adopt
hurry – n., v.
smell – n., v.
furnish
hide
wire – n., v.
ought
waste – n., v.
fool – n., v.
intend
root – n., v., adj.
climb – n., v.
hunt – n., v.
satisfy
witness – n., v.
mine – n., v. pronoun
risk – n., v.
remind
fish – n., v.
civilize
screen – n., v.
bind – n., v.
earn
pack – n., v.
slip
explore
defend
mix

smoke – n., v.
yield
sweep
admire
strip – n., v.
shock – n., v.
succeed
surround
chain – n., v.
slide – n., v.
copy – n., v.
wake – n., v.
freeze
swim – n., v.
crack – n., v.
rush – n., v.
host – n., v.
suspect – n., v.
path – n., v.
afford
track – n., v.
march – n., v.
sink – n., v.
disturb
pause
charm – n., v.
flash – n., v.
twist
defeat – n., v.
disappear
rent – n., v.
possess
ease – n., v.
rank – n., v.
shade – n., v.
accuse
knock
row – n., v.
confuse
frighten
solve
photograph – n., v.
wound – n., v.
dare – n., v. 
shut
forgive
prompt – n., v., adj.
pile – n., v. 
delay – n., v. 
pour
kick
burst – n., v. 
screw – n., v. 
till – n., v. 
hire – n., v. 
preach
fan – n., v. 
connect
calculate
drag
worship – n., v. 
arrest – n., v. 
harbor – n., v. 
qualify
fold
whisper – n., v. 
hurt
kiss – n., v. 
crop – n., v. 
sail
relieve
persuade
deserve
cure – n., v. 
trap – n., v. 
blame – n., v. 
tremble
overcome
sacrifice – n., v. 
complain
elect
roar
compete
nurse – n., v. 
stuff – n., v. 
stomach – n., v. 
repair
hunger – n., v. 
crash
tip – n., v. 
strengthen
whip – n., v. 
mill – n., v. 
ruin
stir
punish
breathe
amuse
beam – n., v. 
disappoint
joke – n., v. 
bless
tempt
dive
shine
greet
flood – n., v. 
excuse – n., v. 
decrease – n., v. 
prize – n., v. 
harm – n., v. 
insure
rub
stroke – n., v. 
bite – n., v. 
scratch – n., v. 
broadcast – n., v. 
drum – n., v. 
resist
neglect
beg
cheer
split
melt
swear
bury
wipe
faint – n., v., adj. 
translate
hesitate
borrow
owe
map – n., v. 
spin
praise – n., v. 
spare
plow – n., v. 
straighten
creep – n., v. 
sweat – n., v. 
seize
complicate
dig
curse – n., v. 
weigh
quarrel
dine
educate
nail – n., v. 
tap
behave
scatter
wrap – n., v. 
grind
spell – n., v. 
plaster
swell

bundle – n., v. 
boil
lend
wander
pretend
dismiss
rail – n., v. 
inquire
pin – n., v. 
bound
reward – n., v. 
forbid
bathe
lodge
swallow
multiply
bow – n., v. 
pump – n., v. 
regret – n., v. 
pronounce
bowl – n., v. 
outline – n., v. 
disagree
trick – n., v. 
treasure – n., v. 
disapprove
tune – n., v. 
polish – n., v. 
poison – n., v. 
shame – n., v. 
astonish
shave
fade
confess
descend
stamp – n., v. 
float
curl – n., v. 
shower – n., v. 
steer
spit
rob
interrupt
weave
rescue
crush
decay
bleed
classify
omit
lesson
pad – n., v. 
skirt – n., v. 
grease – n., v. 
interfere
explode
fasten
flag – n., v. 
resign
postpone
boast – n., v. 
rid
shield – n., v. 
kneel
wax– n., v., adj.
duck – n., v. 
button – n., v. 
invent
remedy – n., v. 
thunder – n., v. 
weaken
scrape
tender – v., adj.
soften
bake
wreck*
log*
suck
obey
reproduce
harvest
cave – n., v. 
sew
rust – n., v. 
pet – n., v. 
refresh
dip – n., v. 
saw
roast
cultivate
accustom
insult – n., v. 
lump – n., v. 
annoy
heal
whistle – n., v. 
pinch
rot
enclose
harden
stiffen
rake
hasten
shorten
ache – n., v. 
drown
imitate
tighten
scorn – n., v. 
disregard – n., v. 
pardon
offend
sting – n., v. 
ditch – n., v. 
cough – n., v. 
comb – n., v. 
widen
tailor – n., v. 
darken
applaud
conquer
hammered
sharpen
thirst – n., v. 
spill
heighten
flatten
loosen
fry
thicken
strap – n., v. 
deceive
lengthen
weed – n., v. 
rejoice
cheat
congratulate
overflow
dissatisfy
bribe – n., v. 
mend
tame
ripen
whiten
hinder
deepen
brighten
fatten
madden
scold
disrespect – n., v.
deafen
sadden
redden
sweeten


Adjectives


no – adj. adv.
other – adj., determiner, pronoun
only – adj, adv., conj. 
new
before –adv., adj., prep., conj.
great
even –adv., adj., v.
long
well– adj. n., v.
own
just
good
high
little*
still*
old
mean – adj., n.
right - adj, n.
general– adj., n
same
another* – adj, pronoun
real
small
late
large
open – adj., v.
public– n., adj.
possible
early
close
light – adj., n., v.
live– adj., v.
certain
far
away – adv, adj.
social
young
enough – adj., adv., pronoun
better
big
clear
complete– adj., v.
next – adv., prep., adj.
near
direct– adj., v.
important
usual
kind – adj., n.
white
simple
active
best
least – adj., pronoun
probable
different
whole
special
particular
low
full
easy
local
sure
free
recent
true
strong
necessary
either – determiner, adj., adv., 
            pronoun, conj.
actual
able
political
common
short
total
south – adv., n., adj.
entire
west – adv., n., adj.
hard
modern
dark
firm – adj., n.
further – adv. adj.
top – noun, adj.(v.)
outside – prep., adj., adv., n.
slow
responsible
various
private
immediate
ready – adj.
north – adv., n., adj.
effective
deep
wide
alone
English – adj., n.
happy
cold
sudden – adj.
basic
fine
single
heavy
standard

moral
black
red
bad
else -adj., adv.
mere
equal
east – adv., n., adj.
likely – adv., adj.
inside – prep., adv., n., adj. 
square – n., adj.
dead
foreign
serious
quick
medical
blue
international
fair
official – n., adj.
difficult
relative– adj., n.
former
main
cool
patient– adj., n.
slight
proper
chief– adj., n.
evening – n., adj.
current
strange
separate
clean – adj., v.
dry – adj., v.
hot
electric
due – adj., n.
fit – adj., n. v.
left– adj., n., v.
western
wrong
exact
quiet
frequent
essential
glass – adj., n.
poor
popular
conscious
worth – adj. 
dependent
extreme
thick
latter – adj. 
middle – adj., n.
practical
daily
green
bright
pretty
forward – adv., adj, v. 
sharp
straight
round
whatever – pronoun, adj., adv., interjection
rapid
broad
regular
thin
soft
reasonable
solid
fast
pure
ideal
warm
familiar
weak
perfect
bottom – n., adj. 
rich
narrow
fat
nice
bitter
scientific
fresh
ordinary
impossible
gray
sweet
worse – adj.
rare
commercial
wild
correct – adj., v.
plain
opposite
safe
evil
empty
content
literary
curious

flat
everyday
blind
upper
friendly
lean – adj., v.
brown
excellent
formal
rough
smooth
steady
ancient
busy
female – adj., n.
root – adj., n., v.
metal – adj., n.
gradual
loose
silent
sensitive
pale
gentle
pleasant
terrible
tall
yellow
sick
thorough
absolute
proud
dear
afraid
severe
honest
calm
male – adj., n.
wet
instant
satisfactory
favorite
apart – adv, adj
northern
iron – adj., n.
alive
ill
native – adj., v.
violent
tough
universal
wise
sad
extensive
angry
loud
permanent
lovely
gold – adj., n.
grave – adj., n.
extra
numerous
pink
expensive
holy
wooden
prompt – adj.,n.  v.
sorry
steel – adj., n.
efficient
grand
funny
strict
tight
mad
royal
valuable
excess
fun – adj., n.
attractive
eager
sympathetic
raw
glad
sacred
golden
neat
peculiar
generous
dull
anxious
cheap
distant
cotton – adj., n.
sincere
lonely
stupid
absent
bold
faint – adj., v.
earnest
noble
extraordinary
scarce
gay
stiff
brave

convenient
moderate – adj. n., v.
excessive
modest
eastern
silver – adj., n.
grateful
asleep – adj. 
precious
ugly
delicate
awake
false
bare
leather – adj., n.
decisive
urgent
idle
immensive
destructive
mild
clever
splendid
backward - adv., adj.  
artificial
elder – adj., n.
orange – adj., n.
humble
fancy
polite
fond
steep
solemn
explosive – adj., n.
brass – adj., n.
tender
cruel
alike
circular
cautious
confident
ashamed
customary
damp
upset
ambitious
suspicious
imaginary
rubber – adj., n.
awkward
theatrical
miserable
shallow
ripe
sore – adj., n.
diamond – adj., n.
imaginative
copper – adj., n.
influential
hollow
wicked
silk – adj., n.
upright
selfish
inward
applause
fierce
tin – adj., n.
patriotic
spoil
horizontal
deaf
vain
elastic
merry
confidential
momentary
pearl – adj., n.
lazy
grammatical
outward – adj., n.
heavenly
rude
indoor
everlasting
old-fashioned
attentive
tidy
whichever – determiner, pronoun, adj.
tame
inclusive
homemade
sour
slippery
jealous
woolen
punctual
uppermost
obedient
rotten
businesslike
motherly
plural– n., adj.
whose – adj., pronoun, 
             determiner
 


Adverbs

as – adv., conj. prep.
not – adv.
by – prep., adv.
there – pronoun, adv. 
when – adv., conj., pronoun
no – adj. adv.
only – adj, adv., conj.
then – adv. 
now –adv. conj.
even –adv., adj., v.
also – adv.
after – adv., conj., prep.
before –adv., adj., prep., conj.
where – adv., conj. 
how – adv., conj.
too – adv.
very – adv, adj.
still* - adj, adv.
here – adv., etc.
never – adv.
off* – adv.prep.
since - prep, conj, adv.
again – adv.
around* –adv, prep
however – adv.

 

always
away – adv, adj.
though – conj, adv.
enough – adj., adv., pronoun
yet* – adv., conj.
why – adv.
next* – adv., prep., adj.
rather – adv.
often
along* – prep., adv.
ever – adv.
today – adv., n.
thus – adv.
perhaps – adv.
above – prep., adv, adj.
either – determiner, adj., adv., pronoun, conj.
quite – adv.
already – adv.
together – adv.
behind – prep, adv.
south – adv., n., adj.
ago – adv.
west – adv., n., adj.
further* – adv. adj.
morning – adv.

outside – prep., adj., adv., n.
sometimes – adv.
soon – adv.
therefore – adv.
north – adv., n., adj.
else -adj, adv.
except – prep, conj. 
east – adv., n., adj.
inside – prep., adv., n., adj. 
beyond – prep., adv. 
instead- adv. 
likely* –adv., adj.
lot – n., adv.
especially – adv.
indeed – adv.
below -  prep., adv. 
yes – adv.
neither – conj., adv., pronoun, determiner
maybe – adv.
please – v., adv. 
forward – adv., adj, v. 
whatever – pronoun, adj., adv., interjection
ahead – adv.
hardly – adv.
yesterday* – adv., n.

moreover – adv.
otherwise – adv.
somehow – adv.
forth – adv.
aside – adv, n.
apart* – adv, adj. 
abroad – adv.
anyway – adv.
whenever – conj., adv.
tonight* - adv., n.
anywhere – adv., pronoun/n.
meanwhile – adv.
seldom – adv.
nowhere – adv., pronoun
altogether – adv.
wherever -  conj., adv.
backward* - adv., adj.  
aloud
nowadays – adv.
lately
sometime
outward

 

 


Function Words

Pronouns
he
they
I
she
we
you
which – determiner, pronoun
there – pronoun, adv. 
who - pronoun
when – adv., conj., pronoun
other – adj., determiner, pronoun
what – pronoun, determiner
mine – n., v. pronoun
such – determiner, predeterminer, pronoun
anybody - pronoun
anywhere – adv., pronoun
whichever – determiner, pronoun, adj.
another* – adj, pronoun
least *– adj., pronoun
either – determiner, adj., adv., pronoun, conj.
neither – conj., adv., pronoun, determiner
whatever – pronoun, adj., adv.,
interjection
nowhere – adv., pronoun
whose – adj., pronoun, determiner
whom – pronoun
about – adv,  prep

the - definite article
a - indefinite article

Demonstratives
that
this
these
those

Conjunctions
and
as – adv., conj. prep.
but
or
when – adv., conj., pronoun
if – conj. 
so
than – conj., prep
only – adj, adv., conj.
now –adv. conj.
after – adv., conj., prep.
before –adv., adj., prep., conj.
where – adv., conj. 
how – adv., conj.
while -  noun, conj.
since - prep., conj., adv.
although – conj.
until – prep, conj
yet – adv., conj.
whether – conj.
either – determiner, adj., adv., pronoun, conj.
nor – conj.
though – conj., adv.
except – prep, conj. 
neither – conj., adv., pronoun, determiner
unless – conj.
because – conj.
whenever – conj., adv.
wherever -  conj., adv.
whichever – determiner, pronoun, adj.

Prepositions
of – prep.
to
in
for – prep.
with – prep.
on
as – adv., conj. prep.
at – prep.
by – prep., adv.
from – prep.
out
up
about – adv,  prep.
than – conj., prep.
into
over
after – adv., conj., prep.
before –adv., adj., prep., conj.
through – prep, adv.
down
between
under
off – adv., prep.
against – prep.
since - prep., conj., adv.
around –adv., prep.
upon
until – prep., conj.
toward – prep.
next – adv., prep., adj.
per – prep.
among – prep.
outside – prep., adj., adv., n.
within – prep, adv.
along – prep., adv.
across
above – prep., adv., adj.
behind – prep, adv.
inside – prep., adv., n., adj. 
beyond – prep., adv.
below -  prep., adv. 
beside
beneath
onto – prep
underneath
amongst
besides – prep.

Quantitative
one
all
more
time* n. 
some
first
any
most
many
much
each
little* n. 
both
last* adj, v.
number
few
once
every
less
almost
second
several
half
inch
none
double - v.
quarter
dozen
plenty
quantity
zero
pint
ounce
quart

Other Determiners
which – determiner, pronoun
other – adj., determiner, pronoun
what - pronoun, determiner
such – determiner, 
           predeterminer, pronoun
either – determiner, adj., adv., pronoun, conj.
neither – conj., adv., pronoun, determiner
whose – adj., pronoun, determiner