100 Examples of the Most Used Words in English

In English there are content words, that is, words, which contain most of the message of the sentence and can be nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. For example: person(person),gentle (gentle), live(live), quickly(quickly).

There are also the grammar words, "grammatical words", whose main function is to give order and coherence to the message of the prayer, and can be pronouns, prepositions and determiners. For example: they(they),under (below),those(those).

Although most of the content of the communication is given by the content words, both groups of words are necessary for the formation of the sentence and the transmission of the message in English.

• See also: English plural words

The most used words in English: nouns (nouns)

Some commonly used nouns in English are:

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Noun	Translation	Example
bodysuit	body	It's good to protect your bodysuit from the sun.
books	book	I'm reading a good books at the moment.
boy	child	The little boy stood by his mother from him the whole party.
brother	brother	My brother is older than me.
child	child	When you are a child, life always looks bright.
city	city	My best friend lives in another city.
clock	Wall Clock	The clock on that wall is very valuable.
computer	computer	Ted wants to buy a new computer for work.
cup	cup	I need a cup of coffee.
day	day	Have a nice day!
dog	dog	there's a dog barking in the distance.
door	door	Someone knocked at the door.
eyes	eye	My father has an eyes for detail.
faces	face	Grandma has a worried look on her faces.
Familia	family	part of our Familia lives in the south.
father	father	My father is a lawyer.
flowers	flower	Mary's favorite flowers is the poppy.
food	meal	I'll buy some food at the store on my way home.
football/soccer	soccer	football is becoming very popular among women.
girl	little girl	There's a new girl in my class.
glass	glass	he offered me a glass of orange juice.
hands	hand	The boss shook me hands and congratulated me.
home	home	We live in a big home by the sea.
language	language	Wendy doesn't speak any foreign language.
life	life	The author of this book had a very interesting life.
man	man	there's a man at the door.
market	market	We buy our groceries at the market every week.
milk	milk	Would you like some milk with your coffee?
months	month	The visitors are coming at the end of the months.
mother	mother	My mother bought tickets for the concert.
noise	noise	what's that noise in the street?
person / people	person people	Kate is a nice person.
place	place	A sports club is a usual place to make friends.
plants	plant	Mom takes care of the plants in the garden.
river	river	The Amazon is the longest river in the world.
schools	school	All the kids at schools have cell phones.
be	sea	Do you prefer the be to the mountain?
sister	sister	My sister She is taller than me.
star	star	Pick a star and make a wish.
store / shop	business	Ben runs a furniture store.
student	student	there are three students in my pottery class.
sun	sun	The sun is the brightest and biggest star in our galaxy.
teacher	teacher	We have a new math teacher at school.
things	stuff	The things I can't stand is selfishness.
time	time, time	What is the time?
town	town	My grandfather comes from a small town in Italy.
university	university	Do you plan to attend university?
watches	clock	I want to buy a Swiss watches.
toilet	water	Would you like some toilet?
week	week	I always finish my week very tired.
window	window	Please close the window before leaving.
woman	women	Patricia is amazing woman.
work	job	My father always has a lot of work.
world	world	The Black Sea has the saltiest waters in the world.
year	year	We visited Ireland last year.

• See also: English nouns

The most used words in English: verbs (verbs)

Some of the main verbs, auxiliary and modal verbs most used are:

Verb	Translation	Example
answer	reply	I'll answer your message as soon as I can.
ask	ask	Can I ask a question, please?
baby	be be	The most famous quote is “To baby or not to baby”.
believe	believe	do you believe in ghosts?
bring	bring	you can bring a friend to the party if you want.
buy	buy	My parents plan to buy a new apartment.
dog	can	Dog you make it tomorrow at 2 p.m.?
eat	come	My friends want to eat over for dinner.
could	Could could	could I make a suggestion?
do / does	make auxiliaries of present simple (without translation).	The students always do their homework.
enjoy	enjoy	Yo enjoy listening to pop music.
get	get	Could you get have me a coffee, please?
give	give	Yo give you a hand with that.
go	go	Let's go to the park.
have / have	have assistants present perfect(without translation)	Yo have a lot of friends.
hear	hear	Did you hear that noise?
know	know to know	I don't know any people at the party.
like	like	They like dancing.
live	live	you live far from school.
looks	look	looks at the sky!
sees it	love	I really sees it animals.
make	do	make comfortable.
may	maybe, maybe	Item may rain in the evening.
might	maybe	The company might Hire a new CEO.
listen	listen carefully	Do you usually listen to the radio?
remember	remember	I don't remember his name of him.
say	say	Can you say that again?
see	see	We could see the landscape from our hotel window.
sell	sell	They sell very good products at the new store.
should	ought	you should take a rest.
speak	talk	Speak out, please.
sing	sing	The choir children sing beautifully.
study	study	I never study on weekends.
take	carry	Take the cookies to the freezer for five minutes.
talk	talk	Could we talk in private?
use	wear	My aunt doesn't know how to use to computer.
walk	walk	I like to walk along the beach.
watches	look	My brothers watches TV all day long.
will	future modal verb (no translation)	They will sign the contract as soon as possible.
work	work	My parents work for a big company.
would	modal verb. Indicates conditional / potential (no translation).	Would you travel back in time if you could?

• It can help you: Verbs in English

The most used words in English: adjectives (adjectives)

Some of the most used adjectives in English are:

Adjective	Translation	Example
bad	bad	This is a bad example for children.
beautiful	beautiful	que beautiful scenery!
big	big	they run a big corporation.
black	black	She likes black cats.
blue	blue	I love the blue Skies of the Mediterranean region.
dark	dark	It was a dark night.
early	early	You have to get up early to go to school.
good	Well	The meal was really good.
green	green	you have the green light to start the project.
happy	happy	The story has a happy ending.
heavy	heavy	How heavy is your bag?
kind	gentle	That's kind of you, thank you.
beats	late	It's getting beats, come on!
long	long	there was a long line up to buy tickets for the show.
new	new	My father has a new car.
nice	pleasant	They had a nice chat.
old	old	We visited many old castles in Europe.
pretty	pretty	what a pretty little child you are!
grid	red	You can't cross if the light is grid.
shorts	low	Johnny is shorts for his age of him.
small	little	I've got a small problem.
sorry	sorry	I'm sorry I kept you waiting.
tall	high	He's a tall handsome boy.
white	white	It's a black and white movie.
young	young	you're too young to live alone.

• It can help you: Adjectives in English

The most used words in English: adverbs (adverbs)

Some of the most used adverbs are:

Adverb	Translation	Example
always	always	They always work quietly.
early	early	It's too early to say.
ever	ever	Have you ever Been to Greece?
first	first	First, boil the liquid for a few minutes.
here / there	here there	The restrooms are over there.
last	last	his last novel was great.
beats	late	I'm sorry I'm beats.
never	never	They've never traveled abroad.
next	later, later	what happens next?
No	No	No, it's not that way.
now	now	I want to speak to you now.
then	then, then, then	I'll explain everything and then you'll understand.
well	good	I don't play soccer well.
forks	Yeah	Forks, I will!
yet	still, still	The guests haven't arrived yet.

• It can help you: Adverbs in English

The most used words in English: grammar words

Some grammar words, such as possessive adjectives, articles, conjunctions and determiners are:

grammar word	Translation	Example
my	my	My computer is too old.
your	you	your house is bigger.
his of her / her / its	his	his job is really interesting.
our	our	Our boss is cool.
their	their, of them	their mother is a doctor.
to / an	one, one	TO dolphin is a large sea mammal.
the	the	The theater is next to the city hall.
Este	this is	Este is the best I can do.
that	that one, that one, that one	how much is that shirt?
estos	these, these	estos shoes are new.
those	those, those, those, those	Those people are Spanish.
all	all all	all men are created equal.
some	some, some	Some antiques have been robbed.
much / many	much (a), many (as)	There isn't much food left.
one	one	One of my friends saw the thief.
despues de	after	Emma is coming over despues de school.
and	and	you and you are good friends.
because	because	me gustan because they're honest.
but	but	It was raining but I went running.
if	Yeah	what would you do if you were rich
or	either	Do you prefer the golden or the silver pen?
SW	so	It was snowing, SW we stayed at home.

The most used words in English: pronouns (pronouns)

Some English pronouns are:

Pronoun	Translation	Example
Yo	I	Yo am at home today.
you	you	you are my favorite person.
I have	he	I have She doesn't know what to do.
she	she	She is a brilliant student.
Item	neuter subject (no translation)	Item It's nice and warm today.
we	us	We study at Juilliard.
they	they	They are welcome at home.
mine	mine	Karl is a friend of mine.
yours	yours	That backpack is yours.
his	yours	They prefer his.
hers	yours	hers is much better.
ours	our	This house is not ours.
theirs	yours	The fault is theirs.
everybody	all	everybody know that.
somebody/anybody	someone	There's somebody at the door.
when	when	Tell me when you're ready.
while	while	The phone range while I was having a shower.
how	as	How do you go to work?
que	that	que are they saying?
when	when	When did it happen?
where	where	where do you live?
which	which	Which do you like best?
quien	who	quien told you that?

• It can help you: English pronouns

The most used words in English: prepositions (prepositions)

Some of the most used prepositions are:

preposition or adverb	Translation	Example
about	about	what is the book about?
despues de	after	Don't go out despues de dark.
at	at, in	they arrived at 10 pm
before	before	Dad told me that we had to be back before midnight.
between	between	The theater is between the city hall and the museum.
by	for, for	You have to get this finished by Friday.
for	for	This present is for you.
desde	from to	I eat desde Mexico.
in	in	The concert is in March.
of	of	The beginning of the movie is shocking.
off	off, off, off	The lights are off.
on	on, on	Please leave the envelope on the desk.
out	out	I'll be out of the office.
over	above	The boys jumped over the fence to cut some flowers.
through	through	We passed through the town on our way to Atlanta.
to	to, towards	are you going to school?
until	until	we stayed up until 2 am.
with / without	with without	Can I go with you?

• It can help you: Time prepositions "in», «on», «at»

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