The Top 200 Words of Written English adapted from Cobuild

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a/an

first

much

they

and

follow

must

thing

about

for

need

think(s), thought, thought

after

from

never

through

again

get(s), got, got

new

time

against

give(s), gave, given

no

to

all

go(es), went, gone

not

together

also

good

now

too

although

government

number

try(ies), tried

always

great

of

turn

another

group

off

under

any

hand

old

up

as

have, has, had

on

us

ask

he

only

use

area

her

or

very

at

here

other

want

away

high

our

way

back

him

out

we

be

his

own

well

am, is, are, was, 

hold(s), held, held

over

what

were, been, being

house

part

when

become(s), became

how

party

where

become

however

place

which

because

I

people

while

begin(s), began, begun

if

point

who

between

in

problem

will

both

into

provide

with

but

it

put(s), put, put

within

by

its

say(s), said, said

without

call

just

she

woman

can

keep(s), kept, kept

see(s), saw, seen

work

case

know(s), knew, known

seem

world

child

large

service

would

come(s), came, come

life

should

year

company

like

show(s),showed,shown

you

could

leave(s), left, left

small

young

country

local

so

your

course

look

some

day

make(s), made, made

still

More Verbs:

different

man

such

eat(s), ate, eaten

buy(s), bought, bought

do

many

system

catch(es), caught, caught

does, doing, did, done

may

take(s), took, taken

choose(s), chose, chosen

down

me

tell(s), told, told

cost(s), cost, cost

during

mean(s), meant, meant

than

forget(s), forgot, forgotten

each

member

that

grow(s), grew, grown

even

men

this

hide(s), hid, hidden

end

might

the

send(s), sent, sent

few

more

their

steal(s), stole, stolen

feel(s), felt, felt

most

them

wake(s), woke, woken

find(s), found, found

my

then

wear(s), wore, worn

there