Essential Word Lists 1–8

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Essential Word Lists 1–4

List 1

a about after again an and any are as ask at away back ball be because bed been before best better big black blue both boy bring brother brown but by call came can carry cat come could country cut did do does dog done down draw drink each eat eight end even every eye face far fast father favourite feet find first fish five fly for found four from full funny gave get girl give go goes going good got green grow had half hand happen happy hard has have he head help her here high him his home horse hot how I if in into is it its jump

List 2

just keep kind king knew know land last laugh learn leave left let life light like line little live long look looked lot love made make man many may me mean men might mile milk miss more morning most mother move much must my name near need never new next night no not now number of off old on once one only open or other our out over own page part people picture place play please point put ran read red right river road room run said same saw say school sea second see seem seen she should show side small so some something soon sound

List 3

spell stand start stay still stop story such take talk tell than thank that the their them then there these they thing think this those thought three through time to together too took top town tree try turn two under until up upon us use used very want warm was watch water way we well went were what when where which while who why will wind wish with without woman word work world would write year yes you young your across add afraid air along always animal another answer anything around asked aunt baby bank bear beautiful began begin behind being believe below beside between

List 4

body book bought box breakfast bright brought building busy buy cake care careful car caught change child children class clean clothes cold colour coming common complete could not country course cousin dance dark decided deep dinner door early earth enough ever example family far farm father field finally fire floor flower follow forest form friend front fun garden gave gone great ground group grow hair heard heart heavy held herself high history hour house important inside job journey knew large later letter listen lost machine matter maybe money moon mountain mouth music near nothing once outside paper party pushed question quickly ran ready remember round Santa sentence sister six

Essential Word Lists 5–8

List 5

afternoon afternoon against almost already although among begin Britain certain circle centre character choose clean clear climb collect complete continue decide describe different difficult direction discover distance doctor enough exercise explain famous favourite February forward fourth February general government grammar group guide imagine island knowledge language library material measure minute natural notice November October often opposite ordinary particular perhaps popular position possible practise promise purpose quarter question recent regular remember sentence special straight subject suppose surprise system though Thursday tomorrow trouble usually village weather Wednesday whole woman wonder written young yourself accident address amount arrive believe business caught centre certain complete decide eight enough

List 6

ability actual adventure advice although ancient appear arrange attention beautiful bicycle breathe calendar captain caught celebrate century choice chocolate communication community competition dangerous daughter describe development education especially excellent experience experiment famous favourite February government guarantee hospital imagine increase information interest knowledge length library material medicine necessary occasion opportunity particular physical position possible probably process promise purpose recognise receive recommend separate shoulder similar sincerely subject successful surprise therefore though thought through trouble valuable various vegetable weight woman wonderful accident actually address answer appearance arrive believe breathe business calendar category certainly committee completely curiosity different environment equipment government island knowledge separate

List 7

accommodate achievement acquaintance aggressive amateur ancient anxious apparent appreciate argument atmosphere available awkward bargain bruise cemetery committee communicate conscience conscious consequence convenience courage curiosity definite desperate dictionary disaster discipline embarrass equipment exaggerate existence familiar foreign frequently guarantee immediately independent influence intelligent interrupt jewellery leisure lightning mischievous necessary nuisance occasion occurred parliament persuade physical privilege pronunciation queue recommend restaurant rhythm sacrifice secretary signature sincerely soldier stomach sufficient temperature thorough twelfth unecessary vehicle variety vegetable yacht youth achievement beginning believe business category changeable criticise develop encouraged excellent explanation forty familiar government grateful height hygiene identity independence knowledge language lightning maintenance mischievous possession preferred privilege recognise

List 8

abbreviate absence accidentally accessible accompany according acquire address advertisement analysis anonymous apparent architecture auxiliary bureaucracy catastrophe chromosome circumference collaboration controversy correspondence determined diaphragm electricity extraordinary fluorescent foreign forty frequency immediately individual indispensable interfere itinerary legitimate millennium miniature opportunity parallel perseverance phenomenon preparation questionnaire receipt recommend relevant restaurant responsibility sacrifice simultaneous sincerely species spontaneous sufficient technique temperature unnecessary vacuum variation vehicle Wednesday weird whereabouts accommodate acknowledge amateur apparent argument awkward conscientious consequence convenience definite desperate exaggerate existence guarantee hindrance ignorance leisure liaison lightning manoeuvre noticeable occurred persistence possession pronunciation queue rhythm separate stationery surprise thorough tournament tragedy twelfth tyranny utensil vegetable yacht zeal zoology privilege questionnaire receive maintenance environment guarantee necessary conscience discipline existence