Wikipedia:Basic English ordered wordlist


This list is based on Charles Kay Ogden's BASIC English ordered word list.

Operations

100 words

comegetgivegokeepletmakeputseemtakebedohavesayseesendmaywill

aboutacrossafteragainstamongatbeforebetweenbydownfrominoffonoverthroughtounderupwith

asforoftillthan

atheallanyeverylittlemuchnoothersomesuchthatthisIheyouwho

andbecausebutorifthoughwhilehowwhenwherewhy

againeverfarforwardherenearnowoutstillthentheretogetherwell

almostenoughevennotonlyquitesoverytomorrowyesterday

northsoutheastwestpleaseyes

Things

400 General

accountactadditionadjustmentadvertisementagreementairamountamusementanimalanswerapparatusapprovalargumentartattackattemptattentionattractionauthoritybackbalancebasebehaviorbeliefbirthbitbitebloodblowbodybrassbreadbreathbrotherbuildingburnburstbusinessbuttercanvascarecausechalkchancechangeclothcoalcolorcomfortcommitteecompanycomparisoncompetitionconditionconnectioncontrolcookcoppercopycorkcottoncoughcountrycovercrackcreditcrimecrushcrycurrentcurvedamagedangerdaughterdaydeathdebtdecisiondegreedesigndesiredestructiondetaildevelopmentdigestiondirectiondiscoverydiscussiondiseasedisgustdistancedistributiondivisiondoubtdrinkdrivingdustearthedgeeducationeffectenderroreventexampleexchangeexistenceexpansionexperienceexpertfactfallfamilyfatherfearfeelingfictionfieldfightfireflameflightflowerfoldfoodforceformfriendfrontfruitglassgoldgovernmentgraingrassgripgroupgrowthguideharborharmonyhatehearingheathelphistoryholehopehourhumoriceideaimpulseincreaseindustryinkinsectinstrumentinsuranceinterestinventionironjellyjoinjourneyjudgejumpkickkissknowledgelandlanguagelaughlawleadlearningleatherletterlevelliftlightlimitlinenliquidlistlooklosslovemachinemanmanagermarkmarketmassmealmeasuremeatmeetingmemorymetalmiddlemilkmindmineminutemistmoneymonthmorningmothermotionmountainmovemusicnamenationneednewsnightnoisenotenumberobservationofferoiloperationopinionorderorganizationornamentownerpagepainpaintpaperpartpastepaymentpeacepersonplaceplantplaypleasurepointpoisonpolishporterpositionpowderpowerpriceprintprocessproduceprofitpropertyproseprotestpullpunishmentpurposepushqualityquestionrainrangeraterayreactionreadingreasonrecordregretrelationreligionrepresentativerequestrespectrestrewardrhythmriceriverroadrollroomrubrulerunsaltsandscalescienceseaseatsecretaryselectionselfsenseservantsexshadeshakeshameshocksidesignsilksilversistersizeskysleepslipslopesmashsmellsmilesmokesneezesnowsoapsocietysonsongsortsoundsoupspacestagestartstatementsteamsteelstepstitchstonestopstorystretchstructuresubstancesugarsuggestionsummersupportsurpriseswimsystemtalktastetaxteachingtendencytesttheorythingthoughtthundertimetintoptouchtradetransporttricktroubleturntwistunitusevalueversevesselviewvoicewalkwarwashwastewaterwavewaxwayweatherweekweightwindwinewinterwomanwoodwoolwordworkwoundwritingyear

200 Picturable

angleantapplearcharmarmybabybagballbandbasinbasketbathbedbeebellberrybirdbladeboardboatbonebookbootbottleboxboybrainbrakebranchbrickbridgebrushbucketbulbbuttoncakecameracardcartcarriagecatchaincheesechestchinchurchcircleclockcloudcoatcollarcombcordcowcupcurtaincushiondogdoordraindrawerdressdropeareggengineeyefacefarmfeatherfingerfishflagfloorflyfootforkfowlframegardengirlglovegoatgunhairhammerhandhatheadhearthookhornhorsehospitalhouseislandjewelkettlekeykneeknifeknotleafleglibrarylineliplockmapmatchmonkeymoonmouthmusclenailneckneedlenervenetnosenutofficeorangeovenparcelpenpencilpicturepigpinpipeplaneplateplowpocketpotpotatoprisonpumprailratreceiptringrodroofrootsailschoolscissorsscrewseedsheepshelfshipshirtshoeskinskirtsnakesockspadespongespoonspringsquarestampstarstationstemstickstockingstomachstorestreetsuntabletailthreadthroatthumbtickettoetonguetoothtowntraintraytreetrousersumbrellawallwatchwheelwhipwhistlewindowwingwireworm

Qualities

100 General

ableacidangryautomaticbeautifulblackboilingbrightbrokenbrowncheapchemicalchiefcleanclearcommoncomplexconsciouscutdeepdependentearlyelasticelectricequalfatfertilefirstfixedflatfreefrequentfullgeneralgoodgreatgrayhanginghappyhardhealthyhighhollowimportantkindlikelivinglongmalemarriedmaterialmedicalmilitarynaturalnecessarynewnormalopenparallelpastphysicalpoliticalpoorpossiblepresentprivateprobablequickquietreadyredregularresponsiblerightroundsamesecondseparateserioussharpsmoothstickystiffstraightstrongsuddensweettallthicktighttiredtrueviolentwaitingwarmwetwidewiseyellowyoung

50 Opposites

awakebadbentbitterbluecertaincoldcompletecrueldarkdeaddeardelicatedifferentdirtydryfalsefeeblefemalefoolishfuturegreenilllastlateleftlooseloudlowmixednarrowoldoppositepublicroughsadsafesecretshortshutsimpleslowsmallsoftsolidspecialstrangethinwhitewrong