BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER
A
about /əˈbaʊt/
above /əˈbʌv/
across /əˈkrɒs/
again /əˈɡɛn/ or /əˈɡeɪn/
against /əˈɡeɪnst/
answer /ˈænsər/
architect /ˈɑːrkɪtɛkt/
are /ɑːr/
as /æz/
ask /æsk/
away /əˈweɪ/
B
because /bɪˈkʌz/
been /bɪn/ or /biːn/
both /boʊθ/
bought /bɔːt/
break /breɪk/
build /bɪld/
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
busy /ˈbɪzi/
bury /ˈbɛri/
business /ˈbɪznɪs/
C
can’t /kænt/
caught /kɔːt/
chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
clothes /kloʊðz/
colonel /ˈkɜːrnəl/
complex /ˈkɒmplɛks/ (adj), /ˈkɑːmplɛks/ (noun)
cousin /ˈkʌzən/
create /kriːˈeɪt/
culture /ˈkʌltʃər/
D
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/
does /dʌz/
done /dʌn/
door /dɔːr/
E
earth /ɜːrθ/
early /ˈɜːrli/
easy /ˈiːzi/
either /ˈiːðər/ or /ˈaɪðər/
enough /ɪˈnʌf/
every /ˈɛvri/
everyone /ˈɛvriˌwʌn/
everything /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/
eye /aɪ/
F
fact /fækt/
famous /ˈfeɪməs/
father /ˈfɑːðər/
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
feature /ˈfiːtʃər/
four /fɔːr/
foreign /ˈfɔːrən/
friend /frɛnd/
from /frʌm/
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/
G
give /ɡɪv/
great /ɡreɪt/
guardian /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
H
half /hæf/
have /hæv/
head /hɛd/
health /hɛlθ/
heart /hɑːrt/
heard /hɜːrd/
heaven /ˈhɛvən/
height /haɪt/
honest /ˈɒnɪst/
honor /ˈɒnər/
hour /ˈaʊər/
house /haʊs/
I
island /ˈaɪlənd/
K
knee /niː/
knife /naɪf/
know /noʊ/
knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
known /noʊn/
L
laugh /læf/
learn /lɜːrn/
leave /liːv/
library /ˈlaɪbrɛri/
listen /ˈlɪsən/
live (verb) /lɪv/
lose /luːz/
love /lʌv/
M
many /ˈmɛni/
measure /ˈmɛʒər/
minute (time) /ˈmɪnɪt/
mother /ˈmʌðər/
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/
move /muːv/
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/
muscle /ˈmʌsəl/
N
necessary /ˈnɛsəˌsɛri/
of /ʌv/ or /əv/
often /ˈɔːfən/
one /wʌn/
other /ˈʌðər/
P
people /ˈpiːpəl/
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/
piece /piːs/
place /pleɪs/
pleasant /ˈplɛzənt/
polished /ˈpɒlɪʃt/
private /ˈpraɪvət/
pretty /ˈprɪti/
problem /ˈprɒbləm/
process /ˈproʊsɛs/
prove /pruːv/
pull /pʊl/
push /pʊʃ/
put /pʊt/
R
read (past) /rɛd/
receipt /rɪˈsiːt/
right /raɪt/
rough /rʌf/
S
said /sɛd/
salmon /ˈsæmən/
schedule /ˈskedʒuːl/ (US); /ˈʃedjuːl/ (UK)
scene /siːn/
science /ˈsaɪəns/
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/
should /ʃʊd/
sign /saɪn/
since /sɪns/
small /smɔːl/
some /sʌm/
something /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
sometimes /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/
son /sʌn/
special /ˈspɛʃəl/
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/
sure /ʃʊr/ or /ʃɔːr/
surviving /sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
T
taught /tɔːt/
their /ðɛr/
them /ðɛm/
then /ðɛn/
there /ðɛr/
these /ðiːz/
they /ðeɪ/
thing /θɪŋ/
think /θɪŋk/
this /ðɪs/
those /ðoʊz/
thought /θɔːt/
three /θriː/
through /θruː/
Thursday /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
together /təˈɡɛðər/
tomb /tuːm/
touch /tʌtʃ/
tough /tʌf/
truth /truːθ/
two /tuː/
U
until /ʌnˈtɪl/
use (verb) /juːz/
use (noun) /juːs/
unique /juːˈniːk/
V
very /ˈvɛri/
vehicle /ˈviːəkəl/
W
walk /wɔːk/
want /wɒnt/
warm /wɔːrm/
was /wəz/
watch /wɒtʃ/
water /ˈwɔːtər/
wear /wɛr/
weather /ˈwɛðər/
Wednesday /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/
were /wɜːr/
where /wɛr/
which /wɪtʃ/
while /waɪl/
white /waɪt/
who /huː/
whole /hoʊl/
woman /ˈwʊmən/
women /ˈwɪmɪn/
word /wɜːrd/
work /wɜːrk/
world /wɜːrld/
worry /ˈwʌri/
would /wʊd/
write /raɪt/
wrong /rɒŋ/
Y
yacht /jɒt/
year /jɪər/
young /jʌŋ/
your /jɔːr/
you’re /jʊr/
yours /jɔːrz/
yourself /jɔːrˈsɛlf/
youth /juːθ/
Z
ze
BY GLOBAL USAGE FREQUENCE ORDER
1. Of /ʌv/ or /əv/
2. Was /wəz/
3. Were /wɜːr/
4. Are /ɑːr/
5. As /æz/
6. Have /hæv/
7. Has /hæz/
8. Had /hæd/
9. Said /sɛd/
10. One /wʌn/
11. Would /wʊd/
12. Could /kʊd/
13. Should /ʃʊd/
14. Been /bɪn/ or /biːn/
15. People /ˈpiːpəl/
16. Many /ˈmɛni/
17. Other /ˈʌðər/
18. Another /əˈnʌðər/
19. About /əˈbaʊt/
20. Because /bɪˈkʌz/ or /bɪˈkɔːz/
21. Where /wɛr/
22. There /ðɛr/
23. Their /ðɛr/
24. They’re /ðɛr/
25. Through /θruː/
26. Though /ðoʊ/
27. Thought /θɔːt/
28. Think /θɪŋk/
29. This /ðɪs/
30. These /ðiːz/
31. Those /ðoʊz/
32. Than /ðæn/
33. Then /ðɛn/
34. Again /əˈɡɛn/ or /əˈɡeɪn/
35. Every /ˈɛvri/
36. Everyone /ˈɛvriˌwʌn/
37. Everything /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/
38. First /fɜːrst/
39. Work /wɜːrk/
40. World /wɜːrld/
41. Word /wɜːrd/
42. Move /muːv/
43. Love /lʌv/
44. Live (verb) /lɪv/
45. Leave /liːv/
46. Right /raɪt/
47. Write /raɪt/
48. Read (past) /rɛd/
49. Pull /pʊl/
50. Push /pʊʃ/
51. People /ˈpiːpəl/
52. Family /ˈfæməli/
53. Women /ˈwɪmɪn/
54. Woman /ˈwʊmən/
55. Once /wʌns/
56. Early /ˈɜːrli/
57. Earth /ɜːrθ/
58. Hour /ˈaʊər/
59. Listen /ˈlɪsən/
60. Often /ˈɔːfən/ or /ˈɒfən/
61. Learn /lɜːrn/
62. Heard /hɜːrd/
63. Heart /hɑːrt/
64. Head /hɛd/
65. Health /hɛlθ/
66. Busy /ˈbɪzi/
67. Bury /ˈbɛri/
68. Build /bɪld/
69. Built /bɪlt/
70. Break /breɪk/
71. Bought /bɔːt/
72. Caught /kɔːt/
73. Lose /luːz/
74. Clothes /kloʊðz/
75. Cousin /ˈkʌzən/
76. Enough /ɪˈnʌf/
77. Tough /tʌf/
78. Rough /rʌf/
79. Though /ðoʊ/
80. Thought /θɔːt/
81. Thorough /ˈθʌrə/
82. Measure /ˈmɛʒər/
83. Treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/
84. Pleasure /ˈplɛʒər/
85. Pretty /ˈprɪti/
86. Special /ˈspɛʃəl/
87. Sure /ʃʊr/ or /ʃɔːr/
88. Sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/
89. Science /ˈsaɪəns/
90. Scene /siːn/
91. School /skuːl/
92. Schedule /ˈskedʒuːl/ (US) /ˈʃedjuːl/ (UK)
93. Answer /ˈænsər/
94. Honest /ˈɒnɪst/
95. Honor /ˈɒnər/
96. Island /ˈaɪlənd/
97. Sign /saɪn/
98. Foreign /ˈfɔːrən/
99. Music /ˈmjuːzɪk/
100. Future /ˈfjuːtʃər/
101. Half /hæf/
102. Calm /kɑːm/
103. Talk /tɔːk/
104. Walk /wɔːk/
105. Daughter /ˈdɔːtər/
106. Water /ˈwɔːtər/
107. Father /ˈfɑːðər/
108. Mother /ˈmʌðər/
109. Mountain /ˈmaʊntən/
110. Picture /ˈpɪktʃər/
111. Piece /piːs/
112. Pleasant /ˈplɛzənt/
113. Prison /ˈprɪzən/
114. Private /ˈpraɪvət/
115. Process /ˈproʊsɛs/ (US) /ˈprəʊsɛs/ (UK)
116. Prove /pruːv/
117. Pull /pʊl/
118. Push /pʊʃ/
119. Put /pʊt/
120. Women /ˈwɪmɪn/
121. Woman /ˈwʊmən/
122. Vehicle /ˈviːɪkəl/ or /ˈviːəkəl/
123. Secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/
124. Truth /truːθ/
125. Touch /tʌtʃ/
126. Young /jʌŋ/
127. Your /jɔːr/
128. You’re /jʊr/
129. Youth /juːθ/
130. Zero /ˈzɪəroʊ/
131. Wolf /wʊlf/
132. Wolves /wʊlvz/
133. Wear /wɛr/
134. Weather /ˈwɛðər/
135. Wednesday /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/
136. Favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
137. Follow /ˈfɒloʊ/
138. Culture /ˈkʌltʃər/
139. Future /ˈfjuːtʃər/
140. Create /kriːˈeɪt/
141. Father /ˈfɑːðər/
142. Four /fɔːr/
143. Food /fuːd/
144. Friend /frɛnd/
145. Give /ɡɪv/
146. Great /ɡreɪt/
147. Favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
148. Health /hɛlθ/
149. Height /haɪt/
150. House /haʊs/
151. Knife /naɪf/
152. Knee /niː/
153. Know /noʊ/
154. Known /noʊn/
155. Muscle /ˈmʌsəl/
156. Receipt /rɪˈsiːt/
157. Colonel /ˈkɜːrnəl/
158. Honor /ˈɒnər/
159. Bury /ˈbɛri/
160. Busy /ˈbɪzi/
161. Private /ˈpraɪvət/
162. Prove /pruːv/
163. Push /pʊʃ/
164. Pull /pʊl/
165. Salmon /ˈsæmən/
166. Guardian /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
167. Heaven /ˈhɛvən/
168. Period /ˈpɪəriəd/
169. Afterlife /ˈæftərlaɪf/
170. Burial /ˈbɛriəl/
171. Tomb /tuːm/
172. Chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
173. Passage /ˈpæsɪdʒ/
174. Architect /ˈɑːrkɪtɛkt/
175. Heritage /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/
176. Complex /ˈkɒmplɛks/ (adj) /ˈkɑːmplɛks/ (noun)
177. Unique /juːˈniːk/
178. Feature /ˈfiːtʃər/
179. Wonder /ˈwʌndər/
180. Legacy /ˈlɛɡəsi/
181. Surviving /sərˈvaɪvɪŋ/
182. Fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/
183. Accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/
184. Monumental /ˌmɒnjuˈmɛntəl/
185. Encased /ɛnˈkeɪst/
186. Polished /ˈpɒlɪʃt/
187. Millennia /mɪˈlɛniə/
188. Honor /ˈɒnər/
189. Guardian /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
190. Paw /pɔː/
191. Treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/
192. Afterlife /ˈæftərlaɪf/
193. Yacht /jɒt/
194. Vehicle /ˈviːɪkəl/
195. Wolf /wʊlf/
196. Wolves /wʊlvz/
197. Worry /ˈwʌri/
198. Yours /jɔːrz/
199. Yourself /jɔːrˈsɛlf/
200. Foreign /ˈfɔːrən/