Most Common English Words

If you learn just 4,015 British English words, you will be able to understand 90% of normal, everyday conversations in British English. You will also be able to understand most written material such as that found in newspapers, magazines, and Internet articles. After years of extensive research using the latest technology to access lists of millions of examples of spoken and written English, I have assembled a definitive list of over 4,015 of the most commonly used British English words. If you learn these 4,015 words, you will have an active vocabulary which will let you participate in any English-speaking situation with confidence. Let me show you how Britlish can help you quickly and easily master these 4,015 most common English words.

Here are the words you should learn: abandon | abandoned | ability | able | abortion | about | above | abroad | absence | absent | absolute | absolutely | absorb | abuse | academic | accent | accept | acceptable | access | accident | accidental | accidentally | accommodation | accompany | accomplish | according | account | accurate | accurately | accuse | achieve | achievement | acid | acknowledge | acquire | across | act | action | active | actively | activist | activity | actor | actress | actual | actually | adapt | add | addition | additional | address | adequate | adequately | adjust | adjustment | administration | administrative | administrator | admiration | admire | admission | admit | adolescent | adopt | adult | advance | advanced | advantage | adventure | advert | advertise | advertisement | advertising | advice | advise | adviser | advocate | affair | affect | affection | afford | afraid | after | afternoon | afterwards | again | against | age | aged | agency | agenda | 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Most Common Words

Developing your vocabulary is one of the most essential things you can do if you are to really improve your English skills. I have created a database of over 4,000 of the most common English words to help you expand your vocabulary. If you learn these 4,015 British English words, you will be able to understand 90% of normal, everyday conversations in British English, as well as most written media such as newspapers, magazines, and Internet articles. There are several ways to learn these words in the Britlish Library and you will find them in this course.

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