Wiktionary:Basic English ordered wordlist

This is a list of the BE850 in order of word type.

Operations change

100 words change

comegetgivegokeepletmakeputseemtakebedohavesayseesendmaywill

aboutacrossafteragainstamongatbeforebetweenbydownfrominoffonoverthroughtounderupwith

asforoftillthan

atheallanyeverylittlemuchnoothersomesuchthatthisIheyouwho

andbecausebutorifthoughwhilehowwhenwherewhy

againeverfarforwardherenearnowoutstillthentheretogetherwell

almostenoughevennotonlyquitesoverytomorrowyesterday

northsoutheastwestpleaseyes

Things change

400 General words change

accountactadditionadjustmentadvertisementagreementairamountamusementanimalanswerapparatusapprovalargumentartattackattemptattentionattractionauthoritybackbalancebasebehaviorbeliefbirthbitbitebloodblowbodybrassbreadbreathbrotherbuildingburnburstbusinessbuttercanvascarecausechalkchancechangeclothcoalcolorcomfortcommitteecompanycomparisoncompetitionconditionconnectioncontrolcookcoppercopycorkcottoncoughcountrycovercrackcreditcrimecrushcrycurrentcurvedamagedangerdaughterdaydeathdebtdecisiondegreedesigndesiredestructiondetaildevelopmentdigestiondirectiondiscoverydiscussiondiseasedisgustdistancedistributiondivisiondoubtdrinkdrivingdustearthedgeeducationeffectenderroreventexampleexchangeexistenceexpansionexperienceexpertfactfallfamilyfatherfearfeelingfictionfieldfightfireflameflightflowerfoldfoodforceformfriendfrontfruitglassgoldgovernmentgraingrassgripgroupgrowthguideharborharmonyhatehearingheathelphistoryholehopehourhumoriceideaimpulseincreaseindustryinkinsectinstrumentinsuranceinterestinventionironjellyjoinjourneyjudgejumpkickkissknowledgelandlanguagelaughlawleadlearningleatherletterlevelliftlightlimitlinenliquidlistlooklosslovemachinemanmanagermarkmarketmassmealmeasuremeatmeetingmemorymetalmiddlemilkmindmineminutemistmoneymonthmorningmothermotionmountainmovemusicnamenationneednewsnightnoisenotenumberobservationofferoiloperationopinionorderorganizationornamentownerpagepainpaintpaperpartpastepaymentpeacepersonplaceplantplaypleasurepointpoisonpolishporterpositionpowderpowerpriceprintprocessproduceprofitpropertyproseprotestpullpunishmentpurposepushqualityquestionrainrangeraterayreactionreadingreasonrecordregretrelationreligionrepresentativerequestrespectrestrewardrhythmriceriverroadrollroomrubrulerunsaltsandscalescienceseaseatsecretaryselectionselfsenseservantsexshadeshakeshameshocksidesignsilksilversistersizeskysleepslipslopesmashsmellsmilesmokesneezesnowsoapsocietysonsongsortsoundsoupspacestagestartstatementsteamsteelstepstitchstonestopstorystretchstructuresubstancesugarsuggestionsummersupportsurpriseswimsystemtalktastetaxteachingtendencytesttheorythingthoughtthundertimetintoptouchtradetransporttricktroubleturntwistunitusevalueversevesselviewvoicewalkwarwashwastewaterwavewaxwayweatherweekweightwindwinewinterwomanwoodwoolwordworkwoundwritingyear

200 Picturable words change

See also Basic English picture wordlist.

angleantapplearcharmarmybabybagballbandbasinbasketbathbedbeebellberrybirdbladeboardboatbonebookbootbottleboxboybrainbrakebranchbrickbridgebrushbucketbulbbuttoncakecameracardcartcarriagecatchaincheesechestchinchurchcircleclockcloudcoatcollarcombcordcowcupcurtaincushiondogdoordraindrawerdressdropeareggengineeyefacefarmfeatherfingerfishflagfloorflyfootforkfowlframegardengirlglovegoatgunhairhammerhandhatheadhearthookhornhorsehospitalhouseislandjewelkettlekeykneeknifeknotleafleglibrarylineliplockmapmatchmonkeymoonmouthmusclenailneckneedlenervenetnosenutofficeorangeovenparcelpenpencilpicturepigpinpipeplaneplateplough/plowpocketpotpotatoprisonpumprailratreceiptringrodroofrootsailschoolscissorsscrewseedsheepshelfshipshirtshoeskinskirtsnakesockspadespongespoonspringsquarestampstarstationstemstickstockingstomachstorestreetsuntabletailthreadthroatthumbtickettoetonguetoothtowntraintraytreetrousersumbrellawallwatchwheelwhipwhistlewindowwingwireworm

Qualities change

100 General change

ableacidangryautomaticbeautifulblackboilingbrightbrokenbrowncheapchemicalchiefcleanclearcommoncomplexconsciouscutdeepdependentearlyelasticelectricequalfatfertilefirstfixedflatfreefrequentfullgeneralgoodgreatgrey/grayhanginghappyhardhealthyhighhollowimportantkindlikelivinglongmalemarriedmaterialmedicalmilitarynaturalnecessarynewnormalopenparallelpastphysicalpoliticalpoorpossiblepresentprivateprobablequickquietreadyredregularresponsiblerightroundsamesecondseparateserioussharpsmoothstickystiffstraightstrongsuddensweettallthicktighttiredtrueviolentwaitingwarmwetwidewiseyellowyoung

50 Opposites change

awakebadbentbitterbluecertaincoldcompletecrueldarkdeaddeardelicatedifferentdirtydryfalsefeeblefemalefoolishfuturegreenilllastlateleftlooseloudlowmixednarrowoldoppositepublicroughsadsafesecretshortshutsimpleslowsmallsoftsolidspecialstrangethinwhitewrong

See also change