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This is a list of the 850 words of Charles Kay Ogden's Basic English, in alphabetical order.

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aableaboutaccountacidacrossactadditionadjustmentadvertisementagreementafteragainagainstairallalmostamongamountamusementandangleangryanimalanswerantanyapparatusappleapprovalarchargumentarmarmyartasatattackattemptattentionattractionauthorityautomaticawake

babybackbadbagbalanceballbandbasebasinbasketbathbebeautifulbecausebedbeebeforebehaviorbeliefbellbentberrybetweenbirdbirthbitbitebitterblackbladebloodblowblueboardboatbodyboilingbonebookbootbottleboxboybrainbrakebranchbrassbreadbreathbrickbridgebrightbrokenbrotherbrownbrushbucketbuildingbulbburnburstbusinessbutbutterbuttonby

cakecameracanvascardcarecarriagecartcatcausecertainchainchalkchancechangecheapcheesechemicalchestchiefchinchurchcirclecleanclearclockclothcloudcoalcoatcoldcollarcolor/colourcombcomecomfortcommitteecommoncompanycomparisoncompetitioncompletecomplexconditionconnectionconsciouscontrolcookcoppercopycordcorkcottoncoughcountrycovercowcrackcreditcrimecruelcrushcrycupcurrentcurtaincurvecushioncut

damagedangerdarkdaughterdaydeaddeardeathdebtdecisiondeepdegreedelicatedependentdesigndesiredestructiondetaildevelopmentdifferentdigestiondirectiondirtydiscoverydiscussiondiseasedisgustdistancedistributiondivisiondodogdoordowndoubtdraindrawerdressdrinkdrivingdropdrydust

earearlyeartheastedgeeducationeffecteggelasticelectricendengineenoughequalerroreveneventevereveryexampleexchangeexistenceexpansionexperienceexperteye

facefactfallfalsefamilyfarfarmfatfatherfearfeatherfeeblefeelingfemalefertilefictionfieldfightfingerfirefirstfishfixedflagflameflatflightfloorflowerflyfoldfoodfoolishfootforforceforkformforwardfowlframefreefrequentfriendfromfrontfruitfullfuture

gardengeneralgetgirlgiveglassglovegogoatgoldgoodgovernmentgraingrassgreatgreengrey/graygripgroupgrowthguidegun

hairhammerhandhanginghappyharborhardharmonyhathatehaveheheadhealthyhearingheartheathelpherehighhistoryholehollowhookhopehornhorsehospitalhourhousehowhumor

Iiceideaifillimportantimpulseinincreaseindustryinkinsectinstrumentinsuranceinterestinventionironisland

jellyjeweljoinjourneyjudgejump

keepkettlekeykickkindkisskneeknifeknotknowledge

landlanguagelastlatelaughlawleadleaflearningleatherleftlegletletterlevellibraryliftlightlikelimitlinelinenlipliquidlistlittle (less, least) • livinglocklonglooklooselossloudlovelow

machinemakemalemanmanagermapmarkmarketmarriedmatchmaterialmassmaymealmeasuremeatmedicalmeetingmemorymetalmiddlemilitarymilkmindmineminutemistmixedmoneymonkeymonthmoonmorningmothermotionmountainmouthmovemuch (more, most) • musclemusic

nailnamenarrownationnaturalnearnecessaryneckneedneedlenervenetnewnewsnightnonoisenormalnorthnosenotnotenownumbernut

observationofoffofferofficeoiloldononlyopenoperationoppositeopinionotherororangeorderorganizationornamentoutovenoverowner

pagepainpaintpaperparallelparcelpartpastpastepaymentpeacepenpencilpersonphysicalpicturepigpinpipeplaceplaneplantplateplaypleasepleasureplough/plowpocketpointpoisonpolishpoliticalpoorporterpositionpossiblepotpotatopowderpowerpresentpriceprintprisonprivateprobableprocessproduceprofitpropertyproseprotestpublicpullpumppunishmentpurposepushput

qualityquestionquickquietquite

railrainrangeratraterayreactionreadingreadyreasonreceiptrecordredregretregularrelationreligionrepresentativerequestrespectresponsiblerestrewardrhythmricerightringriverroadrodrollroofroomrootroughroundrubrulerun

sadsafesailsaltsamesandsayscaleschoolsciencescissorsscrewseaseatsecondsecretsecretaryseeseedseemselectionselfsendsenseseparateseriousservantsexshadeshakeshamesharpsheepshelfshipshirtshockshoeshortshutsidesignsilksilversimplesistersizeskinskirtskysleepslipslopeslowsmallsmashsmellsmilesmokesmoothsnakesneezesnowsosoapsocietysocksoftsolidsomesonsongsortsoundsouthsoupspacespadespecialspongespoonspringsquarestagestampstarstartstatementstationsteamstemsteelstepstickstickystiffstillstitchstockingstomachstonestopstorestorystraightstrangestreetstretchstrongstructuresubstancesuchsuddensugarsuggestionsummersunsupportsurprisesweetswimsystem

tabletailtaketalktalltastetaxteachingtendencytestthanthatthethentheorytherethickthinthingthisthoughthoughtthreadthroatthroughthumbthundertickettighttilltimetintiredtotoetogethertomorrowtonguetoothtoptouchtowntradetraintransporttraytreetricktroubletrouserstrueturntwist

umbrellaunderunitupuse

valueverseveryvesselviewviolentvoice

waitingwalkwallwarwarmwashwastewatchwaterwavewaxwayweatherweekweightwellwestwetwheelwhenwherewhilewhipwhistlewhitewhowhywidewillwindwindowwinewingwinterwirewisewithwomanwoodwoolwordworkwormwoundwritingwrong

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yearyellowyesyesterdayyouyoung

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Derivative words considered to be part of the Basic English 850 list