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World Maths Day 2010. Great Reads-Books for 11 & 12 Year Olds. Homework High. Wikipedia:Basic English combined wordlist. This is the maximum Basic English combined wordlist.[1] It is what the advanced student will know when moving from Basic English to the standard English language.

Wikipedia:Basic English combined wordlist

So any student who knows all of these words has gone far beyond Basic English. It actually contains well over 2,600 words and combines five separate word lists: 50 international nouns.12 names of sciences.12 title and organizational names.50 general utility names.5 onomatopoeic (sounds like) words.50 words about time and numbers. 1293 words used as an addendum.[4]215 compound words (made up of Basic English words).[5]91 new words made from adding the allowed endings: -er, -ed, -ing, -ly, -s, and the prefix un-. Total: 2626 words. International: alcohol • algebra • aluminium • ammonia • anesthetic • April • arithmetic • asbestos • August • autobus • automobile Compound: afterthought • airplane • another • anybody • anyhow • anyone • anything • anywhere Endings: actor • acting Compound: daylight • downfall Endings: gardener Related pages.

Appendix:Basic English word list. This is a list of the 850 words in the Basic English core vocabulary.

Appendix:Basic English word list

These words all denote simple concepts commonly used in everyday life. Operations - 100 words[edit] come, get, give, go, keep, let, make, put, seem, take, be, do, have, say, see, send, may, will, about, across, after, against, among, at, before, between, by, down, from, in, off, on, over, through, to, under, up, with, as, for, of, till, than, a, the, all, any, every, no, other, some, such, that, this, I, he, you, who, and, because, but, or, if, though, while, how, when, where, why, again, ever, far, forward, here, near, now, out, still, then, there, together, well, almost, enough, even, little, much, not, only, quite, so, very, tomorrow, yesterday, north, south, east, west, please, yes. 400 general words[edit] Things - 200 picturable words[edit] Pictures of these 200 words Qualities - 100 descriptive words[edit] Qualities - 50 opposites[edit] References[edit] The 850 words as grouped and listed by C.K.

Appendix:1000 basic English words. This list originally was copied from Wikipedia:simple:Wikipedia:List of 1000 basic words.

Appendix:1000 basic English words

All listed nouns are in the singular form only. All listed verbs are infinitive except for irregular verbs (e.g. to be). List may be useful to teachers of English as a second language or for teachers or parents of young children learning to read and spell. Various writers may also find this list useful. English Language Internet Resources. A - Abbey Theatre to avant-garde - English Literature Dictionary. English Literature Dictionary Abbey Theatre: Is the National Theatre of Ireland and is located in Dublin.

A - Abbey Theatre to avant-garde - English Literature Dictionary

It was the world's first state-subsidised theatre (since 1925) and played an important role in the development of Irish drama and dramatists in the 20th century. abolitionist literature: Texts such as Literature, poetry, pamphlets, or propaganda which had been written with the purpose of criticising those who owned slaves and encouraged slave owners to give freedom to their slaves.

The main aim of this type of writing was to canvas support for the abolition of slavery. The writing may be in the form of autobiographical writings (in the case of many slave narratives) or fictional accounts such as Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Abridged: A shortened version of an original text, created by removing passages or sections of the text. abstract: A piece of writing summarized, sometimes at the beginning of an essay.

Acronym: A word formed from the initial letters in a phrase. Free website for learners of  English. BBC Learning English.