Headwords of the First 10,000 Words - 1st 1000

Sep 28, 2026

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A curated headword list for English vocabulary learning, focusing on the first 1,000 words of a larger 10,000-word set. The content presents one word per line in alphabetical order, starting with A entries such as “ABLE” and continuing through early alphabet sections including B, C, and beyond. Designed for direct study and memorization, it supports systematic expansion of word recognition and usage for learners building foundational lexicon.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages90

Reading Time2 h 19 min

AccessFree to download

Headwords of the First 10,000 Words – 1st 1000 A ABLE ABOUT ABOVE ABSOLUTE ACCEPT ACROSS ACT ACTUAL ADD ADDRESS ADMIT ADVERTISE AFFORD AFRAID AFTER AFTERNOON AGAIN AGAINST AGE AGO AGREE AHEAD AIR ALL ALLOW ALMOST ALONE ALONG ALREADY ALRIGHT ALSO ALTHOUGH ALWAYS AMAZE AMONG AMOUNT AND ANGRY ANIMAL ANOTHER ANSWER ANY APART APPARENT APPEAR AREA ARM AROUND ARRANGE ARRIVE ART AS ASHAMED ASK AT AUNT AUTUMN AWARE AWAY AWFUL BABY BACK BAD BAG BALL BANK BAR BASE BASIC BATH BE BEACH BEAR BEAT BEAUTY BECAUSE BECOME BED BEFORE BEGIN BEHIND BELIEVE BELOW BENEATH BESIDE BEST BET BETTER BETWEEN BEYOND BIG BILL BILLION BIRD BIRTH BIT BLACK BLOOD BLOW BLUE BOARD BOAT BODY BONE BOOK BORING BORN BOTH BOTHER BOTTLE BOTTOM BOX BOY BREAD BREAK BREAKFAST BREATH BRIGHT BRING BROTHER BROWN BUILD BURN Headwords of the First 10,000 Words – 1st 1000 BUS BUSH BUSINESS BUSY BUT BUY BY CAKE CALL CAMP CAN CAR CARD CARE CARRY CASE CAT CATCH CAUSE CENTRE CERTAIN CHAIR CHANCE CHANGE CHARGE CHEAP CHECK CHICKEN CHILD CHIP CHOICE CHOOSE CHRISTMAS CHURCH CITY CLASS CLEAN CLEAR CLIMB CLOCK CLOSE CLOSED CLOTHES CLUB COAT COFFEE COLD COLLECT COLLEGE COLOUR COME COMFORT COMPANY COMPLETE COMPUTER CONCERN CONSIDER CONTINUE CONTROL CONVERSATION COOK COOL CORNER COST COULD COUNT COUNTRY COUPLE COURSE COURT COVER CRAZY CRIME CROSS CRY CUP CUT DAD DANCE DANGER DARK DARLING DATE DAUGHTER DAY DEAD DEAL DEAR DEATH DECIDE DEEP DEFINITE DEGREE DELICIOUS DEPEND DIE DIFFERENCE DIFFERENT DIFFICULT DIG DINNER DIRTY DISCOVER DO DOCTOR DOG DOOR DOUBLE DOUBT DOWN DRAW DREAM DRESS DRINK DRIVE DROP DRUG DRY DURING EACH EAR EARLY EARTH EAST Headwords of the First 10,000 Words – 1st 1000 EASY EAT EDGE EDUCATE EGG EIGHT EITHER ELEVEN ELSE EMPLOY EMPTY END ENGINE ENJOY ENOUGH ENTER ESPECIALLY EVEN EVENING EVER EVERY EXACT EXCEPT EXCITE EXCUSE EXPECT EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE EXPLAIN EXPRESS EXTRA EYE FACE FACT FAIR FALL FAMILY FAR FARM FAST FAT FATHER FAVOURITE FEAR FEED FEEL FELLOW FEW FIELD FIGHT FIGURE FILL FILM FINAL FIND FINE FINGER FINISH FIRE FIRST FISH FIT FIVE FIX FLAT FLOOR FLOWER FLY FOLLOW FOOD FOOT FOOTBALL FOR FORCE FOREST FORGET FORM FORTUNATE FORWARD FOUR FREE FREEZE FRESH FRIDAY FRIEND FRIGHT FROM FRONT FULL FUN FURTHER GAME GARDEN GAS GENERAL GENTLE GET GIRL GIVE GLAD GLANCE GLASS GO GOD GOLD GOOD GOODBYE GOVERN GRANDFATHER GRASS GREAT GREEN GREY GROUND GROUP GROW GUESS GUN GUY HAIR HALF HALL HAND HANDLE Headwords of the First 10,000 Words – 1st 1000 HANG HAPPEN HAPPY HARD HARDLY HAT HATE HAVE HE HEAD HEALTH HEAR HEART HEAT HEAVY HELL HELLO HELP HERE HIDE HIGH HILL HISTORY HIT HOLD HOLE HOLIDAY HOME HONEST HONOUR HOPE HORRIBLE HORSE HOSPITAL HOT HOUR HOUSE HOW HOWEVER HUGE HUMAN HUNDRED HUNGER HUNT HURRY HURT HUSBAND I ICE IDEA IF IMAGINE IMPORTANT IN INDEED INFORM INSIDE INSTEAD INSURE INTEREST INTERNET INTO INVOLVE ISLAND ISSUE IT JOB JOIN JOKE JUDGE JUMP JUST KEEP KEY KICK KID KILL KIND KING KISS KITCHEN KNOCK KNOW LADY LAKE LAND LARGE LAST LATE LAUGH LAW LAY LAZY LEAD LEARN LEAST LEAVE LEFT LEG LESS LET LETTER LEVEL LIE LIFE LIFT

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What does the document contain?

It contains a headword list of English vocabulary words, formatted one per line, covering the first 1,000 words from a 10,000-word set.

How are the words organized?

The words are organized alphabetically, with entries grouped by their starting letters.

How should learners use this word list?

Learners can memorize and review the headwords in order to build foundational English vocabulary from the first 1,000 items.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Jake