Practice Reading
Word List Categories
Word List Categories
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Action (Part 1) |
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| being | found | has | said | think |
| came | get | have | say | through |
| close | give | keep | set | took |
| come | go | open | show | try |
| does | got | own | take | use |
| find | grow | put | tell | went |
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Action (Part 2) |
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| appear | decided | gave | reserved | stood |
| became | describe | kept | separate | toward |
| become | died | lay | shouted | war |
| bit | fall | mark | sit | wear |
| bring | filled | present | sleep | |
| covered | finished | reached | stand | |
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Adjectives |
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| against | careful | hard | other | suddenly |
| alone | common | main | quickly | thing |
| anything | deep | middle | real | worse |
| bad | different | most | same | worst |
| best | easy | much | simple | young |
| better | fragile | name | soft | |
| busy | good | old | special | |
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Art |
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| act | dance | made | paint | skills |
| art | draw | make | picture | song |
| beautiful | drawing | music | piece | |
| beauty | great | new | sing | |
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Body |
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| arms | ears | fingers | head | skin |
| back | eye | foot | heart | |
| body | face | hair | legs | |
| chest | feet | hand | mouth | |
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Buildings |
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| apartment | cleaners | floor | room | supermarket |
| build | door | garage | stairs | wall |
| building | elevator | hotel | stairway | window |
| church | entrance | house | store | |
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Commands |
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| cannot | don't | must | remain | stay |
| can't | let's | no | return | stop |
| decide | listen | now | start | |
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Communication |
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| agree | hear | listen | sent | voice |
| call | hint | message | talk | yell |
| chat | interview | opinion | tell | |
| language | phone | text | ||
| explain | laugh | promise | understand | |
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Conversation (Part 1) |
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| a | are | each | not | then |
| about | as | for | of | these |
| all | be | had | so | this |
| am | because | is | than | to |
| an | been | it | that | was |
| and | but | its | the | with |
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Conversation (Part 2) |
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| already | either | it's | seem | very |
| also | else | just | something | while |
| although | ever | oh | such | within |
| always | every | only | those | without |
| couldn't | everything | probably | though | yes |
| didn't | however | quite | too | yet |
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Danger |
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| accident | burning | danger | fire | trouble |
| acid | caution | died | flammable | virus |
| alarm | cigarettes | explosives | poison | warning |
| broken | combustible | fight | stop | wild |
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Direction |
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| around | east | left | on | up |
| away | end | mile | out | way |
| by | enter | near | over | west |
| center | entrance | next | right | |
| direction | far | north | south | |
| directions | front | northbound | southbound | |
| down | in | off | turn | |
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Education |
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| answer | course | information | school | teacher |
| ask | dictionary | language | skills | test |
| book | English | learn | spell | training |
| class | example | list | students | |
| college | French | notes | study | |
| complete | history | question | subject | |
| correct | idea | remember | teach | |
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Electrical & Mechanical |
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| built | elevator | light | plug | television |
| controls | energy | machine | power | wire |
| dryer | engine | material | radio | |
| electric | key | pipe | switch | |
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Emotions |
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| angry | good | love | scared | want |
| care | happy | mad | smile | well |
| cry | hope | mean | state | wish |
| feeling | interested | miss | strange | |
| felt | laugh | need | surprise | |
| fine | like | party | upset | |
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Family |
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| aunt | daughter | husband | Ms. | wife |
| baby | family | married | parents | |
| boy | father | miss | sister | |
| brother | girl | mother | son | |
| child | God | Mr. | spouse | |
| children | grandparents | Mrs. | uncle | |
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Financial |
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| amount | charge | discount | payment | save |
| ATM | check | due | poor | statement |
| bank | collect | free | price | tax |
| bill | cost | gold | receipt | |
| buy | count | lease | refund | |
| cash | coupon | money | rent | |
| cents | deposit | pay | sale | |
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Food & Beverage |
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| bakery | diner | fork | perishable | spoon |
| bowl | dinner | glass | plate | supper |
| breakfast | eat | ice | reservation | water |
| cafeteria | eggs | lunch | reservations | |
| cup | food | milk | restaurant | |
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Geography |
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| Africa | desert | island | river | world |
| America | earth | lake | road | |
| Asia | England | land | sea | |
| Australia | Europe | map | state | |
| China | farm | mountain | street | |
| city | forest | ocean | town | |
| coast | hill | plains | valley | |
| country | India | region | village | |
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Government |
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| control | king | power | state | |
| country | law | president | tax | |
| decide | nation | represent | voice | |
| government | order | right | vote | |
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Household |
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| bed | closet | hat | move | shoes |
| box | clothes | home | newspapers | sofa |
| cabinet | doll | house | pants | stove |
| chair | dress | laundry | room | table |
| clean | hardware | live | shirt | yard |
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Location & Place |
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| above | below | from | on | top |
| across | beside | ground | outside | under |
| almost | between | here | place | where |
| area | bottom | high | section | |
| at | destination | inside | side | |
| base | distance | local | site | |
| behind | edge | low | there | |
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Math |
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| add | equation | math | product | symbols |
| angle | even | more | result | total |
| count | exactly | multiply | scale | |
| decimal | fraction | number | sign | |
| difference | increase | part | solve | |
| divide | least | per | subtract | |
| equal | less | problem | sum | |
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Medical |
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| accident | cut | explain | medicine | report |
| admission | dentist | help | natural | sick |
| ambulance | doctor | hospital | nurse | withdrawal |
| case | drugs | instruments | oxygen | |
| confidential | emergency | killed | practice | |
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Movement & Motion |
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| cross | gone | press | rise | walk |
| direct | into | pull | roll | wash |
| dry | join | push | step | |
| enter | lost | raise | stick | |
| fall | park | ran | tow | |
| follow | pick | rinse | visit | |
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Numbers |
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| eight | hundred | nine | seven | thousand |
| first | last | number | six | three |
| five | middle | one | ten | two |
| four | million | second | third | |
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Occupations |
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| aide | driver | manager | president | teacher |
| cashier | farmer | mechanic | receptionist | worker |
| dentist | firefighter | nurse | scientist | writer |
| doctor | job | police | soldier | |
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Office |
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| able | copy | form | office | represent |
| business | design | important | paper | sent |
| cancel | desk | job | please | supplies |
| certain | direct | meet | quiet | system |
| closed | employer | meeting | received | work |
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People |
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| age | her | male | self | we |
| both | him | man | she | woman |
| captain | himself | me | someone | you |
| everyone | his | member | their | your |
| female | human | men | them | you're |
| friend | I | my | themselves | yourself |
| gentlemen | I'll | our | they | |
| group | ladies | people | together | |
| he | lady | person | us | |
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Plants & Animals |
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| animal | fish | horse | roots | water |
| bear | flowers | pet | seeds | wood |
| bird | forest | plant | soil | |
| cat | garden | produce | tail | |
| dog | grass | rabbit | tree | |
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Quantity |
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| all | empty | less | most | several |
| amount | enough | little | much | single |
| another | few | lot | none | some |
| any | full | many | nothing | whole |
| couple | half | more | pair | |
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Questions |
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| can | if | pose | were | why |
| choose | instead | possible | what | will |
| could | let | really | when | wonder |
| did | may | should | whether | would |
| do | maybe | speak | which | |
| happened | might | still | who | |
| how | or | sure | whose | |
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Science |
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| cause | exists | measure | proof | scientist |
| cells | experiment | metal | prove | space |
| contains | fact | method | question | stars |
| developed | force | moon | reason | stone |
| discovered | iron | object | record | sun |
| earth | know | planet | rock | surface |
| effect | life | power | science | |
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Shapes & Colors |
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| black | circle | deep | light | shape |
| blue | clear | gold | pattern | square |
| bright | color | green | red | straight |
| brown | dark | hole | round | white |
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Sports |
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| ball | caught | held | race | serve |
| beat | climbed | hold | ran | skateboard |
| best | drop | jumped | ready | speed |
| break | exercise | line | rest | strong |
| call | fast | passed | rule | team |
| carry | field | play | run | |
| catch | game | practice | sail | |
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Technology |
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| browse | download | laptop | network | switch |
| cable | link | online | video | |
| cell | file | mobile | password | web |
| computer | internet | monitor | phone | website |
| digital | keyboard | mouse | search | wireless |
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Thinking & Sensing |
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| believe | idea | notice | taste | watch |
| feel | know | plan | think | wonder |
| figure | listen | see | thought | |
| forget | look | sound | touch | |
| hear | mind | suppose | true | |
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Time |
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| after | during | morning | since | weekend |
| again | early | never | slowly | year |
| ago | finally | night | sometimes | |
| before | first | now | soon | |
| begin | hours | often | time | |
| century | last | once | today | |
| continued | later | past | until | |
| day | minutes | period | usually | |
| done | moment | point | wait | |
| month | schedule | week | ||
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Transportation |
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| bicycle | delivery | leave | ride | travel |
| boat | drive | move | ship | trip |
| brought | driver | passengers | subway | truck |
| bus | fly | pedestrians | ticket | walk |
| cab | fuel | plane | toll | wheels |
| car | gas | railroad | train | |
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Weather |
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| air | dry | sky | temperature | winter |
| change | fall | snow | warm | |
| cloud | heat | spring | weather | |
| cold | hot | storm | wet | |
| cool | rain | summer | wind | |
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Weight & Size |
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| big | huge | light | scale | tall |
| feet | inches | little | short | tiny |
| heavy | large | long | size | weigh |
| height | length | pounds | small | wide |
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Writing |
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| book | notebook | pen | sentence | writer |
| diary | notes | pencil | story | wrote |
| express | page | private | type | |
| include | paper | read | word | |
| letter | paragraph | secret | write | |