Word Finder Reference Sheet
High School ESL Top 200 Word Bank • Part 1
WORD FINDER GUIDE (A – M)
Quick spelling reference for academic writing. Add unfamiliar or tricky words to “My Words”!
Name:
Class:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M • N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Aa 21 Words
a about after again air all also am an and animal another answer any are around as ask at away America
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Bb 9 Words
back be because been before big boy but by
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Cc 6 Words
call came can change come could
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Dd 6 Words
day did different do does down
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Ee 3 Words
each end even
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Ff 7 Words
farm find first follow for found from
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Gg 5 Words
get give go good great
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Hh 13 Words
had hand has have he help her here him his home house how
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Ii 7 Words
I if in into is it its
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Jj 1 Word
just
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Kk 2 Words
kind know
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Ll 10 Words
land large learn letter like line little live long look
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Mm 15 Words
made make man many may me means men more most mother move much must my
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Academic Tip: Notice root words and suffixes (e.g. differ → different, live → letter).
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High School ESL Top 200 Word Bank • Part 2
WORD FINDER GUIDE (N – Z)
Quick spelling reference for academic writing. Add unfamiliar or tricky words to “My Words”!
Name:
Class:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M • N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Nn 7 Words
name need new no not now number
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Oo 11 Words
of off old on one only or other our out over
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Pp 8 Words
page part people picture place play point put
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Qq Personal Bank
No top 200 words. Add quick, quite, question:
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Rr 2 Words
read right
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Ss 17 Words
said same say see sentence set she should show small so some sound spell still study such
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Tt 22 Words
take tell than that the their them then there these they thing think this three through time to too try turn two
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Uu 3 Words
up us use
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Vv 1 Word
very
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Ww 21 Words
want was water way we well went were what when where which who why will with word work world would write
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Xx Personal Bank
No top 200 words. Add words like example, extra, express:
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Yy 3 Words
year you your
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Zz Personal Bank
No top 200 words. Add words like zone, zero:
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Academic Tip: Check homophones like there / their / they're and to / too / two!
Page 2 of 2 • Letters N – Z (Top 200 Words)