MOST COMMON ENGLISH WORDS

about / ə'baʊt/ above /ə'bʌv/ across /ə'krɒs/

act /'ækt/ active /'æktɪv/ activity /æk'tɪvətɪ/
add /'æd/ afraid /ə'freɪd/ after /'ɑ:ftə/
again/ə'gen/ age /'eɪdʒ/ ago /ə'gəʊ/
agree /ə'gri:/ air /'eə/ all, /'ɔ:l/
alone, /ə'ləʊn/ along, /ə'lɒŋ/ already, /ɔ:l'redɪ/
always, /'ɔ:lweɪz/ am, /æm/ amount, /ə'maʊnt/
an, /'æn/ and, /'ænd/ angry, /'æŋgrɪ/
another, /ə'nʌðə/ answer, /'ɑ:nsə/ any, /'enɪ/
anyone, /'enɪwʌn/ anything, /'enɪθɪŋ/ anytime, /ˈenɪtaɪm/
appear, /ə'pɪə/ apple, /'æpəl/ are, /'ɑ:/
area, /'eərɪə/ arm, /'ɑ:m/ army, /'ɑ:mɪ/
around, /ə'raʊnd/ arrive, /ə'raɪv/ art, /ɑ:t/
as, /'æz/ ask, /'ɑ:sk/ at, /'æt/
attack, /ə'tæk/ aunt, /'ɑ:nt/ autumn, /'ɔ:təm/
away. /ə'weɪ/ baby, /'beɪbɪ/ base, /'beɪs/
back, /'bæk/ bad, /'bæd/ bag, /'bæg/
ball, /'bɔ:l/ bank, /'bæŋk/ basket, /'bɑ:skɪt/
bath, /'bɑ:θ/ be, /'bi:/ bean, /biːn/
bear, /'beə/ beautiful, /'bju:tɪfʊl/ beer, /'bɪə/
bed, /'bed/ bedroom, /'bedrʊm/ behave, /bɪ'heɪv/
before, /bɪ'fɔ:/ begin, /bɪ'gɪn/ behind, /bɪ'haɪnd/
bell, /'bel/ below, /bɪ'ləʊ/ besides, /bɪ'saɪdz/
best, /'best/ better, /'betə/ between, /bɪ'twi:n/
big, /'bɪg/ bird, /'bɜ:d/ birth, /'bɜ:θ/
birthday, /'bɜ:θdeɪ/ bit, /'bɪt/ bite, /'baɪt/
black, /'blæk/ bleed, /bliːd/ block, /'blɒk/
blood, /'blʌd/ blow, /'bləʊ/ blue, /'blu:/
board, /'bɔ:d/ boat, /'bəʊt/ body, /'bɒdɪ/
boil, /'bɔɪl/ bone, /'bəʊn/ book, /'bʊk/
border, /'bɔ:də/ born, /'bɔ:n/ borrow, /'bɒrəʊ/
both, /'bəʊθ/ bottle, /'bɒtəl/ bottom, /'bɒtəm/
bowl, /'bəʊl/ box, /'bɒks/ boy, /'bɔɪ/
branch, /'brɑ:ntʃ/ brave, /'breɪv/ bread, /'bred/
break, /'breɪk/ breakfast, /'brekfəst/ breathe, /'bri:ð/
bridge, /'brɪdʒ/ bright, /'braɪt/ bring, /'brɪŋ/
brother, /'brʌðə/ brown, /'braʊn/ brush, /'brʌʃ/
build, /'bɪld/ burn, /'bɜ:n/ business, /'bɪznəs/
bus, /'bʌs/ busy, /'bɪzɪ/ but, /'bʌt/
buy, /'baɪ/ by. /'baɪ/
cake, /'keɪk/
call, /'kɔ:l/ can, /'kæn/ candle, /'kændəl/
cap, /'kæp/ car, /'kɑ:/ card, /'kɑ:d/
care, /'keə/ careful, /'keəfʊl/ careless, /ˈkɛəlɪs/
carry, /'kærɪ/ case, /'keɪs/ cat, /'kæt/
catch, /'kætʃ/ central, /'sentrəl/ century, /'sentʃərɪ/