The Oxford 3000™ (American English)

Practice flashcards covering key definitions, sense disambiguations, and part-of-speech and CEFR level classifications from The Oxford 3000 (American English).

The Oxford 3000™

The list of the 3000 most important words to learn in English, from A1 to B2 level.

bank (money)

Categorized as a noun at the A1 level.

bank (river)

Categorized as a noun at the B1 level.

bear (animal)

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

bear (deal with)

Categorized as a verb at the B2 level.

can1

Categorized as a modal verb at the A1 level.

can2

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

close1

Categorized as a verb at the A1 level and a noun at the B2 level.

close2

Categorized as an adjective at the A2 level and an adverb at the B1 level.

kind (type)

Categorized as a noun at the A1 level.

kind (caring)

Categorized as an adjective at the B1 level.

last1 (final)

Categorized as a determiner at the A1 level, and an adverb and noun at the A2 level.

last1 (taking time)

Categorized as a verb at the A2 level.

light (from the sun/a lamp)

Categorized as a noun and adjective at the A1 level, and a verb at the A2 level.

light (not heavy)

Categorized as an adjective at the A2 level.

like (similar)

Categorized as a preposition at the A1 level.

like (find sb/sth pleasant)

Categorized as a verb at the A1 level and a noun at the B1 level.

live1

Categorized as a verb at the A1 level.

live2

Categorized as an adjective and adverb at the B1 level.

match (contest/correspond)

Categorized as a noun and verb at the A1 level.

mine (belongs to me)

Categorized as a pronoun at the A2 level.

mine (hole in the ground)

Categorized as a noun at the B1 level.

race (competition)

Categorized as a noun and verb at the A2 level.

race (of people)

Categorized as a noun at the B1 level.

rest (remaining part)

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

rest (sleep/relax)

Categorized as a noun and verb at the A2 level.

ring1

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

ring2

Categorized as a verb at the A2 level and a noun at the B1 level.

rock (stone)

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

rock (music)

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

second1 (next after the first)

Categorized as a determiner/number at the A1 level and an adverb at the A2 level.

second1 (unit of time)

Categorized as a noun at the A1 level.

set (put)

Categorized as a verb at the B1 level.

set (group)

Categorized as a noun at the B1 level.

stick (push into/attach)

Categorized as a verb at the B1 level.

stick (piece of wood)

Categorized as a noun at the B1 level.

tear1

Categorized as a verb and noun at the B2 level.

tear2

Categorized as a noun at the B2 level.

wind1

Categorized as a noun at the A2 level.

wind2

Categorized as a verb at the B2 level.