The Oxford 3000 Vocabulary List

This vocabulary list is derived from the Oxford 3000 which identifies the most important words to learn in English across CEFR levels A1 to B2, including specific part-of-speech markers and contextual differentiators for homonyms.

a, an

indefinite article

bank (money)

n.

be

v., auxiliary v.

can1

modal v.

close1

v.

do1

v., auxiliary v.

eight

number

eighteen

number

eighty

number

kind (type)

n.

last1 (final)

det., adv., n.

lie1

v.

light (from the sun/a lamp)

n., adj.

like (similar)

prep.

like (find sb/sth pleasant)

v.

live1

v.

match (contest/correspond)

n., v.

minute1

n.

second1 (next after the first)

det./number

second1 (unit of time)

n.

bear (animal)

n.

can 2

n.

close 2

adj.

race (competition)

n., v.

ring1

n.

ring2

v.

rock (stone)

n.

rock (music)

n.

rest (remaining part)

n.

rest (sleep/relax)

n., v.

bank (river)

n.

kind (caring)

adj.

lie2 (tell a lie)

v., n.

set (put)

v.

set (group)

n.

stick (push into/attach)

v.

stick (piece of wood)

n.

bear (deal with)

v.

close 1

n.

pension 1

n.

tear 1

v., n.

tear 2

n.

wind 1

n.

wind 2

v.