Words that say how, when, where and how much. Ordered by how often each word appears in modern English, most common first. Tap a word to open its page with collocations and example sentences.
| # | Word | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | article, adverb |
| 2 | to | preposition, adverb |
| 6 | in | preposition, adverb |
| 10 | that | pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction |
| 13 | on | preposition, adverb, adjective |
| 15 | this | pronoun, adjective, adverb |
| 18 | as | adverb, conjunction, pronoun, preposition |
| 23 | not | adverb |
| 24 | by | preposition, adverb |
| 25 | but | conjunction, preposition, adverb, noun |
| 32 | all | adjective, pronoun, noun, adverb |
| 33 | so | adverb, conjunction, pronoun, adjective |
| 41 | just | adjective, adverb |
| 42 | like | preposition, verb, conjunction, adverb |
| 43 | about | preposition, adverb, adjective |
| 44 | up | adverb, preposition, adjective, noun |
| 45 | out | adverb, preposition, adjective, interjection |
| 46 | what | pronoun, adjective, adverb, interjection |
| 48 | when | adverb, conjunction |
| 49 | more | adjective, adverb |
| 51 | no | adverb, adjective, noun |
| 56 | there | adverb, pronoun, noun, adjective |
| 64 | new | adjective, adverb |
| 66 | how | adverb, conjunction |
| 67 | some | adjective, pronoun, adverb |
| 68 | also | adverb |
| 70 | now | adverb, conjunction, adjective |
| 71 | other | adjective, noun, pronoun, adverb |
| 75 | good | adjective, noun, adverb, interjection |
| 76 | only | adverb, adjective, conjunction |
| 77 | after | preposition, adjective, adverb |
| 78 | first | adverb, adjective |
| 87 | any | adjective, adverb |
| 88 | then | adverb, adjective |
| 90 | back | noun, adverb, verb, adjective |
| 96 | well | adverb, verb, noun, interjection |
| 98 | most | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 99 | much | adjective, adverb |
| 100 | very | adverb |
| 101 | where | adverb, pronoun, noun |
| 102 | even | adjective, verb, adverb |
| 105 | here | adverb, interjection |
| 107 | really | adverb |
| 108 | right | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 113 | too | adverb |
| 114 | before | preposition, adverb, conjunction |
| 115 | off | adverb, preposition, adjective, noun |
| 116 | why | adverb, conjunction, noun, interjection |
| 117 | still | adjective, noun, adverb, verb |
| 120 | never | adverb |
| 125 | down | adverb, preposition, adjective, verb |
| 126 | great | adjective, noun, adverb, interjection |
| 127 | through | preposition, adverb, adjective |
| 128 | last | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 130 | best | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 131 | such | adjective, adverb |
| 134 | home | noun, adjective, adverb, verb |
| 135 | long | adjective, noun, adverb, verb |
| 139 | same | adjective, pronoun, adverb |
| 141 | both | adjective, adverb |
| 144 | part | noun, verb, adverb |
| 147 | around | adverb, preposition |
| 148 | between | preposition, adverb |
| 149 | always | adverb |
| 150 | better | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 153 | high | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 154 | little | adjective, adverb |
| 156 | since | preposition, adverb, conjunction |
| 160 | under | preposition, adverb, adjective |
| 168 | again | adverb |
| 169 | next | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 170 | each | adjective, adverb |
| 171 | without | preposition, adverb, conjunction |
| 178 | sure | adjective, adverb |
| 180 | ever | adverb |
| 184 | please | adverb, verb |
| 187 | free | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 190 | away | adverb, adjective |
| 191 | left | adjective, adverb |
| 194 | lot | pronoun, adverb, noun, verb |
| 202 | real | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 206 | however | adverb |
| 217 | already | adverb |
| 218 | anything | pronoun, noun, adverb |
| 220 | nothing | noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb |
| 222 | today | adverb, noun |
| 224 | enough | adjective, adverb, interjection |
| 226 | full | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 227 | live | verb, adjective, adverb |
| 230 | yet | adverb, conjunction |
| 231 | bad | noun, adverb, adjective |
| 232 | hard | adjective, adverb |
| 234 | once | adverb, conjunction |
| 246 | small | adjective, adverb |
| 248 | far | adverb, adjective |
| 251 | though | conjunction, adverb |
| 254 | actually | adverb |
| 255 | later | adverb, interjection |
| 256 | less | adjective, adverb, preposition |
| 270 | black | noun, verb, adjective, adverb |
| 273 | together | adverb |
| 275 | whole | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 279 | maybe | adverb, noun |
| 287 | least | adjective, adverb |
| 289 | within | preposition, adverb |
| 292 | early | adverb |
| 295 | post | noun, verb, adverb |
| 299 | ago | adjective, adverb |
| 303 | half | noun, adverb |
| 307 | often | adverb |
| 318 | south | noun, adjective, adverb, verb |
| 319 | true | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 320 | almost | adverb |
| 330 | wrong | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 331 | along | preposition, adverb |
| 333 | else | adverb |
| 336 | pretty | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 343 | probably | adverb |
| 345 | yeah | adverb, interjection |
| 347 | close | adjective, adverb, verb, noun |
| 350 | past | adjective, noun, preposition, adverb |
| 353 | due | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 364 | late | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 366 | north | noun, adjective, adverb |
| 372 | low | adjective, noun, adverb, verb |
| 373 | morning | noun, adverb |
| 375 | short | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 380 | rather | adverb |
| 384 | soon | adverb |
| 404 | behind | preposition, adverb, adjective, noun |
| 406 | easy | adjective, adverb, interjection |
| 408 | near | adverb, preposition, adjective, verb |
| 411 | quite | adverb, interjection |
| 412 | west | noun, adjective, adverb |
| 421 | sometimes | adverb |
| 440 | across | preposition, adverb, adjective |
| 442 | clear | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 451 | instead | adverb |
| 460 | fine | adjective, adverb, verb, noun |
| 480 | especially | adverb |
| 487 | above | adverb, preposition, adjective, noun |
| 492 | likely | adverb |
| 499 | dead | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 524 | finally | adverb |
| 532 | alone | adjective, adverb |
| 537 | east | noun, adjective, adverb |
| 549 | cool | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 551 | exactly | adverb |
| 558 | usually | adverb |
| 563 | ok | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 566 | round | adjective, noun, adverb, verb |
| 571 | whatever | pronoun, adverb, interjection |
| 577 | fast | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 589 | forward | adverb, adjective, noun, verb |
| 605 | lower | adjective, adverb |
| 606 | natural | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 640 | currently | adverb |
| 654 | simply | adverb |
| 656 | super | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 662 | daily | adverb |
| 683 | okay | adjective, adverb, interjection |
| 691 | below | adverb |
| 692 | deep | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 709 | percent | adverb, noun |
| 712 | straight | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 728 | tonight | adverb, noun |
| 731 | cold | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 741 | recently | adverb |
| 744 | tomorrow | adverb, noun |
| 748 | ahead | adverb |
| 757 | double | adjective, noun, verb, adverb |
| 771 | certainly | adverb |
| 772 | completely | adverb |
| 787 | nearly | adverb |
| 790 | quickly | adverb |
| 799 | fair | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 807 | absolutely | adverb, interjection |
| 810 | extra | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 811 | immediately | adverb |
| 814 | quick | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 819 | clean | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 831 | coach | noun, verb, adverb |
| 833 | definitely | adverb |
| 834 | heavy | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 837 | subject | noun, adjective, adverb, verb |
| 839 | wide | adjective, adverb |
| 845 | generally | adverb |
| 877 | seriously | adverb |
| 889 | none | pronoun, adverb, adjective |
| 897 | clearly | adverb |
| 913 | anyway | adverb |
| 917 | direct | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 919 | easily | adverb |
| 922 | literally | adverb |
| 929 | thus | adverb |
| 931 | yesterday | adverb, noun |
| 934 | directly | adverb |
| 944 | overall | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 952 | fully | adverb |
| 953 | highly | adverb |
| 966 | eventually | adverb |
| 968 | otherwise | adverb, adjective |
| 989 | pop | verb, noun, adverb, adjective |
| 991 | therefore | adverb |
| 992 | truly | adverb |
| 1026 | slow | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 1044 | square | noun, adjective, adverb |
| 1047 | twice | adverb |
| 1053 | fresh | adjective, adverb |
| 1056 | mostly | adverb |
| 1059 | previously | adverb |
| 1067 | totally | adverb |
| 1105 | obviously | adverb |
| 1109 | wild | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1117 | extremely | adverb |
| 1118 | firm | adjective, verb, adverb, noun |
| 1128 | apart | adjective, adverb |
| 1152 | dear | adjective, noun, adverb, interjection |
| 1161 | possibly | adverb |
| 1200 | slightly | adverb |
| 1212 | forever | adverb, noun |
| 1218 | somewhere | adverb, noun |
| 1228 | honest | adjective, adverb |
| 1248 | flat | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
| 1251 | ill | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1258 | plenty | noun, adjective, adverb |
| 1259 | proper | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1273 | anywhere | adverb, noun |
| 1276 | cheap | adjective, adverb |
| 1309 | honestly | adverb |
| 1310 | jump | verb, noun, adjective, adverb |
| 1313 | originally | adverb |
| 1314 | suddenly | adverb |
| 1321 | express | verb, adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1329 | soft | adjective, noun, adverb, interjection |
| 1354 | everywhere | adverb |
| 1365 | relatively | adverb |
| 1387 | specifically | adverb |
| 1401 | properly | adverb |
| 1406 | strange | adjective, adverb |
| 1409 | basically | adverb |
| 1418 | false | adjective, adverb |
| 1426 | slowly | adverb |
| 1428 | whenever | conjunction, adverb |
| 1435 | opposite | adjective, noun, preposition, adverb |
| 1443 | unfortunately | adverb |
| 1448 | bright | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1460 | perfectly | adverb |
| 1474 | mainly | adverb |
| 1485 | aside | noun, adverb |
| 1530 | item | noun, adverb |
| 1532 | normally | adverb |
| 1534 | personally | adverb |
| 1543 | tight | adjective, adverb |
| 1545 | ultimately | adverb |
| 1546 | weekly | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1550 | counter | noun, verb, adverb, adjective |
| 1556 | frequently | adverb |
| 1558 | hopefully | adverb |
| 1575 | crash | verb, noun, adjective, adverb |
| 1585 | nearby | adjective, adverb |
| 1594 | somewhat | adverb |
| 1611 | significantly | adverb |
| 1613 | widely | adverb |
| 1618 | closely | adverb |
| 1619 | constantly | adverb |
| 1621 | hardly | adverb |
| 1624 | loud | adjective, adverb |
| 1630 | somehow | adverb |
| 1632 | automatically | adverb |
| 1633 | blind | noun, verb, adjective, adverb |
| 1644 | regularly | adverb |
| 1672 | fairly | adverb |
| 1690 | effectively | adverb |
| 1694 | initially | adverb |
| 1700 | rough | adjective, noun, adverb, verb |
| 1712 | naturally | adverb |
| 1713 | necessarily | adverb |
| 1716 | primarily | adverb |
| 1719 | sharp | adjective, verb, adverb, noun |
| 1723 | bone | noun, verb, adverb |
| 1740 | strongly | adverb |
| 1741 | thin | adjective, adverb, verb |
| 1745 | carefully | adverb |
| 1748 | elsewhere | adverb |
| 1756 | thick | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1766 | formal | adjective, noun, adverb |
| 1767 | gross | adjective, adverb, verb, noun |
| 1773 | successfully | adverb |
| 1780 | deeply | adverb |
| 1813 | essentially | adverb |
| 1821 | rarely | adverb |
| 1851 | downtown | adjective, adverb, noun |
| 1852 | forth | adverb |
| 1856 | nowhere | adverb, pronoun, adjective |
| 1861 | pray | verb, adverb |
| 1862 | smooth | adjective, adverb, verb, noun |
| 1867 | abroad | adverb, noun |
| 1875 | equally | adverb |
| 1879 | occasionally | adverb |
| 1899 | collect | verb, adverb, noun |
| 1907 | merely | adverb |
| 1928 | roughly | adverb |
| 1954 | greatly | adverb |
| 2004 | physically | adverb |
| 2005 | similarly | adverb |
| 2051 | virtually | adverb |
| 2081 | briefly | adverb |
| 2110 | tourist | noun, adverb |
| 2141 | moreover | adverb |
| 2195 | gently | adverb |
| 2201 | altogether | adverb |
| 2235 | deliberately | adverb |
| 2276 | readily | adverb |
| 2282 | terribly | adverb |
Practice · 3 min
Go down the first fifty rows and mark every word you could not use in a sentence right now. Open three of them and say one example sentence from each page out loud.