100 Most Important British English Nouns British English Pronunciation Training
- Hello everyone.
And welcome back to English with Lucy.
Today, I have a pronunciation
and vocabulary lesson for you.
I am going to teach you how to pronounce
the 100 most commonly
used most important words
in the English language.
I’ve already made a video
that is quite similar to this,
many years ago,
and the majority of those
words were function words.
But today I’m focusing on nouns.
These are the 100 most
commonly used nouns,
according to the British National Corpus.
So they’ve looked at
the frequency of nouns
in a large collection of documents,
and these are formal documents.
So this is perfect for academic English
and business English as well.
I’m going to show you how to pronounce
each of the 100 words.
I’m going to show you the written
IPA transcription as well.
The definition will be on screen
because you asked for that last time
and I’ll give you a quick
example of the word in use.
It’s important to note
that with the definitions
I have chosen the most common definition.
So many words have multiple definitions.
This video is going to be
perfect for your pronunciation
and your vocabulary,
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Reading alone will not help
you with your pronunciation
because English is not a
strictly phonetic language.
The way a word is written in English
may not give you any
indication as to how that word
should be pronounced in English.
But if you listen to a
word, as you are reading it,
your brain will start making connections.
And the next time you see that word
you’ll know exactly how
it’s meant to sound,
how you’re meant to pronounce it.
And the next time you hear that word
you’ll know exactly how it
should be spelled or written.
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Right. Let’s get started
with the 100 words.
Number one, time.
Time.
You need to hurry as we
don’t have much time.
Two, way.
Way.
She prefers to do things the easy way.
Three, year.
Year.
I was born in the year 1994.
Four, work.
Work.
I’m currently looking for work.
Five, government.
Government.
The government has let us down.
Six, day.
Day.
I’ll see you in a couple of days.
Seven, man.
Man.
He’s a very good-looking man.
Eight, world.
World.
English is spoken all over the world.
Nine, life.
Life.
You mustn’t forget to enjoy your life.
10, part.
Part.
Which part are you
struggling to understand?
11, house.
House.
We are renting a house in the countryside.
12, course.
Course.
You should consider taking an IT course.
13, case.
Case.
In most cases, the
increases have been small.
14, system.
System.
The healthcare system needs more funding.
15, place.
Place.
You should keep your
money in a safe place.
16, end.
End.
I’ll see you at the end of the week.
17, group.
Group.
A group of us are going out for dinner.
18, company.
Company.
I work for a very big company.
19, party.
Party.
You should come to the office party.
20, information.
Information.
Let me know if you need
any more information.
21, school.
School.
I moved to the area for the great schools.
22, fact.
Fact.
I know for a fact that
she missed the meeting.
23, money.
Money.
I would like my money back.
24, point.
Point.
I understand your point,
but I don’t agree with it.
25, example.
Example.
Let me give you an example.
26, state.
State.
The state rejected the
proposed legislation.
27, business.
Business.
We need to change the
way we run our business.
28, night.
Night.
I’m finding it hard to relax at night.
29, area.
Area.
I wasn’t happy living in that area.
30, water.
Water.
We should all drink more water.
31, thing.
Thing.
Please could you pass me
that thing over there?
32, family.
Family.
The whole family is going on holiday.
33, head.
Head.
My head has been aching all day.
34, hand.
Hand.
Your hands look really cold.
35, order.
Order.
I’ve listed the names
in alphabetical order.
36, side.
Side.
I have friends on the
other side of the world.
37, home.
Home.
I’m going to sleep when I get home.
38, development.
Development.
This is a normal stage of development.
39, week.
Week.
Next week is going to be very busy.
40, power.
Power.
She has the power to change things.
41, country.
Country.
I would like to visit some
new countries next year.
42, council.
Council.
We have sent the development
plans to the council.
43, use.
Use.
The use of recreational
drugs is prohibited.
44, service.
Service.
They are thinking of
reducing the bus service.
45, room.
Room.
There isn’t enough room
for another employee.
46, market.
Market.
I’ll go to the market to buy some bread.
47, problem.
Problem.
We’ve had many problems
with the new receptionist.
48, court.
Court.
If you’re not careful,
you’ll end up in court.
49, lot.
Lot.
I have bought a lot of clothes recently.
50, war.
War.
They are worried about
the threat of a war.
51, police.
Police.
If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police.
52, interest.
Interest.
The article generated a lot of interest.
53, car.
Car.
I travelled to the venue by car.
54, law.
Law.
You clearly broke the law.
55, road.
Road.
Take the first road on the left.
56, form.
Form.
There are many forms
of transport available.
57, face.
Face.
Her face showed that she wasn’t happy.
58, education.
Education.
I finished my formal education in 2016.
59, policy.
Policy.
The new policy should
make our processes easier.
60, research.
Research.
I’ve done some research into
the perfect office layout.
61, sort.
Sort.
What sort of music do you like?
62, office.
Office.
I need to reorganise my office.
63, body.
Body.
After a long shift, my whole body hurts.
64, person.
Person.
She’s the perfect person for the job.
65, health.
Health.
You seem to be in excellent health.
66, mother.
Mother.
Our boss has just become a mother.
67, question.
Question.
The presentation left
me with many questions.
68, period.
Period.
I worked in retail for a short period.
69, name.
Name.
Do you remember the
name of the restaurant?
70, book.
Book.
His shelves were completely
filled with books.
71, level.
Level.
The terrace is on the top
level of the building.
72, child.
Child.
When I was a child, I
loved playing outside.
73, control.
Control.
The company policies are
no longer in our control.
74, society.
Society.
The programme will benefit
society as a whole.
75, minister.
Minister.
The minister outlined the new measures.
76, view.
View.
We hold opposing views on the matter.
77, door.
Door.
Please close the door behind you.
78, line.
Line.
Please sign on the dotted line.
79, community.
Community.
The local community supported the plans.
80, south.
South.
The warmer weather came in from the south.
81, city.
City.
It’s impossible to park
in the city centre.
82, God.
God.
Do you believe in God?
83, father.
Father.
My colleague is a father of five.
84, centre.
Centre.
My desk is in the centre of the office.
85, effect.
Effect.
The change in management
had many positive effects.
86, staff.
Staff.
Unfortunately the company
doesn’t look after the staff.
87, position.
Position.
The wall panels were
drilled into position.
88, kind.
Kind.
I enjoy all kinds of dancing.
89, job.
Job.
My search for a job has
not been successful.
90, woman.
Woman.
A woman decided to complain
to the authorities.
91, action.
Action.
We immediately took action
against the misconduct.
92, management.
Management.
Next week I am away on a
management training course.
93, act.
Act.
She performed a great act of heroism.
94, process.
Process.
The hiring process was
tough but effective.
95, north.
North.
The cold winds came in from the north.
96, age.
Age.
When I was your age, I wasn’t so mature.
97, evidence.
Evidence.
This is clear evidence
of a security breach.
98, idea.
Idea.
It would be a good idea to call them.
99, west.
West.
I live to the west of the cathedral.
100, sense.
Sense.
I have a terrible sense of direction.
Right.
There we have it.
There are your 100 most
commonly used nouns
in British English.
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