Languages › English as a Second Language Learn 600 of the Most Important English Nouns Share Flipboard Email Print Image Source / Getty Images Languages Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Grammar Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on July 03, 2019 The 600 nouns in this list are part of Charles K. Ogden's compilation of 850 words, which he released in 1930 with the book "Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar." This list is an excellent starting point for building up vocabulary to converse fluently in English. While this list is helpful for a strong beginning, more advanced vocabulary building will help you improve your English. 400 General Nouns 1. account2. act4. adjustment5. advertisement6. agreement7. air8. amount9. amusement10. animal11. answer12. apparatus13. approval14. argument15. art16. attack17. attempt18. attention19. attraction20. authority21. back22. balance23. base24. behavior25. belief26. birth27. bit28. bite29. blood30. blow31. body32. brass33. bread34. breath35. brother36. building37. burn38. burst39. business40. butter41. canvas42. care43. cause44. chalk45. chance46. change47. cloth48. coal49. color50. comfort51. committee52. company53. comparison54. competition55. condition56. connection57. control58. cook59. copper60. copy61. cork62. copy63. cough64. country65. cover66. crack67. credit68. crime69. crush70. cry71. current72. curve73. damage74. danger75. daughter76. day77. death78. debt79. decision80. degree81. design82. desire83. destruction84. detail85. development86. digestion87. direction88. discovery89. discussion90. disease91. disgust92. distance93. distribution94. division95. doubt96. drink97. driving98. dust99. earth100. edge 101. education102. effect103. end104. error105. event106. example107. exchange108. existence109. expansion110. experience111. expert112. fact113. fall114. family115. father116. fear117. feeling118. fiction119. field120. fight121. fire122. flame123. flight124. flower125. fold126. food127. force128. form129. friend130. front131. fruit132. glass133. gold134. government135. grain136. grass137. grip138. group139. growth140. guide141. harbor142. harmony143. hate144. hearing145. heat146. help147. history148. hole149. hope150. hour151. humor152. ice153. idea154. impulse155. increase156. industry157. ink158. insect159. instrument160. insurance161. interest162. invention163. iron164. jelly165. join166. journey167. judge168. jump169. kick170. kiss171. knowledge172. land173. language174. laugh175. low176. lead177. learning178. leather179. letter180. level181. lift182. light183. limit184. linen185. liquid186. list187. look188. loss189. love190. machine191. man192. manager193. mark194. market195. mass196. meal197. measure198. meat199. meeting200. memory 201. metal202. middle203. milk204. mind205. mine206. minute207. mist208. money209. month210. morning211. mother212. motion213. mountain214. move215. music216. name217. nation218. need219. news220. night221. noise222. note223. number224. observation225. offer226. oil227. operation228. opinion229. order230. organization231. ornament232. owner233. page234. pain235. paint236. paper237. part238. paste239. payment240. peace241. person242. place243. plant244. play245. pleasure246. point247. poison248. polish249. porter250. position251. powder252. power253. price254. print255. process256. produce257. profit258. property259. prose260. protest261. pull262. punishment263. purpose264. push265. quality266. question267. rain268. range269. rate270. ray271. reaction272. reading273. reason274. record275. regret276. relation277. religion278. representative279. request280. respect281. rest282. reward283. rhythm284. rice285. river286. road287. roll288. room289. rub290. rule291. run292. salt293. sand294. scale295. science296. sea297. seat298. secretary299. selection 300. self301. sense302. servant303. sex304. shade305. shake306. shame307. shock308. side309. sign310. silk311. silver312. sister313. size314. sky315. sleep316. slip317. slope318. smash319. smell320. smile321. smoke322. sneeze323. snow324. soap325. society326. son327. song328. sort329. sound330. soup331. space332. stage333. start334. statement335. steam336. steel337. step338. stitch339. stone340. stop341. story342. stretch343. structure344. substance345. sugar346. suggestion347. summer348. support349. surprise350. swim351. system352. talk353. taste354. tax355. teaching356. tendency357. test358. theory359. thing360. thought361. thunder362. time363. tin364. top365. touch366. trade367. transport368. trick369. trouble370. turn371. twist372. unit373. use374. value375. verse376. vessel377. view378. voice379. walk380. war381. wash382. waste383. water384. wave385. wax386. way387. weather388. week389. weight390. wind391. wine392. winter393. woman394. wood395. wool396. word397. work398. wound399. writing400. year 200 Specific Nouns 1. angle2. ant3. apple4. arch5. arm6. army7. baby8. bag9. ball10. band11. basin12. basket13. bath14. bed15. bee16. bell17. berry18. bird19. blade20. board21. boat22. bone23. book24. boot25. bottle26. box27. boy28. brain29. brake30. branch31. brick32. bridge33. brush34. bucket35. bulb36. button37. cake38. camera39. card40. carriage41. cart42. cat43. chain44. cheese45. chess46. chin47. church48. circle49. clock50. cloud51. coat52. collar53. comb54. cord55. cow56. cup57. curtain58. cushion59. dog60. door61. drain62. drawer63. dress64. drop65. ear66. egg67. engine68. eye69. face70. farm71. feather72. finger73. fish74. flag75. floor76. fly77. foot78. fork79. fowl80. frame81. garden82. girl83. glove84. goat85. gun86. hair87. hammer88. hand89. hat90. head91. heart92. hook93. horn94. horse95. hospital96. house97. island98. jewel99. kettle 100. key101. knee102. knife103. knot104. leaf105. leg106. library107. line108. lip109. lock110. map111. match112. monkey113. moon114. mouth115. muscle116. nail117. neck118. needle119. nerve120. net121. nose122. nut123. office124. orange125. oven126. parcel127. pen128. pencil129. picture130. pig131. pin132. pipe133. plane134. plate135. plough136. pocket137. pot138. potato139. prison140. pump141. rail142. rat143. receipt144. ring145. rod146. roof147. root148. sail149. school150. scissors151. screw152. seed153. sheep154. shelf155. ship156. shirt157. shoe158. skin159. skirt160. snake161. sock162. spade163. sponge164. spoon165. spring166. square167. stamp168. star169. station170. stem171. stick172. stocking173. stomach174. store175. street176. sun177. table178. tail179. thread180. throat181. thumb182. ticket183. toe184. tongue185. tooth186. town187. train188. tray189. tree190. trousers191. umbrella192. wall193. watch194. wheel195. whip196. whistle197. window198. wing199. wire200. worm Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Beare, Kenneth. 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