Level: A2
High-Frequency English Nouns
High-frequency English nouns with plural forms and short, clear definitions, grouped into easy sections.
- People & Society
- artist, artists – a person who makes art
- author, authors – a person who writes books
- citizen, citizens – a person from a particular country
- colleague, colleagues – someone you work with
- customer, customers – someone who buys things
- employee, employees – a person who works for someone
- employer, employers – a person or company who hires people
- guest, guests – a person invited to visit
- host, hosts – a person who receives guests
- judge, judges – a person who decides in court or a contest
- leader, leaders – someone who guides a group
- loser, losers – the person who does not win
- member, members – a person in a group or club
- owner, owners – a person who has something
- passenger, passengers – a person who travels in a vehicle
- stranger, strangers – a person you don’t know
- visitor, visitors – a person who comes to see a place or person
- winner, winners – the person who wins
- Places & Environment
- area, areas – a part of a place
- border, borders – a line between countries or areas
- continent, continents – a large land mass (like Africa)
- corner, corners – where two sides meet
- floor, floors – the bottom part of a room
- gate, gates – a door in a fence or wall
- hill, hills – a small, raised area of land
- location, locations – where something is
- path, paths – a way to walk
- region, regions – a large area of land
- roof, roofs – the top of a building
- site, sites – a place where something happens
- square, squares – an open area in a city
- stairs – steps up or down (always plural)
- valley, valleys – a low area between hills
- venue, venues – a place for an event
- wall, walls – the side of a room or building
- yard, yards – land around a house
- zone, zones – a special area for something
- Things & Objects
- appliance, appliances – a machine for the home
- article, articles – an object or item
- blanket, blankets – a warm cover for your bed
- button, buttons – a small thing you press or use on clothes
- chain, chains – many metal rings linked together
- cloth, cloths – fabric for making things
- device, devices – an electronic or mechanical thing
- engine, engines – the part that makes a vehicle move
- handle, handles – something to hold onto
- instrument, instruments – a tool or musical device
- lock, locks – a device to keep something closed
- machine, machines – something with moving parts for work
- mirror, mirrors – glass that shows your reflection
- rope, ropes – thick strong string
- screen, screens – the flat part of a TV, computer, or phone
- sheet, sheets – a large piece of fabric, usually for a bed
- tool, tools – something you use for work or repair
- vehicle, vehicles – something that transports people or things
- wheel, wheels – a round object that turns
- weapon, weapons – something used for fighting
- Food, Drink & Nutrition
- appetizer, appetizers – food before the main meal
- bean, beans – a seed you can eat
- beverage, beverages – a drink
- burger, burgers – a sandwich with meat in a round bun
- dessert, desserts – sweet food after a meal
- dish, dishes – prepared food, or a plate for eating
- fruit, fruits – sweet food from trees or plants
- grain, grains – seeds used for food (like rice, wheat)
- menu, menus – a list of foods at a restaurant
- meal, meals – food eaten at one time
- nut, nuts – a hard-shelled seed you eat
- pasta, pastas – noodles
- pie, pies – food with a crust, often sweet
- pizza, pizzas – flat bread with sauce, cheese, etc.
- salad, salads – a mix of raw vegetables
- sandwich, sandwiches – food between two pieces of bread
- sauce, sauces – a thick liquid for food
- sausage, sausages – ground meat in a tube shape
- snack, snacks – a small amount of food between meals
- Animals, Nature & Science
- animal, animals – a living thing that moves and eats
- bird, birds – an animal with feathers and wings
- branch, branches – part of a tree that grows from the trunk
- desert, deserts – a very dry area with sand
- flower, flowers – the colorful part of a plant
- frog, frogs – a small animal that jumps and lives in water/land
- goose, geese – a large bird (irregular plural)
- insect, insects – a small animal with six legs
- leaf, leaves – a flat, green part of a plant (irregular plural)
- mouse, mice – a small animal (irregular plural)
- planet, planets – a large object in space that orbits a star
- rabbit, rabbits – a small animal with long ears
- root, roots – the part of a plant underground
- seed, seeds – the part of a plant you plant to grow more
- series, series – a group of things in order (irregular plural)
- sheep, sheep – a farm animal (irregular plural)
- snake, snakes – a long, thin animal with no legs
- spider, spiders – a small animal with eight legs
- species, species – a group of living things (irregular plural)
- star, stars – a ball of burning gas in space
- volcano, volcanoes – a mountain with lava inside
- wolf, wolves – a wild animal like a dog (irregular plural)
- Body & Health
- arm, arms – the part of your body between shoulder and hand
- back, backs – the rear part of your body
- brain, brains – organ for thinking
- ear, ears – you hear with these
- eye, eyes – you see with these
- finger, fingers – one of the five on your hand
- foot, feet – the part of your body at the end of your leg (irregular plural)
- hair, hairs – thin strands growing on your head
- hand, hands – the end part of your arm
- heart, hearts – organ that pumps blood
- leg, legs – the part of your body you walk on
- mouth, mouths – you eat and speak with this
- neck, necks – connects your head and body
- nose, noses – you smell and breathe with this
- shoulder, shoulders – top of your arm and body
- skin, skins – the outer part of your body
- stomach, stomachs – part of body for digesting food
- toe, toes – one of the five on your foot
- tooth, teeth – hard parts in your mouth (irregular plural)
- School, Work & Time
- career, careers – your work life
- century, centuries – one hundred years
- choice, choices – the act of choosing
- course, courses – a set of lessons
- day, days – twenty-four hours
- decade, decades – ten years
- degree, degrees – a university qualification
- event, events – something that happens
- exam, exams – a big test
- goal, goals – something you want to achieve
- grade, grades – a mark for schoolwork
- hour, hours – sixty minutes
- lesson, lessons – a period of learning
- mark, marks – a score for work
- minute, minutes – sixty seconds
- moment, moments – a very short time
- month, months – about four weeks
- period, periods – a length of time
- plan, plans – an idea for the future
- project, projects – planned work to achieve a goal
- schedule, schedules – a plan of times and dates
- season, seasons – one of four parts of the year
- subject, subjects – something you study
- task, tasks – a piece of work to do
- test, tests – questions to check knowledge
- week, weeks – seven days
- year, years – twelve months