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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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 Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject: Name the most commonly used words in the English language |
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This may even come in handy in the classroom...
http://www.sporcle.com/games/common_english_words.php
Edited to add Spoiler Alert: Don't read the posts here till you do the quiz, too many spoilers!
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| 57, missed some easy ones. I did get the top 15 tho |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| 63/100 |
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beercanman
Joined: 16 May 2009
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| 73..surprising to miss so many common ones. |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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That's okay but a little dry  I guess I need more patience but yes, could be used in different ways....
Jonathan Harris does some amazing stuff - see his TED talks. His Word Count was one of his first creations. The quick way to complete this chart
http://www.wordcount.org/wordcountNEW.swf
My name is the 619th most frequent word in English! How about yours?
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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84  I just got into my teach-the-young-kiddies mode and it was easy. It may be harder for those of you who teach middle school, high school or uni.
SPOILER ALERT! (don't read below if you haven't done it yet)
Of the sixteen I missed I can't believe I missed 'and' and 'think' though I understand a few I missed because I don't teach them to the younger beginner classes, specifically: 'other', 'only' 'even' 'just', 'as'. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Good job teachers! I only got 55/100.
Hint: There is only one 7-letter word, one 6-letter word, and ten 5-letter words on the list. The rest are 4-letters and under. So think small. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:35 am Post subject: |
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69, and I got all the top 20 (but I missed 21).
I can't believe too and yes are not on there! |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| 65. I could swear I typed in some of the ones it said I missed...I made typos probably. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| This is a cool test. My students love it. |
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yeti08
Joined: 04 Nov 2009
Location: Anyang - Pyeongchon
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| 66....not bad I feel burnt out, and was amazed at how many easy ones I missed. |
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blurgalurgalurga
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:32 am Post subject: |
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Feeling bummed I only got 67, after seeing the ones I missed.
I bet I'd have done better in the morning, but if I'd tried two hours from now, I'd have stunk it up proper.
Cool quiz, thanks for the link, kikomom! |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:57 am Post subject: |
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SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Anyone else notice how 'no' comes in at 56 but 'yes' doesn't come up at all? |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| curiousaboutkorea wrote: |
SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Anyone else notice how 'no' comes in at 56 but 'yes' doesn't come up at all? |
Whereas in Korean I would have to imagine 'yes/nei' would be #1 by far and 'no/aniyo' wouldn't even be on the list. #2 would be 'really/jinjja'
Also, it's pretty interesting if you look at that list and realize that some of the words that are close are commonly seen together as one phrase. For example the words 'then' and 'now' appear side-by-side at #s 72 and 73, respectively. They also form a common phrase "then and now."
More examples:
-#s 77 and 78 form the phrase "its over" - not sure is the 'its' is supposed to be possessive or a contraction but it's still quite humorous.
-#s 81, 82, and 83 are 'back,' 'after,' 'use' which are commonly seen in libraries and other places with communal goods in the form of the phrase "Please put [blank] back after use."
Sorry, this is what I think of at 2:30 AM |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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ANOTHER SPOILER!
Here is a list of 500 commonly used English words along with a link to the top 500 verbs. |
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