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100 Words Every Pen Pal Should Know

May 27, 2026

100 Words Every Pen Pal Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. address where mail is sent
2. afternoon middle part of the day
3. age how old someone is
4. answer response to a question
5. ask to request information
6. autumn season after summer
7. best wishes hope for good things
8. birthday the day you were born
9. book pages bound together
10. busy having much to do
11. city a large town
12. class a lesson or group
13. cloudy covered with clouds
14. cold low in temperature
15. country a nation
16. cousin a child of your aunt
17. curious eager to know things
18. date day a letter is written
19. dear used to begin a letter
20. dream a strong wish or vision
21. drink liquid you consume
22. English the English language
23. enjoy to take pleasure in
24. envelope paper cover for a letter
25. evening later part of the day
26. excited very enthusiastic
27. family parents, siblings, and relatives
28. favorite liked more than others
29. free not busy
30. friend a person you like
31. friendly kind and easy to like
32. fun enjoyable and amusing
33. funny causing laughter
34. game activity with rules
35. gift something given to someone
36. goodbye used when leaving
37. handwriting your style of writing
38. happy feeling pleased
39. hello a friendly greeting
40. hi an informal greeting
41. hobby activity done for pleasure
42. holiday time of celebration or rest
43. home the place where you live
44. honest truthful
45. interesting holding your attention
46. joke something said to amuse
47. keep in touch continue communicating
48. kind nice and caring
49. language system of words and grammar
50. learn to gain knowledge
51. letter a written message
52. like to enjoy or prefer
53. love warm closing for close people
54. mail letters sent through post
55. message information sent to someone
56. morning early part of the day
57. movie a film
58. music organized sound
59. name the word people call you
60. neighbor person living nearby
61. news new information
62. nickname an informal name
63. night dark part of the day
64. note a short written message
65. package something wrapped for mailing
66. pet an animal kept at home
67. photo a picture taken by camera
68. picture an image
69. plan an idea for future action
70. postcard a card sent by mail
71. question something you ask
72. quiet not loud or talkative
73. rainy wet with rain
74. read to look at written words
75. receive to get something sent
76. regards good wishes at the end
77. reply an answer in writing
78. school place where students learn
79. send to mail or deliver
80. signature your written name
81. sincerely a formal closing word
82. stamp postage label for mail
83. story an account of events
84. student person who studies
85. study to learn about something
86. teacher person who teaches
87. tell to give information
88. today this day
89. tomorrow the day after today
90. travel to go to places
91. trip a journey
92. visit to go see someone
93. warm slightly hot
94. weather conditions like sun or rain
95. weekend Saturday and Sunday
96. winter coldest season
97. wonder to feel curious about
98. write to put words on paper
99. yesterday the day before today
100. yours truly a formal letter closing

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