The 100 Words Most Frequently Used

 

a

about

after

all

am

an

and

are

as

at

back

be

because

but

by

came

can

come

could

day

dear

did

do

down

for

friend

from

get

go

going

good

got

had

has

have

he

her

here

him

his

home

house

how

I

if

in

is

it

just

like

little

make

me

mother

my

not

now

of

on

one

or

our

out

over

play

put

said

saw

school

see

she

so

some

that

the

their

them

then

there

they

this

time

to

two

up

us

very

was

we

well

went

were

what

when

will

with

write

would

you

your

 

 

 

Five Hundred High Frequency Words

a

able

about

above

across

add

after

again

against

air

all

almost

along

already

also

although

always

am

among

an

and

animal

another

answer

any

anything

are

around

as

ask

asked

at

ate

away

baby

back

bad

ball

be

beautiful

became

because

become

bed

been

before

began

begin

behind

being

believe

below

best

better

between

big

bike

black

boat

body

book

boot

both

box

boy

bring

broke

brother

brought

build

bus

but

buy

by

call

called

came

can

can't

car

care

carry

cat

catch

caught

certain

change

children

city

class

clean

close

clothes

cold

come

coming

complete

could

couldn't

country

cut

dad

dark

day

deep

did

didn't

died

different

dinner

do

does

dog

doing

done

don't

door

down

draw

dream

dry

during

each

early

earth

easy

eat

either

else

end

enough

even

ever

every

everyone

everything

fact

family

fare

fast

father

favorite

feel

feet

fell

few

field

fight

finally

find

fine

fire

first

fish

five

fix

follow

food

for

form

found

four

free

friend

from

front

full

fun

funny

game

gave

get

getting

girl

give

go

goes

going

gone

good

got

grade

great

green

group

grow

had

half

hand

happy

hard

has

have

having

he

head

hear

heard

heart

heavy

help

her

here

high

hill

him

his

hit

hold

home

hope

hour

house

how

however

hurt

I

I'd

idea

if

I'm

important

in

inside

instead

into

is

it

it's

job

jump

just

keep

kept

kids

killed

kind

knew

know

lady

land

large

last

later

learn

leave

left

less

let

life

light

like

line

list

little

live

lived

lives

long

look

looking

lost

lot

lots

love

lunch

mad

made

main

make

making

man

many

may

maybe

me

mean

men

might

mind

miss

mom

money

moon

more

morning

most

mother

move

much

must

my

myself

name

near

need

never

new

next

nice

night

no

not

nothing

now

number

of

off

often

old

on

once

one

only

or

order

other

our

out

outside

over

own

page

paper

park

part

party

past

people

perhaps

person

pick

picture

place

plants

play

possible

pretty

probably

problem

put

rain

ran

read

ready

real

really

reason

red

rest

ride

right

river

room

round

run

running

said

same

sat

saw

say

scared

school

sea

second

see

seen

set

several

shall

she

ship

short

shot

should

show

shown

sick

side

simple

since

sister

sit

size

sky

sleep

small

snow

so

some

someone

something

soon

sound

space

special

stand

start

started

state

stay

still

stood

stop

store

story

street

stuff

such

summer

sun

sure

take

talk

teach

teacher

tell

ten

than

that

that's

the

their

them

themselves

then

there

these

they

they're

things

think

third

this

those

though

thought

three

through

throw

time

to

today

together

told

too

took

top

tree

tried

trouble

try

trying

turned

two

under

until

up

upon

us

use

used

very

walk

want

wanted

was

wasn't

watch

water

way

we

week

well

went

were

what

when

where

which

while

who

whole

why

will

win

winter

wish

with

without

woke

work

world

would

wouldn't

yard

year

yes

you

your

 

 

 

c. 1998 by G.S. Pinnell and I.C. Fountas from Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

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