Word lists high frequency

Here is our top list of high-frequency words you can add to your writing.

Learning to pronounce, read, spell, and understand high-frequency words aids children and novice writers in reading and writing more efficiently. People who can easily recognize these words have more confidence in communicating with others.

What Are High-Frequency Words?

High-frequency words refer to the most commonly used terms in the English language. They are the recurring words in a text that help learners to form sentences better. These words may or may not have meaning, but they help complete a sentence’s context. Some high-frequency words are decodable or non-decodable. It’s the reason these words are sometimes called “sight words” or “tricky words.”

A	Her	Only
About	Here	Out
All	Him	People
An	His	Put
And	House	Said
Any	I	See
Are	If	She
As	I’m	So
At	In	Some
Back	Into	That
Be	Is	The
Because	It	They
Big	Its	Them
But	Just	Then
By	Like	There
Can	Little	Their
Children	Live	This
Come	Look	Time
Dad	Make	To
Day	Me	Too
Do	Mr	Up
Don’t	Mrs	Very
Down	Mum	What
For	My	We
From	No	When
Get	Not	Where
Give	Now	Which
Go	Of	Why
Got	Off	Will
Have	Oh	With
He	Old	You
Help	One	Your

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The Most Used Words in the English Language

These words are the most repeated not only in writing but also in verbal communication. There are many cases where it’s impossible to imagine these words, as they have a meaning that can only be understood or memorized.

1. A

My mother wants to ask if you want a new blanket while you’re here.

1. And

The Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather top the IMDb top 250 movies with a 9.2 rating.

1. Be

Regardless of their shortcomings, always be respectful to your parents.

1. Do

Do you know why he’s transferring schools?

1. Get

You need to get out of here immediately!

1. Have

I have to tell you something, but I don’t know how and where to start.

1. I

I am here to reclaim everything that is mine.

1. In

My grandmother likes to read her journal in the mornings.

1. It

It is true that Jason’s father is cheating on his mother.

1. Me

Stop asking me for advice when you don’t intend to use it.

1. My

Greg, this is my little sister, Nicole.

1. Not

That is not the right way to bake a cake.

1. Of

Ricky is a friend and a coworker of mine, that’s all.

1. That

Britches, now known as trousers, is an English word that people no longer use.

1. The

Charles III is now the king of the United Kingdom.

1. This

I don’t know why she’s so nervous; this is not her first performance.

1. To

I want you to know that I can forgive but will never forget.

1. What

Care to explain what this mess is all about?

1. We

Father said we need to move again because of his work.

1. You

Are you the one who always sends me cookies?

High-Frequency Words in Phase 2 Phonics

Phase 2 phonics is where kids learn the sounds a letter makes. It’s also known as phonemes. While there are 44 unique sounds, in phase 2, children only focus on 19 single letter sounds that are most persistent in the English language. See the examples below to use in your writing or teaching phonic lessons:

1. An

My brother is training to be an architect.

1. As

As much as I would like to stay for a sleepover, I need to go home.

1. At

Can we meet later at the library to talk about the project?

1. Back

I’ll be back soon, don’t worry.

1. Big

That tall guy is Eric’s big brother.

1. But

I don’t like its color, but this dress is way better than the other one, right?

1. Can

Can you help me with my film project?

1. Dad

Dad and I are in charge of today’s dinner.

1. Go

I usually go to the local gym once a month with my friends.

1. Got

I got pushed by people rushing to get on and off the train.

1. Him

If you love him, why don’t you fight for him?

1. His

Gio is trying to finish his homework as soon as possible.

1. If

If we study hard, we’ll surely pass our exams.

1. Into

Please put the dirty dishes into the sink.

1. Is

Glenda is now a famous writer!

1. Mum

My mum likes doing community service to help other people.

1. No

There are no trains running today because of the typhoon.

1. Off

Get into the habit of turning off lights you don’t use.

1. Up

My eldest brother will pick me up at the airport.

High-Frequency Words in Phase 3 Phonics

These high-frequency words enhance English vocabulary. By reviewing the terms in phase 3 phonics, children develop their reception of more complex words. This phase is the continuation of phase 2, which introduces the remaining and less common phonemes. Here are the sample sentences with high-frequency words whose sounds come from two letters to form a proper word:

1. All

All students will join the Christmas ball.

1. Are

Are you sure this is the right way back to the camp?

1. Down

I want to write down many things on my bucket list.

1. For

I think this package from London is for you.

1. Give

Please give me a reason why you think I should accept your apology.

1. He

He is a very adventurous guy who wants to try many things in life.

1. Her

I can’t believe our new professor is her mom.

1. Live

If you dream of being a great singer, learn to sing live.

1. Look

Please look at the board and tell me the answer to the third question.

1. Now

Now is the right time to tell them about the surprise party.

1. Only

Jay is the only child in their family.

1. See

The teacher wants to see the classroom president after class.

1. She

I hope she grows up kind, sweet, and beautiful.

1. They

The board of directors said they want to evaluate all the candidates before choosing who will get the promotion.

1. Them

Can you please tell them I cannot attend the meeting?

1. Then

No, honey, finish your homework first, and then you can play.

1. Too

The coffee is too hot to drink!

1. Will

My grandmother will be a hundred years old next week.

1. With

My cousin always jokes about marrying someone with a lot of money.

High-Frequency Words in Phase 4 Phonics

In the fourth phase, there are more tricky words and spelling patterns. The activities in phase 4 include reading and spelling CVCC (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant) words, tricky words, frequency words, and writing sentences. Learning these words is essential to be more confident and expand your vocabulary.

1. Any

Will she bring any friends to her birthday party?

1. Because

I will not be able to go to school because I have a fever.

1. Children

Angelica is raising her children alone

1. Come

Do you think he will agree if I ask him to come with me?

1. Help

My father likes to help us with our homework.

1. From

I believe the transferee is from California.

1. Its

The cheese on your fridge is past its best-before date.

1. Just

You just have to believe in yourself to get through every challenge in life.

1. Like

Do you like your birthday party to be grand or intimate?

1. Little

My little brother always cries whenever I leave the house.

1. One

Surprisingly, only one student got the correct answer.

1. Out

Do you want to go out with me tonight?

1. Said

The weather forecaster said it’ll rain tonight.

1. So

I am so excited about this birthday surprise!

1. Some

He hides some of the artist’s beautiful artworks in this closet.

1. There

Will you still go there even if it’s raining hard?

1. When

When will you return to Los Angeles?

1. Where

Do you know where I put my eyeglasses? 

1. Which

This is the car which she wants to buy for her parents.

1. Why

I wonder why the groom keeps looking at the church door instead of his bride.

High-Frequency Words in Phase 5 Phonics

This phase aims to widen an individual’s knowledge about graphemes and phonemes. Since it’s more advanced than the other phases, there are many activities included in this phase, one of which is learning how to spell and read high-frequency words. Here’s the list of decodable and tricky words used in this phase:

1. About

Tell me about your life goals.

1. By

A small family is living by the lake.

1. Day

Chan’s mother works day and night at the convenience store.

1. Don’t

Don’t let fear lead you to despair.

1. Here

Professor, here is the list of students who want to join the dance competition.

1. House

No one knows that Kyla lives in a fancy house.

1. I’m

I’m afraid of failing my math class.

1. Make

My friend said she’ll make a cake for my birthday.

1. Mr

Mr. Smith is a good man.

1. Mrs

Mrs. Andrews is a strict English teacher.

1. Oh

Oh, what a pretty name for a pretty young lady!

1. Old

I want to buy an old traditional house and renovate it a bit.

1. People

People are free to say and do anything they want, but sometimes it’s too much.

1. Put

Please put the groceries on the tabletop. 

1. Their

It’s the parents’ responsibility to look after their children.

1. Time

What time will we meet tomorrow to do our project?

1. Very

I am very thankful that I have a friend like you.

1. Your

Please do not forget to tell your parents about the upcoming school events.
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Here we are going to look at the list of high frequency words for beginners to start their vocabulary learning. Before jumping into list let us see what these high frequency words are ?.

When you read so many text and come across same set of words, jumbled differently. Ever thought what these words which are popping up frequently called? Yes, these are called high frequency words.

Moreover, we have many texts, and each one a remix of high frequency words. Contrarily, these words are underrated that we live our life without noticing their importance. However the literary pieces without them would just be a dream. No matter how hard we try we cannot write without using them… the situation very much similar to our behavior towards people whose work we tend to leave unnoticed. Where in reality, it’s their work which is saving our life from falling apart. Surprisingly, these people are not from any distant land but the one’s we see everyday like the soldier, police, electrician and everyone who’s serving you for your betterment. (List goes on forever for everyone who you think is important… now.)

100+ High Frequency Words for Kindergarten

Therefore, with this purpose in our mind, let’s head towards a just world for both words and humans, because why no

the	as	is	at	of	and	with
you	for	was	a	his	that	on
are	to	they	it	be	have	in
I	he	this	from	all	but	by
can	do	each	for	had	he	how
if	in	not	of	on	one	or
said	she	that	the	their	there	use
we	were	what	when	which	with	you
your	words

High Frequency Words for 1st Grade

a	came	had	make	people	ten	walk
all	can	has	many	play	than	want
am	come	have	me	please	thank	was
an	day	he	more	pretty	that	we
and	did	her	much	purple	the	were
any	do	here	must	put	them	what
are	down	hers	my	ran	then	when
as	eat	him	new	red	there	where
ask	eight	his	nice	run	these	which
at	find	how	nine	said	they	white
ate	five	if	no	saw	thing	who
away	for	in	not	say	this	why
be	four	into	now	see	three	with
because	from	is	of	seven	to	went
been	get	it	on	she	too	work
before	girl	jump	one	six	two	yellow
big	go	like	only	small	up	yes
black	going	little	or	so	very	you
blue	good	look	orange	some	soon	your
boy	great	other	our	out	over	green
but	by	brown	house	how	day	could
been	high	more	much	should	some	write

2nd Grade High Frequency Words

the	or	will	number	new	great
of	one	up	no	sound	where
and	had	other	way	take	help
a	by	about	could	only	through
to	word	out	people	little	much
in	but	many	my	work	before
is	not	then	than	know	line
you	what	them	first	place	right
that	all	these	water	year	too
it	were	so	been	live	mean
he	we	some	call	me	old
was	when	her	who	back	any
for	your	would	oil	give	same
on	can	make	now	most	tell
are	said	like	find	very	boy
as	there	him	long	after	follow
with	use	into	down	thing	came
his	an	time	day	our	want
they	each	has	did	just	show
I	which	look	get	name	also
at	she	two	come	good	around
be	do	more	made	sentence	form
this	how	write	may	man	three
have	their	go	part	think	small
from	if	see	over	say	set

put	kind	every	left	until	idea
end	hand	near	don’t	children	enough
does	picture	add	few	side	eat
another	again	food	while	feet	face
well	change	between	along	car	watch
large	off	own	might	mile	far
must	play	below	close	night	Indian
big	spell	country	something	walk	real
even	air	plant	seem	white	almost
such	away	last	next	sea	let
because	animal	school	hard	began	above
turn	house	father	open	grow	girl
here	point	keep	example	took	sometimes
why	page	tree	begin	river	mountain
ask	letter	never	life	four	cut
went	mother	start	always	carry	young
men	answer	city	those	state	talk
read	found	earth	both	once	soon
need	study	eye	paper	book	list
land	still	light	together	hear	song
different	learn	thought	got	stop	being
home	should	head	group	without	leave
us	America	under	often	second	family
move	world	story	run	late	it’s
try	high	saw	important	miss	afternoon

Phew!, a long list has finally come to an end. However, there are many words which you’ll maybe notice now while reading and understand their importance. Also don’t forget the humans!