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High frequency words

Spellings for pupils to learn

List 1

High frequency words to be taught as ‘sight recognition’ words

Years 1 and 2

about

after

again

an

another

as

back

ball

be

because

bed

been

boy

brother

but

by

call(ed)

came

can't

could

dig

door

down

first

from

girl

good

got

had

half

has

have

help

her

here

him

his

home

house

how

if

jump

just

last

laugh

little

live(d)

love

made

make

man

many

may

more

much

must

name

new

next

night

not

now

off

old

once

one

or

our

out

over

people

push

pull

put

ran

saw

school

seen

should

sister

so

some

take

than

that

their

them

then

there

these

three

time

too

took

tree

two

us

very

want

water

way

were

what

when

where

who

will

with

would

your

 

 

 

 

Plus:

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

January

February

march

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

eleven

twelve

thirteen

fourteen

fifteen

sixteen

seventeen

eighteen

nineteen

twenty

red

blue

green

yellow

white

black

orange

grey

purple

pink

brown

 

 

List 2

above

across

almost

along

also

always

animals

any

around

asked

baby

balloon

before

began

being

below

better

between

birthday

both

brother

brought

can’t

change

children

clothes

coming

didn’t

different

does

don’t

during

earth

every

eyes

father

first

follow(ing)

found

friends

garden

goes

gone

great

half

happy

head

heard

high

I’m

important

inside

jumped

knew

know

lady

leave`

light

might

money

morning

mother

much

near

never

number

often

only

opened

other

outside

own

paper

place

right

round

second

show

sister

small

something

sometimes

sound

started

still

stopped

such

suddenly

sure

swimming

think

those

thought

through

today

together

told

tries

turn(ed)

under

until

upon

used

walk(ed)(ing)

watch

where

while

white

whole

why

window

without

woke(n)

word

work

world

write

year

young

 

List 3 Most used spellings: CM1 

High Frequency words: these are the most frequently used words.

the                                                        said     

up                                                        for

is                                                          man

on                                                        boy

cat                                                        his

in                                                          red

and                                                       had

she                                                       home

I                                                           got

he                                                         him

big                                                        an

mum                                                     ten

it                                                          be

go                                                        one

my                                                        them

at                                                         have

we                                                        then

can                                                       ran

dad                                                      name                                                   

dog                                                      if

play                                                      old

a                                                          good

me                                                        not

see                                                       has

come                                                    from

am                                                        way

no                                                        love

you                                                       with

like                                                       live

was                                                      out

get                                                        will

this                                                       as

away                                                    but

day                                                       or

look                                                     us

are                                                       do

went                                                     must

of                                                         dig

to                                                         did

yes                                                       much                                       

they                                                      make