High Frequency Word Lists
List 1
| a | had | put |
| an | him | up |
| and | his | back |
| as | if | off |
| big | in | go |
| but | is | I |
| at | it | into |
| can | mum | no |
| dad | not | the |
| get | of | to |
| got | on |
List 2
| down | will | all |
| for | with | my |
| look | are | was |
| see | be | you |
| that | they | today |
| now | her | says |
| them | he | here |
| then | me | love |
| this | she | |
| too | we |
List 3
| it’s | there |
| went | come |
| from | do |
| help | little |
| just | one |
| children | said |
| have | some |
| like | were |
| so | what |
| out | when |
List 4
| about | day | called |
| house | don’t | ask |
| I’m | by | could |
| made | here | Mrs |
| make | your | |
| old | oh | |
| saw | their | |
| time | people | |
| very | Mr | |
| came | looked | |
List 5
| water | that’s | let |
| how | something | any |
| would | live | trees |
| home | small | fell |
| bear | king | there’s |
| things | garden | better |
| everyone | let’s | hard |
| play | great | eggs |
| find | last | ever |
| magic | before | lived |
| fox | fun | white |
| must | window | giant |
| these | each | dragon |
| next |
List 6
| away | first | book |
| did | baby | girl |
| or | bed | under |
| who | say | bad |
| can’t | car | friend |
| new | town | looking |
| our | fast | hot |
| take | much | floppy |
| more | why | once |
| shouted | jumped | miss |
| through | gran | birds |
| red | place | coming |
| began | sheep | looks |
| full | push | pull |
List 7
| good | work | its |
| man | fish | which |
| took | may | hat |
| didn’t | soon | tea |
| again | couldn’t | box |
| after | I’ve | end |
| two | only | sun |
| thought | suddenly | really |
| I’ll | cried | please |
| us | because | most |
| way | clothes | ducks |
| door | mother | he’s |
| boy | feet | use |
| we’re |
List 8
| want | gave | inside |
| going | still | snow |
| school | night | top |
| ran | three | dark |
| cat | around | than |
| wanted | many | across |
| has | told | wind |
| dog | keep | thing |
| round | even | cold |
| other | tell | horse |
| been | sat | river |
| right | morning | along |
| animals | green | fly |
| lots |
List 9
| over | mouse | run |
| where | found | air |
| think | narrator | eyes |
| know | head | grandad |
| long | every | best |
| eat | laughed | gone |
| yes | another | wish |
| well | room | stopped |
| tree | am | park |
| food | key | rabbit |
| stop | boat | liked |
| sea | queen | plants |
| never | different | grow |
| need |
List 10
| poor | floor | kind |
| mind | behind | child |
| only | wild | climb |
| most | hold | both |
| gold | everybody | break |
| steak | after | pretty |
| beautiful | past | father |
| class | grass | pass |
| bath | path | hour |
| sure | sugar | could |
| should | busy | half |
| money | parents | Christmas |