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High Frequency Word List

Grade 1 (pdf)

the or will number
of one up no
and had other way
a by about could
to words out people
in but many my
is not then than
you what them first
that all these water
it were so been
he we some called
was when her who
for your would oil
on can make its
are said like now
as there him find
with use into long
his an time down
they each has day
I which look did
at she two get
be do more come
this how write made
have their go may
from if see part


Grade 2 (pdf)
In addition to the words listed in Grade 1, students will be able to correctly read the following:

over say see try
new great put kind
sound where end hand
take help does picture
only through another again
little much well change
work before large off
know line must play
place right big spell
years too even air
live means such away
me old because animals
back any turned house
give same here point
most tell why page
very boy asked letters
after following went mother
things came men answer
our want read found
just show need study
name also land still
good around different learn
sentence form home should
man three us American
think small move world


Grade 3 (pdf)
In addition to the words listed in grades 1 and 2, students will be able to correctly read the following:

high left children eat
every don't side face
near few feet watch
add while car far
food along miles Indians
between might night really
own close walked almost
below something white let
country seemed sea above
plants next began girl
last hard grow sometimes
school open took mountains
father example river cut
keep beginning four young
trees life carry talk
never always state soon
started those once list
city both book song
earth paper hear being
eyes together stop leave
light got without family
thought group second it's
head often later body
under run miss music
story important idea color
saw until enough stand
sun become covered seen
questions top fast cold
fish ship several cried
area across hold plan
mark today himself notice
dog during toward south
horse short five sing
birds better step war
problem best morning ground
complete however passed fall
room low vowel king
knew hours true town
since black hundred I'll
ever products against unit
piece happened pattern figure
told whole numeral certain
usually measure table field
didn't remember north travel
friends early slowly wood
easy waves money fire
heard reached map upon
order listen farm done
red wind pulled English
door rock draw road
sure space voice half
ten produce round check
fly building boat object
gave ocean game am
box class force rule
finally note brought among
wait nothing understand noun
correct rest warm power
oh carefully common cannot
quickly scientists bring able
person inside explain six
became whels dry size
shown stay though dark
minutes green language ball
strong known shape material
verb island deep special
stars week thousands heavy
front less yes fine
feel machine clear pair
fact base equation circle
inches ago yet include
street stood government built
decided plane filled
contain system heat
course behind full
surface ran hot

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