List of High-Frequency Words

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Most common words in written text are called high-frequency words. They are frequently used in speech and are also called sight words. These words are taught to children in early education.

Importance of High-Frequency Words

Enables easy reading.
Encourages children to read more.
Gives meaning to a sentence.
A mix of decodable and tricky words.
Improves comprehension and vocabulary
Enhances kid’s fluency and accuracy much
It improves confidence in reading always
In children, it develops essential language skills rapidly
Facilitates students to understand of text better
Decodable words can be sounded out and spelt using phonics.

Examples:

the	and	to
of	a	in
is	that	it
for	was	on
are	as	with
his	they	I
at	be	this
have	from	or
one	had	by
words	but	not

A Complete List of High-Frequency Words

Here are the high-frequency words:

Pronouns

I
me
you
he
him
his
she
her
it
we
us
they
them
who
whom
whose

Prepositions

of
by
with
from
in
on
at
to
into
over
under
above
across
through
during
before
after

Conjunctions

Articles

Auxiliary Verbs

be
have
do
can
could
may
might
shall
should
will
would

Modal Verbs

can
could
may
might
shall
should
will
would
must
ought

Adverbs

now
then
here
there
everywhere
nowhere
always
never
often
sometimes
usually
again
back
forward
away
together

Some Other High-Frequency Words

all
many
one
people
said
see
make
go
know
get
work
great
end
find
call
tell
think
look
come
take
home
read
write
give
help
show
put
line
right
years
set
sound
good
part
found
below
new
even
still
saw
place
between
something
our
well
name
thought
used
such
should
both
me
here
Mr.
few
man
take
home
those
too
why
big
always
any
things
give
looked
day
help
air
show
same
put
line
large
right
years
set
often
look
different
own
together
think
away
under
asked
also
again
read
house
around
off
last
don’t
another
went
never
world
came
old
us
going
come
number
left
want
school
live
story
sun
important
page
boys
ways
until
got
since
thing
money
earth
white
whole
form
need
days
hear
food
far
ever
example
keep
hand
paper
heard
children
high
hard
several
feet
year
hear
change
land
mother
sentence
answer
side
light
better
room
without
parts
best
sea
boy
country
across
against
once
father
during
top
animals
let
today
turned
life
night
others
didn’t
enough
following
however
learn
took
seen
sure
point
sometimes
picture
means
city
four
being
knew
play
head
study
it’s
toward
above
second
try
five
kind
eyes
told
using
began
soon
young
himself
almost
times
left
want

List of High-Frequency Words

Importance of High-Frequency Words