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These
are the most common words in English, ranked in frequency
order. The first 25 make up about a third of all printed
material. The first 100 make up about half of all written
material, and the first 300 make up about 65 percent
of all written material. Is it any wonder that all students
must learn to recognize these words instantly and to
spell them correctly also?
Here are some common suffixes: -s, -ing, -ed, -er, -ly, -est
WORDS
1-25 |
WORDS
26-50 |
WORDS
51-75 |
WORDS
76-100 |
| the |
or |
will |
number |
| of |
one |
up |
no |
| and |
had |
other |
way |
| a |
by |
about |
could |
| to |
word |
out |
people |
| in |
but |
many |
my |
| is |
not |
then |
than |
| you |
what |
them |
first |
| it |
where |
so |
been |
| he |
we |
some |
call |
| 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 |
WORDS
101-125 |
WORDS
126-150 |
WORDS
151-175 |
WORDS
176-200 |
| over |
say |
set |
try |
| new |
great |
put |
kind |
| take |
help |
does |
picture |
| only |
through |
another |
again |
| little |
much |
well |
change |
| work |
before |
large |
off |
| know |
line |
must |
play |
| place |
right |
big |
spell |
| year |
too |
even |
air |
| live |
mean |
such |
away |
| me |
old |
because |
animal |
| back |
any |
turn |
house |
| give |
same |
here |
point |
| most |
tell |
why |
page |
| very |
boy |
ask |
letter |
| after |
follow |
went |
mother |
| thing |
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 |
America |
| think |
small |
move |
world |
WORDS
201-225 |
WORDS
226-250 |
WORDS
251-275 |
WORDS
275-300 |
| high |
saw |
important |
miss |
| every |
left |
until |
idea |
| near |
don't |
children |
enough |
| add |
few |
side |
eat |
| food |
while |
feet |
facet |
| between |
along |
car |
watch |
| own |
might |
mile |
far |
| below |
close |
night |
Indian |
| country |
something |
walk |
really |
| plant |
seem |
white |
almost |
| last |
next |
sea |
let |
| school |
hard |
began |
above |
| father |
open |
grow |
girl |
| keep |
example |
took |
sometimes |
| tree |
begin |
river |
mountain |
| never |
life |
four |
cut |
| start |
always |
carry |
young |
| city |
those |
state |
talk |
| earth |
both |
once |
soon |
| eye |
paper |
book |
list |
| light |
together |
hear |
song |
| thought |
got |
stop |
being |
| head |
group |
without |
leave |
| under |
often |
second |
family |
| story |
run |
later |
it's |
