High Frequency Words

High Frequency Words

**High frequency words are words used commonly in text. Repeated exposure and use of these words are instrumental in quick and fluent reading.


Unit 1

Week 1 - ball, blue, both, even, for, help, put, there, why, yellow

Week 2 - could, find, funny, green, how, little, one, or, see, sounds

Week 3 - boy, by, girl, he, here, small, she, what, were, want

Week 4 - another, done, into, move, now, show, too, water, year, your

Week 5 - all, any, goes, new, number, other, right, says, understands, work


Unit 2

Week 1 - because, cold, family, friends, have, know, off, picture, school, took

Week 2 - change, cheer, fall, five, look, open, should, their, won, yes

Week 3 - almost, buy, food, out, pull, saw, sky, straight, under, wash

Week 4 - baby, early, eight, isn't, learn, seven, start, these, try, walk

Week 5 - bird, far, field, flower, grow, leaves, light, orange, ready, until


Unit 3

Week 1 - about, around, good, great, idea, often, part, second, two, world

Week 2 - also, apart, begin, either, hundred, over, places, those, which, without

Week 3 - better, group, long, more, only, our, started, three, who, won't

Week 4 - after, before, every, few, first, hear, hurt, old, special, would

Week 5 - America, beautiful, began, climbed, come, country, didn't, give, live, turned


Unit 4

Week 1 - below, colors, don't, down, eat, many, morning, sleep, through, very

Week 2 - animal, away, building, found, from, Saturday, today, thought, toward, watch

Week 3 - ago, carry, certain, everyone, heavy, outside, people, problem, together, warm

Week 4 - again, behind, eyes, gone, happened, house, inside, neither, stood, young

Week 5 - among, bought, knew, never, once, soon, sorry, talk, touch, upon


Unit 5

Week 1 - answer, been, body, build, head, heard, minutes, myself, pretty, pushed

Week 2 - brought, busy, else, happy, I'll, laugh, love, maybe, please, several

Week 3 - air, along, always, draw, during, ever, meant, nothing, story, strong

Week 4 - city, father, mother, o'clock, own, questions, read, searching, sure, though

Week 5 - anything, children, everybody, instead, paper, person, voice, whole, woman, words