Primary Grade High Frequency Words

Below are the Pullman School District First and Second Grade High Frequency Words (words that frequently appear in reading texts). These grade level word lists are used in our district to assess each child's sight reading skills for high frequency words at 1st and 2nd grade. The goal is for children to know the sight words for their grade level by the end of the school year. In our classroom, we are also using this list to work on spelling words so that when the children are doing their writing, they will know how to use the book spellings for these high frequency words.

To help your child learn these words at home, start with your child's grade list and help him/her learn five words at a time beginning in the first column. Help your child learn each word by first highlighting it on the screen, reading it aloud, spelling it, and then writing it down on paper or typing it into a document on your computer for practice. Use the written or computer document list to keep working on the words. Proceed through the lists of words until your child has learned them for sight reading and spelling. Have fun making word games with the list including trying to create a crossword puzzle with the some of the words as your child learns them.

First Grade

the

in

is

for

with

at

have

this

when

on

do

her

some

how

 

and

you

he

I

are

one

what

not

had

up

from

by

then

time

 

of

that

his

be

said

we

she

as

out

were

if

him

a

see

 

to

it

was

they

but

all

can

our

will

there

so

their

your

words

 

an

which

go

look

like

into

bike

more

come

little

been

water

my

way

 

or

would

about

them

these

use

make

two

get

than

who

long

should

play

 

each

could

many

me

has

did

day

down

too

people

find

now

first

its

part

 

Second Grade

a

after

again

air

all

along

also

always

am

an

and

another

any

are

around

as

ask

at

away

back

ball

be

because

been

before

best

big

book

boy

brother

but

by

call

came

could

day

did

do

door

down

each

eat

end

even

ever

every

family

fast

father

few

find

first

food

for

found

friend

from

gave

get

girl

give

go

good

got

had

has

have

he

help

her

here

him

his

home

house

how

I

if

in

into

is

it

jump

just

knew

know

last

left

let

light

like

little

live

long

look

made

many

may

me

might

more

most

mother

Mr.

Mrs.

much

must

my

name

never

new

nice

night

no

not

now

of

off

old

on

once

one

only

open

or

other

our

out

over

people

place

play

pretty

put

question

ran

read

right

road

room

round

run

said

sat

say

saw

school

sea

see

she

should

sister

small

so

some

something

something

soon

still

stop

street

sure

take

talk

tell

than

thank

that

the

their

them

then

there

these

they

thing

think

this

those

thought

three

through

time

to

today

told

too

took

tree

tried

two

under

until

up

us

use

very

walk

want

was

water

way

we

well

went

were

what

when

where

which

while

who

why

will

with

work

would

year

yes

you

your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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