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The Top 100 Words in English

One of the most wonderful gifts you can give a beginning reader is the gift of his or her first 100 words. Molly and Joe Want to Know Book 'n Heart Illustration by LW Lindquist

Anyone who can read and write the top 100 words in English has really made strides, because these 100 most common words comprise almost half of all the words we regularly read and write in English!

3 ideas for teaching the top 100 words in English

1. Make a word wall with the top 100 words on it. Organize the words by letter category (a, b, c, and so on) for easier reference. Help the child consult the wall for spelling help when writing little books, or letters to grandparents, or signs, etc.

2. Make predictable books together, that incorporate the words. The child can draw pictures and write the particular word you are trying to teach, and you can write the other words. For example, a predictable “all” breakfast book might read: I ate all my cereal. I ate all my eggs. I ate all my toast. I ate all my muffins. I am all done!

3. Make word cards and use them as prompts. For example, if you pulled the by card, you could make a quick verbal game of naming all the things that are by other things in the house. After the verbal game, on a large sheet of paper, the child could draw pictures of some of the things that are by each other and label the whole picture as “My By Map.”

The Top 100 Words

Molly and Joe Want to Know-Molly on Book Stack Illustration by LW Lindquist

“A” Words

a
about
all
also
and
as
at

“B” Words

be (includes the form “is”)
because
but
by

“C” Words

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can
come
could

“D” Words

day
do

“E” Words

even

“F” Words

find
first
for
from

“G” Words

get
give
go

“H” Words

have
he
her
here
him
his
how

“I” Words

I
if
in
into
it
its

“J” Words

just

“K” Words

know

“L” Words

like
look

“M” Words

make
man
many
me
more
my

“N” Words

new
no
not
now

“O” Words

of
on
one
only
or
other
our
out

“P” Words

people

“S” Words

say
see
she
so
some

“T” Words

take
tell
than
that
the
their
them
then
there
these
they
thing
think
this
those
time
to
two

“U” Words

up
use

“V” Words

very

“W” Words

want
way
we
well
what
when
which
who
will
with
would

“Y” Words

year
you
your

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