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MOST COMMON WORDS

The 100 most common words make up, on average, one half of all reading. Does your child know them all?

Sight recognition is an important aspect of learning to read.

If children can learn and recognise these words instantly, they can concentrate on deciphering the other 50% of words in any given text. Automatic word recognition is a significant component of being able to read fluently, and having their sight words down pat instils confidence in young readers.

Lists from varying sources may differ slightly. They could be called the magic words, the high frequency words, or the most common words; however they are mostly the same.

Here is a list if you would like to practise:

the	that	not	look	put
and	with	then	don’t	could
a	all	were	come	house
to	we	go	will	old
said	can	little	into	too
in	are	as	back	by
he	up	no	from	day
I	had	mum	children	made
of	my	one	him	time
it	her	them	Mr	I’m
was	what	do	get	if
you	there	me	just	help
they	out	down	now	Mrs
on	this	dad	came	called
she	have	big	oh	here
is	went	when	about	off
for	be	it’s	got	asked
at	like	see	their	saw
his	some	looked	people	make
but	so	very	your	an