1000 Most Frequent English Words PDF

Instant Words 1,000 Most Frequently Used Words 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...

Instant Words 1,000 Most Frequently Used Words 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? Source: The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, Fourth Edition, © 2000 by Prentice Hall Authors: Fry, Kress & Fountoukidis FIRST HUNDRED Words 1-25 Words 26-50 Words 51-75 Words 75-100 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 that all these water it were 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  SECOND HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 101-125 126-150 151-175 176-200 over say set try new great put kind sound where end hand 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  THIRD HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 201-225 226-250 251-275 276-300 high saw important miss every left until idea near don’t children enough add few side eat food while feet face 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  FOURTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 301-325 326-350 351-375 376-400 body order listen farm music red wind pulled color door rock draw stand sure space voice sun become covered seen question top fast cold fish ship several cried area across hold plan mark today himself notice dog during toward south horse short five sing birds better step war problem best morning ground complete however passed fall room low vowel king knew hours true town since black hundred I’ll ever products against unit piece happened pattern figure told whole numeral certain usually measure table field didn’t remember north travel friends early slowly wood easy waves money fire heard reached map upon  FIFTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 401-425 426-450 451-475 476-500 done decided plane filled English contain system heat road course behind full halt surface ran hot ten produce round check fly building boat object gave ocean game am box class force rule finally note brought among wait nothing understand noun correct rest warm power oh carefully common cannot quickly scientists bring able person inside explain six became wheels dry size shown stay though dark minutes green language ball strong known shape material verb island deep special stars week thousands heavy front less yes fine feel machine clear pair fact base equation circle inches ago yet include street stood government built  SIXTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 501-525 526-550 551-575 576-600 can’t picked legs beside matter simple sat gone square cells main sky syllables paint winter glass perhaps mind wide million bill love written west felt cause length lay suddenly rain reason weather test exercise kept root direction eggs interest instruments center train arms meet farmers blue brother third ready wish race months anything drop present paragraph divided developed beautiful raised general window store represent energy difference job soft subject distance edge whether Europe heart past clothes moon sit sign flowers region sum record shall return summer finished teacher believe wall discovered held dance forest wild describe members probably happy drive  SEVENTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 601-625 626-650 651-675 676-700 cross already hair rolled speak instead age bear solve phrase amount wonder appear soil scale smiled metal bed pounds angle son copy although fraction either free per Africa ice hope broken killed sleep spring moment melody village case tiny bottom factors laughed possible trip result nation gold hole jumped quite milk poor snow type quiet let’s ride themselves natural fight care temperature lot surprise floor bright stone French hill lead act died pushed everyone build beat baby method middle exactly buy section speed remain century lake count dress outside consonant cat iron everything within someone couldn’t tall dictionary sail fingers  EIGHTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 701-725 726-750 751-775 776-800 row president yourself caught least brown control fell catch trouble practice team climbed cool report God wrote cloud straight captain shouted lost rise direct continued sent statement ring itself symbols stick serve else wear party child plains bad seeds desert gas save suppose increase England experiment woman history burning engine coast cost design alone bank maybe joined drawing period business foot east wire separate law pay choose break ears single clean uncle grass touch visit hunting you’re information bit flow grew express whose lady skin mouth received students valley yard garden human cents equal please art key decimal strange feeling  NINTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 801-825 826-850 851-875 876-900 supply guess thick major corner silent blood observe electric trade lie tube insects rather spot necessary crops compare bell weight tone crowd fun meat hit poem loud lifted sand enjoy consider process doctor elements suggested army provide indicate thin hat thus except position property won’t expect entered particular cook flat fruit swim bones seven tied terms tail interesting rich current board sense dollars park modern string send sell compound blow sight shoulder mine famous chief industry wasn’t value Japanese wash fit wings stream block addition movement planets spread belong pole rhythm cattle safe exciting eight wife soldiers branches science sharp  TENTH HUNDRED Words Words Words Words 901-925 926-950 951-975 976-1000 company sister gun total radio oxygen similar deal we’ll plural death determine action various score evening capital agreed forward nor factories opposite stretched rope settled wrong experience cotton yellow chart rose apple isn’t prepared allow details southern pretty fear entire truck solution workers corn fair fresh Washington substances printed shop Greek smell wouldn’t suffix women tools ahead especially bought conditions chance shoes led cows born actually march track level nose northern arrived triangle afraid create located molecules dead British sir France sugar difficult seat repeated adjective match division column fig win effect western office doesn’t underline church huge steel view