Instant Sight 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.  Is it any wonder that all students must learn to recognize these words instantly and to spell them correctly also?

First Hundred

Words 1-25 Words 26-50 Words 51-75 Words 76-100
the or will number
of one up no
and had other way
a by about could
to word out people
in but many my
you what them this
that all these water
it were so been
he we some call
was when her who
for your would oil
on can make now
are said like find
as there him long
with use into down
his an time day
they each has did
I which look get
at she two come
be do more made
this how write may
have their go part
from if see over
is not then than

The New Reading Teacher's Book of Lists by E. Fry, D. Fountoukidis, J. Polk; Prentice-hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ