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Word Bank of 1200 High-Frequency Writing WordsThe words in this word bank are listed in the order of their frequency of use in everyday writing. Since the is the most frequently used word in our language, its number is one in the word bank. The first 25 words are used in 33% of everyday writing, the first 100 words appear in 50% of adult and student writing, and the first 1,000 words are used in 89% of everyday writing.
Core Words
The Core Words in the Rebecca Sitton program are divided by grade levels. They are the seeds from which this spelling program grows and develops. They provide a foundation for each grade level to begin spelling exploration and are a springboard for the study of hundreds of additional words.
Grade 1 word frequencies 1-30Grade 2 word frequencies 31-130Grade 3 word frequencies 131-265Grade 4 word frequencies 266-400Grade 5 word frequencies 401-600 and beyond
"No Excuses" Words
"No Excuses" Words are those which students are held accountable. They are expected to spell them correctly in all of their everyday writing. They are taken from the list of core words. Below are the groups of words which we hope most children will master by the end of his/her grade level. Please help your child to spell these words correctly in their everyday writing. Not all classes or all children will have the same number of priority words at any given time. Spelling is both a developmental and highly individualized skill so teachers attempt to meet the needs of their classes within the framework of the program.Grade 1 words 1-21Grade 2 words 1-36Grade 3 words 1-60Grade 4 words 1-100Grade 5 words 1-150 and beyond
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words Level 1
1 the2 of3 and4 a5 to6 in7 is8 you9 that10 it11 he12 for13 was14 on15 are16 as
17 with18 his19 they20 at21 be22 this23 from24 I25 have26 or27 by28 one29 had30 not31 but32 what
33 all34 were35 when36 we37 there38 can39 an40 your41 which42 their43 said44 if45 do46 will47 each48 about
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 2
49 how50 up51 out52 them53 then54 she55 many56 some57 so58 these59 would60 other61 into62 has63 more64 her
65 two66 like67 him68 see69 time70 could71 no72 make73 than74 first75 been76 its77 who78 now79 people80 my
81 made82 over83 did84 down85 only86 way87 find88 use89 may90 water91 long92 little93 very94 after95 words96 called
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 3
97 just98 where99 most100 know101 get102 through103 back104 much105 go106 good107 new108 write109 our110 me111 man112 too
113 any114 day115 same116 right117 look118 think119 also120 around121 another122 came123 come124 work125 three126 must127 because128 does
129 part130 even131 place132 well133 such134 here135 take136 why137 help138 put139 different140 away141 again142 off143 went144 old
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 4
145 number146 great147 tell148 men149 say150 small151 every152 found153 still154 between155 mane156 should157 home158 big159 give160 air
161 line162 set163 own164 under165 read166 last167 never168 us169 left170 end171 along172 while173 might174 next175 sound176 below
177 saw178 something179 thought180 both181 few182 those183 always184 show185 large186 often187 together188 asked189 house190 don't191 world192 going
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 5
193 want194 school195 important196 until 197 form198 food199 keep200 children201 feet202 land203 side204 without205 boy206 once207 animal208 life
209 enough210 took211 four212 head213 above214 kind215 began216 almost217 live218 page219 got220 earth221 need222 far223 hand224 high
225 year226 mother227 light228 country229 father230 let231 night232 picture233 being234 study235 second236 soon237 story238 since239 white240 ever
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 6
241 paper242 hard243 near244 sentence245 better246 best247 across248 during249 today250 however251 sure252 knew253 it's254 try255 told256 young
257 sun258 thing259 whole260 hear261 example262 heard263 several264 change265 answer266 room267 sea268 against269 top270 turned271 learn272 point
273 city274 play275 toward276 five277 himself278 usually279 money280 seen281 didn't282 car283 morning284 I'm285 body286 upon287 family288 later
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 7
289 turn290 move291 face292 door293 cut294 done295 group296 true297 half298 red299 fish300 plants301 living302 black303 eat304 short
305 United States306 run307 book308 gave309 order310 open311 ground312 cold313 really314 table315 remember316 tree317 course318 front319 American320 space
321 inside322 ago323 sad324 early325 I'll326 learned327 brought328 close329 nothing330 though331 idea332 before333 lived334 became335 add336 become
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 8
337 grow338 draw339 yet340 less341 wind342 behind343 cannot344 letter345 among346 able347 dog348 shown349 mean350 English351 rest352 perhaps
353 certain354 six355 feel356 fire357 ready358 green359 yes360 built361 special362 ran363 full364 town365 complete366 oh367 person368 hot
369 anything370 hold371 state372 list373 stood374 hundred375 ten376 fast377 felt378 kept379 notice380 can't381 strong382 voice383 probably384 area
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 9
385 horse386 matter387 stand388 box389 start390 that's391 class392 piece393 surface394 river395 common396 stop397 am398 talk399 whether400 fine
401 round402 dark403 past404 ball405 girl406 road407 blue408 instead409 either410 held411 already412 warm413 gone414 finally415 summer416 understand
417 moon418 animals419 mind420 outside421 power422 problem423 longer424 winter425 deep426 heavy427 carefully428 follow429 beautiful430 everyone431 leave432 everything
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 10
433 game434 system435 bring436 watch437 shell438 dry439 within440 floor441 ice442 ship443 themselves444 begin445 fact446 third447 quite448 carry
449 distance450 although451 sat452 possible453 heart454 real455 simple456 snow457 rain458 suddenly459 easy460 leaves461 lay462 size463 wild464 weather
465 miss466 pattern467 sky468 walked469 main470 someone471 center472 field473 stay474 itself475 boat476 question477 wide478 least479 tiny480 hour
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 11
481 happened482 foot483 care484 low485 else486 gold487 build488 glass489 rock490 tall491 alone492 bottom493 check494 reading495 fall496 poor
497 map498 friend499 language500 job501 music502 buy503 window504 mark505 heat506 grew507 listen508 ask509 single510 clear511 energy512 week
513 explain514 lost515 spring516 travel517 wrote518 farm519 circle520 whose521 correct522 bed523 measure524 straight525 base526 mountain527 caught528 hair
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 12
529 bird530 wood531 color532 war533 fly534 yourself535 seem536 thus537 square538 moment539 teacher540 happy541 bright542 sent543 present544 plan
545 rather546 length547 speed548 machine549 information550 except551 figure552 you're553 free554 fell555 suppose556 natural557 ocean558 government559 baby560 grass
561 plane562 street563 couldn't564 reason565 difference566 maybe567 history568 mouth569 middle570 step571 child572 strange573 wish574 soil575 human576 trip
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 13
577 woman578 eye579 milk580 choose581 north582 seven583 famous584 late585 pay586 sleep587 iron588 trouble589 store590 beside591 oil592 modern
593 fun594 catch595 business596 reach597 lot598 won't599 case600 speak601 shape602 eight603 edge604 soft605 village606 object607 age608 minute
609 wall610 meet611 record612 copy613 forest614 especially615 necessary616 he's617 unit618 flat619 direction620 south621 subject622 skin623 wasn't624 I've
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 14
625 yellow626 party627 force628 test629 bad630 temperature631 pair632 ahead633 wrong634 practice635 sand636 tail637 wait638 difficult639 general640 cover
641 material642 isn't643 thousand644 sign645 guess646 forward647 huge648 ride649 region650 nor651 period652 blood653 rich654 team655 corner656 cat
657 amount658 garden659 led660 note661 various662 race663 bit664 result665 brother666 addition667 doesn't668 dead669 weight670 thin671 stone672 hit
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 15
673 wife674 island675 we'll676 opposite677 born678 sense679 cattle680 million681 anyone682 rule683 science684 afraid685 women686 produce687 pull688 son
689 meant690 broken691 interest692 chance693 thick694 sight695 pretty696 train697 fresh698 drive699 lead700 break701 sit702 bought703 radio704 method
705 king706 similar707 return708 corn709 decide710 position711 bear712 hope713 song714 engine715 board716 control717 spread718 evening719 brown720 clean
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 16
721 wouldn't722 section723 spent724 ring725 teeth726 quiet727 ancient728 stick729 afternoon730 silver731 nose732 century733 therefore734 level735 you'll736 death
737 hole738 coast739 cross740 sharp741 fight742 capital743 fill744 deal745 busy746 beyond747 send748 love749 cool750 cause751 please752 meat
753 lady754 west755 glad756 action757 pass758 type759 attention760 gas761 kitchen762 pick763 scale764 basic 765 happen766 safe767 grown768 cost
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 17
769 wear770 act771 hat772 arm773 believe774 major775 gray776 wonder777 include778 describe779 electric780 sold781 visit782 sheep783 I'd784 office
785 row786 contain787 fit788 equal789 value790 yard791 beat792 inch793 sugar794 key795 product796 desert797 bank798 farther799 won800 total
801 sell802 wire803 rose804 cotton805 spoke806 rope807 fear808 shore809 throughout810 compare811 movement812 exercise813 bread814 process815 nature816 apart
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 18
817 path818 careful819 narrow820 mental821 nine822 useful823 public824 according825 steel826 salt827 speech828 forth829 nation830 knowledge831 appear832 ate
833 dinner834 hurt835 spend836 experiment837 touch838 drop839 chair840 east841 separate842 truck843 sing844 column845 twice846 particular847 shop848 unless
849 spot850 neither851 met852 wheel853 none854 hill855 television856 bill857 solve858 pressure859 report860 farmer861 count862 trade863 chief864 month
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 19
865 clothes866 doctor867 indeed868 dance869 church870 original871 enjoy872 string873 sister874 familiar875 onto876 imagine877 blow878 quick879 law880 lie
881 final882 rise883 loud884 fair885 herself886 slow887 noise888 statement889 hungry890 join891 tube892 rode893 empty894 twenty895 broke896 nice
897 effect898 paid899 motion900 myself901 divide902 supply903 laid904 dear905 surprise906 gun907 entire908 fruit909 crowd910 band911 wet912 solid
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 20
913 northern914 flower915 star916 feed917 wooden918 sort919 develop920 shoulder921 variety922 season923 share924 jump925 regular926 represent927 market928 we're
929 flew930 finger931 expect932 army933 cabin934 camp935 danger936 purpose937 breakfast938 proper939 coat940 push941 express942 shot943 angry944 southern
945 dress946 bag947 proud948 neck949 breath950 strength951 member952 twelve953 mine954 company955 current956 pound957 valley958 double959 till960 match
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 21
961 average962 die963 liquid964 alive965 stream966 provide967 drink968 experience969 future970 tomorrow971 drove972 population973 finish974 station975 shook976 stage
977 oxygen978 poem979 solution980 burn981 cent982 electricity983 everybody984 rate985 dust986 worth987 community988 captain989 bus990 protect991 cook992 raise
993 further994 steam995 guide996 discover997 plain998 usual999 seat1000 accept1001 police1002 consider1003 dozen1004 baseball1005 rubber1006 symbol1007 support1008 exactly
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 22
1009 industry1010 they're1011 beneath1012 laugh1013 groceries1014 popular1015 thank1016 quarter1017 climbed1018 continue1019 potatoes1020 receive1021 design1022 president1023 charge1024 mistake
1025 hospital1026 remain1027 service1028 increase1029 students1030 insects1031 address1032 sincerely1033 dollars1034 belong1035 bottle1036 flight1037 forget1038 bicycle1039 secret1040 soldier
1041 silent1042 structure1043 height1044 observe1045 indicate1046 railroad1047 knife1048 married1049 suggested1050 entered1051 magazine1052 agree1053 fifty1054 escape1055 threw1056 planet
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 23
1057 dangerous1058 event1059 leader1060 peace1061 spelling1062 chapter1063 swimming1064 opportunity1065 immediately1066 favorite1067 settled1068 telephone1069 repeat1070 prepare1071 instance1072 avenue
1073 newspaper1074 actually1075 employee1076 review1077 convince1078 allowed1079 nobody1080 details1081 muscles1082 model1083 climate1084 coffee1085 whenever1086 serious1087 angle1088 feather
1089 determined1090 dictionary1091 ordinary1092 extra1093 rough1094 library1095 condition1096 arrived1097 located1098 program1099 pencil1100 tongue1101 title1102 enemy1103 garage1104 lose
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 24
1105 vegetable1106 parents1107 style1108 education1109 required1110 political1111 daughter1112 individual1113 progress1114 altogether1115 activities1116 article1117 equipment1118 discuss1119 healthy1120 perfect
1121 recognize1122 frequently1123 character1124 personal1125 disappear1126 success1127 traffic1128 yesterday1129 situation1130 realize1131 message1132 recently1133 account1134 physical1135 neighbor1136 excited
1137 whisper1138 available1139 college1140 furniture1141 leather1142 husband1143 principal1144 medicine1145 excellent1146 operation1147 council1148 author1149 organize1150 concern1151 barbecue1152 accident
Rebecca Sitton's List of 1200 High Frequency Words
Level 25
1153 disease1154 construction1155 motor1156 affect1157 conversation1158 evidence1159 citizen1160 environment1161 influence1162 cancel1163 audience1164 apartment1165 worse1166 transportation1167 frozen1168 waste
1169 couple1170 function1171 connect1172 project1173 pronounce1174 offered1175 apply1176 improve1177 stomach1178 collect1179 prevent1180 courage1181 occur1182 foreign1183 quality1184 terrible
1185 instrument1186 balance1187 ability1188 arrange1189 rhythm1190 avoid1191 daily1192 identity1193 standard1194 combine1195 attached1196 frighten1197 social1198 factory1199 license1200 recommend
