High Frequency Words
Here are a list of the most frequently used words that are taught in each of the phases to help with reading.
| High frequency words in phase 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Decodable Words | ||
| a | off | him |
| an | on | his |
| as | can | not |
| at | dad | got |
| if | had | up |
| in | back | mum |
| is | and | but |
| it | get | put |
| of | big | |
Tricky Words | ||
| the | to | I |
| no | go | into |
High frequency words in phase 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
Decodable Words | ||
| will | them | down |
| that | with | look |
| this | sea | too |
| then | for | now |
Tricky Words | ||
| he | be | all |
| she | was | are |
| we | you | my |
| me | they | her |
| High frequency words in phase 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
Decodable Words | ||
| went | from | just |
| it's | children | help |
Tricky Words | ||
| said | some | one |
| have | come | when |
| like | were | out |
| so | there | what |
| do | little | |
| High frequency words in phase 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
Decodable Words | ||
| don't | house | came |
| old | about | make |
| I'm | your | here |
| by | day | saw |
| time | made | very |
Tricky Words | ||
| oh | Mr | called |
| their | Mrs | asked |
| people | looked | could |
| Next 200 High frequency words - expected to be learnt in phase 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| water | find | live | fun | better |
| away | more | say | place | hot |
| good | I'll | soon | mother | sun |
| want | round | night | sat | across |
| over | tree | narrator | boat | gone |
| how | magic | small | window | hard |
| did | shouted | car | sleep | floppy |
| man | us | couldn't | feet | really |
| going | other | three | morning | wind |
| where | food | head | queen | wish |
| would | fox | king | each | eggs |
| or | through | town | book | once |
| took | way | I've | its | please |
| school | been | around | green | thing |
| think | stop | every | different | stopped |
| home | must | garden | let | ever |
| who | red | fast | girl | miss |
| didn't | door | only | which | most |
| ran | right | many | inside | cold |
| know | sea | laughed | run | park |
| bear | these | let's | any | lived |
| can't | began | much | under | birds |
| again | boy | suddenly | hat | duck |
| cat | animals | told | snow | horse |
| long | never | another | air | rabbit |
| things | next | great | trees | white |
| new | first | why | bad | coming |
| after | work | cried | tea | he's |
| wanted | lots | keep | top | river |
| eat | need | room | eyes | liked |
| everyone | that's | last | fell | giant |
| our | baby | jumped | friends | looks |
| two | fish | because | box | use |
| has | gave | even | dark | along |
| yes | mouse | am | grandad | plants |
| play | something | before | there's | dragon |
| take | bed | gran | looking | pulled |
| thought | may | clothes | end | we're |
| dog | still | tell | than | fly |
| well | found | key | best | grow |