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High Frequency Words

First Grade

High Frequency Words-

Your child needs to be able to read AND write these words in a “snap.”  Quick recognition of the high frequency words is important when reading a passage.  The following words are introduced each week.  The children have many opportunities to practice these words during the school day.  Many children, however, benefit from additional practice at home.  We suggest that you have your child practice a few words each night, adding words as your child becomes more proficient at reading and writing them.  Thank you for helping your child become a successful reader!

*Please note that 20 of these words will be selected for each Quarter  High Frequency Word test

that will be given at the end of each quarter.

Smart Start Week 1 August 14-18

I     like     do     to     you     go     a     has   can   he

Smart Start Week 2  August 21-25

this     is     my     look     little     where     here     play     the     we

 

Smart Start Week 3  August 28-September 1

are     me     she     with     for     and     have     see     said     was

 

Unit 1  Week  1    Sept. 5-8

does     not     school     what

 

Unit 1 Week 2    Sept. 11-15

down     out     up     very

 

Unit 1 Week  3  Sept. 18-22

be     come     pull     good

Unit 1  Week 4  Sept. 25-29

fun     make     they     too

Unit 1 Week  5  Oct. 2-6

jump     move     run     two

 

Unit 2 Week 1 Oct. 9-12

again   help   new   there   use

 

Unit 2 Week 2 Oct. 18-20

could   live   one    then   three

 

Unit 2 Week 3 Oct. 23-27

eat   no   of   under   who

 

Unit 2 Week 4 Oct. 30-Nov. 3

all   call   day   her   want

 

Unit 2 Week 5 Nov. 6-10

around   by   many   place   walk

 

Unit 3 Week 1 Nov. 13-Nov. 17

away  today  now  way  some  why

 

Unit 3 Week 2 Nov. 28-Dec. 1

green  grow  pretty  should  together  water

 

Unit 3 Week 3 Dec.4-8 

any  from  happy  once  so  upon

 

Unit 3 Week 4 Dec.11-15

 ago  boy  girl  how  old  people

 

Unit 3 Week 5 Dec.18-22

after  done  soon  buy  every  work

 

Unit 4 Week 1   January 16-19

about     animal     carry     eight     give     our

 

Unit 4 Week 2    January 22-26

because     blue     into     or     other     small

 

Unit 4 Week 3   January 29 – February 2

find      food     more     over     start     warm

 

Unit 4 Week 4  February 5 – 19

caught     flew     know     laugh     listen     were

 

Unit 4 Week 5  February 12 – 16

found     hard     near     woman     would     write

 

Unit 5 Week 1 February 20 – 23

four     large     none     only     put     round

 

Unit 5 Week 2  February 26- March 2

another     climb     full     great     poor     through

 

Unit 5 Week 3     March 5 – 9

began     better     guess     learn     right     sure

 

Unit 5 Week 4   March 19 – 23

color     early     instead     nothing     oh     thought

 

Unit 5 Week 5  March 26 – 29* 

above     build     fall     knew     money     toward

 

Unit 5 Week 6  April 3 – 6

Review Unit 5 Words

 

Unit 6 Week 1  April 9 – 13

answer    brought     busy     door     enough     eyes

 

Unit 6 Week 2  April 16 – 20

brother     father     friend     love     mother     picture

 

Unit 6 Week 3  April 23 – 26*

been     children      month     question     their     year

 

Unit 6 Week 4  April 30 – May 4

before     front     heard     push     tomorrow     your

 

Unit 6 Week 5  May 7 – 11

favorite    few     gone     surprise     wonder     young

Unit 6 Week 6 May 14 – 18