Subject specific vocabulary: high and medium frequency words
This resource is designed to support the teaching and marking application of AO6.
They can be used diagnostically to test a student's ability to recognise and spell each word. Or they can be used as a reference guide when marking the writing tasks for non-exam assessment (NEA).
You can amend the list to make them relevant for your students.
High frequency words
| I | Up |
| Look | We |
| Like | And |
| On | At |
| For | He |
| Is | Said |
| Go | You |
| Are | This |
| Going | They |
| Away | Play |
| A | Am |
| To | Come |
| Day | The |
| Big | My |
| Mum | No |
| Dad | All |
| Get | In |
| Went | Was |
| Of | Me |
| She | See |
| It(s) | Yes |
| Can | About |
| After | Again |
| An | Another |
| As | Back |
| Ball | Be |
| Because | Bed |
| Been | Boy |
| Brother | But |
| By | Call(ed) |
| Came | Can't |
| Could | Did |
| Do | Don't |
| Door | Down |
| First | From |
| Girl | Good |
| Got | Had |
| Half | Has |
| Have | Help |
| Her | Here |
| Him | His |
| Home | House |
| How | If |
| Jump | Just |
| Last | Laugh |
| Little | Live(d) |
| Love | Made |
| Make | Man |
| Many | May |
| More | Much |
| Must | Name |
| New | Next |
| Night | Not |
| Now | Off |
| Old | Once |
| Or | Our |
| Out | Over |
| People | Pull |
| Push | Put |
| Ran | Saw |
| School | Seen |
| Should | Sister |
| So | Some |
| Take | Than |
| That | Their |
| Them | Then |
| There | These |
| Three | Time |
| Too | Took |
| Tree | Two |
| Us | Very |
| Want | Water |
| Way | Were |
| What | When |
| Where | Who |
| Will | With |
| Would | Your |
| Monday | Tuesday |
| Wednesday | Thursday |
| Friday | Saturday |
| Sunday | January |
| February | March |
| April | May |
| June | July |
| August | September |
| October | November |
| December | Red |
| Yellow | Blue |
| Green | Orange |
| Pink | Purple |
| Black | White |
| Brown |
Medium frequency words
| Ask | Asked |
| Began | Being |
| Brought | Can't |
| Change | Coming |
| Didn't | Does |
| Don't | Found |
| Goes | Gone |
| Heard | I'm |
| Jumped | Knew |
| Know | Leave |
| Might | Opened |
| Show | Started |
| Stopped | Think |
| Thought | Told |
| Tries | Turned |
| Used | Walk |
| Walked | Walking |
| Watch | Write |
| Woke | Woken |
| Almost | Always |
| Any | Before |
| Better | During |
| Every | First |
| Half | Morning |
| Much | Never |
| Number | Often |
| Only | Second |
| Sometimes | Still |
| Suddenly | Today |
| Until | Upon |
| While | Year |
| Young | Above |
| Across | Along |
| Also | Around |
| Below | Between |
| Both | Different |
| Following | High |
| Inside | Near |
| Other | Outside |
| Place | Right |
| Round | Such |
| Together | Through |
| Under | Where |
| Without | Baby |
| Balloon | Birthday |
| Brother | Children |
| Clothes | Garden |
| Great | Happy |
| Sure | Head |
| Something | Swimming |
| Those | Word |
| Work | World |
| Earth | Eyes |
| Father | Fair |
| Friends | Important |
| Lady | Light |
| Money | Mother |
| Own | Paper |
| Sister | Small |
| Sound | White |
| Why | Whole |
| Window |