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