HIGH-FREQUENCY
SIGHT WORDS
LISTS A to I
(248 words includes all words from “Orchestrating Success in Reading” (D.
Reithaug), “Word Matters” (Fountas & Pinnell), Nova Read’s 100 “Star
Words, “Ricky Raccoon/Ping Panda” words and the 227 “Bookwords”)
LIST A
a of
and that
for the
he to
in was
is you
it
13 High-Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List A
Name: ______Date:______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. a
2. and
3. for
4. he
5. in
6. is
7. it
8. of
9. that
10. the
11. to
12. was
13. you
Total Correct:_____/13
These 13 words account for 25% of all the words in school texts.
COMMENTS:
LIST B
all I
arenot
as on
at one
be said
but so
had they
have we
him with
his
19 High-Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List B
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. all
2. are
3. as
4. at
5. be
6. but
7. had
8. have
9. him
10. his
11. I
12. not
13. on
14. one
15. said
16. so
17. they
18. we
19. with
Total Correct: _____/19
The 32 words from Lists A and B account for 1/3 of all the words in school
texts.
Comments:
LIST C
Aboutif than After
into theiran its
thembeen just then
by like therecall
long thesecan look
thiscome made time
could make twoday
many updid may
usedo more very
down my watereach
no wayfind now
werefirst or what
from other whenget
out wherego over
whohas people will
her see wordhow
she wouldsome your
68 High Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List C
Name: ______Date:______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word /or Response Word /or Response
1. About18. if 35. than 52. After
2. into 19. their36. an 53. its
3. them20. been 37. just 54. then
4. by 21. like 38. there55. call
5. long 22. these39. can 56. look
6. this23. come 40. made 57. time
7. could 24. make 41. two58. day
8. many 25. up42. did 59. may
9. use26. do 43. more 60. very
10. down 27. my 44. water61. each
11. no 28. way45. find 62. now
12. were29. first 46. or 63. what
13. from 30. other 47. when64. get
14. out 31. where48. go 65. over
15. who32. has 49. people 66. will
16. her 33. see 50. word67. how
17. she 34. would51. some 68. your
TOTAL CORRECT ______/68
The 100 words on Lists A, B and C account for 50% of all the words in school
texts.
COMMENTS:
Orchestrating Success in Reading by Dawn Reithaug (2002)
Adapted from three lists (Fry, Kress & Fountoukidis, 2000; Pinelle & Fountas, 1998;
Sitton, 1998)
23 High-Frequency Words Recording Sheet List D
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. am
2. asked
3. away
4. back
5. because
6. before
7. big
8. came
9. don’t
10. going
11. here
12. I’m
13. little
14. man
15. me
16. mother
17. our
18. play
19. put
20. saw
21. too
22. us
23. went
Total Correct: _____/23
The 123 words on Lists A, B, C and D account for all 100 words listed in Orchestrating
Success in Reading (D. Reithaug) and all 100 words listed in Word Matters (Fountas &
Pinnell)
COMMENTS:
List D
am little
asked man
away me
back mother
because our
before play
big put
came saw
on’t too
going us
here went
I’m
List E
again good should
ask gotsit
baby home thing
bed know walk
called let want
cry love water
dog Mr. which
every number why
fatheroh write
friend say yes
30 High-Frequency Words – Recording Sheet List E
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response Word / or Response
1. again 16. love
2. ask 17. Mr.
3. baby18. number
4. bed 19. oh
5. called 20. say
6. cry 21. should
7. dog 22. sit
8. every 23. thing
9. father24. walk
10. friend 25. want
11. good 26. water
12. got 27. which
13. home 28. why
14. know 29. write
15. let 30. yes
TOTAL CORRECT ______/30
The 153 words on Lists A, B, C, D and E include all the words on the lists in
“Orchestrating Success in Reading”, “Word Matters”, “Nova Read’s 100 Star
Words”, the first 100 “Bookwords” and the “Ricky Raccoon/Ping Panda
words”.
COMMENTS:
List F
always night
any old
body read
boyright
eat school
grand self
help side
house take
Miss thank
Morningthink
never try
new well
nice
25 High-Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List F
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. always17. right
2. any18. school
3. body19. self
4. boy20. side
5. eat21. take
6. grand22. thank
7. help23. think
8. house24. try
9. Miss25. well
10. morning
11. never
12. new
13. nice
14. night
15. old
16. read
Total Correct: _____/25
These 25 words include the words from Steps 6 and 7 of the “Bookwords”
not already on Lists A – E.
COMMENTS:
List G
around off
better only
dad ran
dear sister
fast sleep
found soon
fun still
give stop
kid tell
lady through
mum took
Mrs. while
Next
25 High-Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List G
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. around21. stop
2. better22. tell
3. dad23. through
4. dear24. took
5. fast25. while
6. found
7. fun
8. give
9. kid
10. lady
11. mum
12. Mrs.
13. next
14. off
15. only
16. ran
17. sister
18. sleep
19. soon
20. still
24. took
Total Correct: _____/25
These 25 words include the words from Steps 8 and 9 of the “Bookwords”
not already on Lists A – F.
COMMENTS:
List H
ball papa
began pet
carpull
does push
door ride
gave room
great sat
hand says
hard stay
head sure
hurry teacher
keep watch
mama
25 High-Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List H
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. ball20. sat
2. began21. says
3. car22. stay
4. does23. sure
5. door24. teacher
6. gave25. watch
7. great
8. hand
9. hard
10. head
11. hurry
12. keep
13. mama
14. papa
15. pet
16. pull
17. push
18. ride
19. room
Total Correct: _____/25
These 25 words include the words from Steps 9 and 10 of the “Bookwords”
not already on Lists A – G.
COMMENTS:
List I
bath run
best shop
blue shout
brother surprise
ever thought
feel together
floor tomorrow
lot turn
mean until
own wait
20 High-Frequency Words - Recording Sheet List I
Name: ______Date: ______
Grade: ____School: ______Evaluator: ______
Word / or Response
1. bath
2. best
3. blue
4. brother
5. ever
6. feel
7. floor
8. lot
9. mean
10. own
11. run
12. shop
13. shout
14. surprise
15. thought
16. together
17. tomorrow
18. turn
19. until
20. wait
Total Correct: _____/20
These 20 words include all remaining “Bookwords”. The 248 words on Lists
A-I include all words from “Orchestrating Success in Reading” (D. Reithaug),
“Word Matters” (Fountas & Pinnell), Nova Read’s 100 “Star Words, “Ricky
Raccoon/Ping Panda” words and the 227 “Bookwords”. If the students also
can read their first and last names, 250 words are known.
COMMENTS: