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LITERACY LESSON 9.

The most common 100 words

you see all the time
Good tip:

Know 100 words and you can read about half of almost anything !

 

These common
words turn up all the time.

 

Nearly 70 of the 100 most common words are in this sing-song -

When you can read it, you can read about half of almost anything.

 

Down by the green trees

I saw the elephants

in and out and up and down

and around and about

went the elephants

 all among the green trees.

 

Here and there and back again

through and where

and how and when

why and which and was and who

with if and will

and does not too.

No one knows quite what elephants want to do.

What they would and could and should. 

 

Let's go!

Some say yes but others said no

As many more elephants come just so .

because this is what lots of them like, you know

and now, look out

for off they go.

 

 

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SOME SPELLINGS IN THIS STORY ARE EASY, LIKE:

I saw the ELEPHANTS

in and out and up and down

and around and about went the ELEPHANTS

 

BUT SOME OTHER SPELLINGS ARE FUNNY, LIKE:

one knows quite what elephants want to do.

What they would could should.

 

OTHER VERY COMMON WORDS TO KNOW

he and she, and her and his and him,

and we and our and my and your,

can be and were and shall and am,

has had and been and gone,

every day and very well.

May be!

 

READ A PAGE OF ANYTHING -

and run a blue line under the very common words -

LOOK ! About half of it will be under-lined in blue!

Here are the 100 words to know to be able to read about half of almost anything

 

 

The 50 most common words

with

sensible spellings

 
 

The 50 most common words

with

tricky spellings

 

 

a

about

again

am

and

around

be

been

but

for

go

had

has

he

her

his

how

I

if

in

is

it

lot

may

must

no

not

now

on

our

out

saw

say

she

so

that

the

them

then

this

too

under

up

we

went

when

which

will

with

yes

all

almost

always

among

any

as

because

by

come

could

do.

does

down

every

gone

have

Here

know

like

look

many

more

my

of

off

one

only

other

quite

said

should.

some

their

there

these

they

though

through

to

very

want

was

were

what

where

who

why

would

you

your

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