Key Words Year 1 and 2
We use the Letters and Sounds scheme to teach your children letter sounds, which helps them start to become readers.
Alongside this, the children learn to read and spell common words called ‘high frequency’ words. Children should be able to read them and spell them by the end of the school year. You can print them out to use as flashcards by clicking here, or better still make a game (see below for ideas).
This list for Year 1 and 2 includes more than 160 words. In addition, children should be able to read and write their own name and address, and their school's name and address. It does sound a lot, but it works out at 80 per year, or less than 30 per school term.
You can print them out to use as flashcards by clicking here, or better still make a game (see below for ideas).
High Frequency Words - Years 1 and 2 |
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about
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after
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again
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an
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another
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April
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as
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August
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back
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ball
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be
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because
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bed
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been
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black
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blue
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boy
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brother
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brown
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but
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by
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call
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called
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came
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can't
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could
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December
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did
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dig
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do
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don't
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door
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down
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eight
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eighteen
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eleven
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February
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fifteen
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first
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five
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four
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fourteen
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Friday
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from
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girl
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good
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got
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green
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grey
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had
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half
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has
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have
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help
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her
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here
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him
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his
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home
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house
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how
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if
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January
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July
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jump
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June
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just
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last
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laugh
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little
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live
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lived
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love
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made
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make
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man
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many
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March
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may
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May
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Monday
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more
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much
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must
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name
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new
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next
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night
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nine
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nineteen
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not
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November
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now
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October
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off
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old
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once
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one
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one
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or
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orange
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our
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out
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over
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people
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pull
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purple
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push
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put
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ran
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red
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Saturday
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saw
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school
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seen
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September
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seven
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seventeen
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should
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sister
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six
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sixteen
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so
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some
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Sunday
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take
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ten
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than
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that
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their
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them
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then
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there
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these
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thirteen
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three
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three
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Thursday
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time
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too
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took
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tree
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Tuesday
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twelve
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twenty
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two
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two
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us
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very
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want
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water
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way
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Wednesday
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were
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what
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when
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where
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white
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who
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will
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with
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would
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yellow
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