Spellings
Here is an overview of all the words children are expected to spell by the end of each year, from EYFS through to Year 2.
First 100 High Frequency Words
(in frequency order reading down the columns)
Pupils should learn to read and write these words independently whilst they are in Year 1.
the | that | not | look | put |
and | with | then | don’t | could |
a | all | were | come | house |
to | we | go | will | old |
said | can | little | into | too |
in | are | as | back | by |
he | up | no | from | day |
I | had | mum | children | made |
of | my | one | him | time |
it | her | them | Mr | I’m |
was | what | do | get | if |
you | there | me | just | help |
they | out | down | now | Mrs |
on | this | dad | came | called |
she | have | big | oh | here |
is | went | when | about | off |
for | be | it’s | got | asked |
at | like | see | their | saw |
his | some | looked | people | make |
but | so | very | same | an |
In addition, they should also learn to read and write these common exception words (some of these may be repeated in both lists).
the | were | be | my | ask |
a | was | he | here | friend |
do | is | me | there | school |
to | his | she | where | put |
today | has | we | love | push |
of | I | no | come | pull |
said | you | go | some | full |
says | your | so | one | house |
are | they | by | once | our |