BASIC SPELLING WORDS
Here's one of many lists of the first hundred words needed for basic English reading and writing. If you can spell them all, you've learned about 1/4 of all the most frequently written English words. Other lists are similar--see one more below.
Here's a little different list from Ladybird's Key Words series:
a and he I in is it of that the to was all are as at be but for had have him his not on one said so they we with you about an back been before big by call came can come could did do down first from get go has her here if into just like little look made make me more much must my new no now off old only or other our out over right see she some their them then there this two up want well went were what when where which who will your
a and he I in is it of that the to was all are as at be but for had have him his not on one said so they we with you about an back been before big by call came can come could did do down first from get go has her here if into just like little look made make me more much must my new no now off old only or other our out over right see she some their them then there this two up want well went were what when where which who will your
Here are a few more very common words you'll need to know how to spell:
- day week month year
- Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
- January February March April May June July August September October November December
- one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty