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These are the most common words in English, ranked in frequency order. The first 25 make up about a third of all printed material. The first 100 make up about half of all written material. Is it any wonder that all students must learn to recognize these words instantly and spell them correctly also?
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The Instant First Hundred Words
1 - 25
26 – 50
51 – 76
76 - 100
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