Edward Fry’s 1000 Instant Words

The Most Common W ords for Teaching Reading, Writing and Spelling

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the he at but there
of was be not use
and for this what an
a on have all each
to are from were which
in as or we she
is with one when do
you his had your how
that they by can their
it I word said if
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will some two my long
up her more than down
other would write first dy
about make go water did
out like see been get
many him number call come
then into no who made
them time way oil may
these has could now part
so look people find over
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new me good before follow
sound back sentence line came
take give man right want
only most think too show
little very say mean also
work after great old around
know thing where any form
place our help same three
year just through tell small
live name much boy set

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put because different off mother
end turn home play answer
does here us spell found
another why move air study
well ask try away still
large went kind animal learn
must men hand house should
big read picture point America
even need again page world
such land change letter high
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every school thought might always
near father head close those
add keep under something both
food tree story seem paper
between never saw next together
own start left hard got
below city don’t open group
country earth few example often
plant eye while begin run
last light along life important
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until began stop far young
children grow without Indian talk
side took second real soon
feet river late almost list
car four miss let song
mile carry idea above being
night state enough girl leave
walk once eat sometimes family
white book face mountain it’s
sea hear watch cut afternoon

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body horse usually top hours
music birds didn’t ship black
color problem friends across products
stand complete easy today happened
sun room heard during whole
questions knew order short measure
fish since red better remember
area ever door best early
mark piece sure however waves
dog told become low reached
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listen five table cold town
wind step north cried I’ll
rock morning slowly plan unit
space passed money notice figure
covered vowel map south certain
fast true farm sing field
several hundred pulled war travel
hold against draw ground wood
himself pattern voice fall fire
toward numeral seen king upon
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done correct front building stay
English oh feel ocean green
road quickly fact class known
half person inches note island
ten became street nothing week
fly shown decided rest less
gave minutes contain carefully machine
box strong course scientist base
finally verb surface inside ago
wait stars produce wheels stood

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plane warm yes object dark
system common clear am ball
behind bring equation rule material
ran explain yet among special
round dry government noun heavy
boat though filled power fine
game language heat cannot pair
force shape full able circle
brought deep hot six include
understand thousands check size built
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can’t center region love window
matter farmers return cause difference
square ready believe rain distance
syllables anything dance exercise heart
perhaps divided members eggs sit
bill general picked train sum
felt energy simple blue summer
suddenly subject cells wish wall
test Europe paint drop forest
direction moon mind developed probably
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legs arms record west represent
sat brother finished lay soft
main race discovered weather whether
winter present wild root clothes
wide beautiful happy instruments flowers
written store beside meet shall
length job gone third teacher
reason edge sky months held
kept past glass paragraph describe
inerest sign million raised drive

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cross factors buy copy temperature
speak result century free bright
solve jumped outside hope lead
appear snow everything spring everyone
metal ride tall case method
son care already laughed section
either floor instead nation lake
ice hill phrase quite consonant
sleep pushed soil type within
village baby bed themselves dictionary
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hair possible speed fraction surprise
age gold count Africa French
amount milk cat killed died
scale quiet someone melody beat
pounds natural sail bottom exactly
although lot rolled trip remain
per stone bear hole dress
broken act wonder poor iron
mom ent build smiled let’s couldn’t
tiny middle angle fight fingers
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row gas grew lost east
least England skin sent pay
catch burning valley symbols single
climbed design cents wear touch
wrote joined key bad information
shouted foot president save express
continued law brown experiment mouth
itself ears trouble engine yard
else grass cool alone equal
plains you’re cloud drawing decimal

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yourself suppose whose direct separate
control woman received ring break
practice coast garden serve uncle
report bank please child hunting
straight period strange desert flow
rise wire caught increase lady
statement choose fell history students
stick clean team cost human
party visit God maybe art
seeds bit captain business feeling
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supply thus fit crowd sense
corner won’t addition poem string
electric cook belong enjoy blow
insects bones safe elements famous
crops tail soldiers indicate value
tone board guess except wings
hit modern silent expect movement
sand compound trade flat pole
doctor mine rather seven exciting
provide wasn’t compare interesting branches
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thick position stream meat park
blood entered planets lifted sell
lie fruit rhythm process shoulder
spot tied eight army industry
bell rich science hat wash
fun dillars major property block
loud send observe particular spread
consider sight tube swim cattle
suggested chief necessary terms wife
thin Japanese weight current sharp

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company truck France opposite shoes
radio fair repeated wrong actually
we’ll printed column chart nose
action wouldn’t western prepared afraid
capital ahead church pretty dead
factories chance sister solution sugar
settled born oxygen fresh adjective
yellow level plural shop fig
isn’t triangle various suffix office
southern molecules agreed especially huge
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gun workers difficult rope cows
similar Washington match cotton track
death Greek win apple arrived
score women doesn’t details located
forward bought steel entire sir
stretched led total corn seat
experienced march deal substances division
rose northern determine smell effect
allow create evening tools underline
fear British nor conditions view

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