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The 150 Frequently Used Common Words in English  
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This list is from Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz, MD. A noted researcher in neuroscience and a pediatrician, Dr Shaywitz is professor of pediatrics and codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention. She is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. She hopes her book will be a “trusted source you can turn to for information, for advice, for guidance and for explanation.”. Dr Shaywitz says these words are from the American Heritage Word Frequency Book (1971) Houghton Mifflin.

1.	the
2.	of
3.	and
4.	a
5.	to
6.	in
7.	is
8.	you
9.	that
10.	it
11.	he
12.	for
13.	was
14.	on
15.	are
16.	as
17.	not
18.	but
19.	what
20.	all
21.	were
22.	when
23.	we
24.	there
25.	can
26.	an
27.	your
28.	which
29.	their
30.	said
31.	if
32.	do
33.	into
34.	has
35.	more
36.	her
37.	two
38.	like
39.	him
40.	see
41.	time
42.	could
43.	no
44.	make
45.	than
46.	first
47.	been
48.	its
49.	water
50.	long
51.	little
52.	very
53.	after
54.	words
55.	called
56.	just
57.	where
58.	most
59.	know
60.	get
61.	through
62.	back
63.	much
64.	before
65.	think
66.	also
67.	around
68.	another
69.	came
70.	come
71.	work
72.	three
73.	word
74.	must
75.	because
76.	does
77.	part
78.	even
79.	place
80.	well
81.	with
82.	his
83.	they
84.	at
85.	be
86.	this
87.	from
88.	I
89.	have
90.	or
91.	by
92.	one
93.	had
94.	will
95.	each
96.	about
97.	how
98.	up
99.	out
100.	them
101.	then
102.	she
103.	many
104.	some
105.	so
106.	these
107.	would
108.	who
109.	now
110.	people
111.	my
112.	made
113.	over
114.	did
115.	down
116.	only
117.	way
118.	find
119.	use
120.	may
121.	other
122.	go
123.	good
124.	new
125.	write
126.	our
127.	used
128.	me
129.	man
130.	too
131.	any
132.	day
133.	same
134.	right
135.	look
136.	such
137.	here
138.	take
139.	why
140.	things
141.	help
142.	put
143.	years
144.	different
145.	away
146.	again
147.	off
148.	went
149.	old
150.	number

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Source: Shaywitz MD, Sally, Overcoming Dyslexia, See also The International Dylexia Association And Learnin

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