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102 words total 2161 words

ab]out after ag]ain air all al]ong also an and an]other any are ar]ound as at aw]ay back be bec]ause been bef]ore bel]ow betw]een both but

by came can come could day did different do does does don't down each end even every few find first for found from get givego

good great had has have he help her here him his home house house how I if in int]o is it its just know large last

left like line little long look made

make man many may me men might

more most |Mr|. must my name

never

new next no not 1

2161 of the most common English words, compiled from newspapers and magazines, arranged in 15 groups, each succeeding group being less common. (Additional versions of the same words but differing by the addition of regular endings have been deleted to shorten the list). This compilation was obtained from the following website: http://www.paulnoll.com/index.html

Robert Boden bobjoy4@hotmail.com 1-1 12b.doc 90 words

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now number of off old on one only or other our out over own part people place put read read right said same saw say see

she should show small so some something sound still such take tell than that the them then there these they thing think this those thought

three through time to tog]ether too two under up us use use very want water way we well went were what when where which while who

why will with word work world would write year you your was

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ab]ove acr]oss add ag]ainst ag]o almost am]ong animal answer bec]ame bec]ome beg]an beh]ind being better black best body book boy brought call cannot car certain

change children city closeclose cold country course cut didn't dog done door draw during early earth eat eno]ugh ever ex]ample eye face family far father

feel feet fire fish five food form four front gave given got green ground group grow half hand hard heard high hims]elf how]ever I'll I'm

id]ea imp]ortant

ins]ide John keep kind knew known land later learn let letter life light live live

living making mean means money morning mother move |Mrs|.

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34b.doc 61 words

near night nothing once open order page paper parts perh]aps

picture play point ready red rem]ember rest room run school sea second seen sentence several

short shown since six slide sometime soon space States story sun sure table though tod]ay told took top toward tree try turn Un]ited unt]il up]on

using usingusually white whole wind wind with]out yes yet young

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56a.doc 100 words

al]one alr]eady

alth]ough am Am]erica anything area ball beautiful beg]inning Bill birds blue boat bottom box bring build building built

center check class coming common compl]ete dark deep distance doing dry easy either else every(one)

everything

fact fall fast felt field finally fine floor

foot friend full game getting girl glass goes gold gone happened having heart heavy held hold horse hot hour hundred ice Indian inst]ead its]elf job

kept language lay least leave let's list longer low main map matter mind Miss moon mountain moving music needed notice outs]ide past pattern person piece

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can't care carefully carried carry

follow

56b.doc 60 words

plant poor possible power probably problem question quickly quite rain ran real river road rock

some(one)

special stand start state stay stood stop stopped strong suddenly summer surface system takentalk tall ten

walk warm watch weather whether wide wild winter with]in writing written

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round sat scientist shall ship simple size sky slowly snow

that's thems]elves third tiny town tried voice

78a.doc 105 wordsage ask baby base bes]ide bright b(u)siness buy case catch caught child choose

eight energy England esp]ecially

Europe ex]actly exc]ept expl]ain famous farm fell figure flat

heat history human I've inch inform]ation iron Jim Joe King larger late leg

min]ute minute modern moment month mouth mouth natural nearly necessary New York north object obj]ect

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circle clear color copy corr]ect couldn't difference dir]ection dried easily edge egg

fly forest free French fun George government grass grew hair happy he's

length listenlost lot lower mach]ine mark maybe measure meet middle milk

ocean oil pay per plan plane present pres]ent product rather reach reason record rec]ord running seems

78b.doc 47 words

sent seven shape sides single skin sleep smaller soft soil south speak speed

thus Tom travel trip trouble unit village wall war wasn't week whose window

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spring square star step store straight strange street subject subj]ect

supp]ose teacher thousand

wish w(o)men won't wood wrote yellow you're yours]elf

910a.doc

102 words

action add]ition

afr]aid aftern]oon ah]ead am]ount

cattle cause century chance clean clothes coast contr]ol

fight fill finger force forward France fresh garden

largest lead lead led level love Mary mat]erial

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ancient any(one)

arm bad bear bey]ond bit blood board Bob born break British broken brother brown b(u)sy capital cat

cool corn corner cover cross |Dan| dead deal death dec]ide difficult doesn't drive engine evening evening farmer faster

general glad greater greatest guess happen Henry higher hit hole hope huge interest island isn't jack lady

meant meat method missing needs nor nose note opposite pair party pass period please pos]ition pound practice pretty

910b.doc

53 words

produce prod]uce

son song spent

wrong you'll

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pull quiet race radio region res]ult ret]urn rich ride ring rule sand science section seed send sense sets sharp sight sign silver similar sit

spread stick stone tail team teeth temperature test there's therefore thick thin train various wait Washington wave we'll weight west wife wouldn't

1112a.doc

102 words

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acc]ording act actually Africa al]ike ap]art ate att]ention bank basic beat blow bone bread careful chair chief Christmas church cloth cloud column comp]are cont]ain cont]inued

cost cotton count dance descr]ibe desert des]ert dinner doctor dollar drop dropped ear east el]ectric element enj]oy equal exercise exp]eriment exp]eriment fam]iliar farther fear forth gas giving

gray grown hardly hat hill hurt I'd im]agine incl]ude ind]eed Johnny joined key kitchen knowledge law lie major met metal movement nation nature nine none

office older onto or]iginal paragraph

parent part]icular

path Paul Peter pick president pressure process public quick rep]ort rope rose row safe salt Sam scale sell

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1112b.doc

45 words

separate separate sheep shoe shore simply sing sister sitting sold soldier solve speech spend steel string student studied sugar television

term through]out tired total touch

truck twice type uncle unl]ess useful value verb visit wear what's wheel William wing wire won wonder worker yard

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trade

1314a.doc 102 words

1/2 al]ive angry army average bag band Billy branch breakfast breath broke bus cabin Calif]ornia

camp captain cell cent certainly changing closercloser

company compl]etely compoundcomp]ound cond]ition cons]ider corr]ectly crop crowd current danger dear degr]ee dev]elop die dir]ectly disc]over div]ide double |Dr|. dress drink

electr]icity

empty ent]ire everybody

exc]iting exp]ect exp]erience expr]ess fair feed final finish flew fruit further future Greek guide gun hers]elf hungry

liquid loud market member Mexico Mike mine motion mys]elf neck news nice noise noun oxygen paid phrase plain poem popul]ation proper proud prov]ide

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coal coat comm]unity

drove dust easier eff]ect

instrument Jane join jump

purpose

1314b.doc

45 words

putting quietly raise range rate regular rel]ated repl]ied repres]ent rise scient]ific season seat share shot shoulder slow smile solid sol]ution

symbol till tom]orrow

tube twelve twenty usual valley var]iety vowel we're wet wooden worth

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sort southern

stage statement station steam stream strength supplysuppl]y surpr]ise

1516a.doc 100 words

airplane angle |Ann| apple art Atl]antic atmosphere bar barn baseball beauty beli]eved bell bel]ong ben]eath

closely clothing coffee cow cry Dad dangerous deer desk det]ail dev]elopment drew driver ev]ent everywher

generally German Germany giant golden grain handle height hung hurry imm]ediately industry instance Italy James

mix model mud muscle nearb]y nearest nest newspaper nobody obs]erve Pac]ific peace plate plenty popular

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bigger bottle bowl broad chapter chart Chin]ese clearly climate clock

e fat favorite fence fifty flight flow flower forg]et fourth friendly

knife lake Latin leader leaving likely lunch mass master mile

powerful push railroad rapidly root rubber sad sail save score

1516b.doc

37 words

seeing serious service sheet shop silent smell smoke smooth source spell storm

underst]anding upper view wagon western what]ever wheat when]ever whom win

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structure

supper supp]ort sweet swim telephone Texas threw throw tone tool track trail

wonderful wore

1718a.doc 103 words

ab]ility agr]ee ants Asia asl]eep att]ack balance bat

cup daughter des]ign det]ermine dir]ect disc]uss div]ision

freedom funny fur growth hall he'd health highest

manner Mark May mostly national neighbor ordinary parallel

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battle Ben block bowbow brain brave bridge cave charge chemical China clay climb compos]ition congress copper crew

drawn earlier eaten educ]ation enemy enter equ]ipment esc]ape Europ]ean

exc]ited expr]ession extra factory feathers fellow fighting fought Frank

hunt incl]uding increaseincr]ease

indicate indiv]idual Japan]ese kill laugh library lift lion local lose lovely lying magic Mama

park part]icularly pencil perfect perf]ect planet planned pleasant pocket pol]ice pol]itical post pot]atoes price printed program property prove

1718b.doc

40 words

rem]ain riding sunlight

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roll Roman roof rough scene search secret series serve settlers shinning shut signal Sir skill smallest social softly |St|. struck studying succ]ess suit

swimming taste taught thank they're tip title tongue valuable vast vegetable wash weak you've

1920a.doc 101 words

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act]ivity Al]aska app]earance aren't article Aunt automobile av]oid basket birthday cage cake Canada central character Charles chicken chosen club cook court cream cutting daily darkness

diagram Dick disapp]ear doubt dozen dream driving effort est]ablish

ex]act exc]itement fift]een flag flies football foreign frame frequently

frighten function gate gently gradually hadn't harder

hide hurried id]entity imp]ortance imp]ossible India inv]ented It]alian jar journey joy lesson Lincoln lips log London loose mass]age minerals outer paint Papa Paris particles personal

physical pie pipe pole pond progressprogr]ess

quarter rays recent recognize

repl]ace rhythm Richard Robert rod ruler safety Sally sang setting shells sick situ]ation

slightly Spain

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1920b.doc

15 words

spirit steady stepped strike succ]essful sudden sum terrible tie traffic un]usual volume whale wise yesterday

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2122a.doc

100 words

acc]ount

all]ow anywhere att]ached audience

av]ailable ball]oon bare bark beg]un bent biggest bill blank blew breathing butter cap

circus citizen classroom college cons]ist continent convers]ation courage cowboy creature date dep]end differ disc]overy dis]ease duck due Dutch ent]irely env]ironment excl]aimed factor

frozen fuel furniture gather gentle globe grandfather greatly haven't helpful hidden honor husband inv]olved Jap]an jet Jimmy layers leaf leather load lonely Louis

medicine merely mice mol]ecular musical native Negro noon occ]ur orange ought pack partly pet pine pink pitch pool prep]are press prev]ent pure queen

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carbon card chain cheese chest Chic]ago

choice

fog forg]ot forg]otten

March meal

rabbit ranch

2122b.doc 41 words

realize rec]eive recently rice rising rocket Saturday saved shade shadow shirt shoot shorter silence slipped Smith snake somewhere spoken

teach tears tears thirty Thomas thread throat tight tin triangle truth union warn whispered

wool you'd

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standard straw strip substance

sugg]est Sunday

2324a.doc 103 words

1/4 aid al]oud Andy anyway arrow as]ide at]omic author basis bean bec]oming |Betsy| bicycle blanket brush buffalo

comfortable complex comp]osed

conc]erned

conn]ected

constr]uction couple cre]ate curious dig dirt distant

graph hearing highway impr]ove influence

Jul]y June lack lamp locate luck mail married mighty mirror Mississ]ip

organized

outline pain pan pen pi]ano pi]ano pictured pig pile planning pony principal prod]uction ref]er

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burn burst bush |Carlos| collectcoll]ect colony combin]ation combinecomb]ine

dot Edward elephant |etc|. evidence ex]amine excellent failed fallen fastened feature fed gain

pi motor mouse needle nodded numeral offer oldest oper]ation orbit

rel]igious rep]eat res]earch

resp]ect revie]w route silk slept spite stretch stronger

2324b.doc 25 words

stuck swing task tax tea tent thee theory thrown ton]ight topic tower transport]ation

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trick underline unkn]own upward Virg]inia waste we've wher]ever willing worry worse youth

2526a.doc 101 words

acc]ept accident active add]itional adjective aff]ect Alice alphabet ann]ounced

anybody April

curve

defin]ition dish Don driven dug earn Eddy ev]entually expl]ore

introd]uced

Johnson |Jones| judge loss lucky mach]inery

mad magnet Mars

plus poet porch pot powder previous primitive principle prize purple raw reader

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arr]ange Austr]alia aw]are badly bee belt bite blind bound castle character]istic Col]umbus compass consonant

fairly fewer fifth Florida gasoline gift grade h]alfw]ay hang he'll headed herd hollow income ind]ustrial

military mist]ake mood nails naturally negative obt]ain origin owner passage perc]ent perfectly pilot pleasure plural

rem]ove salmon screen seldom sel]ect soc]iety somebody spec]ific spider sport stairs stared stared steep

2526b.doc

23 words

stomach stove stranger struggle surr]ounded swam

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syllable tank tape thou tightly Tim trace tribe trunk |TV| universe visitor vote weigh Wilson younger zero

2728a.doc 102 words

ab]oard accurate actual adv]enture

dawn decl]ared

di]ameter

guard gulf handsome harbor

officer Oh]io op]inion opport]unity

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ap]artment appl]ied appr]opriateappr]opriate arr]ive atom Bay beh]avior bend bet birth brass breathe brief b(u)ried camera captured chamber comm]and crack Daniel David

difficulty dirty dull duty eager el]even engine]er

equally equ]ator fierce firm fix flame former forty fox Fred frog fully goose gravity Greece

hay hell]o horn hospital ill int]erior Jeff jungle labor limited loc]ation mainly managed

Mar]ia mental mixture movie nearer nervous noted Oct]ober

organiz]ation package pale plastic Pole port pour private properly prot]ection pupil rear refused ref]used roar Rome Russia Russian saddle settle shelf shelter

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oc

shine sink slabs slave somehow split stems stock swept thy tide torn troops tropical typical unh]appy vertical victory voyage welcome

weren't whistle widely worried wrapped

writer

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2930a.doc 102 words

acres ad]ult adv]ice arr]angement att]empt August Aug]ust Autumn border breeze brick calm can]al |Casey| cast chose claws coach constantly contrastcontr]ast cookies customs damage |Danny| deeply depth

disc]ussion doll donkey Egypt Ellen ess]ential exch]ange ex]ist explan]ation facing film finest fireplace floating folks fort gar]age grabbed grandmother habit happily Harry heading hunter Illin]ois

image indep]endent

instant January kids label Lee lungs manuf]acturing Martin mathem]atics melted memory mill mission monkey Mount myst]erious neighborhood Norway nuts occ]asionally off]icial ours]elves

Pennsylv]ania Philad]elphia plates poetry pol]iceman positive possibly practical pride promised rec]all rel]ationship

rem]arkable

requ]ire rhyme rocky rubbed rush sale satellites satisfied scared sel]ection shake

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palace shaking

2930b.doc

26 words

shallow shout silly simplest slight slip slope soap solar species spin stiff swung tales thumb tob]acco toy trap treated tune Univ]ersity vapor vessels wealth

zoo

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A Fat lady charms many lawyers.E Let me fear veiled persons. I It's Mike's first liter. (his o]pinion)O Odd old boot from wooly mothU Dusty rude bull cute, curious, languidY Hymn by Myrtle's DaddyW Flew, blew, stew, threw, chew, few, mew

pat, ape, palm/part, said/mare, law pet/peril, eve, ear/been, vein pit, bite, lien, onion pot, rote, food, son, moth pup, dude, cute, cure, liquid myth, my, rugby

/oi/ oil, /oy/ boy, /ou/ found /__w/ cow/few /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/, /y/ = per, fir, wood/word, put/purr, myrrh aeiouy = schwa abc = ignore

/ch/ chain, /sh/ she, /n/ rink, th/ that, /th/ thin, /gh/ tough, /ck/ k, /ph/ f, /ps/ s, /s/ z, /s/ pleasure,

wolf

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