High Frequency Words Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RF.K.3.C

Core Standard
Answer Keys Here

We often don't think of reading as a memorization activity, but there are times in which memory come into play. There are many words that we will come across many more times than others. These are referred to as high frequency words. Students often will build a large memorized vocabulary for these words. This list of words grows evermore as we advance each successive grade level. Teachers can often begin to compile we document vocabulary lists that match this criterion as early as preschool. There is a significant leap to the number of terms once students are reading at the sentence level. This series of worksheets will have students work with droves of words they will see often at this reading level.

High Frequency Words Worksheets To Print:

Good Dog! - Find the terms that match and color them up. The terms are found within dog bones. You can color them and then write the full word out.

Desert Scene - The words "play, here, up, be, and the" are scattered throughout the desert.

Plip! Plop! - Color the matching terms in each row. These are really columns that go in a vertical direction. Just color those that match the facet word.

Under the Sea - Match the words. You will need scissors and glue too. You will cut out the terms and paste them where they belong.

Stepping Stones - Skip along with this one. : Use the color code to color the stepping stones. Which path leads to the baby dragon?

Boo! - Read. Find the house where the ghost belongs and color it. Write the word on the lines.

Spelling Fun - Write each word on the lines. I would suggest using a pencil.

On the Board - Skate across your boards to fill this one up. You will write it out on top of each of the boards.

Balloons! - Color each set of matching words a different color. You will need a series of four different crayons for this one.

Pumpkin Patch - Use the color code key to complete the entire patch. This one requires an orange, yellow, and red color pencil or crayon.

Happy Pilgrims - Color the terms that match in each box. In some cases there are multiple matches.

Simple Sentences - Copy each sentence on the lines below. Use your best handwriting and be careful to stay in the lines.

Writing Fun - Trace over the grey letters to write all the collective terms that we shared with you.

Laying Eggs - Color the two eggs in each line that have a matching word. To help you, shade in each of the eggs that match.

Dog Days - Read and write activity for everyone to enjoy. Who can resist all the wonderful puppies on the page?

What are High-Frequency Words?


High-frequency words are the most widely used signals in linguistics. You witness these terms in all sorts of writings and speeches. If used alone, high-frequency words have very little meaning, but they add life to a sentence. It's important for everyone to have a clear understanding of these forms of vocabulary as their occurrence is quite frequent.


Students are expected to memorize these terms because of their regular appearance in written texts. Moreover, it is also crucial for students to able to read high-frequency words swiftly. Students are not only asked to memorize these words because of their high frequency, but also because they don't have easily understandable meanings. For example, the word 'is' does not have a proper definition so learning it by decoding may take time. They are also considered highly important to help you develop a high level of reading fluency. Common high-frequency words include the following:


And
The
As
It
He
She
You
I
Is


There are a few helpful ways through which teachers can make their students learn high-frequency words faster.


List of High-Frequency Words


Provide them with a list of repeatedly used terms in the English language. Teach their pronunciations and spellings. Take small spelling tests to monitor their learning of high-frequency words.


Reading Materials


Teachers can give a few reading materials to their students and ask them to identify high-frequency words. For example, give them small paragraphs to read and give small tasks where they would have to separate all the different vocabulary that they see.


Flash Cards


Using flash cards can turn out to be a very fruitful method. It is considered as a fun method for children to help them memorize different letters, words, and numbers. Write one letter on each card and ask the students to form a word out of them. Best is to use this method for words with similar spelling pattern. For example, this, that, then, etc.


How to Help Kindergarteners Learn High-Frequency Words

High-frequency words are a part of our everyday conversation. They are the terms that often go unnoticed, but hold great significance when it comes to making sense out of a sentence. They fall into the category of verbs, nouns, and pronouns. Some common high-frequency words are there, their, we, when, I, you, and them.


Making kindergarteners learn these terms is a challenging task. To make them learn these words, we need to put ourselves at par with their minds. Children who can read high frequency or sight words easily are able to comprehend a text without any problem.


Firstly, visuals are easy to recall, because pictures speak volumes and get easily instilled in young minds, this is one reason why color coordinated and pictorial sequences are a major part of their learning aids.


Then there are flash cards and books, both of which are an effective source of learning material and produce great results in terms of memory recall and learning ability.


Artwork in the form of paintings and shaping out words also prove to be beneficial in infusing this concept. If followed in schools, these strategies will help kindergarteners develop their language and comprehension skills.


There are other strategies that are commonly used in schools to help children learn sight words. These include repeatedly using examples with actions to help them retain it in their memory and highlighting the words while reading will also help them in achieving the desired objective.


To conclude, the age group which is to be focused upon needs innovative ideas which will not only build a better conceptual understanding of these words, but will also encourage them to use these terms in their day to day conversations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Desert Scene Lesson Preview