Sight words
High-Frequency Words 101 to 200
The second band of our high-frequency words, from very and where to someone and left, with hangman, difficulty scores and a printable.
Read the word list
The second hundred begins to widen. Function words are still here (very, where, between, against, without), but so are everyday verbs (feel, keep, show, give) and time words (year, years, day, last, next). Words like family, school, house, money and life make the lists feel much more like real writing.
Overlap with the Dolch lists drops to 58 of 100. Words such as should, through, really, during and something are not on any Dolch level, though readers meet them constantly in print by the middle grades. They suit students who have worked through the Dolch levels and need the next step.
A good number of these words are spelled with letter groups that cause errors: through, against, something, between. Students tend to remember the first letters and invent the rest. That makes the band a strong candidate for hangman, where each guess shows which letters are really there.
100 entries. Our solver needed 4.9 wrong guesses on average: 13 easy, 39 medium and 48 hard. The toughest is may (13 misses), the quickest state (0).
- very #101 Hard · 10
- where #102 Medium · 2
- even #103 Medium · 2
- should #104 Medium · 3
- may #105 Hard · 13
- here #106 Easy · 1
- need #107 Easy · 1
- really #108 Medium · 2
- did #109 Hard · 5
- right #110 Hard · 6
- work #111 Hard · 9
- year #112 Hard · 9
- years #113 Hard · 6
- being #114 Medium · 4
- day #115 Hard · 10
- too #116 Easy · 1
- going #117 Hard · 6
- before #118 Medium · 3
- off #119 Hard · 6
- why #120 Hard · 10
- made #121 Hard · 5
- still #122 Medium · 4
- take #123 Hard · 7
- got #124 Hard · 10
- many #125 Hard · 8
- never #126 Easy · 1
- those #127 Medium · 2
- life #128 Hard · 5
- say #129 Hard · 12
- world #130 Hard · 7
- down #131 Hard · 6
- great #132 Medium · 2
- through #133 Medium · 4
- last #134 Medium · 2
- while #135 Hard · 6
- best #136 Hard · 7
- such #137 Hard · 5
- love #138 Hard · 7
- man #139 Medium · 4
- home #140 Hard · 7
- long #141 Hard · 6
- look #142 Hard · 5
- something #143 Easy · 1
- use #144 Medium · 3
- same #145 Medium · 2
- used #146 Medium · 2
- both #147 Hard · 10
- am #148 Hard · 11
- come #149 Hard · 9
- part #150 Hard · 9
- state #151 Easy · 0
- three #152 Easy · 0
- around #153 Medium · 2
- between #154 Easy · 1
- always #155 Medium · 4
- better #156 Easy · 1
- find #157 Hard · 9
- help #158 Hard · 6
- high #159 Hard · 9
- little #160 Easy · 0
- old #161 Medium · 4
- since #162 Medium · 2
- another #163 Easy · 0
- does #164 Medium · 2
- own #165 Medium · 3
- things #166 Medium · 4
- under #167 Hard · 6
- during #168 Medium · 4
- game #169 Hard · 7
- thing #170 Hard · 6
- give #171 Hard · 8
- house #172 Medium · 4
- place #173 Hard · 5
- school #174 Medium · 3
- again #175 Medium · 3
- next #176 Medium · 3
- each #177 Medium · 2
- without #178 Medium · 4
- against #179 Easy · 1
- end #180 Medium · 3
- found #181 Hard · 7
- must #182 Hard · 6
- show #183 Hard · 8
- big #184 Hard · 12
- feel #185 Hard · 8
- sure #186 Medium · 3
- team #187 Medium · 3
- ever #188 Medium · 3
- family #189 Hard · 6
- keep #190 Hard · 5
- might #191 Hard · 8
- please #192 Medium · 2
- put #193 Hard · 12
- money #194 Hard · 6
- free #195 Medium · 2
- second #196 Medium · 3
- someone #197 Easy · 0
- away #198 Medium · 2
- left #199 Medium · 3
- number #200 Medium · 4
Words worth a closer look
- throughSilent gh and the ou: the hardest spelling in this band.
- shouldSame ould ending as would and could.
- againstGains a t at the end that many writers drop.
- familyThree syllables: fam, i, ly; the middle i is easy to lose.
Teaching it
Pick groups, not the whole band. Words with ing and ed, like being, going, used and called, make a good set. So do the double-letter words such as still, different and getting (watch the ff and tt) or all, well and will.
For second-language learners, begin with verbs and linking words (need, feel, keep, between, without). Ask them to build a sentence from each hangman word. A word they can place in a sentence is one they own; a word they only spell is not yet learned.
Print a High-Frequency Words 101 to 200 worksheet
Eight puzzles on one US Letter page, with a clue, letter blanks, an empty frame to draw in, an alphabet strip to cross off and circles to count misses. Page two is the answer key.
Need another sheet?
Draw eight different words from this list, right here. Same layout, new answer key.
Keep going
- Dolch Sight WordsThe Dolch service words from pre-primer to third grade, with the history behind the list, a difficulty score for each word and hangman to practice.
- Pre-Primer Sight WordsThe 40 Dolch pre-primer words, the first level of the list, with hangman, difficulty scores and a printable worksheet and answer key.
- Primer Sight WordsAll 52 Dolch primer words, from all and am to who and yes, with hangman, per-word difficulty and a printable worksheet.
- First Grade Sight WordsThe 41 Dolch first-grade words, from after and again to walk and when, with hangman, difficulty scores and a worksheet.
- Second Grade Sight WordsThe 47 Dolch second-grade words, including because, their, would and don't, with hangman, difficulty scores and a printable.
- Third Grade Sight WordsThe 41 Dolch third-grade words, such as laugh, light, together and myself, with hangman, difficulty scores and a printable worksheet.