Sometimes called Fry’s words, the first 300 common words make up around half the words in every book, novel, magazine and newspaper. Being able to read common words opens up more reading possibilities and increases reading enjoyment. The words are given below in sets of 100.

• First 100
• Second 100
• Third 100
• Fourth 100
• Fifth 100
• Sixth 100
• Seventh 100
• Eighth 100
• Ninth 100
• Tenth 100