Second Grade Priority Words

Words 1 – 35        1^st Quarter   2^nd Quarter   3^rd Quarter   4^th Quarter

1. the                   a                  a                  a                  a

2. of                    and              and              and              all

3. and                  in                 are               are               and

4. a                     is                 as                as                are

5. to                    it                 for               at                 as

6. in                    of                he                be                at

7. is                     that              his               for               be

8. you                 the               in                 from            but

9. that                  to                is                 have            by              

10. it                     you              it                 he                for

11. he                                       of                his               from

12. for                                      on               I                  had

13. was                                    that              in                 have

14. on                                                the               is                 he

15. are                                      to                it                 his

16. as                                       was             of                I

17. with                                    with             on               in

18. his                                      you              or                is

19. they                                                       that              it

20. at                                                           the               not

21. be                                                                    they             of

22. this                                                        this              on

23. from                                                      to                one

24. I                                                            was             or

25. have                                                       with             that

26. or                                                          you              the

27. by                                                                                      they

28. one                                                                           this

29. had                                                                           to

30. not                                                                            was

31. but                                                                            were

32. what                                                                          what

33. all                                                                             when

34. were                                                                          with

35. when                                                                         you

Second Grade Core Words

36 - 170

36. we                   71.  no                  106.  good             141.  again  

37. there                72.  make              107.  new              142.  off

38. can                  73.  than                108.  write             143.  went

39. an                    74.  first                109.  our               144.  old

40. your                75.  been               110.  me                145.  number

41. which              76.  its                   111.  man              146.  great

42. their                 77.  who                112.  too               147.  tell

43. said                 78.  now                113.  any               148.  men

44. id                    79.  people            114.  day               149.  say

45. do                             80.  my                  115.  same             150.  small

46. will                  81.  made              116.  right              151.  every

47. each                82.  over                117.  look              152.  found

48. about               83.  did                  118.  think             153.  still

49. how                 84.  down              119.  also              154.  between

50. up                             85.  only                120.  around          155.  name

51. out                  86.  way                121.  another         156.  should

52. them                87.   find               122.  came             157.  home

53. then                 88.   use                123.  come            158.  big

54. she                  89.   may               124.  work             159.  give

55. many               90.   water             125.  three             160.  air

56. some               91.   long               126.  must             161.  line

57. so                             92.   little               127.  three             162.  set

58. these               93.   very               128.  does             163.  own

59. would              94.   after               129.  part               164.  under

60. other               95.   words            130.  even              165.  read

61. into                 96.   called             131.  place             166.  last

62. has                  97.   just                132.  well               167.  never

63. more               98.   where            133.  such             168.  us

64. her                  99.   most              134.  here              169.  left

65. two                 100.  know            135.  take              170.  end

66. like                  101.  get                136.  why

67. him                  102.  through         137.  help

68. see                  103.  back             138.  put

69. time                 104.  much            139.  different

70. could               105.  go                 140.  away