Scale for Ability in Spelling," published by the Russell Sage Foundation, presents a list of the one thousand most frequently recurring words, from which the following are quoted:
Drill 1.—The fifty most common words
The, and, of, to, I, a, in, that, you, for, it, was, is, will, as, have, not, with, be, your, at, we, on, he, by, but, my, this, his, which, dear, from, are, all, me, so, one, if, they, had, has, very, were, been, would, she, or, there, her, an.
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Drill 2.—The next fifty most common words
When, time, go, some, any, can, what, send, out, them, him, more, about, no, please, week, night, their, other, up, our, good, say, could, who, may, letter, make, write, thing, think, should, truly, now, its, two, take, thank, do, after, than, sir, last, house, just, over, then, work, day, here.
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Note: The words "some," "night," "last," "just," and "over" are written according to advanced principles. "Truly" and "been" usually occur in phrases and are then abbreviated to "T" and "B".
