Spelling

 Essential Words for Spelling and Writing
 Version 3.0

Essential List 1 (10 words - 25% of writing)

a
I
it
the
was
and
in
my
to
we
  
Essential List 2 (20 words - 15% of writing)

at
had
of
that
up
but
he
on
then
went
for
is
she
there
when
got
me
so
they
you
  
Essential List 3 (30 words - 10% of writing)

about
be
go
into
our
after
because
going
just
out
all
came
have
like
said
are
day
her
mum
some
as
down
his
not
were
back
get
home
one
with
  
Essential List 4 (50 words - 10% of writing)

again
do
next
people
time
an
first
night
put
took
around
food
no
ran
two
big
from
now
saw
us
by
good
off
school
very
can
has
old
see
well
come
him
only
started
what
could
house
or
their
will
dad
if
other
them
would
did
little
over
this
your
  
Essential List 5 (50 words - 5% of writing)

am
door
last
once
through
another
everyone
left
play
told
away
family
long
really
too
bed
five
looked
room
walked
been
found
made
something
want
before
friend
man
still
way
best
fun
more
thing
where
brother
heard
morning
think
which
called
here
name
thought
who
car
know
never
three
year
  
Essential List 6 (70 words - 5% of writing)

also
cool
eyes
head
jump
always
dark
fell
hit
knew
asked
decided
felt
how
later
black
dog
find
inside
life
boy
eat
four
its
live
bus
end
gave
It’s
lot
cat
even
getting
I’ll
lunch
coming
every
great
I’m
make
minutes
place
sister
top
water
most
ready
sleep
town
while
much
ride
suddenly
tree
why
nice
right
take
turned
window
opened
run
tell
until
woke
outside
say
ten
wanted
yes


Essential List 7 (60 words - 3% of writing)

any
each
ground
money
soon
baby
ever
guard
mother
stay
bad
everything
hand
myself
stop
ball
face
happened
new
swimming
being
fast
happy
parents
tea
bit
father
help
picked
than
boat
few
hole
playing
tried
bought
finally
hot
presents
under
camp
finished
hour
road
wait
dead
game
let
side
won
died
girl
look
small
work
doing
gone
many
sometimes
world

HNS List 8

aloud
engine
judge
read
summer
animals
escape
jumped
remember
sure
August
exercise
light
round
surprise
autumn
February
marae
safety
these
better
film
men
sailor
tired
book
give
might
sat
today
calendar
half
Mr
Saturday
usually
children
hear
Mrs
scissors
weekend
destroy
hoping
must
sea
writing
city
hungry
Ms
should
yesterday
diary
interesting
peace
since

eight
January
piece
spring

  
HNS List 9 (Including “Commonly Misspelt Words”)

allowed
couldn’t
field
nearly
they’re
Atlantic
dictionary
friends
New Zealand
threw
Auckland
didn’t
front
Pacific
tomorrow
Australia
different
fruit
police
video
awhile
disappeared
grabbed
present
wasn’t
believe
doesn’t
having
probably
watch
breakfast
dollars
holidays
quiet
we’re
brought
don’t
hopped
scared
weight
cannon
English
hospital
second
Wellington
caught
everybody
instead
sincerely
weren’t
centre
everyday
language
someone
whole
chocolate
everywhere
lightning
special
won’t
Christchurch
excited
luckily
stopped
wonderful
clothes
favourite
minute
straight
you’re
  
HNS List 10

addition
construction
fraction
landscape
promise
adventure
country
garage
lawyer
protection
alphabet
courage
geography
manage
representative
Antarctica
cultivate
government
material
route
attack
defence
grammar
minister
secret
barrier
democracy
graph
ministry
senior
beautiful
disappear
honour
natural
separate
can't
edge
imagination
nature
separating
capital
education
imagine
neighbour
stomach
central
election
instruction
paragraph
subtraction
climate
encourage
journey
parliament
technical
compare
enrichment
juice
passenger
technology
compete
environment
junior
path
vegetation
computer
experience
justice
position
wholesale
  
Extension List 11

acceptance
conductor
future
observe
scheme
ache
consequence
guitar
opportunity
serious
agreement
continent
horizon
opposition
settlement
analysis
council
illustrate
organisation
similar
application
court
immediately
permanent
social
ascend
criticise
inspiration
photograph
source
associate
criticism
instructor
physical
strategy
association
cultural
intelligent
poverty
success
atmosphere
curious
introduce
precious
successful
audience
definite
introduction
principal
suitable
automatic
delicious
knowledge
principle
surgery
brilliant
descend
major
problem
surround
business
dissolve
majority
quality
thoughtful
campaign
ethnic
manageable
quantity
thoughtfulness
celebrate
existence
manufacture
receipt
tough
certificate
experiment
Māori
receive
traffic
circular
extensive
moisture
recognise
trouble
coalition
extraordinary
motivation
reign
university
compliment
foreign
navigate
responsibility
wealth
conclusion
forty
observation
schedule
whānau