READING LESSON 9.

The 100 MOST COMMON WORDS.


100 words turn up all the time.

When you can read them, you can read about half of almost anything.


Nearly 70 of the 100 most common words are in this poem -

When you can read this poem, you can read about half of almost anything.



Down by the green trees

I saw the elephants

in and out and up and down

and around and about

went the elephants

 all among the green trees.


Here and there and back again

through and where

and how and when

why and which and was and who

with if and will

and does not too.

No one knows quite what elephants want to do.

What they would and could and should. 


Let's go!

Some say yes but others said no

As many more elephants come just so .

because this is what lots of them like, you know

and now, look out

for off they go.



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2. SOME SPELLINGS IN THIS STORY ARE EASY, LIKE


I saw the ELEPHANTS

in and out and up and down

and around and about went the ELEPHANTS


BUT SOME OTHER SPELLINGS ARE FUNNY - LIKE


one knows quite what elephants want to do.

What they would could should.


OTHER VERY COMMON WORDS TO KNOW

he and she, and her and his and him,

and we and our and my and your,

can be and were and shall and am,

has had and been and gone,

every day and very well.

May be!



READ A PAGE OF ANYTHING -
and run a blue line under the very common words -

LOOK ! About half of it will be under-lined in blue!


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