Common First Words
This is a list of common first words adapted from The Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Scale.
Adjectives (Describing Words)
Big
Cold
Dirty
Hot
Little
Old
Thirsty
Wet
Yucky
Early Pronouns (for Early Location Words)
I
Me
Mine
You
Nouns (Person, Place, or Thing)
Apple
Arms
Baby
Ball
Balloon
Banana
Bath
Bear/Teddy
Belly/Tummy
Bike
Bird
Book
Boots
Boy
Bug
Bunny
Candy
Car
Cat/Kitty
Chair
Cheese
Choo-Choo
Church
Clock
Coat
Comb
Cookie
Cracker
Cup
Dada/Daddy
Diaper
Dog/Doggie
Drink
Ears
Eyes
Feet
Fingers
Flowers
Girl
Grandma
Grandpa
Gum
Hair
Hands
Hat
Horse/Horsey
Hot Dog
Juice
Key
Legs
Mama/Mommy
Milk
Mouth
Nose
Paper
Phone
Pizza
Potty
Purse
Rock
Shirt
Shoe
Sky
Sleep
Snow
Sock
Spoon
Stick
Stove
Teeth
Toes
Toy
Truck
TV
Social Words
Bye
Hi/Hello
Huh?
More
Shhh
Thank you
Uh-oh
What?
What's that?
Yes/Yeah
Verbs (Action Words)
Comb
Done
Drink
Eat
Fall
Go
Go bed
Go bye-bye
Go night-night
Go out
Put
See
Sit
Sleep
Snow
Swing
Want
Additional Types (These may include Quantity, Animal Sounds, & Rejection)
All (all gone)
Done (all done)
Moo
Don't
Neigh-neigh
No
Quack-quack
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