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Is there a way to study common words using the Koch method? In other words, start with only two words until good accuracy and then introduce another word, and then another after good accuracy etc?

OK, you are on the right track.

Here you have the 100 most used words in English:
1 the
2 of
3 and
5 a
5 to
6 in
8 is
9 be
9 that
9 was
10 he
11 for
11 it
14 with
15 as
15 his
17 I
17 on
18 have
19 at
20 by
20 not
21 they
21 this
22 had
24 are
25 but
26 from
27 or
28 she
29 an
30 which
30 you
31 one
32 we
34 all
34 were
35 her
35 would
36 there
40 their
40 will
41 when
41 who
42 him
43 been
44 has
44 more
45 if
45 no
47 out
48 do
49 so
50 can
50 what
52 up
53 said
54 about
54 other
55 into
55 than
56 its
57 time
59 only
60 could
60 new
60 them
62 man
62 some
65 these
69 then
69 two
71 first
71 May
72 any
72 like
74 now
75 my
75 such
76 make
78 over
79 our
81 even
81 most
82 me
83 state
84 after
84 also
85 made
87 many
88 did
88 must
89 before
91 back
91 see
91 through
91 way
94 where
95 get
95 much
97 go
97 well
97 your
98 know
98 should
99 down
100 work

Put the first 10 or 25 in an MP3 made with ebook2cw, written by DJ1YFK, Wide word spaced standard letter space. Repeat each word 4 or 5 times. Take a speed of 20 wpm. Reading while listening is permitted. Try to decode them when not reading, due to repetition you have the chance of decoding piece wise. When you can decode them the first time, make a new file all words not repeated but random mixed.

JustLearnMorseCode a program you can find on Internet can do that for you.

Report results please.

Thanks for the tips. JustLearnMorseCode does exactly what I wanted. I'm at four words right now: the, of, and, to. It seems that it can go up to 1000 words.

Don't forget to include common abbreviations and Q-codes used in morse QSOs; ones like these, for instance:

AGN
ANT
CPI
CU
DE
ES
FB
FER
GD
GM
OK
OM
QRM
QRN
QSB
QSL
QSO
QTH
RST
SIG
TKS
UR
WX

tks lzep fer addition.

Andrew do not try to recognise the words as one sound. Just read the letters and glue them together in your mind. Remember learning reading in primary school.

THanks for the tips to both of you. The justlearnmorsecode program also includes abbreviations and q-codes but I have those off for now. Just using the default common words that are built-in and I'm up to 14 words. It's actually a bit easier than doing the lcwo koch course. Wonder if I'll get to 38 words before I manage to pass level 38 of the koch course of this website.