High Frequency Words
Fry Sight Words


I have found that the most difficult words for first graders to read are, ironically, the words that appear most frequently in reading. High-frequency words such as "the," "are," and "they" must therefore be memorized, or learned by sight. These sight word lists help students do just that - they make reading so much easier and enjoyable. It has made a dramatic difference in my class! I have created 20 lists with five Fry words in each list (100 words total). These words make up about half of all written material. Wow! First graders are expected to read all 100 of these words by the end of the year with 100% accuracy. They are also expected to be able spell these words with 80% accuracy. The words will be introduced a few at a time and will be tested on 25 each quarter. I know it sounds like a lot, but if you study a few at a time it will be a SNAP!

1

the

of

and

a

to

 2

in

is

you

that

it

 

3

he

was

for

on

are

 4

as

with

his

they

I

 

5

at

be

this

have

from

 6

or

one

had

by

words

 

7

but

not

what

all

were

 8

we

when

your

can

said

 

9

there

use

an

each

which

 10

she

do

how

their

if

 

11

will

up

other

about

out

 12

may

then

them

these

so

 

13

some

her

would

make

like

 14

him

into

time

has

look

 

15

two

more

write

go

see

 16

number

no

way

could

people

 

17

my

than

first

water

been

 18

called

who

oil

now

find

 

19

long

down

day

did

get

 20

come

made

many

part

over