Fry’s Sight Words List in Alphabetical Order
Edward Fry and Jacqueline Kress created a sight word list and presented them in frequency of order. They referred to these words as instant words; they should be recognized instantly.
Fry’s Sight Words List – First Hundred
This table contains 100 sight words which represent approximately 50% of all print.
| a | down | is | other | to |
| about | each | it | out | two |
| all | find | its | part | up |
| am | first | like | people | use |
| an | for | long | said | was |
| and | from | look | see | water |
| are | get | made | she | way |
| as | go | make | so | we |
| at | had | many | some | were |
| be | has | may | than | what |
| been | have | more | that | when |
| but | he | my | the | which |
| by | her | no | their | who |
| call | him | not | them | will |
| can | his | now | then | with |
| come | how | number | there | word |
| could | I | of | these | would |
| day | if | on | they | write |
| did | in | one | this | you |
| do | into | or | time | your |
Fry’s Sight Words List – Second Hundred
This table presents the second hundred words. Fry’s 300 sight words represent approximately 65% of all printed material.
| after | does | letter | over | such |
| again | end | line | page | take |
| air | even | little | picture | tell |
| also | farm | live | place | thing |
| America | follow | man | play | think |
| animal | found | me | point | three |
| another | give | mean | put | through |
| answer | good | men | read | too |
| any | great | most | right | try |
| around | hand | mother | same | turn |
| ask | help | move | say | us |
| away | here | much | sentence | very |
| back | home | must | set | want |
| because | house | name | should | well |
| before | just | need | show | went |
| big | kind | new | small | where |
| boy | know | off | sound | why |
| came | land | old | spell | work |
| change | large | only | still | world |
| different | learn | our | study | year |
Fry’s Sight Words List – Third Hundred
This table presents the third hundred words. Fry’s 300 sight words represent approximately 65% of all printed material.
| above | earth | hear | never | song |
| add | eat | high | next | soon |
| almost | enough | idea | night | start |
| along | every | important | often | state |
| always | example | Indian | once | stop |
| began | eye | it’s | open | story |
| begin | facet | keep | own | talk |
| being | family | last | paper | those |
| below | far | later | plant | thought |
| between | father | leave | really | together |
| book | feet | left | river | took |
| both | few | let | run | tree |
| car | food | life | saw | under |
| carry | four | light | school | until |
| children | girl | list | sea | walk |
| city | got | might | second | watch |
| close | group | mile | seem | while |
| country | grow | miss | side | white |
| cut | hard | mountain | something | without |
| don’t | head | near | sometimes | young |
It is recommended to teach sight words that your child will encounter repeatedly. Fry organized his list based on frequency so Fry’s sight words are a great starting point when teaching a child sight words.
Source: Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. Sanfransico, CA: Jossey Bass.
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