Fry High-Frequency Words
High-frequency words are words that students encounter frequently in reading and writing. These words make up 65% of all written material contained in newspaper articles, magazines, textbooks, children's stories, novels, and more. It is crucial that readers develop automatic recognition of these words, a skill that leads to fluency.
Students need to immediately
recognize these words without having to sound them out.
*To help your child...write them on index cards and practice with them NIGHTLY!!!*
Fry First 100 Words
1. the |
26. had |
51. out |
76. than |
2. of |
27. by |
52. many |
77. first |
3. and |
28. words |
53. then |
78. water |
4. a |
29. but |
54. them |
79. been |
5. to |
30. not |
55. these |
80. called |
6. in |
31. what |
56. so |
81. who |
7. is |
32. all |
57. some |
82. oil |
8. you |
33. were |
58. her |
83. sit |
9. that |
34. we |
59. would |
84. now |
10. it |
35. when |
60. make |
85. find |
11. he |
36. your |
61. like |
86. long |
12. was |
37. can |
62. him |
87. down |
13. for |
38. said |
63. into |
88. day |
14. on |
39. there |
64. time |
89. did |
15. are |
40. use |
65. has |
90. get |
16. as |
41. an |
66. look |
91. come |
17. with |
42. each |
67. two |
92. made |
18. his |
43. which |
68. more |
93. have |
19. they |
44. she |
69. write |
94. from |
20. I |
45. do |
70. number |
95. their |
21. at |
46. how |
71. no |
96. if |
22. be |
47. will |
72. way |
97. go |
23. this |
48. up |
73. could |
98. see |
24. or |
49. other |
74. people |
99. may |
25. one |
50. about |
75. my |
100. part | |