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Fry words 1 to 100
The first hundred Fry words, in four lists of twenty-five. Open one in SpellKitty and the kitty says each word while your child spells it out loud.
What the list is
Edward Fry’s list ranks the thousand words that appear most in English, in hundreds. The first hundred make up a large share of anything a child reads, which is why they are learned first.
- the
- of
- and
- a
- to toward a place
- in inside
- is
- you
- that
- it
- he
- was
- for meant for someone
- on
- are
- as
- with
- his
- they
- i me, myself
- at
- be to live, to exist
- this
- have
- from
Play these words in SpellKitty. On an iPhone or iPad with the app, open this list or scan the code, and the words go straight in. Without the app it opens a page that shows the list.
- or one or the other
- one the number 1
- had
- by next to
- words
- but
- not no, the opposite
- what
- all
- were the past of are
- we you and I
- when
- your belonging to you
- can
- said
- there in that place
- use
- an
- each
- which what one of them
- she
- do to act, to carry out
- how
- their belonging to them
- if
Play these words in SpellKitty. On an iPhone or iPad with the app, open this list or scan the code, and the words go straight in. Without the app it opens a page that shows the list.
- will
- up
- other
- about
- out
- many
- then at that time, or next
- them
- these
- so very, or therefore
- some a few
- her
- would the past of will
- make
- like
- him
- into
- time
- has
- look
- two the number 2
- more
- write to put words on paper
- go
- see to look with your eyes
Play these words in SpellKitty. On an iPhone or iPad with the app, open this list or scan the code, and the words go straight in. Without the app it opens a page that shows the list.
- number
- no the opposite of yes
- way a road, or how it is done
- could
- people
- my
- than compared with
- first
- water
- been the past of be
- called
- who
- am
- its belonging to it
- now
- find
- long
- down
- day
- did
- get
- come
- made did make
- may
- part
Play these words in SpellKitty. On an iPhone or iPad with the app, open this list or scan the code, and the words go straight in. Without the app it opens a page that shows the list.
How to practice them
A few words at a time, a little every day. Say each word, use it in a sentence, then spell it out loud letter by letter. Go back to the ones that were missed first next time.
Where a word sounds like another (to, two, too), the kitty says what it means with the word, so the right one is spelled. The other words are said on their own, as sight words are learned.
Using your child’s own list
If the school sends home a weekly list, type or paste those words into SpellKitty instead, up to thirty, with a meaning after a dash if you like. Your first list is free; more lists come with SpellKitty Pro. Opening a shared list is always free. Or make the list here and open it on the phone with a link or a code.
Other lists
Dolch pre-primer Dolch primer Dolch first grade Dolch second grade Dolch third grade Fry words 101 to 200 Fry words 201 to 300 Silent e words Double consonant words Silent letter words Commonly misspelled words Words by grade
The Dolch and Fry lists are public; the meanings and the pattern lists were written for this site. SpellKitty is independent and not affiliated with Scripps or any spelling bee organization.
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