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Fry Instant Words
The Fry list of 600 words
are the most frequently used words for
reading and writing. The words are listed in rank order.
| First
Hundred |
| Group 1
the
of
and
a
to
in
is
you
that
it
he
was
for
on
are
as
with
his
they
I
at
be
this
have
from
|
Group
2
or
one
had
by
word
but
not
what
all
were
we
when
your
can
said
there
use
an
each
which
she
do
how
their
if
|
Group
3
will
up
other
about
out
many
then
them
these
so
some
her
would
make
like
him
into
time
has
look
two
more
write
go
see
|
Group
4
number
no
way
could
people
my
than
first
water
been
call
who
oil
now
find
long
down
day
did
get
come
made
may
part
over
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| Second Hundred |
Group 5
new
sound
take
only
little
work
know
place
year
live
me
back
give
most
very
after
thing
our
just
name
good
sentence
man
think
say |
Group 6
great
where
help
through
much
before
line
right
too
mean
old
any
same
tell
boy
following
came
want
show
also
around
form
three
small
set |
Group 7
put
end
does
another
well
large
must
big
even
such
because
turn
here
why
ask
went
men
read
need
land
different
home
use
move
try |
Group 8
kind
hand
picture
again
change
off
play
spell
air
away
animal
house
point
page
letter
mother
answer
found
study
still
learn
should
America
world
high |
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| Third Hundred |
Group 9
every
near
add
food
between
own
below
country
plant
last
school
father
keep
tree
never
start
city
earth
eye
light
thought
head
under
story
saw |
Group 10
left
don’t
few
while
along
might
close
something
seem
next
hard
open
example
beginning
life
always
those
both
paper
together
got
group
often
run
important |
Group 11
until
children
side
feet
car
mile
night
walk
white
sea
began
grow
took
river
four
carry
state
once
book
hear
stop
without
second
later
miss |
Group 12
idea
enough
eat
face
watch
far
Indian
real
almost
let
above
girl
sometimes
mountain
cut
young
talk
soon
list
song
begin
leave
family
it’s
afternoon |
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| Fourth Hundred |
Group 13
body
music
color
stand
sun
questions
fish
area
mark
dog
horse
birds
problem
complete
room
knew
since
ever
piece
told
usually
didn’t
friends
easy
heard |
Group 14
order
red
door
sure
become
top
ship
across
today
during
short
better
best
however
low
hours
black
products
happened
whole
measure
remember
early
waves
reached |
Group 15
listen
wind
rock
space
covered
fast
several
hold
himself
toward
five
step
morning
passed
vowel
true
hundred
against
pattern
numeral
table
north
slowly
money
map |
Group 16
farm
pulled
draw
voice
seen
cold
cried
plan
notice
south
sing
war
ground
fall
king
town
I’ll
unit
figure
certain
field
travel
wood
fire
upon |
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| Fifth Hundred |
Group 17
done
English
road
half
ten
fly
gave
box
finally
wait
correct
oh
quickly
person
became
shown
minutes
strong
verb
stars
front
feel
fact
inches
street
|
Group 18
decided
contain
course
surface
produce
building
ocean
class
note
nothing
rest
carefully
scientists
inside
wheels
stay
green
known
island
week
less
machine
base
ago
stood |
Group 19
plane
system
behind
ran
round
boat
game
force
brought
understand
warm
common
bring
explain
dry
though
language
shape
deep
thousands
yes
clear
equation
yet
government |
Group 20
filled
heat
full
hot
check
object
am
rule
among
noun
power
cannot
able
six
size
dark
ball
material
special
heavy
fine
pair
circle
Include
built |
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| Sixth Hundred |
Group 21
can’t
matter
square
syllables
perhaps
bill
felt
suddenly
test
direction
center
farmers
ready
anything
divided
general
energy
subject
Europe
moon
region
return
believe
dance
members
|
Group 22
picked
simple
cells
paint
mind
love
cause
rain
exercise
eggs
train
blue
wish
drop
developed
window
difference
distance
heart
sit
sum
summer
wall
forest
probably |
Group 23
legs
sat
main
winter
wide
written
length
reason
kept
interest
arms
brother
race
present
beautiful
store
job
edge
past
sign
record
finished
discovered
wild
happy |
Group 24
beside
gone
sky
glass
million
west
lay
weather
root
instruments
meet
third
Months
paragraph
raised
represent
soft
whether
clothes
Flowers
shall
teacher
held
describe
drive |
Fry Phrases with High
Frequency Words
Dolch Words
This list of 220 words, prepared by E.W. Dolch, generally
make up from 50 to 75 percent of the reading material encountered by
students.
| Listed in order of decreasing frequency |
the
to
and
he
a
I
you
it
of
in
was
said
his
that
she
for
on
they
but
had
at
him
with
up
all
look
is
her
there
some
out
as
be
have
go
we
am
then
little
down
do
can
could
when |
did
what
so
see
not
were
get
them
like
one
this
my
would
me
will
yes
big
went
are
come
if
now
long
no
came
ask
very
an
over
yours
its
ride
into
just
blue
red
from
good
any
about
around
want
don't |
know
right
put
too
got
take
where
every
pretty
jump
green
four
away
old
by
their
here
saw
call
after
well
think
ran
let
help
make
going
sleep
brown
yellow
five
six
walk
two
or
before
eat
again
play
who
been
may
stop
off |
never
seven
eight
cold
today
fly
myself
round
tell
much
keep
give
work
first
try
new
must
start
black
white
ten
does
bring
goes
write
always
drink
once
soon
made
run
gave
open
has
find
only
us
three
our
better
hold
buy
funny
warm |
never
ate
full
those
done
use
fast
say
light
pick
hurt
pull
cut
kind
both
sit
which
fall
carry
small
under
read
why
own
found
wash
slow
hot
because
far
live
draw
clean
grow
best
upon
these
sing
together
please
thank
wish
many
shall
laugh |
| Listed alphabetically |
about
after
again
all
always
am
an
and
any
are
around
as
ask
at
ate
away
be
because
been
before
best
better
big
black
blue
both
bring
brown
but
buy
by
call
came
can
carry
clean
cold
come
could
cut
did
do
does |
don't
done
down
draw
drink
eat
eight
every
fall
far
fast
find
first
five
fly
for
found
four
from
full
funny
gave
get
give
go
goes
going
good
got
green
grow
had
has
have
he
help
her
here
him
his
hold
hot
how
hurt |
I
if
in
into
is
it
its
jump
just
keep
kind
know
laugh
let
light
like
little
live
long
look
made
make
many
may
me
much
must
my
myself
never
new
no
not
now
of
off
old
on
once
one
only
open
or
our |
out
over
own
pick
play
please
pretty
pull
put
ran
read
red
ride
right
round
run
said
saw
say
see
seven
shall
she
sing
sit
six
sleep
slow
small
so
some
soon
start
stop
take
tell
ten
thank
that
the
their
them
then
there |
these
they
think
this
those
three
to
today
together
too
try
two
under
up
upon
us
use
very
walk
want
warm
was
wash
we
well
went
were
what
when
where
which
white
who
why
will
wish
with
work
would
write
yellow
yes
you
yours |
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