• Fry's Word Lists for Primary Grades (grades 1-3) 

    First 100 Words

     

    Group 1a

    Group 1b

    Group 1c

    Group 1d

    1.

    the

    he

    go

    who

    2.

    a

    I

    see

    an

    3.

    is

    they

    then

    their

    4.

    you

    one

    us

    she

    5.

    to

    good

    no

    new

    6.

    and

    me

    him

    said

    7.

    we

    about

    by

    did

    8.

    that

    had

    was

    boy

    9.

    in

    if

    come

    three

    10.

    not

    some

    get

    down

    11.

    for

    up

    or

    work

    12.

    at

    her

    two

    put

    13.

    with

    do

    man

    were

    14.

    it

    when

    little

    before

    15.

    on

    so

    has

    just

    16.

    can

    my

    them

    long

    17.

    will

    very

    how

    here

    18.

    are

    all

    like

    other

    19.

    of

    would

    our

    old

    20.

    this

    any

    what

    take

    21.

    your

    been

    know

    cat

    22.

    as

    out

    make

    again

    23.

    but

    there

    which

    give

    24.

    be

    from

    much

    after

    25.

    have

    day

    his

    many

     

    Third 100 Words

     

    Group 3a

    Group 3b

    Group 3c

    Group 3d

    1.

    ask

    hat

    off

    fire

    2.

    small

    car

    sister

    ten

    3.

    yellow

    write

    happy

    order

    4.

    show

    try

    once

    part

    5.

    goes

    myself

    didn't

    early

    6.

    clean

    longer

    set

    fat

    7.

    buy

    those

    round

    third

    8.

    thank

    hold

    dress

    same

    9.

    sleep

    full

    fall

    love

    10.

    letter

    carry

    wash

    hear

    11.

    jump

    eight

    start

    yesterday

    12.

    help

    sing

    always

    eyes

    13.

    fly

    warm

    anything

    door

    14.

    don't

    sit

    around

    clothes

    15.

    fast

    dog

    close

    though

    16.

    cold

    ride

    walk

    o'clock

    17.

    today

    hot

    money

    second

    18.

    does

    grow

    turn

    water

    19.

    face

    cut

    might

    town

    20.

    green

    seven

    hard

    took

    21.

    every

    woman

    along

    pair

    22.

    brown

    funny

    bed

    now

    23.

    coat

    yes

    fine

    keep

    24.

    six

    ate

    sat

    head

    25.

    gave

    stop

    hope

    food

     
     
                  

     

     

     

     

     

    Second 100 Words

     

    Group 2a

    Group 2b

    Group 2c

    Group 2d

    1.

    saw

    big

    may

    ran

    2.

    home

    where

    let

    five

    3.

    soon

    am

    use

    read

    4.

    stand

    ball

    these

    over

    5.

    box

    morning

    right

    such

    6.

    upon

    live

    present

    way

    7.

    first

    four

    tell

    too

    8.

    came

    last

    next

    shall

    9.

    girl

    color

    please

    own

    10.

    house

    away

    leave

    most

    11.

    find

    red

    hand

    sure

    12.

    because

    friend

    more

    thing

    13.

    made

    pretty

    why

    only

    14.

    could

    eat

    better

    near

    15.

    book

    want

    under

    than

    16.

    look

    year

    while

    open

    17.

    mother

    white

    should

    kind

    18.

    run

    got

    never

    must

    19.

    school

    play

    each

    high

    20.

    people

    found

    best

    far

    21.

    night

    left

    another

    both

    22.

    into

    men

    seem

    end

    23.

    say

    bring

    tree

    also

    24.

    think

    wish

    name

    until

    25.

    back

    black

    dear

    call