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Second 100 Fry Sight Words (100 Words) — Free Printable List & Flash Cards

The second 100 Fry sight words are Instant Words 101 to 200 from Edward Fry's list of 1,000 — 100 words in all. They run in frequency order, from over and new to America and world, and are usually taught once the first 100 are secure.

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Flash cards open in the maker with all 100 words loaded — the word on the front and again, printed light, on the back for whoever holds the card up. The word search takes the first 30 words of three letters or more, and bingo gets the whole list to shuffle.

All 100 second 100 Fry sight words

Numbered by Fry rank — the most common word first.

  1. 101over
  2. 102new
  3. 103sound
  4. 104take
  5. 105only
  6. 106little
  7. 107work
  8. 108know
  9. 109place
  10. 110year
  11. 111live
  12. 112me
  13. 113back
  14. 114give
  15. 115most
  16. 116very
  17. 117after
  18. 118thing
  19. 119our
  20. 120just
  21. 121name
  22. 122good
  23. 123sentence
  24. 124man
  25. 125think
  26. 126say
  27. 127great
  28. 128where
  29. 129help
  30. 130through
  31. 131much
  32. 132before
  33. 133line
  34. 134right
  35. 135too
  36. 136mean
  37. 137old
  38. 138any
  39. 139same
  40. 140tell
  41. 141boy
  42. 142follow
  43. 143came
  44. 144want
  45. 145show
  46. 146also
  47. 147around
  48. 148form
  49. 149three
  50. 150small
  51. 151set
  52. 152put
  53. 153end
  54. 154does
  55. 155another
  56. 156well
  57. 157large
  58. 158must
  59. 159big
  60. 160even
  61. 161such
  62. 162because
  63. 163turn
  64. 164here
  65. 165why
  66. 166ask
  67. 167went
  68. 168men
  69. 169read
  70. 170need
  71. 171land
  72. 172different
  73. 173home
  74. 174us
  75. 175move
  76. 176try
  77. 177kind
  78. 178hand
  79. 179picture
  80. 180again
  81. 181change
  82. 182off
  83. 183play
  84. 184spell
  85. 185air
  86. 186away
  87. 187animal
  88. 188house
  89. 189point
  90. 190page
  91. 191letter
  92. 192mother
  93. 193answer
  94. 194found
  95. 195study
  96. 196still
  97. 197learn
  98. 198should
  99. 199America
  100. 200world

Flash cards per page

Pick the size in the flash card maker. Sheet counts are for the 100 words on this page, fronts only — printing the backs doubles them.

Cards per pageSheets for 100 wordsWord sizeBest for
2 per page — extra large5060 ptWhole-class flashing from the front of the room.
4 per page — large2544 ptSmall group work and pocket charts.
6 per page — standard1734 ptThe usual choice. Fits a rubber band.
8 per page — compact1328 ptFact decks and word rings.
9 per page — small1224 ptBig decks where paper matters.

How to teach these words

Five short activities that work in a classroom and at the kitchen table. A few minutes a day beats one long session a week.

  1. 1.Three-pile sort

    Flash each card. Words read instantly go in a Know pile, slow ones in Almost, missed ones in Not Yet. Five minutes a day on the Almost and Not Yet piles is enough.

  2. 2.A word ring

    Punch a hole in each card and put three to five words on a binder ring. Add a new word when one is read on sight for three days running.

  3. 3.Sound out what you can

    Most sight words are partly regular. Sound out the regular part together and point out the tricky bit — the ai in said, the o in of — so the word is learned, not guessed.

  4. 4.Sight word hunt

    Pick three words and hunt for them in a picture book, a cereal box or a street sign. Keep a tally and see which word turns up most.

  5. 5.Games with the same words

    Use the list for bingo, a word search or a game of slap: lay out a few cards, call a word, and the first hand on it keeps the card.

63 of these 100 words are also in the Dolch lists (220 service words and 95 nouns), so a child working through either list is practising most of the other.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Fry sight words are there?

Edward Fry's Instant Words run to 1,000, ranked by how often they appear in print and taught in hundreds. Fry reported that the first 100 make up about half of all the words in typical reading material. This site covers the first 300. This page lists words 101 to 200.

What are the second 100 Fry sight words?

over, new, sound, take, only, little, work, know, place, year, live, me, back, give, most, very, after, thing, our, just, and 80 more. The full list of 100 is on this page.

What grade are the second 100 Fry sight words for?

They are commonly taught in second grade. Neither the Dolch nor the Fry list was assigned to grades by any official body, so schools differ — follow your school's list if it has one.

How many pages of flash cards do the 100 words make?

At 6 cards per page, the standard size, the 100 words print on 17 sheets. At 9 per page it is 12 sheets, and at 4 large cards per page it is 25. Printing the backs as well doubles the sheet count.

Are the Fry 101–200 words also Dolch words?

63 of the 100 also appear in the Dolch lists (220 service words and 95 nouns). The two lists were built differently — Dolch from children's books of the 1930s, Fry by how often words appear in print — but they agree on most everyday words.

How many new sight words should a child learn at a time?

Many teachers add three to five new words at a time, mixed in with words the child already knows, and only move on when the new ones are read on sight for a few days running.

Is this sight word list free to print?

Yes. The Print this list button prints the words as a neat sheet from your browser, and the flash card maker prints the cards free, with a small PuzzlePage credit in the footer.

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