Fry Sight Words — free AI generator

Fry instant sight words — first 100 through the first 1000 list. Free printable practice worksheets.

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Tests, practice, bee lists, multiple-choice — your choice

Pick the format you need. Weekly test with numbered lines, practice worksheet with trace-and-use-in-a-sentence, multiple-choice with plausible misspellings, or bee word list with definitions.

  • Traditional write-the-word tests

  • Multiple-choice spelling quizzes

  • Practice worksheets with varied formats

  • Spelling bee lists with definitions

Write-the-word test

Numbered lines, letter dictation

Multiple choice

Pick correct from 4 spellings

Practice sheet

Trace, write, use-in-a-sentence

Spelling bee

Graded list with definitions

Grade-level + word-list aware

Dolch, Fry, and grade-calibrated word lists

Pick a grade and the generator uses age-appropriate word patterns. Or paste a custom list — the generator works with whatever words you give it.

  • Dolch pre-primer through 3rd grade lists

  • Fry first-100 through first-1000

  • Grade-level patterns (CVC, long vowels, affixes, roots)

  • Custom word list support

2nd Grade Spelling Test · Long vowel patterns

1. rain
2. keep
3. boat
4. find
5. light
6. dream
7. grow
8. bike

10 words · write-the-word format · answer key on page 2

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Every detail, handled

The small details that make a spelling-worksheet tool faster than typing 15 words into a Word doc.

Generated in 5 seconds
Weekly spelling tests in less time than opening a template.
Grade-calibrated
K-5 developmentally appropriate patterns built in.
Dolch + Fry built in
Ask for the Dolch pre-primer list and get it — no manual lookup.
Print-ready
Clean layout for handouts. Answer key toggle for teacher version.

About this tool

Fry Sight Words — free AI generator

Fry sight words are Edward Fry's 1,000 most common words in printed English, organized into ten blocks of 100. Unlike the 220-word Dolch list (which is K-3 and heavy on function words), the Fry list scales through 5th grade and mixes function words with content words as the frequency drops. The first 100 Fry words account for about 50% of words in written English; the first 300 account for about 65%; the first 1,000 account for roughly 90%. That's why most upper-elementary sight word programs shift from Dolch to Fry around 2nd or 3rd grade - the Fry list keeps producing useful words when the Dolch list runs out. This page has Fry organized into the standard blocks, and the generator above builds practice worksheets for any 100-word band.

Why Fry scales further than Dolch

The Dolch list tops out at 3rd grade. If you want a sight word program for 4th and 5th grade, you need something with more words. Fry's first 1,000 does exactly that. Words like 'equation', 'material', 'probably' show up in the Fry 600-800 range - squarely 4th and 5th grade territory. The first 100 overlaps heavily with Dolch, but from the 200-word block onward, Fry adds content words Dolch never included.

  • First 100: 50% of written English (the, of, and, to, a, in, is, you)

  • First 300: 65% of written English

  • First 600: 80% of written English

  • First 1000: 90% of written English

Worksheets by Fry band

The spelling worksheet generator above accepts a Fry band as input (first 100, 101-200, 201-300, etc.) and builds trace/write/sentence worksheets from that range. For 2nd grade, start with the Fry first-100 and move through 200. Third grade covers 200-400. Fourth grade 400-700. Fifth grade 700-1000. That scope and sequence lines up with most district curriculum maps.

Fry vs. Dolch in practice

Most K-2 classrooms use Dolch because the list is shorter and more function-word-heavy, which matches early reading. From grade 3 up, many teachers switch to Fry because the content words (material, probably, equation) align with the vocabulary students now need. Some districts run both: Dolch in K-2, Fry from 3 onward.

How it works

Word list in, worksheet out — in 5 seconds

  1. 1

    Pick a format and grade

    Test, practice, multiple-choice, or bee list. Any grade K-5.

  2. 2

    Use grade list or paste custom

    Grade-level word patterns built in. Or paste a custom word list.

  3. 3

    Print or copy

    Copy to clipboard or print. Toggle answers for teacher or student version.

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Most 2nd graders should have instant recognition of the Fry first 100 by fall and the Fry first 200 by spring. The first 100 overlaps heavily with Dolch, so students who mastered Dolch already know most of it.

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