First 100 Words

These phrases contain the first 100 words from the Fry Instant Word List (1980), which represent 50 percent of all the words children encounter in elementary school reading. Repeated reading of a few phrases per week gives students practice reading high-frequency words and developing fluency and general  proficiency. These phrases may be written on sentence strips, transparencies, or on a chart for use in literacy center or small group instructional setting.

01
The people
42
When will we go?
02
By the water
43
From here to there
03
You and I
44
More people
04
He called me.
45
Go down.
05
What did they say?
46
Did you like it?
06
No way
47
When did they go?
07
One or two
48
She said to go.
08
More than the other
49
Each of us
09
How many words?
50
What are these?
10
This is a good day.
51
There was an old man.
11
Sit down.
52
It may fall down.
12
But not me
53
See the water
13
Not now
54
But not for me
14
From my room
55
Write it down.
15
Will you be good?
56
Who will make it?
16
Then we will go.
57
What will they do?
17
An angry cat
58
We had their dog.
18
Write your name.
59
When would you go?
19
That dog is big.
60
A number of people
20
Two of us
61
How long are they?
21
The first word
62
Come and get it.
22
I like him.
63
Part of the time
23
Out of the water
64
Can you see?
24
We were here.
65
Now and then
25
Could you go?
66
Go find her.
26
We like to write.
67
At your house
27
Into the water
68
It’s been a long time.
28
Look for some people.
69
Give them to me.
29
So there you are.
70
Now is the time.
30
A long time
71
May I go first?
31
Have you seen it?
72
This is my cat.
32
One more time
73
Get on the bus.
33
All day long
74
Did you see it?
34
It’s about time.
75
How did they get it?
35
Up in the air
76
Number two
36
Which way?
77
Look up.
37
He has it.
78
All or some
38
If we were older
79
A long way to go
39
It’s no use.
80
For some of your people
40
With his mom
81
The other people
41
As big as the first





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