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
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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 |
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.