Free Fry Second 100 Sight Words List
The Fry Second 100 Sight Words build on the foundation of the first 100 and are typically taught in late 1st and 2nd grade. These words appear often in children’s books, making them critical for fluency.
Why Learn the Second 100?
- Expands vocabulary for longer sentences
- Introduces trickier high-frequency words like because, very, before
- Helps transition from beginner to confident reader
Teaching Ideas
- Daily flashcard drills
- Write simple sentences (She made a new game.)
- Word hunt in storybooks
Fry Second 100 Word List
after, again, air, also, America, animal, another, answer, any, around, ask, away, back, because, before, big, boy, came, change, different, does, end, even, follow, form, found, give, good, great, hand, help, here, home, house, just, kind, know, land, large, learn, letter, line, little, live, man, me, means, men, most, mother, move, much, must, name, need, new, off, old, only, our, over, page, picture, place, play, point, put, read, right, same, say, sentence, set, should, show, small, sound, spell, still, study, such, take, tell, things, think, three, through, too, try, turn, us, very, want, well, went, where, why, work, world, years
By mastering the Fry Second 100, students unlock a huge chunk of early elementary reading fluency.