Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
Fry Words Sentences and Paragraphs
The following sentences are meant to be tools to
practice and review the words from the Fry List of
the most important sight words.
Explain to your learners that the numbers in
parentheses indicate which words from the List are
in bold. For example (1-50) means that only the
first 50 words on the Fry List are in bold.
Point out that if learners only learn the Fry words,
they can still read almost the entirety of these
sentences and paragraphs.
Created by tutor Margaret Stuhr in 2013.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of
State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
Sentences with Fry List Words (1-50)
That man was with you.
2. We were at the lake with them.
3. What is your name?
4. He and his dad live over there.
5. We can see their home from here.
6. They have one cat, and it can run fast.
7. You and I are late, but not very late.
8. She said that she can spell each word on the line.
9. I can be nice when I want to be.
10. Which words can he use in his story?
11. Of all the cakes, do you like this one or that one?
12. She said, “I had a fun time when we were on their
bikes by the lake.”
13. How long have you had a dog?
14. For one day, I can have an apple at each meal.
15. If you had to, could you eat this apple as fast as I
can?
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Created by tutor Margaret Stuhr in 2013.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of
State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
Sentences with Fry List Words (1-100)
1. Her name is Pat, but she has been called Pit Pat
for a long time.
2. Will you get him a cup of water?
3. There is no way I could have more than two cats.
4. They would like to make a bet about the game
now. It may be for more than one dollar.
5. Did you see the first part of the number, and did
you write it down?
6. How can he find out how many people were
there?
7. When you look sad, I am sad.
8. Would you put your dish into the sink and then
come here?
9. Who will use these books? Some of them are so
wet.
10. One day we may go out and run up and down
that hill.
11. Who made the other cake that we had?
12. When my dog hurt its nose, I said, “We have to
see the vet now!”
Created by tutor Margaret Stuhr in 2013.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of
State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
To Write or Not To Write (1-100)
Do you like words more than
you like numbers? Many people
do. That may be why some people
like to write. For them, to write is
to have fun.
Many of these people find or make time to
write each day. How do they get their ideas?
When they go out, they look for things to write
about. They may write down notes about all that
they see and do. Then they can use their notes
to make up a long story or two.
Would you like to write a story some day? It
could be your first!
Created by tutor Margaret Stuhr in 2013.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of
State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
Water, Water, Water (1-100)
My first story was called
“A Day With Water.” I used
my notes to write it. It is
about two people, Pam and
her dad. Its first part is about
what they do at a lake, which
is by their home. Pam and
her dad have time to go in
the water to swim. They find
many fish in the water. They
see two that look like people!
Then the story tells about when Pam made
her dad a milkshake. But she could not find milk
to use. She had no time to get some. So Pam
had to use water to make the milkshake. I would
not like a shake that is made with water. No
way! Would you like it? Did Dad like it? Read
my story to find out!
Created by tutor Margaret Stuhr in 2013.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of
State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).