We are now working on the 1,000 Fry Sight Words, a set of high-frequency words that are necessary for American English reading comprehension and communication skills. Please do your best to follow the directions below, as well as use the website translator to define any of the Fry Sight Words or related sentences you need to know better. The more you become comfortable with the Fry Sight Words, the more fluent in American English you will become.
Part 1 – DIRECTIONS: Please watch the vocabulary video below two or three times:
Part 2 – Please read aloud the following words and sentences in English, then translate them and read them into your primary language using the translator on this page.
Fry’s List 10 Lesson 2
sister, oxygen, plural, various, agreed, opposite, wrong, chart, prepared, pretty, solution, fresh, shop, suffix, especially, shoes, actually, nose, afraid, dead
If you have a female sibling, you have a sister.
She has two brothers, and a sister.
We need oxygen to be able to breathe.
The Covid-19 patients needed oxygen to survive.
The opposite of singular is plural.
Plural means consisting of, containing, or pertaining to more than one.
The man was unique because he had various artistic talents.
The house has various designs on the walls.
The coupled agreed to get married in Las Vegas.
The teacher agreed not to give us a test.
The two brothers were on opposite sides of the law.
The two lamps are located on opposite ends of a room.
The man was wrong to yell at the bus driver.
She was wrong to slap her friend in public.
The doctors studied the patient’s medical chart.
The students need to be able to discuss a price chart.
The parents prepared dinner for their children.
Maria was not prepared for the job interview.
Juana is a pretty lady.
Her poetry is pretty good.
The politicians are seeking for a solution for peace.
The teacher came up with a solution to the math problem.
I enjoy eating fresh fruit and vegetables.
That supermarket carries fresh meat and seafood every day.
Let’s go shop for some shoes.
She bought chocolates at the candy shop.
A suffix is something added to the end of something else.
Pay attention to the suffix at the end of each word.
She was careful, especially when she was at work.
You must be especially careful when you take a test.
She bought a new pair of shoes.
Maria wore a red pair of shoes.
Another word for really is actually.
I am actually very proud of my students.
Her nose was bleeding after the accident.
Your nose is the organ of smell.
Don’t be afraid of ghosts.
The girl was afraid to watch scary movies.
When you are no longer living, you are dead.
The phone is dead and is not working.
Part 3 DIRECTIONS: Please watch the quiz video and do the quiz on your own paper. When you finish, let us know your quiz score in the comments section below.