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 WORDS – The Fifth Hundred
Lesson 1 FRY WORDS – The Fifth Hundred
done, English, road, half, ten, fly, gave, box, finally, wait, correct, oh, quickly, person, became, shown, minutes, strong, verb, stars
What have you done all day?
Are you done working on the car?
When did you start learning English?
Learning English is going to take time.
She drove her brand-new car on the road.
There was a lot of traffic on the road.
I want to drink a half a glass of orange juice.
She spent more than half of her money on rent.
Number ten follows number nine.
She has ten dollars in her pocket.
If you want to visit California, you will need to fly.
I saw a fly try to land on my food.
The teacher gave me an English dictionary.
I gave my teacher a present.
She received a box of candy.
Do you know what is in the box?
The student took the test again and finally passed it.
You’ve been sleeping for a long time and you’re finally awake.
Let’s wait for the teacher to open the classroom door.
We need to wait for the supermarket to open.
I had all my answers correct on the test.
My teacher will correct my mistakes.
“Oh, I’m sorry you didn’t pass your test.”
“Oh, no, I forgot to bring my umbrella and it’s raining.”
She ran quickly to avoid the rain.
The student finished his assignment quickly.
Juan is a nice person because he likes to help everyone.
Louis is a mean person because he makes fun of everyone.
Lisa became a police officer after she completed her training.
I became an English teacher after completing my studies.
Studies have shown that too much sugar is bad for you.
Maria has shown her new car only to her family.
If you can spend 30 minutes a day learning English, you will be successful.
She ate her breakfast in just 5 minutes.
When you exercise, you make your body strong.
The strong man lifted heavy weights.
The word eat is considered a verb.
A verb is a word of action or state of being.
Do you like to look up at the stars at night?
Which American movie stars are your favorite?
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.