Lesson 10: Fry Sight Words

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 Second Hundred Part 5

name, good, sentence, man, think, also, around, form, three, small, land, different, home, us, move, still, learn, should, America, world

Hello, would you please tell me your name?

I forgot the name of the movie I watched last night.

This chicken tastes so good.

I want to go to the dance club and have a good time.

Sometimes we have to write a long sentence to help people understand.

If you want to write a long sentence you need to have a good vocabulary.

The man driving the bus asked me for the toll fee.

What did the man buy his wife on Valentine’s Day?

It’s important that we think and plan for the future.

How often do you think about the past?

Maria is a mother and she also works full time.

Jose is a construction worker, and he also works at a supermarket part time.

Do you live around here?

Can you tell me at around what time you wake up to go to work?

You must fill out the form to apply for the bank loan.

Maria filled out the passport form so she could get her passport and travel to the United States of America.

He has three children that he needs to take care of.

Joana was married three times during her lifetime.

Sometimes it’s better to live in a small house when you consider the costs of living in a big house.

The small car caused a big accident on the freeway.

People who farm need a lot of land for their farms.

There is a lot of land to see here in the United States of America.

Food from Taiwan tastes different than food from China.

Maestro Sersea has a different approach to teaching English than my other teachers.

When you’re tired at work and want to go home, you should.

Sometimes it is more comfortable to live at home than stay at a hotel.

Our neighbors brought us an apple pie when we first moved into our house.

Our friends gave us a very expensive present for our wedding.

I like my house so I don’t think I will move away.

Have you ever thought to move to the United States of America?

She wanted to hear the conversation outside better, so she sat still and put her ear to the window.

I am happy to be here, but still, I want to travel and see other places.

If you want to learn English well, you need to work hard, be motivated, and be patient.

You can’t learn a new language in a few months.

Your boss thinks you should be more focused and work harder.

I know exactly what you should do to improve your English language.

Most people in America are very friendly and helpful.

America gives people a chance to work hard, be successful, and search for happiness.

Some people have travelled all around the world in search for a nice place to live.

What parts of the world have you traveled to?

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.