Strange Fry Word Tracing Worksheet
Because "strange" is ranked by real frequency rather than picked for a specific lesson, a child who learns it gets a word that will actually pay off the next time they open a book, not just the next time they open this specific worksheet.
"Strange" is short enough to trace without a child's hand tiring partway through, which makes it a reasonably forgiving word to build early handwriting confidence around.
Whatever style a family already uses for name or letter tracing on this site, "strange" renders in that same familiar layout, so a child encountering it for the first time isn't also encountering an unfamiliar worksheet format.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — click Download PDF above to get a free, print-ready "strange" tracing worksheet immediately. No account or sign-up is required.
Yes — "strange" is part of the Fry Eighth 100 Words list, one of the most widely used high-frequency word lists in reading instruction, alongside the Dolch list also available on this site.
This page's "strange" worksheet is a fixed, ready-made version, but the "Customize this word" link above opens "strange" directly in the interactive editor, where every tracing style (dotted, outline, fade, and others) is available.
