Stay Fry Word Tracing Worksheet
"Stay" is one entry among many words in Fry's Fifth 100 Words covered by this site — browsing the full list below surfaces other words in the same group.
Handwriting "stay" correctly the first several times matters more than doing it quickly, since early habits tend to stick well past the point where they're easy to correct.
A child who can already say "stay" aloud on sight is ready to start tracing it — recognition usually comes before the hand can reliably reproduce the shape.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — click Download PDF above to get a free, print-ready "stay" tracing worksheet immediately. No account or sign-up is required.
Yes — "stay" is part of the Fry Fifth 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 "stay" worksheet is a fixed, ready-made version, but the "Customize this word" link above opens "stay" directly in the interactive editor, where every tracing style (dotted, outline, fade, and others) is available.
