The first quarter of the First 100 Words words
Group 1 covers the first 25 words of the First 100 Words Fry list, splitting a full hundred into four smaller, more manageable batches rather than presenting all 100 words at once. Working through this group thoroughly before moving to Group 2 builds a solid base within this hundred to expand from.
Where the First 100 Words list fits in the full 1,000
The First Hundred covers Fry words #1 through #100, the most frequent words in the English language — together they make up roughly half of everything printed in English, which means a reader who knows just these 100 words already recognizes about half of the words on a typical page. Almost all of them are short function words (articles, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions) rather than words with a concrete, picture-able meaning, which is exactly why they're taught by sight rather than by sounding out: a word like "the" or "of" doesn't decode cleanly using regular phonics rules, but it shows up on nearly every line of text a child will ever read.
Using this worksheet effectively
Reviewing this group again briefly after starting Group 2 keeps these words fresh rather than treating them as finished the moment the next group begins. Every worksheet here downloads as a free, print-ready PDF with no account required.