First Fry Word Tracing Worksheet
"First" traces cleanly at this size on a standard home printer, with no scaling or "fit to page" adjustments needed to keep the guide lines at their intended, calibrated spacing.
"First" fits comfortably on one printed page at this size, with enough blank tracing rows to get several full repetitions in without needing a second sheet.
Handwriting "first" 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.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — click Download PDF above to get a free, print-ready "first" tracing worksheet immediately. No account or sign-up is required.
Yes — "first" is part of the Fry First 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 "first" worksheet is a fixed, ready-made version, but the "Customize this word" link above opens "first" directly in the interactive editor, where every tracing style (dotted, outline, fade, and others) is available.
