The Fry Word Tracing Worksheet
Handwriting "the" 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.
"The" is one of the words in Fry's First 100 Words available on this site with its own ready-made printable — any other word can still be typed directly into the interactive sight word tool.
A worksheet for "the" prints in black and white without losing any of its guide-line structure, so color ink availability never gets in the way of practicing this specific word.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — click Download PDF above to get a free, print-ready "the" tracing worksheet immediately. No account or sign-up is required.
Yes — "the" 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 "the" worksheet is a fixed, ready-made version, but the "Customize this word" link above opens "the" directly in the interactive editor, where every tracing style (dotted, outline, fade, and others) is available.
