Across Fry Word Tracing Worksheet
"Across" is worth practicing by itself specifically because many of the Fry Instant Words don't follow regular spelling rules — sounding them out doesn't always work well, so repetition and recognition matter more here than for a word a child could work out phonetically.
The dotted guide style used for "across" is deliberately plain — no mascots, no decorative borders competing for a child's attention — so the word itself, not the page design, is what a child is focused on tracing.
A child who can already say "across" 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 "across" tracing worksheet immediately. No account or sign-up is required.
Yes — "across" is part of the Fry Fourth 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 "across" worksheet is a fixed, ready-made version, but the "Customize this word" link above opens "across" directly in the interactive editor, where every tracing style (dotted, outline, fade, and others) is available.
