Difficult Fry Word Tracing Worksheet
Handwriting "difficult" 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.
If a child already reads "difficult" correctly but writes it inconsistently, that gap between reading and writing is common and exactly what a tracing worksheet like this one is meant to close.
"Difficult" 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.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — click Download PDF above to get a free, print-ready "difficult" tracing worksheet immediately. No account or sign-up is required.
Yes — "difficult" is part of the Fry Tenth 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 "difficult" worksheet is a fixed, ready-made version, but the "Customize this word" link above opens "difficult" directly in the interactive editor, where every tracing style (dotted, outline, fade, and others) is available.
