DRAFT: 4th Grade High Frequency/Sight Word List

(the expectation is that students are able to read these words by the end of the school year)

Suggested List / Dolch
220 / Horn
100 / Fry list 1st 300 “instant words” / Fry list
301-600
“instant
words” / Fountas
/Pinnell 500 HF words / Thompk
for
Older
gr 4-8
across / + / +
afraid
anything / + / +
area / +
behind / + / +
believe / + / + / +
between / + / + / +
breakfast
brought / + / +
catch / +
cause / +
caught / + / +
center / +
circle / +
climb
clothes / + / + / +
cried / +
direction / +
easy / + / +
energy / +
enough / + / + / +
explain / +
figure / +
forest / +
friends / + / +
frighten / +
government / +
guess / +
half / + / +
heavy / + / +
height / +
herself / +
himself / + / +
huge
listen / +
lying / +
interest / +
knew / + / +
maybe / +
medium
measure / +
minutes / +
month / + (s)
music / +
neighbor / +
noise
nothing / + / +
ocean / +
ourselves / +
passed / +
perhaps / + / +
person / + / +
please / + / + / +
possible / + / +
problem / + / +
quickly / +
quiet / +
raise / +
reason / + / +
receive / + / +
record / +
remember / + / +
rough
safety / +
several / + / +
since / + / + / +
solve
special / + / + / +
square / +
straight
surprise
themselves / +
third / +
though / + / +
tomorrow
travel / +
voice / +
won’t
yesterday

revised 1/12/10