DOLCH BASIC SIGHT WORDS

Pre-primer

Primer [Kind.]

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

a

all

after

always

about

and

am

again

around

better

away

are

an

because

bring

big

at

any

been

carry

blue

ate

as

before

clean

can

be

ask

best

cut

come

black

by

both

done

down

brown

could

buy

draw

find

but

every

call

drink

for

came

fly

cold

eight

funny

did

from

does

fall

go

do

give

don't

far

help

eat

going

fast

full

hers

four

had

first

got

I

get

has

five

grow

in

good

her

found

hold

is

has

him

gave

hot

it

he

how

goes

hurt

jump

into

just

green

if

little

like

know

its

keep

look

must

let

made

kind

make

new

live

many

laugh

me

no

may

off

light

my

now

of

or

long

not

on

old

pull

much

one

our

once

read

myself

play

out

open

right

never

red

please

over

sing

only

run

pretty

put

sit

own

said

ran

round

sleep

pick

see

ride

some

tell

seven

the

saw

stop

their

shall

three

say

take

these

show

 

 

 

DOLCH BASIC SIGHT WORDS LIST

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Primer [Kind.]

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

to

she

thank

those

six

two

so

them

upon

small

up

soon

then

us

start

we

that

think

use

ten

yellow

there

walk

very

today

you

they

where

wash

together

 

this

when

which

try

 

too

 

why

warm

 

under

 

wish

 

 

want

 

work

 

 

was

 

would

 

 

well

 

write

 

 

went

 

your

 

 

what

 

 

 

 

white

 

 

 

 

who

 

 

 

 

will

 

 

 

 

with

 

 

 

 

yes

 

 

 

 

SUGGESTIONS FOR USE WITH ALL SIGHT WORDS:

·       Make flash cards

·       Consistently review the words with your children every day until they know them all by sight

·       Eventually, they should be able to spell the sight words

 

Note: Some of the words will be found on the Dolch List and the Fry List

 

 

 

 

 

FRY'S INSTANT SIGHT WORDS

[Grades K-6]

 

The First Hundred

the               or                 will               number

of                 one               up                 no

and               had               other            way

a                   by                 about            could

to                 words           out                people

in                  but               many             my

is                  not               then             than

you               what             them             first

that              all                 these            water

it                  were             so                 been

he                 we                some             called

was               when            her               who

for               your              would            oil

on                 can               make            sit

are               said              like               now

as                 there            him               find

with              use               into              long

his                an                 time              down

they             each             has               day

I                   which           look              did

at                  she               two               get

be                 do                 more            come

this              how              write            made

have             their             go                 may

from             if                  see               part

 

 

FRY'S INSTANT SIGHT WORDS

[Grades K-6]

The Second Hundred

 

over                    say               set                try

new                     great            put                kind

sound                  where           end               hand

take                    help              does             picture

only                     through        another        again

little                    much             well              change

work                    before          large             off

know                   line               must             play

place                   right             big                spell

years                   too               even             air

live                      means           such             away

me                       old                because        animal

back                    any               turn              house

give                     same             here             point

most                    tell               why              page

very                    boy               ask               letter

after                   follow           went             mother

things                  came             men              answer

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