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worksheets and Dolch word lists

Free, colorful worksheets for the most common words in early reading, the full Dolch list of 220 words by level, a star tracker and a certificate. Every PDF comes in color and in an ink-saving black-and-white version.

Sight word worksheets

Each worksheet is three pages. Page 1: read the word, trace it, rainbow-write it and write it on your own. Page 2: find it among look-alike words, spell it, read it in picture sentences and write it to finish sentences. Page 3: the answer key with a teaching tip.

Tracker and certificate

Color a star each day a word is read without help, then celebrate with the certificate once every row is full.

Sight word tracker with five stars per word — My Sight Word Tracker
Tracker(color)Ink saver (B&W)

Sight Word Star certificate
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The Dolch sight word lists

All 220 Dolch words, in the five levels they are usually taught, with a check box beside every word. Grade levels are the common convention, not a rule. Words in green have their own worksheet.

All five lists(5 pages, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Pre-primer · Pre-K and early kindergarten · 40 words

a
and
away
big
blue
can
come
down
find
for
funny
go
help
here
I
in
is
it
jump
little
look
make
me
my
not
one
play
red
run
said
see
the
three
to
two
up
we
where
yellow
you

Primer · Kindergarten · 52 words

all
am
are
at
ate
be
black
brown
but
came
did
do
eat
four
get
good
have
he
into
like
must
new
no
now
on
our
out
please
pretty
ran
ride
saw
say
she
so
soon
that
there
they
this
too
under
want
was
well
went
what
white
who
will
with
yes

First grade · Grade 1 · 41 words

after
again
an
any
as
ask
by
could
every
fly
from
give
going
had
has
her
him
his
how
just
know
let
live
may
of
old
once
open
over
put
round
some
stop
take
thank
them
then
think
walk
were
when

Second grade · Grade 2 · 46 words

always
around
because
been
before
best
both
buy
call
cold
does
don't
fast
first
five
found
gave
goes
green
its
made
many
off
or
pull
read
right
sing
sit
sleep
tell
their
these
those
upon
us
use
very
wash
which
why
wish
work
would
write
your

Third grade · Grade 3 · 41 words

about
better
bring
carry
clean
cut
done
draw
drink
eight
fall
far
full
got
grow
hold
hot
hurt
if
keep
kind
laugh
light
long
much
myself
never
only
own
pick
seven
shall
show
six
small
start
ten
today
together
try
warm

Common questions

What are sight words?

Sight words are the very common words children should recognize instantly, without sounding them out. Many of them, such as "the", "was" and "of", do not follow regular phonics patterns, so instant recognition is the practical way to read them fluently.

What is the difference between Dolch and Fry sight words?

The Dolch list is 220 high-frequency "service words" (nouns excluded) grouped into five levels from pre-primer to third grade. The Fry list is 1,000 words ranked by how often they appear in reading material, usually taught 100 at a time. The two overlap heavily at the start: every word with a worksheet here is on both.

How many sight words should a kindergartener know?

Expectations vary by school and state, so check your own curriculum. A common target is the 40 pre-primer words and much of the 52-word primer list by the end of kindergarten, but steady progress matters more than hitting a number.

How should I use these worksheets?

One word at a time. Introduce the word aloud, do page 1 together (read, trace, write), then let the child do page 2 more independently. Revisit earlier words often; short daily practice works better than one long session.