Dolch Sight Word Lists
From 50 to 75 percent of all words used in printed material are Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary words. The Dolch words are the 220 most frequently found words in books that children read which cannot be learned through the use of pictures. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules. Because they are used to hold thoughts together, these words must be recognized at a glance before a child can read with confidence. These lists are studied in first through third grade giving the children a good base for beginning reading. These words must be learned as sight words.

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PrePrimer List

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

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Primer List

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

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First Grade List

after again an any as ask by could every fly
from give giving 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

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Second Grade List

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

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Third Grade List

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

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