Dolch Sight Words

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Sight words, often also called high-frequency words, are words that are commonly used in the English language. These words often do not follow regular spelling or phonics rules, so they can’t be “sounded out” in the traditional sense. Because of this, sight words need to be memorized and recognized “by sight” by early readers to enhance their reading fluency and comprehension.

There are several well-known sight word lists, but the most commonly used list is the Dolch Sight Word List consisting of 220 words. Below we will provide a comprehensive list of these sight words together with printable PDFs that you can easily download and distribute to students. We will also provide printable sight word flashcards to help students memorize these words. But first, let’s take a look at what the Dolch Sight Word List is.

What Is The Dolch Sight Word List?

The Dolch Sight Word List consists of 220 words commonly found in children’s literature and is considered essential for early reading. These words include frequently used nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and other words that are not easily decoded phonetically. The Dolch Sight Word List is divided into different levels based on grade level or reading ability.

Dolch Sight Word List

Dolch Pre-Primer (Pre-K) Sight Word List

The Dolch Pre-Primer word list consists of 40 words. These words are typically taught to early learners, such as preschoolers and kindergarten students, who are just beginning to develop their reading skills. The 40 words are as follows:

  1. a
  2. and
  3. away
  4. big
  5. blue
  6. can
  7. come
  8. down
  9. find
  10. for
  11. funny
  12. go
  13. help
  14. here
  15. I
  16. in
  17. is
  18. it
  19. jump
  20. little
  21. look
  22. make
  23. me
  24. my
  25. not
  26. one
  27. play
  28. red
  29. run
  30. said
  31. see
  32. the
  33. three
  34. to
  35. two
  36. up
  37. we
  38. where
  39. yellow
  40. you
Dolch Sight Word List - Pre-Primer (Pre-K)
Dolch Pre-Primer Sight Word List
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Dolch Primer (Kindergarten) Sight Word List

The Dolch Primer word list consists of 52 words. These words are typically taught to kindergarten and first-grade students, building upon the foundation set by the Pre-Primer list. The 52 words are as follows:

  1. all
  2. am
  3. are
  4. at
  5. ate
  6. be
  7. black
  8. brown
  9. but
  10. came
  11. did
  12. do
  13. eat
  14. four
  15. get
  16. good
  17. have
  18. he
  19. into
  20. like
  21. must
  22. new
  23. no
  24. now
  25. on
  26. our
  27. out
  28. please
  29. pretty
  30. ran
  31. ride
  32. saw
  33. say
  34. she
  35. so
  36. soon
  37. that
  38. there
  39. they
  40. this
  41. too
  42. under
  43. want
  44. was
  45. well
  46. went
  47. what
  48. white
  49. who
  50. will
  51. with
  52. yes
Dolch Sight Word List -Primer (Kindergarten)
Dolch Primer Sight Word List
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Dolch First-Grade Sight Word List

The Dolch First Grade word list consists of 41 words. These words are typically introduced and taught to students in first grade, following the Primer word list. The 41 words are as follows:

  1. after
  2. again
  3. an
  4. any
  5. as
  6. ask
  7. by
  8. could
  9. every
  10. fly
  11. from
  12. give
  13. going
  14. had
  15. has
  16. her
  17. him
  18. his
  19. how
  20. just
  21. know
  22. let
  23. live
  24. may
  25. of
  26. old
  27. once
  28. open
  29. over
  30. put
  31. round
  32. some
  33. stop
  34. take
  35. thank
  36. them
  37. then
  38. think
  39. walk
  40. were
  41. when
Grade 1 Sight Word List
Dolch First Grade Sight Word List
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Dolch Second-Grade Sight Word List

The Dolch Second Grade word list consists of 46 words. These words are typically taught to students in second grade following the completion of the First Grade word list. The 46 words are as follows:

  1. always
  2. around
  3. because
  4. been
  5. before
  6. best
  7. both
  8. buy
  9. call
  10. cold
  11. does
  12. don’t
  13. fast
  14. first
  15. five
  16. found
  17. gave
  18. goes
  19. green
  20. its
  21. made
  22. many
  23. off
  24. or
  25. pull
  26. read
  27. right
  28. sing
  29. sit
  30. sleep
  31. tell
  32. their
  33. these
  34. those
  35. upon
  36. us
  37. use
  38. very
  39. wash
  40. which
  41. why
  42. wish
  43. work
  44. would
  45. write
  46. your
Dolch Sight Word List -Second Grade
Dolch Second-Grade Sight Word List
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Dolch Third-Grade Sight Word List

The Dolch Third Grade word list consists of 41 words. These words are typically introduced and taught to students in third grade, following the completion of the Second Grade word list. The 41 words are as follows:

  1. about
  2. better
  3. bring
  4. carry
  5. clean
  6. cut
  7. done
  8. draw
  9. drink
  10. eight
  11. fall
  12. far
  13. full
  14. got
  15. grow
  16. hold
  17. hot
  18. hurt
  19. if
  20. keep
  21. kind
  22. laugh
  23. light
  24. long
  25. much
  26. myself
  27. never
  28. only
  29. own
  30. pick
  31. seven
  32. shall
  33. show
  34. six
  35. small
  36. start
  37. ten
  38. today
  39. together
  40. try
  41. warm
Dolch Sight Word List - Third Grade
Dolch Third-Grade Sight Word List
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Dolch Noun Sight Word List

The Dolch Noun sight word list consists of 95 common nouns. The 95 words are as follows:

  1. apple
  2. baby
  3. back
  4. ball
  5. bear
  6. bed
  7. bell
  8. bird
  9. birthday
  10. boat
  11. box
  12. boy
  13. bread
  14. brother
  15. cake
  16. car
  17. cat
  18. chair
  19. chicken
  20. children
  21. Christmas
  22. coat
  23. corn
  24. cow
  25. day
  26. dog
  27. doll
  28. door
  29. duck
  30. egg
  31. eye
  32. farm
  33. farmer
  34. father
  35. feet
  36. fire
  37. fish
  38. floor
  39. flower
  40. game
  41. garden
  42. girl
  43. goodbye
  44. grass
  45. ground
  46. hand
  47. head
  48. hill
  49. home
  50. horse
  51. house
  52. kitty
  53. leg
  54. letter
  55. man
  56. men
  57. milk
  58. money
  59. morning
  60. mother
  61. name
  62. nest
  63. night
  64. paper
  65. party
  66. picture
  67. pig
  68. rabbit
  69. rain
  70. ring
  71. robin
  72. Santa Claus
  73. school
  74. seed
  75. sheep
  76. shoe
  77. sister
  78. snow
  79. song
  80. squirrel
  81. stick
  82. street
  83. sun
  84. table
  85. thing
  86. time
  87. top
  88. toy
  89. tree
  90. watch
  91. water
  92. way
  93. wind
  94. window
  95. wood
Dolch Sight Word List - Nouns
Dolch Noun Sight Word List
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Sight Word Flashcards

Dolch Sight Words Flashcards

Whether you’re teaching or learning sight words, flashcards are an invaluable tool. Download and print these free sight word flashcards and use them in class today.
Pre-Primer (Pre-K) Sight Word Flashcards
Primer (Kindergarten) Sight Word Flashcards
First Grade Sight Word Flashcards
Second Grade Sight Word Flashcards
Third Grade Sight Word Flashcards
Noun Sight Word Flashcards

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