Dolch Word List

Important Words for Beginning Readers

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The Dolch Word List contains these important  "service" words. Early learners should be able to  recognize these words on sight, without  "sounding them out."  These words also provide a foundational list of words for students to learn to spell.

 Printable Dolch Word list

Dolch Word List By Level

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Pre-primer: 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: 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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1st Grade: 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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2nd Grade: 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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3rd Grade: 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

Be sure to check out my collection of Fun Spelling Worksheets for grades 1 and 2. 

You'll find lots of all-new pages, not on the website, to help boost your first and second graders' spelling and phonics skills!

More Sight Word Resources

We have lots of sight word lists, games and activities. Check out some of these:

• Dolch List of Nouns 
• Sight Word Games and Activities
• More Sight Words Lists and Flashcards
  
• The purpose and history of the Dolch words
• Fun ideas and worksheets to help your students practice these words

Alphabet & Phonics Activities

Free Preschool Games for Phonics - 3 simple adaptations of familiar formats with a phonics twist. Try our versions of "I Spy," "Hide and Seek" and "I'm Going on a Trip." What fun ways to learn!

You may also want to try some of our free ABC activities, including a make-your-own ABC booklet, ABC Fill-in, and ABC poem.

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