Sight word flash cards
All 220 Dolch words, by level. Tap the card to hear it, sort it into “Got it” or “Again”, and watch the pile shrink.
Sight words are common words children learn to read on sight instead of sounding out, like “the”, “said” and “because”. The Dolch list, published by Edward Dolch in the 1930s and 1940s, has 220 of them split into five levels from pre-primer to third grade. A good routine is a few minutes a day: read each card, keep the ones that were quick, and put the hesitations back in the pile.
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Five-minute routines that work
The full Dolch sight word lists
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
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
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
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
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
The Dolch lists are in the public domain. Some lists also include 95 nouns, which are not included here.
Questions
How many Dolch sight words are there?
220, in five levels: pre-primer (40), primer (52), first grade (41), second grade (46) and third grade (41). A separate list of 95 nouns is sometimes added.
Which level should my child start with?
Start one level below where you think they are. If they read nearly every card quickly, move up. Pre-primer is usually Pre-K, primer is kindergarten.
How does the read-aloud work?
Tap the card. Your device’s own voice reads the word, so nothing is sent anywhere. Some older browsers have no voice; the cards still work.
Can I print them?
Yes. “Print these cards” prints the current level, eight cards to a page with cut lines.
Does it save my child’s progress?
No. Nothing is stored or sent. Use “Copy the again list” to keep the words to practise next time.
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