Sight Words List: 220 words that will help your kids read smoothly and confidently
The most common sight words list is the Dolch list which is made up of 220 of the most frequently used words found in children’s books. In fact, this list makes up over half of all printed material. When children learn to recognize these words automatically and instantly, they are on the path to reading fluency. The list is below alphabetically.
Dolch Sight Words List
| | | | | | a | done | I | out | these | | about | don't | it | over | they | | after | down | in | own | think | | again | draw | into | pack | this | | all | drink | is | play | those | | always | eat | it | please | three | | am | eight | its | pretty | to | | an | every | jump | pull | today | | and | fail | just | put | together | | any | far | keep | ran | too | | are | fast | kind | read | try | | around | find | know | red | two | | as | first | laugh | ride | under | | ask | five | let | right | up | | at | fly | light | round | upon | | ate | for | like | run | us | | away | found | little | said | use | | be | four | live | saw | very | | because | from | long | say | walk | | been | full | look | see | want | | before | funny | made | seven | warm | | best | gave | make | shall | was | | better | get | many | she | wash | | big | give | may | show | we | | black | go | me | sing | well | | blue | goes | much | sit | went | | both | going | must | six | were | | bring | good | my | sleep | what | | brown | got | myself | small | when | | but | green | never | so | where | | buy | grow | new | some | which | | by | had | no | soon | white | | call | has | not | start | who | | came | have | now | stop | why | | can | he | of | take | will | | carry | help | off | tell | wish | | clean | her | old | ten | with | | cold | here | on | thank | work | | come | him | once | that | would | | could | his | one | the | write | | cut | hold | only | their | yellow | | did | hot | open | them | yes | | do | how | or | then | you | | does | hurt | our | there | your |
Return to from Sight Words List to Teaching Sight Words
Return to Teaching Reading FUNdamentals Home
|