Free flash card maker: type your words, choose how many cards fit on a page and how big the words are, then print the cards with dashed cut lines and, if you like, a back page for two-sided printing.
Class set
One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
Link to this page
Free to link and share. No sign-up, no ads.
This is the sheet as it prints. Change any option and it updates.
How the cards are laid out
Each line you type becomes one card. Put an equals sign between two parts, as in cat = gato, and the words after it go on that card's back. Cards come 4, 6, 8 or 12 to a page inside dashed cut lines, in US school print or cursive, on US Letter or A4. With Two sides, each front page is followed by its back page, laid out mirror-wise, so a sheet printed on both sides and flipped on the long edge puts every back behind its own front. A word too long for its card is drawn smaller, and a phrase wraps onto two or three lines. The Dolch sight words are also set as cards, eight to a page, on the sight word flashcards page.
Three examples
Eight cards to a page in US school print at the large size, from eight typed action words.
Six cards to a page with Two sides, typed as word pairs such as big = large. This is the front page; the back page with the second word of each pair follows it in the PDF.
Twelve fruit names to a page in cursive at the small size, on A4 paper.
Three decks to print now
Each one is the flash card maker's own sheet, made from the words shown, as a PDF to print and cut apart.
Opposites, two-sided. Eight cards, such as hot on the front and cold on the back; print both sides and flip on the long edge.Download the PDF
Numbers 1 to 12, two-sided. Twelve cards with a numeral on the front and its word on the back.Download the PDF
Color words in cursive. Six large cards, one side: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.Download the PDF
Questions and answers
How do I put words on the back of a card?
On the same line, type the front, an equals sign, then the back, for example sun = sol. Choose Two sides, and the PDF puts a back page after each front page with those words on the matching cards. A card typed without an equals sign has a blank back.
How do I print the cards on both sides of the paper?
Choose Two sides, then print the PDF two-sided with the printer set to flip on the long edge. Each back page is drawn mirror-wise, so a back lands behind its own front. On a printer that prints one side at a time, print the front pages, put them back in the tray, then print the back pages, and check one sheet before printing the rest.
How many cards can I make at once?
Up to 60 cards and 1,500 characters in the box. Each side of a card holds up to 40 characters; a longer side is cut and the sheet says so. A list over either limit is not cut short: the page asks you to split it into two sets.
Are the words I type on the cards saved?
No. The words are sent only to draw the cards. They are not saved or logged on this site's server, and they never appear in the page address.
Can the cards be in cursive?
Yes. Under Letter style, choose Cursive, and every card is written in joined cursive letters, front and back. US school print is the default.
