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Sight word lists by grade: five one-page Dolch lists, pre-primer to third grade, so you can print just the level your child is working on.

Sight word lists to print: the Dolch lists from pre-primer to third grade. Each list fits on one page, with a check box beside every word. Schools choose their own lists, so ask your child's teacher which one the class uses.

Word lists: Edward William Dolch (1936, 1948).

Sight words by grade, one level at a time

This page is the grade-by-grade view of the Dolch sight words. Each level is printed as its own list, in the order the source prints it: pre-primer, primer, first grade, second grade, third grade. The word count sits beside each level's name, so a list can be matched to a class or a reading folder at a glance.

Everything on it comes in level-sized pieces: one level per PDF in the downloads, and one level per tracing sheet from the generator, in print, sloped print or cursive.

Two sister pages cut the same source another way. Sight Words for Kindergarten keeps only the two levels before first grade and sorts them A to Z. Dolch Sight Words puts all 220 words into a single alphabetical table with a level column, and adds the separate list of 95 nouns.

The sight word lists, level by level

All five Dolch lists, word for word. Each level is also a one-page PDF in the downloads above, and the generator turns any of them into a tracing sheet.

Pre-primer 40 words

  • 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 52 words

  • 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

First grade 41 words

  • 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

Second grade 46 words

  • 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

Third grade 41 words

  • 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 five lists are copied, word for word, from Dolch Word List (315 Total Words - 220 Words and 95 Nouns), ReadWriteThink (IRA/NCTE), lesson 301. The list was compiled by Edward William Dolch and published as "A Basic Sight Vocabulary" in The Elementary School Journal (volume 36, number 6, February 1936). Its page at the publisher: University of Chicago Press.

Three examples

  • A sight word tracing worksheet on A4 paper: Dolch pre-primer words, each with a model, two dotted copies and space to write.
    The Dolch pre-primer list in US school print on A4 paper.
  • A sight word tracing worksheet of Dolch first grade words at a small size.
    The first grade list at the smallest size (Ages 7+).
  • A sight word tracing worksheet of Dolch third grade words in cursive.
    The third grade list in cursive at the Ages 7+ size.

Questions and answers

Can I make a tracing sheet from these sight word lists?

Yes. The generator at the top of this page traces a whole Dolch list on one sheet. Choose the grade under Words to trace, then the letter style, size and paper, and download the PDF for free.

Which grades does the sight word generator offer?

The five Dolch levels: pre-primer (40 words), primer (52), first grade (41), second grade (46) and third grade (41). It starts on pre-primer.

Can I trace a sight word list of my own?

Yes. Under Words to trace, choose My own words and type them, separated by commas. The words are used only to draw the sheet and are not saved on this site's server.

How many words are on the five lists?

220: 40 pre-primer, 52 primer, 41 first grade, 46 second grade and 41 third grade words. The Dolch list also has 95 nouns, shown on the Dolch sight words page.

Who made the Dolch list?

Edward William Dolch compiled it. His article "A Basic Sight Vocabulary" was published in The Elementary School Journal in February 1936. The words here are as printed by ReadWriteThink (IRA/NCTE); both sources are linked under the lists.

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