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Dolch primer sight words

The fifty-two Dolch primer words, the kindergarten step of the list. Open a list in SpellKitty and the kitty says each word while your child spells it out loud.

What the list is

Edward Dolch’s list is the 220 service words that fill most of a young reader’s pages, in five steps from pre-primer to third grade. This is the second step.

Dolch primer, part 126 words
  1. all
  2. am
  3. are
  4. at
  5. ate did eat
  6. be to live, to exist
  7. black
  8. brown
  9. but
  10. came
  11. did
  12. do to act, to carry out
  13. eat
  14. four the number 4
  15. get
  16. good
  17. have
  18. he
  19. into
  20. like
  21. must
  22. new just made
  23. no the opposite of yes
  24. now
  25. on
  26. our belonging to us
QR code that opens Dolch primer, part 1 in SpellKitty

Play these words in SpellKitty. On an iPhone or iPad with the app, open this list or scan the code, and the words go straight in. Without the app it opens a page that shows the list.

Dolch primer, part 226 words
  1. out
  2. please
  3. pretty
  4. ran
  5. ride
  6. saw did see
  7. say
  8. she
  9. so very, or therefore
  10. soon
  11. that
  12. there in that place
  13. they
  14. this
  15. too also, or more than enough
  16. under
  17. want
  18. was
  19. well in a good way
  20. went
  21. what
  22. white
  23. who
  24. will
  25. with
  26. yes
QR code that opens Dolch primer, part 2 in SpellKitty

Play these words in SpellKitty. On an iPhone or iPad with the app, open this list or scan the code, and the words go straight in. Without the app it opens a page that shows the list.

How to practice them

A few words at a time, a little every day. Say each word, use it in a sentence, then spell it out loud letter by letter. Go back to the ones that were missed first next time.

Where a word sounds like another (to, two, too), the kitty says what it means with the word, so the right one is spelled. The other words are said on their own, as sight words are learned.

Using your child’s own list

If the school sends home a weekly list, type or paste those words into SpellKitty instead, up to thirty, with a meaning after a dash if you like. Your first list is free; more lists come with SpellKitty Pro. Opening a shared list is always free. Or make the list here and open it on the phone with a link or a code.

Other lists

Dolch pre-primer Dolch first grade Dolch second grade Dolch third grade Fry words 1 to 100 Fry words 101 to 200 Fry words 201 to 300 Silent e words Double consonant words Silent letter words Commonly misspelled words Words by grade

The Dolch and Fry lists are public; the meanings and the pattern lists were written for this site. SpellKitty is independent and not affiliated with Scripps or any spelling bee organization.

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