Dolch Words Spelling Lists
Below are spelling lists comprised of Dolch words (also frequently referred to as "sight words"). The
Dolch words are a list of 220 frequently used "service words" and 95 nouns identified by
Edward
William Dolch, PHD. The words are commonly referred to as
"
sight words" because many of them can not be sounded
out phonetically and must be learned by sight. Dr. Dolch organized his service words into pre-primer,
primer, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3 lists. Dolch organized his nouns all into a single list of 95.
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Below are the Dolch words from each spelling list:
|
Pre-Primer Dolch Words (40 spelling 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 Dolch Words (52 spelling 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 Dolch Words (41 spelling words)
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Second Grade Dolch Words (46 spelling 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 Dolch Words (41 spelling 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dolch Nouns (95 spelling words)
|
| apple |
baby |
back |
ball |
bear |
| bed |
bell |
bird |
birthday |
boat |
| box |
boy |
bread |
brother |
cake |
| car |
cat |
chair |
chicken |
children |
| Christmas |
coat |
corn |
cow |
day |
| dog |
doll |
door |
duck |
egg |
| eye |
farm |
farmer |
father |
feet |
| fire |
fish |
floor |
flower |
game |
| garden |
girl |
good-bye |
grass |
ground |
| hand |
head |
hill |
home |
horse |
| house |
kitty |
leg |
letter |
man |
| men |
milk |
money |
morning |
mother |
| name |
nest |
night |
paper |
party |
| picture |
pig |
rabbit |
rain |
ring |
| robin |
Santa Claus |
school |
seed |
sheep |
| shoe |
sister |
snow |
song |
squirrel |
| stick |
street |
sun |
table |
thing |
| time |
top |
toy |
tree |
watch |
| water |
way |
wind |
window |
wood |
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