The Dolch Word List is also called Sight Words or The Dolch 220. It includes the most frequently used words in the English language. Sight words make up 50 to 70 percent of any general text. Therefore, teaching The Dolch Word List is a crucial goal of education in grades kindergarten through 3.
Dolch Sight Word List
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Preprimer |
Primer |
First |
Second |
Third |
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a |
all |
after |
always |
about |
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and |
am |
again |
around |
better |
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away |
are |
an |
because |
bring |
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big |
at |
any |
been |
carry |
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blue |
ate |
as |
before |
clean |
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can |
be |
ask |
best |
cut |
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come |
black |
by |
both |
done |
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down |
brown |
could |
buy |
draw |
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find |
but |
every |
call |
drink |
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for |
came |
fly |
cold |
eight |
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funny |
did |
from |
does |
fall |
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go |
do |
give |
don’t |
far |
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help |
eat |
going |
fast |
full |
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hers |
four |
had |
first |
got |
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I |
get |
has |
five |
grow |
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in |
good |
her |
found |
hold |
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is |
has |
him |
gave |
hot |
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it |
he |
how |
goes |
hurt |
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jump |
into |
just |
green |
if |
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little |
like |
know |
its |
keep |
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look |
must |
let |
made |
kind |
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make |
new |
live |
many |
laugh |
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me |
no |
may |
off |
light |
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my |
now |
of |
or |
long |
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not |
on |
old |
pull |
much |
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one |
our |
once |
read |
myself |
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play |
out |
open |
right |
never |
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red |
please |
over |
sing |
only |
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run |
pretty |
put |
sit |
own |
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said |
ran |
round |
sleep |
pick |
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see |
ride |
some |
tell |
seven |
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the |
saw |
stop |
their |
shall |
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three |
say |
take |
these |
show |
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to |
she |
thank |
those |
six |
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two |
so |
them |
upon |
small |
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up |
soon |
then |
us |
start |
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we |
that |
think |
use |
ten |
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yellow |
there |
walk |
very |
today |
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you |
they |
where |
wash |
together |
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this |
when |
which |
try |
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too |
why |
warm |
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under |
wish |
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want |
work |
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was |
would |
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well |
write |
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went |
your |
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what |
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white |
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who |
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will |
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with |
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yes |