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The Dolch Word List
The Dolch Word List contains 220 basic sight words. These words make up from 50% to 75% of all school reading material. One-fourth of the words are introduced in Grade One with all of the words being introduced by the middle of Grade 3.
The words in this list are placed in order of increasing difficulty.
- a
- I
- too
- to
- two
- the
- in
- see
- into
- and
- up
- blue
- she
- yellow
- he
- go
- you
- we
- big
- red
- jump
- it
- play
- down
- for
- old
- is
- me
- look
- can
- good
- brown
- six
- be
- today
- not
- little
- one
- black
- my
- at
- all
- so
- by
- do
- are
- him
- her
- on
- green
- eat
- four
- said
- away
- run
- they
- that
- going
- did
- who
- like
- come
- had
- saw
- no
- long
- yes
- an
- three
- this
- around
- was
- just
- ten
- get
- if
- soon
- its
- some
- from
- fly
- then
- but
- as
- under
- before
- walk
- stop
- out
- his
- make
- your
- ride
- help
- call
- here
- sleep
- cold
- will
- pretty
- them
- when
- round
- as
- white
- funny
- put
- take
- of
- say
- or
- ran
- work
- with
- there
- about
- after
- what
- ask
- sing
- must
- five
- myself
- over
- cut
- let
- again
- new
- well
- have
- how
- keep
- drink
- sit
- make
- went
- has
- seven
- right
- why
- please
- upon
- give
- once
- together
- us
- tell
- are
- where
- many
- warm
- laugh
- live
- now
- came
- buy
- very
- hold
- would
- hot
- open
- light
- their
- pull
- may
- goes
- small
- find
- could
- fall
- think
- far
- found
- read
- were
- best
- because
- grow
- fast
- off
- draw
- bring
- got
- always
- much
- does
- show
- any
- try
- kind
- wish
- carry
- know
- only
- pick
- don't
- gave
- every
- which
- our
- want
- thank
- better
- clean
- been
- never
- those
- write
- first
- these
- both
- shall
- own
- hurt
- eight
- wash
- full
- use
- done
- start
Last Modified on October 31, 2009
