The Dolch Reading Lists

220 frequently found words in children's books, listed in order of frequency. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules. These words should be learned as sight words, and are usually studied in first and second grades.

List 1 - List 2 - List 3 - List 4 - List 5 - List 6 - List 7 - List 8 - List 9 - List 10 - List 11


List 1

the

I

was

 for

to

you

said

 on

and

it

his

 they

he

of

that

 but

a

in

she

 had

 

List 2

at

look

 out we

him

 is as am

with

 her

 be then

up

 there have little

all

 some go down

 

List 3

do what get my
can so them would
could see like me
when not one will
did were this yes

 

List 4

big now very ride
went long an into
are no over just
come came your blue
if ask its red

 

List 5

from want put every
good don't too pretty
any how got jump
about know take green
around right where four

 

List 6

away

 saw ran sleep

old

 call let brown
by after help yellow
their well make five
here think going six

 

List 7

walk

again

stop

cold

two

play

off

today

or

who

never

fly

before

been

seven

myself

eat

may

eight

round

 

List 8
tell first black goes
much try white write
keep new ten always
give must does drink
work start bring once

 

List 9
soon has our warm
made find better ate
run only hold full
gave us buy those
open three funny done

 

List 10
use hurt sit under
fast pull which read
say cut fall why
light kind carry own
pick both small found

 

List 11
wash live upon thank
show draw these wish
hot clean sing many
because grow together shall
far best please laugh