The below lists are the most common "Dolch Words" used in the English Language. Traditionally children were taught to memorize these words to help them read. We know better! We use The Science of Reading & utilize "Secret Stories" to make the children want to decode any Dolch / Sight / High-Frequency words that they can!
Dolch Word List Sorted Alphabetically by Grade*
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Pre-primer |
Primer |
First |
Second |
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a |
all |
after |
always |
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and |
am |
again |
around |
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away |
are |
an |
because |
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big |
at |
any |
been |
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blue |
ate |
as |
before |
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can |
be |
ask |
best |
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come |
black |
by |
both |
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down |
brown |
could |
buy |
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find |
but |
every |
call |
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for |
came |
fly |
cold |
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funny |
did |
from |
does |
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go |
do |
give |
don't |
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help |
eat |
going |
fast |
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here |
four |
had |
first |
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I |
get |
has |
five |
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in |
good |
her |
found |
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is |
have |
him |
gave |
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it |
he |
his |
goes |
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jump |
into |
how |
green |
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little |
like |
just |
its |
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look |
must |
know |
made |
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make |
new |
let |
many |
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me |
no |
live |
off |
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my |
now |
may |
or |
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not |
on |
of |
pull |
|
one |
our |
old |
read |
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play |
out |
once |
right |
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red |
please |
open |
sing |
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run |
pretty |
over |
sit |
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said |
ran |
put |
sleep |
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see |
ride |
round |
tell |
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the |
saw |
some |
their |
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three |
say |
stop |
these |
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to |
she |
take |
those |
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two |
so |
thank |
upon |
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up |
soon |
them |
us |
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we |
that |
then |
use |
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where |
there |
think |
very |
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yellow |
they |
walk |
wash |
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yes |
this |
were |
which |
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you |
too |
when |
why |
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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 |
Download - Miss Videtti's Dolch Word ABC-Grade.docx