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The Dolch words are the
220 most frequently found words. Students who learn these
words have a good base for beginning reading. Many of
these words cannot be sounded out because they do not
follow decoding rules. These words must be learned as
sight words.
From 50-75% of all words
used in school books, library books, newspapers, and
magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220
words. They are "service words" (pronouns, adjectives,
adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs) which
cannot be learned through the use of pictures. Because
they are used to hold thoughts together, these words must
be recognized at a glance before a child can read with
confidence.
Most of our spelling words
will come from this list.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for links
to games and practice using these words.
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a
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and
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away
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big
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blue
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can
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come
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down
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find
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for
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funny
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go
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help
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here
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I
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in
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is
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it
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jump
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little
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look
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make
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me
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my
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not
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one
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play
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red
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run
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said
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see
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the
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three
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to
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two
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up
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we
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where
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yellow
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you
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all
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am
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are
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at
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ate
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be
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black
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brown
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but
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came
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did
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do
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eat
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four
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get
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good
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have
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he
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into
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like
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must
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new
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no
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now
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on
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our
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out
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please
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pretty
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ran
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ride
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saw
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say
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she
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so
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soon
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that
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there
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they
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this
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too
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under
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want
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was
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well
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went
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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
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after
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again
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an
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any
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as
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ask
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by
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could
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every
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fly
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from
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give
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giving
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had
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has
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her
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him
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his
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how
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just
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know
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let
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live
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may
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of
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old
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once
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open
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over
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put
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round
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some
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stop
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take
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thank
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them
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then
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think
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walk
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were
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when
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always
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around
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because
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been
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before
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best
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both
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buy
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call
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cold
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does
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don't
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fast
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first
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five
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found
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gave
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goes
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green
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its
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made
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many
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off
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or
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pull
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read
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right
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sing
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sit
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sleep
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tell
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their
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these
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those
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upon
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us
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use
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very
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wash
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which
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why
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wish
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work
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would
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write
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your
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about
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better
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bring
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carry
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clean
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cut
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done
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draw
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drink
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eight
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fall
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far
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full
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got
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grow
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hold
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hot
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hurt
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if
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keep
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kind
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laugh
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light
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long
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much
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myself
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never
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only
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own
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pick
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seven
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shall
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show
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six
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small
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start
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ten
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today
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together
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try
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