What are Dolch words?

In his 1948 book, "Problems in Reading", Edward William Dolch published a list of
220 frequently used 'service words' and a separate list of 95 common nouns.
These lists are estimated to contain 50-75% of the words in children's books.

Dolch Phrases

Words don't stand alone. They are usually found beside the same words time and
time again. Your children can speed up their reading by recognizing these 150
phrases as well as the individual Dolch words.

Dolch Third Grade Sight Vocabulary

1about 1hold 1seven

better hot shall

bring hurt show

carry if six

clean keep small

cut kind start

done laugh ten

draw light today

drink long together

eight much try

fall myself warm

far never

full only

got own

grow pick
Dolch Sight Word List
 Preprimer Primer First Second Third
a all after always about
and am again around better
away are an because bring
big at any been carry
blue ate as before clean
can be ask best cut
come black by both done
down brown could buy draw
find but every call drink
for came fly cold eight
funny did from does fall
go do give don't far
help eat going fast full
hers four had first got
I get has five grow
in good her found hold
is has him gave hot
it he how goes hurt
jump into just green if
little like know its keep
look must let made kind
make new live many laugh
me no may off light
my now of or long
not on old pull much
one our once read myself
play out open right never
red please over sing only
run pretty put sit own
said ran round sleep pick
see ride some tell seven
the saw stop their shall
three say take these show
to she thank those six
two so them upon small
up soon then us start
we that think use ten
yellow there walk very today
you they where wash together
this when which try
too why warm
under wish
want work
was would
well write
went your
what
 DOLCH PHRASES
1) a big horse 51) his sister

2) a big house 52) I am 106) then he said

3) a new book 53) I may get 107) they are

4) a new hat 54) I may go 108) they were

5) a pretty home 55) I was 109) to go

6) a pretty picture 56) I will come 110) to stop

7) about him 57) I will go 111) to the barn

8) about it 58) I will fall 112) to the house

9) all day 59) if I could 113) to the farm

10) all night 60) if I may 114) to the nest

11) as he did 61) if I might 115) to the school

12) as he said 62) if I must 116) too little

13) as I do 63) if you can 117) too soon

14) as I said 64) if you wish 118) up here

15) at home 65) in the barn 119) up there

16) at once 66) in the box 120) was found

17) at school 67) in the garden 121) was made

18) at three 68) in the grass 122) we are

19) by the house 69) in the water 123) we were

20) by the tree 70) in the window 124) went away

21) can fly 71) is coming 125) went down

22) can live 72) is going 126) what I say

23) can play 73) it is 127) what I want

24) can run 74) it was 128) when I can

25) could eat 75) must be 129) when I wish

26) could make 76) must go 130) when you come

27) did not fall 77) my brother 131) when you know

28) did not go 78) my father 132) will buy

29) down here 79) on the chair 133) will go

30) down the hill 80) on the floor 134) will look

31) down the street 81) so long 135) will read

32) down there 82) so much 136) will think

33) 35) for the girl 83) some bread 137) will walk

36) for them 84) some cake 138143) would want

37) from home 85) the 144) you are

38) from the farm 88) the funny rabbit 145) you were

39) from the tree 89) the 90) the little children 146) you will do

40) has come back 91) 98) the red cow 147) 149) your mother

41) has found 99) the small boat 150) your sister

42) has made 100) the small boy