Bookmark 1
always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call
Sight Words for 2nd Graders: The Dolch Second Grade List
These sight words for 2nd graders are the 46 words on the Dolch second grade list, such as because, around, would and their. Some are spelled very differently from how they sound (does, buy, been), and look-alikes such as these and those or which and wish are easy to confuse. Most schools use the list in second grade. This page has the full list, five sight-word bookmarks, flash cards, worksheets, bingo cards and tracing sheets.
Sight-word bookmarks
Bookmark 2
cold, does, don't, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes
Bookmark 3
green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing
Bookmark 4
sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use
Bookmark 5
very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your
| always | fast | pull | use |
| around | first | read | very |
| because | five | right | wash |
| been | found | sing | which |
| before | gave | sit | why |
| best | goes | sleep | wish |
| both | green | tell | work |
| buy | its | their | would |
| call | made | these | write |
| cold | many | those | your |
| does | off | upon | |
| don't | or | us |
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Cards and worksheets
Flash cards
Flash cards: 46 cards, 8 to a page, with cut lines.
Worksheets
Worksheets: read it, color it, trace it, write it and find it, two words to a page.
Bingo cards
Bingo: 8 different 5 by 5 cards with a free center, two to a page.
Tracing sheets
Tracing: every word three times in gray on handwriting lines, six words to a page.
What sight words should a second grader know?
The Dolch second grade list has 46 words, such as always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call and cold. Most schools use it in second grade, after the first grade list. Schools differ, so ask your child's teacher which list the class follows.
Second grade sight word flash cards
The flash card PDF has all 46 cards, eight to a page, with cut lines. Print them on cardstock (65 lb cover, about 176 gsm) so they last and the next card does not show through. Pick three to five words a week and put a card in the done pile once your child reads it without help on three different days.
Sight words printable for second grade
Everything on this page is a free printable PDF in US Letter or A4: five bookmarks, flash cards, worksheets, bingo cards and tracing sheets. Print only the pieces you need. The flash cards need cardstock, and plain printer paper is fine for the worksheets, tracing and bingo.
Second grade sight word worksheets
Each worksheet page covers two words. A child reads the word, colors it, traces it, writes it and finds it in a row of look-alikes. The tracing sheets repeat every word three times in gray on handwriting lines, six words to a page. Plain printer paper works for both, in US Letter or A4.
Sight words list for second grade
The full 46-word list sits in a table on this page, from always to your. Read it once and pull out the words your child hesitates on. Work on three to five of those a week with the flash cards, then check the whole list again.
Sight word bingo game
The bingo PDF has eight different 5 by 5 cards with a free center, two to a page. Call a word and every player looks for it and covers it. Use it to practice look-alikes such as these and those or which and wish, because players have to look closely before they cover a word.
What are Dolch sight words?
Dolch sight words are 220 service words in five lists, plus 95 nouns. The second grade list is the fourth of the five, with 46 words from always to your. The first grade list comes before it, and the third grade list finishes the set.
Using them at home and in class
- Start with the ones that trip
- Read the full list once and pull out the words your child hesitates on. Work on three to five of those a week with the flash cards.
- Pair the look-alikes
- Put these and those or which and wish side by side. The find-it row on each worksheet and a round of bingo are good practice for telling them apart.
- Use the bookmark while reading
- Keep the bookmark in a chapter book and tick a box each time a word on it is read without help. Three ticks means the word is known.
Questions
Are there fourth grade sight words?
The Dolch lists stop at third grade. The five lists are pre-primer, primer, first, second and third grade, and together they make up 220 service words. Dolch also listed 95 nouns. Teachers often use the nouns from kindergarten to second grade.
What sight words should a 3rd grader know?
The Dolch third grade list has 41 words, from about to warm, and most schools use it in third grade. It is the last of the five lists. Ask your child's teacher which list the class follows.
What grade is the Dolch second grade list for?
The second grade list is made for second grade. It follows the first grade list, and the third grade list comes after it.
How many words are on the second grade list?
The second grade list has 46 words, from always to your. The table on this page shows all of them.
Which second grade words are easy to mix up?
Look-alikes such as these and those, or which and wish, are easy to confuse. Put them side by side on the find-it row of the worksheets. A round of bingo is good practice for telling them apart.
How can I use the bookmark while my child reads?
Keep the bookmark in a chapter book and tick a box each time a word on it is read without help. Each of the five bookmarks holds up to ten words with three boxes per word. Three ticks means the word is known.
What paper do the printables need?
Plain printer paper is fine for the worksheets, tracing and bingo. Print the flash cards on cardstock (65 lb cover, about 176 gsm) so they last and the next card does not show through.
How does sight word bingo work?
The bingo PDF has 8 different 5 by 5 cards with a free center, two to a page. Call a word, and every player looks for it and covers it. The first full row wins.
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