Bookmark 1
about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw
Sight Words for Third Graders: The Dolch Third Grade List
These sight words for third graders are the 41 words on the Dolch third grade list, such as about, together, myself and laugh. A few have spellings beginners rarely see (laugh, eight, light), and the rest turn up in almost every chapter book. Most schools use the list in third grade, and it completes the 220 Dolch service words. This page has the full list, five sight-word bookmarks, flash cards, worksheets, bingo cards and tracing sheets.
Sight-word bookmarks
Bookmark 2
drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold
Bookmark 3
hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much
Bookmark 4
myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show
Bookmark 5
six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm
| about | far | light | six |
| better | full | long | small |
| bring | got | much | start |
| carry | grow | myself | ten |
| clean | hold | never | today |
| cut | hot | only | together |
| done | hurt | own | try |
| draw | if | pick | warm |
| drink | keep | seven | |
| eight | kind | shall | |
| fall | laugh | show |
Other Dolch lists
Cards and worksheets
Flash cards
Flash cards: 41 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.
How many sight words for 3rd grade?
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 Dolch lists. The number your school expects can differ, so ask your child's teacher which words the class practices.
Sight words for 3rd graders
Third grade and 3rd grade mean the same list here: 41 words from about to warm. By third grade many of these words are already known. Read the full list once and practice only the words your child hesitates on, using the flash cards, worksheets and bingo.
Third grade sight word flash cards
The flash card PDF has all 41 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 third 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.
Third 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 third grade
The full 41-word list sits in a table on this page, from about to warm. Third graders spell these words as often as they read them, so use the write-it lines on the worksheets and the tracing sheets for spelling practice too.
What are Dolch sight words?
Dolch sight words are 220 service words in five lists, plus 95 nouns. The third grade list is the last of the five, with 41 words from about to warm, and it completes the 220. The pre-primer, primer, first and second grade lists come before it.
Using them at home and in class
- Check before you teach
- By third grade many of these words are already known. Read the full list once and practice only the words your child hesitates on.
- Write them, too
- Third graders spell these words as often as they read them. Use the write-it lines on the worksheets and the tracing sheets for spelling practice.
- Keep the bookmark in the book
- Tick a box each time a word on the bookmark is read without help. When all three boxes are ticked for every word, the bookmark is done.
Questions
What are some common sight words in Grade 3?
Common words on the Dolch third grade list include about, better, bring, carry, clean, done, draw, drink, laugh and together. The full list has 41 words, and the table on this page shows all of them.
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 second grader know?
The Dolch second grade list has 46 words, from always to your, and most schools use it in second grade. The third grade list on this page follows it. Ask your child's teacher which list the class follows.
What grade is the Dolch third grade list for?
The third grade list is made for third grade. It is the last of the five lists that make up the 220 Dolch words.
Do third graders still need to practice sight words?
Many of these words are already known by third grade. Read the full list once and practice only the words your child hesitates on.
Can the sight word sheets help with spelling?
The worksheets have write-it lines and the tracing sheets repeat every word three times, so both give spelling practice. Third graders spell these words as often as they read them.
How do the sight-word bookmarks work?
Each of the five bookmarks holds up to ten words with three boxes per word. Tick a box each time your child reads the word without help. When all three boxes are ticked for every word, the bookmark is done.
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.
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