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Free Printable Sight Word Worksheets (Kindergarten - Grade 1)

About a hundred words make up half of any page a child reads, and most of them cannot be sounded out. This sheet drills recognizing them in isolation and using them inside a real sentence, with a complete answer key at the bottom. Generate a fresh one whenever you need more practice.

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Sight Word Practice - Kindergarten to Grade 1

Recognizing high-frequency words

1.

Pick the spelling you will see in a book.

Four spellings

ueseuseuzeyuse

2.

Pick the spelling you will see in a book.

Four spellings

waswazwuswuz

3.

Pick the spelling you will see in a book.

Four spellings

hauwhouhowhoww

4.

Pick the spelling you will see in a book.

Four spellings

haavhaivehavhave

5.

Pick the spelling you will see in a book.

Four spellings

wihtwiithwithwtih

Sight words in a sentence

6.

Choose the word that finishes the sentence.

Put the box the shelf.

7.

Choose the word that finishes the sentence.

Put the box the shelf.

8.

Choose the word that finishes the sentence.

are you going after school?

9.

Choose the word that finishes the sentence.

Please sit me.

Heart words - the tricky ones

10.

All four look alike. Pick the heart word - the word that will not fully sound out.

Four words

coatdoesfeetmoon

11.

All four look alike. Pick the heart word - the word that will not fully sound out.

Four words

gatemakesaidwait

12.

All four look alike. Pick the heart word - the word that will not fully sound out.

Four words

greenshinetherethree

Answer Key

1.use

2.was

3.how

4.have

5.with

6.on

7.on

8.Where

9.by

10.does

11.said

12.there

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Frequently asked questions

Are these sight word worksheets free?
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Do they include an answer key?
Every worksheet has a full answer key at the bottom of the page.

What grades are these sight word worksheets for?
They are designed for kindergarten and grade 1.

Does my child need to read the questions alone?
No. Print it and read the instructions aloud if that is what the sheet needs - at these ages the point is the skill, not whether they can decode the directions.

Can I get a different worksheet?
Yes - click “Generate a new sheet” and a fresh set of problems (with a matching answer key) is created instantly.