Dolch First Grade: word list
41 words for grade 1. The Dolch basic sight word lists, 220 service words by level plus 95 common nouns.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| after | 2 | 1 |
| again | 2 | 1 |
| an | 1 | 1 |
| any | 2 | 1 |
| as | 1 | 1 |
| ask | 1 | 1 |
| by | 1 | 1 |
| could | 1 | 1 |
| every | 3 | 1 |
| fly | 1 | 1 |
| from | 1 | 1 |
| give | 1 | 1 |
| going | 2 | 1 |
| had | 1 | 1 |
| has | 1 | 1 |
| her | 1 | 1 |
| him | 1 | 1 |
| his | 1 | 1 |
| how | 1 | 1 |
| just | 1 | 1 |
| know | 1 | 1 |
| let | 1 | 1 |
| live | 1 | 1 |
| may | 1 | 1 |
| of | 1 | 1 |
| old | 1 | 1 |
| once | 1 | 1 |
| open | 2 | 1 |
| over | 2 | 1 |
| put | 1 | 1 |
| round | 1 | 1 |
| some | 1 | 1 |
| stop | 1 | 1 |
| take | 1 | 1 |
| thank | 1 | 1 |
| them | 1 | 1 |
| then | 1 | 1 |
| think | 1 | 1 |
| walk | 1 | 1 |
| were | 1 | 1 |
| when | 1 | 1 |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Dolch Sight Words (Edward W. Dolch, 1936/1948) as published at (retrieved 2026-10-11; the site says its resources are free to use)
Related lists
- Dolch Pre-Primer (40 words)
- Dolch Primer (52 words)
- Dolch Second Grade (46 words)
- Dolch Third Grade (41 words)
- Dolch Nouns (95 words)