Dolch Nouns: word list
95 words for kindergarten to grade 3. The Dolch basic sight word lists, 220 service words by level plus 95 common nouns.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| apple | 2 | K |
| baby | 2 | K |
| back | 1 | K |
| ball | 1 | K |
| bear | 1 | K |
| bed | 1 | K |
| bell | 1 | K |
| bird | 1 | K |
| birthday | 2 | 1 |
| boat | 1 | K |
| box | 1 | K |
| boy | 1 | K |
| bread | 1 | K |
| brother | 2 | K |
| cake | 1 | 1 |
| car | 1 | K |
| cat | 1 | K |
| chair | 1 | K |
| chicken | 2 | K |
| children | 2 | K |
| Christmas | 2 | 1 |
| coat | 1 | K |
| corn | 1 | K |
| cow | 1 | K |
| day | 1 | K |
| dog | 1 | K |
| doll | 1 | K |
| door | 1 | K |
| duck | 1 | K |
| egg | 1 | K |
| eye | 1 | K |
| farm | 1 | K |
| farmer | 2 | K |
| father | 2 | K |
| feet | 1 | K |
| fire | 2 | K |
| fish | 1 | K |
| floor | 1 | K |
| flower | 2 | K |
| game | 1 | K |
| garden | 2 | K |
| girl | 1 | K |
| goodbye | 2 | 2 |
| grass | 1 | K |
| ground | 1 | K |
| hand | 1 | K |
| head | 1 | K |
| hill | 1 | K |
| home | 1 | K |
| horse | 1 | K |
| house | 1 | K |
| kitty | 2 | 2 |
| leg | 1 | K |
| letter | 2 | K |
| man | 1 | K |
| men | 1 | K |
| milk | 1 | K |
| money | 2 | K |
| morning | 2 | K |
| mother | 2 | K |
| name | 1 | K |
| nest | 1 | K |
| night | 1 | K |
| paper | 2 | K |
| party | 2 | K |
| picture | 2 | K |
| pig | 1 | K |
| rabbit | 2 | K |
| rain | 1 | K |
| ring | 1 | K |
| robin | 2 | K |
| Santa Claus | 3 | K |
| school | 1 | K |
| seed | 1 | K |
| sheep | 1 | K |
| shoe | 1 | 1 |
| sister | 2 | K |
| snow | 1 | K |
| song | 1 | K |
| squirrel | 2 | K |
| stick | 1 | 1 |
| street | 1 | K |
| sun | 1 | K |
| table | 2 | K |
| thing | 1 | K |
| time | 1 | K |
| top | 1 | K |
| toy | 1 | 2 |
| tree | 1 | K |
| watch | 1 | K |
| water | 2 | K |
| way | 1 | K |
| wind | 1 | K |
| window | 2 | K |
| wood | 1 | K |
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 First Grade (41 words)
- Dolch Second Grade (46 words)
- Dolch Third Grade (41 words)