Dolch Second Grade: word list

46 words for grade 2. The Dolch basic sight word lists, 220 service words by level plus 95 common nouns.

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Word	Syllables	Estimated grade
always	2	2
around	2	2
because	2	2
been	1	2
before	2	2
best	1	2
both	1	2
buy	1	2
call	1	2
cold	1	2
does	1	2
don't	1	2
fast	1	2
first	1	2
five	1	2
found	1	2
gave	1	2
goes	1	2
green	1	2
its	1	2
made	1	2
many	2	2
off	1	2
or	1	2
pull	1	2
read	1	2
right	1	2
sing	1	2
sit	1	2
sleep	1	2
tell	1	2
their	1	2
these	1	2
those	1	2
upon	2	2
us	1	2
use	1	2
very	2	2
wash	1	2
which	1	2
why	1	2
wish	1	2
work	1	2
would	1	2
write	1	2
your	1	2

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)

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