Dolch Third Grade: word list
41 words for 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 |
|---|---|---|
| about | 2 | 3 |
| better | 2 | 3 |
| bring | 1 | 3 |
| carry | 2 | 3 |
| clean | 1 | 3 |
| cut | 1 | 3 |
| done | 1 | 3 |
| draw | 1 | 3 |
| drink | 1 | 3 |
| eight | 1 | 3 |
| fall | 1 | 3 |
| far | 1 | 3 |
| full | 1 | 3 |
| got | 1 | 3 |
| grow | 1 | 3 |
| hold | 1 | 3 |
| hot | 1 | 3 |
| hurt | 1 | 3 |
| if | 1 | 3 |
| keep | 1 | 3 |
| kind | 1 | 3 |
| laugh | 1 | 3 |
| light | 1 | 3 |
| long | 1 | 3 |
| much | 1 | 3 |
| myself | 2 | 3 |
| never | 2 | 3 |
| only | 2 | 3 |
| own | 1 | 3 |
| pick | 1 | 3 |
| seven | 2 | 3 |
| shall | 1 | 3 |
| show | 1 | 3 |
| six | 1 | 3 |
| small | 1 | 3 |
| start | 1 | 3 |
| ten | 1 | 3 |
| today | 2 | 3 |
| together | 3 | 3 |
| try | 1 | 3 |
| warm | 1 | 3 |
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 Primer (52 words)
- Dolch First Grade (41 words)
- Dolch Second Grade (46 words)
- Dolch Nouns (95 words)