All 47 words are listed below. In the game above, type each word as it comes up: twelve words a lap, in a new order every time.
The 47 second grade sight words
always around because been before best both buy call cold does don't fast first five found gave goes green its left made many off or pull read right sing sit sleep tell their these those upon us use very wash which why wish work would write your
This is the fourth of the five Dolch levels.
The same words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 2 | or us |
| 3 letters | 6 | buy its off sit use why |
| 4 letters | 24 | been best both call cold does don't fast five gave goes left made many pull read sing tell upon very wash wish work your |
| 5 letters | 11 | first found green right sleep their these those which would write |
| 6 letters | 3 | always around before |
| 7 letters | 1 | because |
The game uses 45 of the words. The game leaves out "don't", which is not typed as a plain small word. It also leaves out "buy", as the sight word lessons in Bumpy Keys do.
Where the list comes from
Edward William Dolch published a list of frequently used words in 1936, in an article called "A Basic Sight Vocabulary" in The Elementary School Journal, and again in 1948 in his book Problems in Reading. The list is usually given in five levels, from pre-primer to third grade, with the nouns as a separate list. We read the lists in the Wikipedia article Dolch word list on 3 October 2026.
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Questions
How many second grade sight words are there?
47 on this page, from the Dolch list.
Is this the same list my school uses?
It may not be. Schools choose their own sight word lists. Ask the teacher for the class list.
How does the practice game work?
Each word appears as tiles on a road. Type the lit key, and the hands show which finger to use. A lap is twelve words, and every lap is in a new order.