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Kindergarten Sight Words Worksheet

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Kindergarten Sight Words

Kindergarten - Reading - Building Confidence

Worksheet 1

  1. Which choice is the word “see”?

    A short word printed one letter per box.A row of 3 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.see

  2. Which word completes “I ____ a cat.”?

    A short word with its first letter box empty.A row of 3 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.ee

  3. Which choice is the word “a”?

    A short word printed one letter per box.A row of 1 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.a

  4. Which word completes “I ____ the dog.”?

    A short word with its first letter box empty.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.ike

  5. Which choice is the word “go”?

    A short word printed one letter per box.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.go

  6. Which word completes “We ____ to school.”?

    A short word with its first letter box empty.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.o

  7. Which choice is the word “like”?

    A short word printed one letter per box.A row of 4 boxes for the letters of a word. Each box holds one letter.like

  8. Which word completes “This is ____ hat.”?

    A short word with its first letter box empty.A row of 2 boxes for the letters of a word. 1 box is empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.y
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About this worksheet

A small group of very common words appears so often that recognising them quickly makes early reading smoother. Words such as the, said, and you may not follow the sound patterns a beginning reader expects, while even regular words take too much effort if they must be decoded on every page. This worksheet asks children to notice a target word, find it among similar choices, and use it inside one short sentence. The activity is recognition rather than memorising an isolated list. Encourage your child to look across the whole word, including its first and last letters, instead of guessing from length or shape. Support items use the most frequent, shortest words and three choices. Standard and challenge levels introduce a broader bank and closer-looking distractors. If a word is missed, name it, read the tiny sentence together, and return later rather than asking for repeated copying.

What your child will learn

  • Recognise common kindergarten words without slow decoding
  • Find the same word in a small choice set
  • Use sentence meaning to select a familiar word
  • Attend to every letter rather than guessing from word shape

Worked example

The box shows the. Look at all three letters from left to right and choose the exact word the, not then or he.

Common mistake

Guessing from the first letter or word length instead of checking the complete printed word.

Helpful hint

Look at the first letter, the middle, and the end before you choose.

Break Words into SoundsWho Is in the Story?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with kindergarten sight words?
Guessing from the first letter or word length instead of checking the complete printed word.
How can I help my child with kindergarten sight words?
Look at the first letter, the middle, and the end before you choose.
Are these kindergarten reading worksheets free to print?
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.

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