Learning to Read is
so Sweet!!!
These are the sight words that our class will be
working on this year. I refer to them in class as
"snappy words" (words they should know in a snap).
2nd Grade Sight Word List:

a

about

after

again

all

always

am

an

and

any

are

around

as

ask

at

ate

away

be

because

been

before

best

better

big

black

blue

both

bring

brown

but

buy

by

call

came

can

carry

clean

cold

come

could

cut

did

do

does
don't

done

down

draw

drink

eat

eight

every

fall

far

fast

find

first

five

fly

for

found

four

from

full

funny

gave

get

give

go

goes

going

good

got

green

grow

had

has

have

he

help

her

here

him

his

hold

hot

how

hurt
I

if

in

into

is

it

its

jump

just

keep

kind

know

laugh

let

light

like

little

live

long

look

made

make

many

may

me

much

must

my

myself

never

new

no

not

now

of

off

old

on

once

one

only

open

or

our
out

over

own

pick

play

please

pretty

pull

put

ran

read

red

ride

right

round

run

said

saw

say

see

seven

shall

she

sing

sit

six

sleep

slow

small

so

some

soon

start

stop

take

tell

ten

thank

that

the

their

them

then

there
these

they

think

this

those

three

to

today

together

too

try

two

under

up

upon

us

use

very

walk

want

warm

was

wash

we

well

went

were

what

when

where

which

white

who

why

will

wish

with

work

would

write

yellow

yes

you

yours
Please work on these words daily with your child.
Work on recognizing them as well as spelling them.
Sight words are high-frequency words often seen in
print. Many of these words are difficult to sound out
and thus require some memorization. Sight word
recognition is very important in developing reading
fluency--the speed/rate at which your child reads.
The better the fluency, the easier it will be for your
child to comprehend what has been read.

Ideas for Practice at Home:
Flash-cards
Sight Word Bingo
Sight Word Hopscotch
Sight Word Go Fish
Sight Word Memory Game
Find and circle sight words in the newspapers,
magazines, etc.
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