SIGHT WORDS

Hi! It's me - Professor Panda with a new and really important new English lesson. Today we are going to cover for the first time, SIGHT WORDS! What is a SIGHT WORD?

• A sight word is any word that should be known to a reader automatically. Sight words are pronounced without thinking about how the word is spelled. A common first sight word is a person's given name. Beginning readers are at an advantage when they learn to read sight words that occur frequently in print. However, it is possible to read a word on sight but not know the meaning of the word. For example, a student might be able to read on sight "there, their and they're" but not understand the differences in meaning. Thus, learning words by sight only, should not be seen as a complete reading solution.


• It is estimated that there are approximately 100 to 220 common words in English that require specific memorization.

So, here are the first group of sight words for you. Memorize them and if you are not clear on their meaning or use, look them up in a nice dictionary.

SIGHT WORDS I

a

and

away

big

blue

can

come

down

find

for

funny

go

help

I

in

is

it

jump

little

oak

make

me

not

one

play

red

run

said

see

the

three

to

two

up

we

yellow

you