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Sight Words: Common Words to Know

Learn more high-frequency words that you will see everywhere.

10 min

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn more sight words — common words that appear in almost every text you read.

🌟 Let's Start

You already know the tricky words: the, is, I, to, a, was. Now let us learn even more common words. These words appear again and again in books, so knowing them quickly will help you read faster!

📚 New Concept

More sight words to learn:

  • he — "He is my friend."
  • she — "She is kind."
  • we — "We go to school."
  • they — "They are playing."
  • you — "You are smart."
  • my — "This is my book."
  • are — "We are happy."
  • do — "What do you want?"
  • said — "She said hello."
  • have — "I have a dog."
  • go — "Let us go!"
  • no — "No, thank you."

Practice reading with sight words:

  • "He said that we can go to the shop."
  • "She and I have a dog. They are playing."
  • "Do you want my pen?"

🎮 Let's Practice

  1. Read: "She said we can go to the market."
  2. Read: "He and I have a big red ball."
  3. Read: "They are not at the shop. Do you know where they are?"
Click to see answers
  1. "She said we can go to the market." — Sight words: she, said, we, can, go, to, the.
  2. "He and I have a big red ball." — Sight words: he, and, I, have, a.
  3. "They are not at the shop. Do you know where they are?" — Many sight words! Well done.

💡 Remember

Sight words are common words you should recognise instantly: he, she, we, they, you, my, are, do, said, have, go, no. The more you see them, the faster you read!