Phonics · lesson 13 of 24 · free

Sight words set 1 — Phonics for kids

Sight words are the small words that appear in almost every sentence: the, is, and, to, I, you, my, we, go, see, can, no. Some cannot be sounded out easily, so children learn to recognise them at a glance.

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How the sounds work

Know it at a glance — “some very common words are learnt by heart, so reading flows”

  1. Look at the whole word and say it: the.
  2. Spell it aloud and say it again: t-h-e, the.
  3. Find it in sentences: “The cat is on the mat.”

Use it for: Reading the first story books smoothly, without stopping at every small word.

Worked example: ___ cat is on the mat. → The

  1. Read the sentence and try each word in the gap: Go, See, The.
  2. Only “The” makes a good sentence: The cat is on the mat.

Check: “The cat is on the mat.” reads well ✓

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