Sound It Out Cards
Read the word, then say each part. The small letters show how a dictionary says it.
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How to do it
- Read the word.
- Tap and say each part.
- Read the whole word again, fast.
Teaching tip
A heart part does not sound like it looks. Learn that part by heart! This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.2.3f.
About this chart
All 46 sight words split into sounds or syllables, like a • gain, with the tricky part marked with a heart and how a dictionary says each word (3 pages).
What kids practice
Sight words are common words kids should know instantly, without sounding them out. These sheets use the 46 second-grade Dolch sight words, such as always, because, been, does, their, which, would and your. Many of them break phonics rules, so they have to be learned by sight.
Watch for
- Mixing up look-alike words, like their and there, or which and with.
- Reading does like goes, or been like bean.
- Knowing the word on a card but not in a sentence. Always read them in context too.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full second-grade sight words guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. All 46 Sight WordsEvery second-grade sight word on one page, with three boxes per word to track progress. - See it all
3. Sound BoxesAll 46 sight words with one box for each sound or syllable and a dot to tap under each box (2 pages). - See it all
4. Sound It Out ListAll 46 sight words in a list with the sound parts, an easy "say it" spelling, how a dictionary says it, and what makes it tricky (4 pages). 
5. Read, Trace, WriteSecond-grade sight words to read, trace and write on handwriting lines.
6. Sight Word HuntTwo sight words hidden six times each among other second-grade sight words.
7. Fill In the Sight WordSentences with a missing sight word and a word box at the top.
8. Sight Word CardsTwelve big cut-out cards with second-grade sight words.