Sight Words Word Search
These sight words word searches use the high-frequency words from Dolch and Fry style lists that young readers need to recognize instantly. Searching for a word letter by letter, then spotting it as a whole, helps children lock in words like said, were and because that cannot easily be sounded out.
Sight Words Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- ABOUT
- AGAIN
- ALWAYS
- AND
- AROUND
- BECAUSE
- COULD
- FROM
- HAVE
- SAID
- SHOULD
- THE
- THEIR
- THERE
- THEY
- WAS
- WERE
- WHAT
- WOULD
- YOU
Sight Words Hidden Message Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- ABOUT
- AGAIN
- ALWAYS
- BECAUSE
- COULD
- FROM
- HAVE
- SHOULD
- THEIR
- THERE
- THEY
- WERE
- WHAT
- WOULD
Hidden message: the leftover letters, read left to right and top to bottom, spell a secret message._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sight Words Word Search — Answer Key
Sight Words Hidden Message Word Search — Answer Key
Hidden message: Read every day
About this sight words word search
- Edward Dolch published his list of 220 service words in the 1930s and 1940s, and many classrooms still use it today.
- The Fry list of 1,000 instant words is ordered by frequency; the first 100 make up roughly half of the words in typical written English.
- Have children read each word aloud after they find it. Seeing, finding and saying the word builds instant recognition faster than silent searching.
- Make a custom puzzle from just this week's five to ten sight words so the practice matches what your class is learning.
Want a different version? Make your own word search with these words, a shaped grid, or bent words.
Words in these puzzles
theandsaidwasyoutheywerewhathavefromtheretheircouldwouldshouldbecauseaboutagainalwaysaround
Frequently asked questions
›Is this sight words word search free to print?
Yes. Print it straight from your browser or download the PDF, which includes 2 puzzles and their answer keys. No sign-up needed.
›Where is the answer key?
The answer keys print on their own pages after the puzzles, and they are in the PDF too. Every word is highlighted, so checking is quick.
›Can I make my own sight words word search?
Yes. Press "Customize this puzzle" to open it in the word search maker. There you can add or remove words, change the grid size, pick a shape or add a hidden message.