Common Sight Words

NCERT anchor: NCERT English Mridang Class 1 — high-frequency words in short stories

• Read common words by sight: the, and, is, we, go, to, my.
• Do not sound out every letter — recognise whole word shape.
• Use sight words in sentences about school and home.

1. What is a sight word?

Level 1 (Verbal): See the → say the quickly without spelling t-h-e each time.

Level 2 (Symbolic): High-frequency = appears in many books.

Visual: Flash card with word on front, sentence on back.

2. Starter list

the, and, is, we, go, to, my, you, see, can — practice daily.

3. Use in sentences

We go to school. This is my book. Read smoothly.

Reading a sentence on the board

Step 1 — Sentence: We go to the park.
Step 2 — Sight words: We, go, to, the — read fast.
Step 3 — park — may need sounding — OK at Class 1.
Step 4 — Read whole line twice without stopping.
Answer: smooth read using sight words.

• Read: We go to school.
• Find the in a story book page.
• Which sight word: and or cat appears more often?
• Stretch: Write a sentence using we, go, and the.

Revision tip: Five flash cards each morning — shuffle and read in 30 seconds.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Common Sight Words.