Dolch Phrase List
Here are 150 phrases using the 220 most common words and 95 nouns in children's reading books. Dolch words provide an excellent base for reading at an early age because they cover over 50% of the vocabulary used in written English.
However, learning the Dolch words in isolation is not as effective as learning them in context. Children will build confidence in reading far quicker by learning common English patterns, so practice with Dolch phrases is essential.
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1) a big horse 2) a big house 3) a new book 4) a new hat 5) a pretty home 6) a pretty picture 7) about him 8) about it 9) all day 10) all night 11) as he did 12) as he said 13) as I do 14) as I said 15) at home 16) at once 17) at school 18) at three 19) by the house 20) by the tree 21) can fly 22) can live 23) can play 24) can run 25) could eat 26) could make 27) did not fall 28) did not go 29) down here 30) down the hill 31) down the street 32) down there 33) for him 34) for the baby 35) for the girl 36) for them 37) from home 38) from the farm 39) from the tree 40) has come back 41) has found 42) has made 43) has run away 44) he is 45) he was 46) he would do 47) he would try 48) her father 49) her mother 50) his brother |
51) his sister 52) I am 53) I may get 54) I may go 55) I was 56) I will come 57) I will go 58) I will fall 59) if I could 60) if I may 61) if I might 62) if I must 63) if you can 64) if you wish 65) in the barn 66) in the box 67) in the garden 68) in the grass 69) in the water 70) in the window 71) is coming 72) is going 73) it is 74) it was 75) must be 76) must go 77) my brother 78) my father 79) on the chair 80) on the floor 81) so long 82) so much 83) some bread 84) some cake 85) the black bird 86) the black horse 87) the funny man 88) the funny rabbit 89) the little chicken 90) the little children 91) the little dog 92) the little pig 93) the new coat 94) the new doll 95) the old man 96) the old men 97) the red apple 98) the red cow 99) the small boat 100) the small boy |
101) the white duck 102) the white sheep 103) the yellow ball 104) the yellow cat 105) then he came 106) then he said 107) they are 108) they were 109) to go 110) to stop 111) to the barn 112) to the house 113) to the farm 114) to the nest 115) to the school 116) too little 117) too soon 118) up here 119) up there 120) was found 121) was made 122) we are 123) we were 124) went away 125) went down 126) what I say 127) what I want 128) when I can 129) when I wish 130) when you come 131) when you know 132) will buy 133) will go 134) will look 135) will read 136) will think 137) will walk 138) with brother 139) with mother 140) with the dog 141) with us 142) would like 143) would want 144) you are 145) you were 146) you will do 147) you will like 148) your father 149) your mother 150) your sister |