Color by Sight Word Pixel Pictures From the Words You Type

Type your class's words, pick a picture, and print a sheet where reading the word picks the crayon.

Sample list: First words. Type or paste your own words to replace it.

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Color by word: Kite

Read the word in each square, then color it by the key. can means leave the square white.

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To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Kite, 12 by 12, 5 colors, 10 words in the list.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Pictures, with the words each one takes

One for each color, so type at least as many words as the picture has colors. Up to 40, of 8 letters or fewer. Saved in this browser only.

The link carries the picture and the settings, never your words.

Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square and Backspace clears it.

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All 10 pictures

Animals 3

  • Duck A yellow duck with an orange beak floating on blue water.
  • Octopus A purple octopus with a pink smile and curly arms.
  • Pig A pink pig face with a red snout and pointed ears.

Food 3

  • Cherries Two red cherries on green stems with a leaf.
  • Grapes A bunch of purple grapes under two green leaves.
  • Pineapple A yellow pineapple with orange checks and a green crown.

Nature and sky 2

  • Moon A yellow crescent moon and three orange stars in a blue night sky.
  • Sun A round yellow sun with orange rays.

Things and places 2

  • Kite A kite in four colours with a bow on its string.
  • Present A blue gift box with a red lid and a yellow ribbon and bow.
How this list was compiled

Drawn square by square for this site. Nothing is traced or taken from another collection. Licence: own work

All 76 starter words

First words 10

  • and 3 letters. Say it in a pair: up and down, you and me.
  • can 3 letters that sound out one at a time: c, a, n.
  • go 2 letters. Same ending as no and so.
  • like 4 letters. Same last three letters as bike and hike.
  • look 4 letters with two o's in the middle, like a pair of eyes.
  • my 2 letters. Ends in y, like by and why.
  • play 4 letters. Take off the p and the word lay is left.
  • see 3 letters with a double e. Say it in a sentence: I see the sun.
  • the 3 letters. It also starts they, them, then and there, so a pupil has to read to the end of the word.
  • you 3 letters. Sounds the same as the name of the letter U.
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Two-letter words 12

  • am a then m. It goes with the word I: I am six.
  • an a then n. Add a d and it turns into and.
  • as a then s. Say it in a phrase: as big as a house.
  • at a then t. It hides inside cat, hat and sat.
  • if i then f. Say it in a sentence: Tell me if you see it.
  • in Starts with i, like is, it and if. Only the second letter tells the four apart.
  • is i then s. Say it in a sentence: The kite is red.
  • it i then t. Put an s in front and it turns into sit.
  • no The same 2 letters as on, the other way round. Both are in this set on purpose.
  • of o then f, but the f sounds like a v.
  • on The same 2 letters as no, the other way round.
  • or o then r. Say it in a choice: red or blue.

th words 6

  • that 4 letters. The word hat is inside it, and the word at is on the end.
  • them 4 letters: the with an m on the end.
  • then 4 letters: the with an n on the end. The word hen is inside it.
  • there 5 letters: the word here with a t in front.
  • they 4 letters: the with a y on the end.
  • this 4 letters. Same first two letters as that, so look at the last two: is or at.

w and wh words 10

  • want 4 letters. The word ant is inside it.
  • was 3 letters. The same letters as saw, the other way round. The s sounds like a z.
  • we 2 letters. Same ending as he, me and be.
  • what 4 letters. The word hat is inside it.
  • when 4 letters. The word hen is inside it.
  • where 5 letters: the word here with a w in front.
  • who 3 letters. It starts with an h sound, not a w sound, and rhymes with two.
  • why 3 letters. Sounds the same as the name of the letter Y.
  • will 4 letters with a double l. The word ill is inside it.
  • with 4 letters. It ends in th, the two letters that start the, this and that.

h words 8

  • has 3 letters. The word as sits on the end.
  • have 4 letters. It looks as if it should rhyme with gave and save, but it does not.
  • he 2 letters. It is the start of her, here and help.
  • help 4 letters that sound out one at a time: h, e, l, p.
  • her 3 letters: he with an r on the end.
  • here 4 letters: he with re on the end. It hides inside there and where.
  • his 3 letters. The word is sits on the end.
  • how 3 letters. The same letters as who, in a different order.

Tricky spellings 10

  • are 3 letters. Sounds the same as the name of the letter R.
  • come 4 letters. Rhymes with hum and drum, and the e on the end is silent.
  • could 5 letters. Rhymes with good and wood. The l is silent, as it is in would and should.
  • does 4 letters: do with es on the end. Rhymes with buzz and fuzz.
  • from 4 letters. The same letters as form, with the r and the o the other way round.
  • one 3 letters. Sounds the same as won, with a w sound that is not in the spelling.
  • said 4 letters. Rhymes with red and bed, which the letters ai do not suggest.
  • some 4 letters. Sounds the same as sum, and shares its last three letters with come.
  • two 3 letters. Sounds the same as to and too. The w is silent.
  • your 4 letters: you with an r on the end. Sounds the same as you're.

Sound-it-out words 10

  • big b, i, g. Swap the i and it turns into bag, beg or bug.
  • get g, e, t. Same last two letters as let, pet and wet.
  • had h, a, d. Swap the d for an s and it turns into has.
  • him h, i, m. Swap the m for an s and it turns into his.
  • jump 4 letters and 4 sounds: j, u, m, p.
  • not n, o, t. Swap the o for a u and it turns into nut.
  • run r, u, n. Same last two letters as sun and fun.
  • sit s, i, t. The word it sits on the end.
  • up u then p. Put a c in front and it turns into cup.
  • yes y, e, s. Pair it with no on one sheet.

Color words 10

  • black Goes to the black squares of the Kite, Pig, Duck and Octopus.
  • blue Goes to the blue squares of the Kite, Duck, Present and Moon.
  • brown Only the Apple uses brown, for its stem.
  • green Goes to the green squares of the Apple, Kite, Cherries and Pineapple.
  • orange Goes to the orange squares of the Sun, Pineapple, Duck and Moon. At 6 letters it is the longest word in this set, with yellow and purple.
  • pink Goes to the pink squares of the Apple, Cherries, Pig and Octopus.
  • purple Only the Octopus uses purple, so choose it when this word needs a turn.
  • red Goes to the red squares of the Apple, Kite, Cherries, Pig and Present.
  • white Goes to the squares that stay white, so pupils read it and leave those squares alone.
  • yellow Goes to the yellow squares of 6 pictures: Sun, Kite, Pineapple, Duck, Present and Moon.

How this list was compiled: Our own starter words: common short words from early readers, grouped by what a pupil has to look at to tell them apart (first letters, word endings, a spelling that does not match its sound). This is not the Dolch list or the Fry list, and it follows no published list's levels or grades. Sound notes describe general American speech and were checked on 2026-09-18 against the pronunciation lines of each word's Wiktionary page, for example https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/said. Licence: own work

How it works

This color by sight word printable turns your class's words into a 12 by 12 pixel picture. Type up to 40 words in the Your words box, or choose a set under Start from a list. Press Print this sheet. It fits Letter or A4.

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One word for each color

Each picture takes one word from your list for each color, plus one for the squares that stay white. The Kite has 5 colors, so it uses 6 words. Shuffle the words draws a different handful and keeps the picture. Pupils must read the leave-white word too, or they color squares that should stay empty.

Color by sight word kindergarten sheets

For kindergarten, 3 known words on the Sun is plenty. A first grade group can take the Kite. The 8 starter sets are ours, grouped by what pupils mix up: on and no, or said, could and does. They are not the Dolch or Fry lists and carry no grade levels, so paste your own program's words.

  • Read the key aloud together first. A pupil who cannot read a key word colors by guessing.
  • Type a color word and it goes to its own color: red to red squares, white to squares left white.
  • Same picture, different list for each reading group. Words over 8 letters are left out. One 8-letter word shrinks the type in every square.

Questions and answers

Are the words I type saved or shared?

Typed words stay in this browser. To pass a list to a colleague, send the words and let them paste.

Is there a color by sight word free pdf?

Yes. Each color by sight word free printable here becomes a PDF in your browser: press Print this sheet and choose the PDF option in the print dialog. Page 1 is the worksheet, page 2 the colored answer key.

Do the squares hold words or numbers?

Words. This is a sight word color by word page, not a sight word color by number. A pupil cannot match digits and skip the reading. On these sight word coloring sheets the word is the only clue. Color by number printables are separate.

How many words do color by sight word worksheets need?

One more than the picture has colors: 3 for the Sun, 4 for the Pig or the Octopus, 5 for the Grapes or the Duck, 6 for the Kite. Untick A word in the white squares too in More options and each needs one fewer.

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