Sight Word About Worksheet

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NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comaboutaboutaboutaboutaboutaboutTrace it. Then write it.Find "about". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.aboutableaboutawayaboutagainboataboutshoutaroundaroundaboveoutaboutawayboataboutaboveagain
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comWrite the missing word. Then read the sentence.Read the sentence. Then write it.Cut out the letters at the bottom. Glue them here in order to build the word.This book isa frog.Tell me about it.tbaou
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comFind "about". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Write the missing word. Then read the sentence.Cut out the letters at the bottom. Glue them here in order to build the word.Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.Answer keyabout5ableaboutawayaboutagainboataboutshoutaroundaroundaboveoutaboutawayboataboutaboveagainThis book isa frog.aboutabouttbaou
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The word "about" on 2 pages and 1 page of answers, Letter landscape.

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Next step Make the sheet for out, the last three letters of aboutMake the sheet for away, which starts with the same quiet a

The sight words and their practice lines

The word on its own 2

  • about 5 letters for 4 sounds: a quick uh, b, then o-u as one sound, the ow of out, and t. It has two beats, and the second is the strong one. The b and the t go tall.
  • About about Capital A beside small a. The two shapes are not alike, so each needs its own practice.

Spot-the-word rows 4

  • about above about Circle about 2 times. Above shares the first three letters and ends in v-e.
  • about boat about Circle about 2 times. Boat has o-a where about has o-u, and no a in front.
  • about out about Circle about 2 times. Out is the last three letters on their own.
  • around about around Circle about 1 time. Around starts with a and has o-u as well, but its second letter is r.

Missing-letter rows 2

  • a_out abou_ One letter is missing each time: b, then t.
  • ab__t _bout First o-u is gone, then the a that starts the word.
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Phrases with about 10

  • a poem about a frog Frog sounds out. Poem has two beats.
  • a song about cats Cats sounds out. Song ends in n-g, one sound.
  • about a dog Dog sounds out.
  • about me Me ends in an e that says its name.
  • about my day Day ends in a-y, two letters for a long a.
  • about ten Here about means close to: nine, ten or eleven. Ten sounds out.
  • about time Time ends in a silent e, and its i says its name.
  • about to go About to means it will happen very soon.
  • about us Us sounds out.
  • what about you Three words that hand a question back.

Sentences to read and copy 12

  • About ten kids came. 4 words. About comes first, so it takes a capital A. It means close to ten.
  • He ran about the yard. 5 words. Ran sounds out. Here about means here and there in.
  • How about a snack? 4 words. A question mark ends it. Snack ends in c-k, two letters for one sound.
  • I am about to jump. 5 words. Am and jump sound out. About to means very soon.
  • I think about lunch. 4 words. Lunch ends in c-h, two letters for one sound.
  • It is about a big cat. 6 words. Big and cat sound out.
  • She told me about you. 5 words. Told has an o that says its name.
  • Tell me about it. 4 words. It sounds out. Tell ends in two l's that make one sound.
  • This book is about a frog. 6 words. About is the fourth word. Frog sounds out.
  • We sang about the sun. 5 words. Sun sounds out. Sang ends in n-g, one sound.
  • We talk about bugs. 4 words. In talk the l is silent.
  • What is it about? 4 words. About comes last, right before the question mark.

How this list was compiled: Every line was written for this site on 2026-10-01 and read aloud for sense. No line is taken from a published sight word list or workbook, and the page claims no list or grade level for the word. That about has two beats with the stress on the second, starts with a neutral vowel and rhymes with out and shout, and that it can mean on the subject of, nearly, here and there in, and (with to) very soon: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/about, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/out and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shout (pronunciation, rhymes and senses, checked 2026-10-01). That away and again start with the same neutral vowel: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/away and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/again (checked 2026-10-01). Each sound, rhyme and sounds-out note was also compared with the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/master/cmudict.dict (2026-10-01). Spellings were checked against the macOS system word list. The counts in the spot-the-word rows and the word counts of the sentences were worked out. Sound notes describe general American pronunciation. Licence: own work

How it works

The sight word about has two beats: an a said uh, then b and the word out. This sheet has the child trace it, circle it among above, around, out and shout, and finish This book is ___ a frog.

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A quiet a, then out

The first beat of about is only a quick uh, written with an a. Away and again start with the same quiet a. The strong beat is b plus out, and Wiktionary puts about in one rhyme class with out and shout. Cover a-b and the child reads a word already known.

Above and around

Above starts with the same three letters and around has the same o-u, so a child who reads only the start or only the middle lands on the wrong word. The row about above about makes the ending decide: t, not v-e.

  • Clap it: a soft clap for the a, a loud one for the rest.
  • Write out, then add a and b in front in another color.
  • Dictate What is it about? and check the question mark.

Questions and answers

Can the sight word about be sounded out?

Mostly. The b and the t say their usual sounds, and o-u says ow, as in out. Only the first a has to be learned: it is said uh, not the a of cat.

Why does my student write abowt or ubout?

Both are spelled by ear. O-w and o-u can say the same sound, as in how and out, and the first beat sounds like a short u. The row ab__t _bout has the child write o-u and then the a.

What does about mean in these sentences?

Three things, each in Wiktionary. On the subject of: a poem about a frog. Close to: about ten. Very soon, with to: about to jump. The phrases and sentences listed under the sheet use all three.

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