Sight Word Crossword Puzzle for Kindergarten and 1st Grade

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Sight Word Crossword

Read each sentence. Write the missing word in the squares that start at its number, one letter in each square.

This grid is wider than a phone screen, so it scrolls sideways. It prints whole.

Tap a square, and its clue shows here.

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  • And
  • Day
  • Did
  • Got
  • Old
  • Why

Type in a square and the next one takes over. Tap the same square again, or press Space, to switch between Across and Down. Arrow keys move around the grid, Enter goes to the next clue, and a clue takes you to its squares.

Print gives 2 pages on Letter or A4: the puzzle with its clues, then the answer key. The squares print 10 mm wide. For a PDF, choose Save as PDF in the print window.

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Answer key: Sight Word Crossword

1D2WIH3D4AY5GN6OLDT

Across 3 DAY · 6 OLD

Down 1 DID · 2 WHY · 4 AND · 5 GOT

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Action Words 51

  • Are Cats ___ pets.
  • Ask Raise a hand to ___.
  • Call ___ me on a phone.
  • Can Fish ___ swim.
  • Come Go is its opposite. ___ in, Sam.
  • Could I wish I ___ fly.
  • Did I ___ my homework on Sunday.
  • Does ___ a duck quack? It sure ___.
  • Draw I ___ a cat on paper in crayon.
  • Eat Cows ___ grass.
  • Find I lost my sock. ___ it, please.
  • Get Go ___ a mop. Milk spilled.
  • Give ___ Mom a hug.
  • Goes A sock ___ on a foot.
  • Got I ___ wet in a storm.
  • Grow Seeds ___ in wet soil.
  • Had We ___ so much fun at my party.
  • Has A cat ___ a tail.
  • Have Birds ___ wings.
  • Help I ___ Dad wash a car.
  • Jump Frogs hop. Kids ___ rope.
  • Know I ___ my home address by heart.
  • Let Please ___ me in.
  • Like A pony looks ___ a horse.
  • Live I ___ in a house on Elm Street.
  • Look ___ at my hat, Mom.
  • Make Mix eggs, milk, flour to ___ a cake.
  • Open ___ a door to go in.
  • Play We ___ tag at recess.
  • Put ___ a lid on a pot.
  • Ran My legs hurt. I ___ a mile.
  • Read A book is fun to ___.
  • Ride Hop on a pony to ___ it.
  • Said "Hi, Sam," ___ Dad.
  • Saw Last night I ___ a full moon.
  • Say I ___ hi to my bus driver.
  • See I use my eyes to ___.
  • Sing I ___ la la la.
  • Sit I ___ in my seat at my desk.
  • Stop An 8-sided sign says ___.
  • Take ___ my hand as we cross.
  • Tell ___ me a joke.
  • Think I use my brain to ___.
  • Try Nice ___, Sam. So close!
  • Walk I ___ my dog on a leash.
  • Want I ___ a cookie, please.
  • Was Yesterday ___ Monday.
  • Went Last Monday we ___ to a farm.
  • Were We ___ at a zoo last week.
  • Will Tomorrow it ___ be Friday.
  • Would I ___ love a snack, please.

People and Pointing Words 16

  • Her It is Mia's hat. It is ___ hat.
  • Here ___ I am, Mom.
  • Him Ben is sad. Hug ___.
  • His It is Ben's cap. It is ___ cap.
  • Our It belongs to us. It is ___ class pet.
  • She Mom is home. ___ is in bed.
  • That I am glad ___ it is sunny.
  • Their Birds rest in ___ nest.
  • Them My pups nap. I pet ___.
  • There ___ is a bug in my soup.
  • These Please, cheese, ___. ___ socks fit me.
  • They Pigs oink. ___ roll in mud.
  • This Kiss, miss, ___. ___ is my desk.
  • Those Nose, rose, ___. ___ socks fit Dad.
  • You I love ___, Mom.
  • Your Is it ___ turn or my turn?

Question and Time Words 15

  • After Tuesday comes ___ Monday.
  • Again More, more! Do it ___.
  • Day Monday is a ___ of a week.
  • How ___ tall is a giraffe?
  • Never I ___ pet a bee. Ouch.
  • Now It is time to go right ___.
  • Once ___ upon a time.
  • Then First socks, ___ shoes.
  • What ___ time is it?
  • When ___ is lunch? At noon.
  • Where ___ is my hat? On my bed.
  • Which ___ way is it to a park, left or right?
  • Who ___ is at my door?
  • Why ___ is Pam sad? A toy broke.
  • Year A ___ is 12 months.

Color, Number and Size Words 32

  • All I ate it ___ up.
  • Any Is ___ milk left?
  • Big A whale is ___.
  • Black A crow is ___.
  • Blue A clear sky is ___.
  • Both Use ___ hands to lift a box.
  • Brown Mud is ___.
  • Cold Ice is ___.
  • Eight A spider walks on ___ legs.
  • Every I brush my teeth ___ night.
  • Fast A race car is ___.
  • Five I count ___ toes on my left foot.
  • Four A dog walks on ___ legs.
  • Funny A clown is ___. Ha ha.
  • Good ___ job, Sam! Well done.
  • Green Grass is ___.
  • Hot Soup is ___. Blow on it.
  • Long A train of 40 cars is ___.
  • Many So ___ stars fill a night sky.
  • New My cap is brand ___.
  • Old Grandpa is 80. He is ___.
  • One ___ nose is on my face.
  • Pink A flamingo is a ___ bird.
  • Red Ketchup is ___.
  • Seven A week is ___ days.
  • Six An ant walks on ___ legs.
  • Small A bug is ___ next to a bus.
  • Some Add ___ salt to a pot.
  • Ten I count to ___ on my fingers.
  • Three A trike rolls on ___ wheels.
  • Two I clap my ___ hands.
  • White Snow is ___.

Joining and Place Words 20

  • About It is a book ___ bears.
  • And Pass salt ___ pepper, please.
  • Away Go ___, bee! Shoo.
  • But Cut, nut, ___. I fell, ___ I am OK.
  • Down Rain falls ___.
  • For I made a card ___ Mom.
  • From Milk comes ___ cows.
  • Into Dive ___ a pool.
  • Not I am ___ sad. I am glad.
  • Off A cap fell ___ my head.
  • Only ___ 1 cookie is left.
  • Out A chick pops ___ of an egg.
  • Over A kite is up ___ my head.
  • Than A bus is bigger ___ a car.
  • The A story stops at "___ End".
  • Too Sam is in. Me ___!
  • Under A troll hid ___ a bridge.
  • Very Thanks ___ much.
  • With I dig ___ a spade.
  • Yes No is its opposite. Is mud wet? ___.

How this list was compiled: 134 sentence-gap clues written for this site, one for each of 134 high-frequency words that beginning readers learn to know on sight. The word choice is ours; it follows no published word list and none of their levels. Each clue is a full sentence with a gap that only its answer fills. No clue was copied from a published puzzle. Licence: own work

How it works

This sight word crossword puzzle is a small vocabulary crossword for beginning readers. It opens on 6 three-letter words with the word bank on, and each clue is a sentence with a gap, such as "Fish ___ swim."

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Match a set to your word wall

Three-letter Words is the gentlest start. Five more sets sort the words by job: action words, people and pointing words, question and time words, color, number and size words, and joining and place words. Tricky Spellings gathers 38 words in which a letter does not make its usual sound, such as Said and Could.

Why each clue is a sentence

A word such as The has no picture, and a beginner cannot read a dictionary-style clue. So one word fills each gap: "Yesterday ___ Monday." Where two words of the same length would fit, a rhyme settles it: "Kiss, miss, ___. ___ is my desk."

  • Read the clue aloud and say "blank" at the gap. Children often hear the missing word before they can spell it.
  • Teach counting squares first. They has 4 letters and There has 5, so the grid rules out the wrong one.
  • For a literacy center, print 4 puzzles from one set, pressing New puzzle between prints, and slip them into page protectors for dry-erase markers.

Questions and answers

Which sight words are in the puzzles?

134 words of 3 to 5 letters, from And, Can and See up to Could, Their and Where. They are our own pick, not a published list. One- and two-letter words such as I, is and to are never answers: the clue sentences need them.

Can kindergarten children do a crossword?

Yes, on the settings this page opens with: three-letter words, 6 to a puzzle, word bank on. Read each clue aloud for children who cannot yet. For a first try, take clues away with their crosses until 4 are left. Solve one together on the board.

How many pages does a sight word crossword print on?

Two, on Letter or A4, at every setting this page offers: the puzzle with its clues, word bank and a Name line, then the answer key. Squares print at least 10 mm wide, room for early handwriting.

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