Sight Word Does Worksheet

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NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comdoesdoesdoesdoesdoesdoesTrace it. Then write it.Find "does". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.doesdosedoesdosedogsdogsdotsdoestoesdoesdotsdoesdogoesgoesdonedozedoestoes
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.Sheher work.He does what I do.eosd
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comFind "does". 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 keydoes5dosedoesdosedogsdogsdotsdoestoesdoesdotsdoesdogoesgoesdonedozedoestoesSheher work.doesdoeseosd
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The word "does" on 2 pages and 1 page of answers, Letter landscape.

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The word on its own and beside do 5

  • do does did done One action word in four shapes: I do, she does, we did, it is done. The vowel sound moves each time: oo, short u, short i, short u. Only did sounds out.
  • do does go goes Add es to do and to go. The spelling changes the same way both times and the sound does not. Goes keeps the long o of go. Does gives up the oo of do for the short u of bus.
  • does 4 letters for 3 sounds, and only the d tells the truth: the o and e together say the short u of bus, and the s says z. The d is the one tall letter. It starts with its round, then climbs to the top line and comes back down.
  • Does does Capital D beside small d, built in opposite order: stick first for the capital, round first for the small one. Most questions with this word open with the capital.
  • does does does Three to trace. After the d come three small round letters that should finish the same height. The e is the only one that starts in the middle of its own space, with a short flat stroke to the right.
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Spot-the-word rows 4

  • does dogs does dots Circle does 2 times. Dogs and dots start d-o and end in s, four letters each. Only the third letter differs: a g that hangs, a t that stands, or the small round e of does.
  • does dose does doze Circle does 2 times. Dose is the same four letters with the last two swapped, and doze is dose with a z. Both keep the long o of go. For does the order is o, e, s.
  • does goes does toes Circle does 2 times. Goes and toes end in the same three letters and rhyme with each other, never with does. Shoes ends that way too and says oo. Read the row aloud and listen for the odd one out.
  • was does buzz does Circle does 2 times. In American speech all three words rhyme, and each spells the rhyme its own way: a-s, o-e-s, u-z-z. Buzz is the only one written the way it sounds.

Missing-letter rows 3

  • d__s g__s t__s The same two letters fill every gap: does, goes, toes. Read the three back. Two rhyme and one does not, and the spelling gives no warning.
  • d_es do_s doe_ One letter is missing each time: o, then e, then s. A child who spells by ear writes duz, so every gap is a letter the ear did not ask for.
  • does do__ d___ A fading row: trace the word, add its last two letters, then write everything after the d on the three blanks.

Question starters and short answers 11

  • does he know Know sounds exactly like no: the k is silent and the w adds nothing. He ends in an e that says its name.
  • does it work A question starter. At the front of a question does is said fast and light, with hardly any vowel at all. Work has an or that says er.
  • does not The two words packed inside doesn't. The apostrophe stands where the o of not was. Trace the long form first, then write the short one beside it.
  • does not, does too A playground quarrel in four words. Trace it, then talk about a kinder way to find out who is right.
  • does she like it Four words. Like ends in a silent e, and it sounds out. Swap she for a name from the class to make the question real.
  • how does it go What you ask about a song you only half remember. How has the ow of cow. Go ends in an o that says its name.
  • it sure does A cheerful way to agree. Sure is a word to show whole, because its s says sh. It sounds out.
  • so does he What to say when two people like the same thing. So and he both end in a vowel that says its name, and the word between them has no such luck.
  • what does it mean The question to ask about any new word. Mean has the vowel team ea, as in eat. What is one more word whose vowel does not match its letter.
  • who does Two words that ask for a name. Who has a w that makes no sound, and its o says oo: the sound that do has and does gave up.
  • yes, she does The short answer to a Does she question. Here does comes last and is said in full, with a clear short u. She ends in an e that says its name.

Sentences to read and copy 13

  • Dad does the dishes. 4 words, and three of them start with d. Here does means washes. Dishes is dish plus es, and after sh that es is a beat of its own.
  • Does he like jam? 4 words. To a friend the question starts Do you. About he, she or it, the helper turns into Does. Jam sounds out.
  • Does it fit? 3 words and a question mark. It and fit sound out, so does is the only word here to know by sight. Hold up a mitten or a jar lid and ask it aloud.
  • Does it float or sink? 5 words. Ask it at the water table before each test. Float has the vowel team oa, and sink ends in n-k.
  • He does his best. 4 words. His and best sound out, though the s in his says z, the same as the s in does.
  • He does what I do. 5 words, with does and do in one line. He does; I do. The es arrives with he, she and it, and the vowel sound changes when it does.
  • How does it end? 4 words. A question to ask halfway through a story. End sounds out and closes with the blend n-d.
  • It does not bite. 4 words. What to tell a friend about a gentle dog. Bite ends in a silent e. Does not is the long way to write doesn't.
  • She does her work. 4 words. Her has the er of fern, and the or in work makes the same sound. She ends in an e that says its name.
  • Two does ran by. 4 words, and a trick line for a class that already reads does well. A doe is a female deer, and two of them are does, said like doze. Same four letters, another word. Leave this line out for beginners.
  • What does that say? 4 words. What a child asks while pointing at a sign. Say has the vowel team ay. What and does both hide a short u behind other letters.
  • Why does ice melt? 4 words. A science question for a warm day. The c in ice says s, and melt sounds out.
  • Yes, it does. 3 words, the answer to Does it fit? The word comes last here, so it is said in full. Yes and it sound out.

How this list was compiled: Every line was written for this site on 2026-09-18 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. Spellings were checked against the macOS system word list on 2026-09-18; forms that the list leaves out (toes, dots, dishes, shoes) were checked one by one. The counts in the spot-the-word rows and the word counts of the sentences were worked out. That the action word does is said duz when stressed and with a weaker vowel when it is not, that its shortened vowel is compared with says, that duz is a by-ear spelling, that dose is an anagram, and that does as the plural of doe is said like doze: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/does (both etymologies, alternative forms and anagrams, checked 2026-09-18). That a doe is a female deer: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doe (checked 2026-09-18). That goes and toes keep the long o, shoes says oo and dose ends in a plain s sound: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goes, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toes, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shoes and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dose (checked 2026-09-18). That done has the u of sun: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/done (checked 2026-09-18). That American was and buzz rhyme with does: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/was and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buzz (rhymes lines, checked 2026-09-18). That doesn't is does plus n't: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doesn%27t (checked 2026-09-18). Sound notes describe general American pronunciation. Licence: own work

How it works

Does looks like goes and sounds like buzz. Three of its four letters cannot be heard. This sight word does sheet has the child trace it, circle it among dose, goes, done and toes, and finish She ___ her work.

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Do plus es, and a vowel that shrank

The spelling obeys a rule: do takes es after he, she and it, as go becomes goes. Wiktionary sets the shortened vowel of does beside says, and lists duz as the by-ear spelling. Goes and toes keep the long o, shoes says oo, and does rhymes with was and buzz. Write the row do does go goes: one change, two sounds. It is near the foot of this page, under The sight words and their practice lines.

Light at the front, full at the end

Opening a question such as Does it fit? the word is said fast with hardly any vowel. Closing an answer such as Yes, it does. it gets the full short u of bus. Start with the answers, where the word can be heard.

  • Dose is does with its last two letters swapped. Name o, e, s aloud while tracing.
  • Write I, you, we, they, he, she and it on cards. Only he, she and it take does.
  • Two does ran by. is a trick line: there does means female deer and rhymes with goes.

Questions and answers

Why does my student spell it duz?

Because duz is what the mouth says. Three of the four letters cannot be heard: the o and e share one short u, and the s buzzes like a z. Say the word, then name d, o, e, s while tracing.

My student reads does as goes or dose. Which rows help?

For goes, write does goes does toes on the board and touch each first letter before reading. For dose, write does dose does doze and check the last two letters. Neither row is on the printed sheet.

Can the sight word does be sounded out?

Only the d. The o and e together say the short u of bus, and the s says z. Teach it as do with es added, which is how it is spelled, then practice the sound as a whole word.

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