Sight Word Yellow – Worksheet for Two L's and a Long O

The sight words and their practice lines

The word on its own 3

yellow 6 letters for 4 sounds: y, short e, l, then o-w saying long o. The two l's make one sound, and the first four letters spell yell. The l's go tall, and the y drops below the base line.
Yellow yellow Capital Y beside small y. The small y drops below the line and the capital stands on it.
yellow yellow yellow Three to trace. Each one has two l's side by side.

Spot-the-word rows 4

fellow yellow mellow Circle yellow 1 time. Fellow and mellow change only the first letter.
yellow below yellow Circle yellow 2 times. Below ends in l-o-w too, with one l.
yellow hello yellow Circle yellow 2 times. Hello has the same e-l-l-o in it and no w.
yellow yell yellow Circle yellow 2 times. Yell is the first four letters on their own.

Missing-letter rows 2

_ellow y_llow One letter is missing each time: y, then e.
ye__ow yell__ Two letters are gone each time: l-l, then o-w. Neither pair adds a sound you can hear twice.

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Phrases with yellow 9

a yellow bus Bus sounds out.
a yellow duck Duck ends in c-k, two letters for one sound.
a yellow flower Flower has o-w too, and there it says the ow of now.
a yellow leaf Leaf has e-a, two letters for one long e.
my yellow hat Hat sounds out.
yellow and blue And sounds out. Blue ends in u-e.
yellow corn In corn, o-r works as one sound.
yellow paint Paint has a-i, two letters for one long a.
the yellow sun Sun sounds out.

Sentences to read and copy 10

The bus is yellow. 4 words. Bus sounds out.
Corn is yellow. 3 words. In corn, o-r works as one sound.
I like yellow best. 4 words. Best sounds out.
I see a yellow bee. 5 words. See and bee both have e-e for one long e.
Is your hat yellow? 4 words. A question mark ends it. Hat sounds out.
My boots are yellow. 4 words. Boots has two o's that say oo. Yellow comes last, right before the period.
My duck is yellow. 4 words. Duck ends in c-k, two letters for one sound.
We paint it yellow. 4 words. Paint has a-i, two letters for one long a. It sounds out.
Yellow is my color. 4 words. Yellow comes first, so it takes a capital Y.
The yellow leaf fell. 4 words. Fell ends in two l's, as the middle of yellow does.

How this list was compiled: Every line was written for this site on 2026-09-30 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 yellow has four sounds in American speech (y, short e, l, long o) and rhymes with fellow: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yellow and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fellow (pronunciation and rhymes, checked 2026-09-30). That yell is y, short e, l: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yell. That below ends in a long o and now does not: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/below and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/now (checked 2026-09-30). 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 yellow has six letters for four sounds: two l's share one, and o-w says long o. This sheet has the child trace it, circle it among yell, fellow, below and hello, and finish My boots are ___.

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Six letters, four sounds

Y, short e, l, long o: Wiktionary's American pronunciation has four sounds. The two l's make one sound, and o-w says long o, as it does at the end of below. Cover the last two letters and the child reads yell.

Fellow is one letter away

Fellow rhymes with yellow and changes only the first letter, so the row fellow yellow mellow makes the child check that letter. The y comes first and is the only letter with a tail.

Build it from four tiles: y, e, ll and ow.
Have the child underline yell inside yellow, then name the two letters left over.
Dictate Corn is yellow. and check for both l's and the w.

Questions and answers

Can the sight word yellow be sounded out?

Yes, once two letter teams are known: l-l makes one l sound and o-w says long o. Y and short e are regular. That gives four sounds for six letters.

Why does my student write yelow or yello?

Yelow has lost an l and yello has lost the w. Both come from spelling by ear: the second l and the w add no new sound. The row ye__ow yell__ has the child write l-l, then o-w.

How is yellow different from fellow?

Only the first letter differs: y in yellow, f in fellow. The two words rhyme. Fellow is in the find grid, and the row fellow yellow mellow puts them side by side.

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