Color by Sight Word Summer Pictures That Take Short Lists

A sun hat, a surfboard or a hot dog, colored by reading the words you type in the box.

Sample list: Everyday words 1. Type or paste your own words to replace it.

Name Date

Color by word: Sun hat

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

todaytodaytodaytodaytodaytodaytodaytoday
todaytodayletletletlettodaytoday
todaytodayletletletlettodaytoday
todaytodaysosososotodaytoday
letletletletletletletlet
letletletletletletletlet
todayagainagainagainagainagainagaintoday
todaytodaytodaytodaytodaytodaytodaytoday

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

Sun hat, 8 by 8, 3 colors, 7 words in the list.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

More options
Pictures, with the words each one takes
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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.

Next step Find summer words in a word searchPrint a worksheet for the word have

All 8 pictures

What to wear 3

  • Baseball cap A red baseball cap with a blue brim, a yellow button on top and a yellow patch on the front. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 29 squares to color (yellow 2, red 21, blue 6). 12 by 12: 65 squares to color (yellow 5, red 51, blue 9).
  • Sun hat A yellow sun hat with a red band and an orange shadow under the brim. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 34 squares to color (yellow 24, red 4, orange 6). 12 by 12: 78 squares to color (yellow 54, red 14, orange 10).
  • Swim trunks Blue swim trunks with red spots, a yellow waistband and red hems. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 50 squares to color (yellow 8, blue 34, red 8). 12 by 12: 112 squares to color (yellow 12, blue 80, red 20).
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At the beach 3

  • Seashell A fan-shaped shell, pink with orange ridges and a brown hinge. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 44 squares to color (pink 24, orange 16, brown 4). 12 by 12: 86 squares to color (pink 54, orange 26, brown 6).
  • Surfboard A yellow surfboard with a red stripe and a blue band, standing in blue water. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 34 squares to color (yellow 12, red 8, blue 14). 12 by 12: 72 squares to color (yellow 32, red 14, blue 26).
  • Swim ring A swim ring in red and yellow sections, floating on blue water. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 60 squares to color (blue 20, yellow 24, red 16). 12 by 12: 140 squares to color (blue 52, red 40, yellow 48).

Cookout and camp 2

  • Camping tent An orange tent with a black doorway and a yellow flag on top, pitched on green grass. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 40 squares to color (yellow 2, orange 22, black 8, green 8). 12 by 12: 85 squares to color (black 27, yellow 2, orange 44, green 12).
  • Hot dog A red hot dog in an orange bun with a zigzag of yellow mustard. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 36 squares to color (orange 20, red 12, yellow 4). 12 by 12: 92 squares to color (orange 56, red 27, yellow 9).

How this list was compiled: Own original pixel pictures of summer things, drawn square by square for this page on 8 by 8 and 12 by 12 grids. Nothing is traced or copied, and no picture shows a character from a film, show, book or game. Each uses 3 to 5 colors with one-word names. The descriptions say what is drawn and make no claim about the real animal or object. The square counts were computed from the grids. Licence: own work

All 24 words

Everyday words 1 7

  • again Sentence 2: Let us swim again.
  • have Sentence 3: I have two new hats.
  • let Sentence 2: Let us swim again.
  • new Sentence 3: I have two new hats.
  • so Sentence 1: It is so hot today.
  • today Sentence 1: It is so hot today.
  • two Sentence 3: I have two new hats.

Everyday words 2 7

  • his Sentence 4: Where did his fan go?
  • run Sentence 5: Run to that pool!
  • that Sentence 5: Run to that pool!
  • then Sentence 6: Then we went to camp.
  • to Sentence 5: Run to that pool!
  • went Sentence 6: Then we went to camp.
  • where Sentence 4: Where did his fan go?
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Summer words 10

  • camp Sentence 6: Then we went to camp.
  • fan Sentence 4: Where did his fan go?
  • hat Sentence 3: I have two new hats.
  • hot Sentence 1: It is so hot today.
  • pool Sentence 5: Run to that pool!
  • sand A summer word with 4 letters.
  • sea A summer word with 3 letters.
  • shell A summer word with 5 letters.
  • sun A summer word with 3 letters.
  • swim Sentence 2: Let us swim again.

How this list was compiled: Our own word lists for this page. The two sets of everyday words are the short common words in six summer sentences we wrote for the page, and each word's line gives its sentence. The summer words are our own pick of short words for the season. No list is taken from a published sight word list, and none carries a grade level. Spellings were checked against a standard dictionary word list on 30 September 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

For color by sight word summer practice, type your words in Your words and print. The Sun hat on screen has 3 colors, so it uses 4 words: one each for yellow, red and orange, and one for white.

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Seven pictures that need 4 words

Every picture here has 3 colors except the Camping tent, which has 4. That makes this the page for short lists: 4 known words fill the Sun hat, the Swim trunks, the Baseball cap, the Surfboard, the Swim ring, the Seashell or the Hot dog.

Ready lists and their six sentences

Summer words are sun, hot, swim, sand, pool, sea, fan, camp, hat and shell. The two everyday lists come from: It is so hot today. Let us swim again. I have two new hats. Where did his fan go? Run to that pool! Then we went to camp.

  • Shuffle the words keeps the picture and deals 4 other words from the list in the box.
  • On the Swim ring only 4 squares stay white, so its leave-white word is read just four times.

Questions and answers

Is there a color by sight word summer answer key?

Yes. The printout has 2 pages: the worksheet, then the picture in full color. The second page is controlled by Answer key on page 2, a ticked box inside More options below the grid.

Can I send a sheet home as a file?

Yes. Press Print this sheet and choose the PDF option in the print dialog; both pages go into one file. Each picture is its own file, so repeat for a second picture with the same list.

Which words are in the everyday lists?

Everyday words 1 has so, today, let, again, have, two and new. Everyday words 2 has where, his, run, to, that, then and went. They come from the six sentences; they follow no published list and no grade.

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