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Sight Word “pretty” Worksheet – Trace, Write and Find

“Pretty” describes something lovely to look at: a pretty flower, a pretty dress, a pretty sunset. Children like using it when they talk about their drawings.

Sight word "pretty" worksheet: read and trace pretty, write it, find and circle it, and trace the sentence "What a pretty flower!"

Free for home and classroom use · A4 · PDF, 52 KB

What’s on the “pretty” worksheet

Read and trace “pretty”, write it alone, circle it among petty, party, putty, pretend and potty, then trace “What a pretty flower!”

Prints on A4 or US Letter (choose “Fit to page”).

How to teach “pretty”

Clap pret-ty as two beats. The y at the end says a long e, like in happy and funny. Point to the double t in the middle and draw two little flower stems on them. Then go on a walk and find pretty things to photograph or draw.

Sentences with “pretty”

  • What a pretty flower!
  • Her dress is pretty.
  • The sky is pretty tonight.
  • I made a pretty card.

Game: Pretty picture gallery

Your child draws three pictures and you each write a label underneath: “a pretty bird”, “a pretty house”. Hang them up as a gallery. Visitors must read each label before they look at the picture.

Practise next

Try “white” and “new” next: they are other describing words children use about their drawings.

Questions about “pretty”

Why does pretty sound like pritty?

The e in pretty sounds like a short i in everyday speech. That is why it is learned as a sight word.

Which other words end in y like pretty?

Funny is on the pre-primer list, and happy and puppy are common words with the same ending.

More answers in the sight words FAQ.