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Free printable PDF · Dolch first grade · ages 6–7
Sight Word “give” Worksheet – Printable Reading Practice
“Give” means to hand something to someone else: give me a hug, give the dog a bone. It is one of the first sharing words children learn.
Four steps on one page
Trace the big “give”, write it on the line, circle it but skip live, gave, five, gift and dive, then trace and read “Give me a high five!”.
Print one per child, or slip it in a plastic sleeve and reuse it with a dry-wipe pen.
“give”: number 12 of 41, Dolch first grade list, typical ages 6–7. Review the primer words first if it feels hard.
Read these together
- Give me a high five!
- I give my cat food.
- Please give it back.
- We give gifts at parties.
A simple way to teach “give”
Give breaks a spelling rule: the final e does not make the i say its name. Tell your child that English words do not end in v, so a silent e is added to keep the v company. Teach give with live, which works the same way, then practise by giving and taking turns with a toy.
Quick game – Give and take
Sit in a circle with a few toys. Draw a card: give a block to Dad, give a car to Teddy. Your child reads the card and carries out the action.
Keep going
Next up: “live” and “take” – live has the same silent e ending, and take is give’s opposite.
FAQ: “give”
Why does give have an e at the end?
English words almost never end in v, so a silent e is added after it. The e does not change the i sound here, as it would in bike.
What other words work like give?
Live (as in I live here), have and love all end in ve without making a long vowel.
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