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Free printable PDF · Dolch second grade · ages 7–8
Sight Word “first” Worksheet: Read, Trace and Circle
“First” means number one in order, before all the others: first place, first day of school, who is first?
Inside the free “first” PDF
Four short activities: trace “first”, write it on your own, find it in a grid with fist, fast, frost, firm and shirt, and trace the sentence “First, wash your hands.”.
Teaching tips for “first”
First has the ir sound of bird and girl and ends with st. Point to ir and teach it as a chunk. Then line up toys for a race and talk about who is first, second and third. Make a “first, then, last” comic strip of a simple routine.
Try this game: First to touch
Call out an object or colour. The first person to touch something that matches wins a point. Hold up the first card at the start of every round.
“first” in a sentence
- I am first in line.
- First, wash your hands.
- It is my first day.
- Who came first?
You will find “first” at number 14 of 46 on the Dolch second grade list. Most children reach it at ages 7–8, once the first grade words feel easy.
What to learn next
Good next words are “before” and “best”, because before is about order too, and best also means at the top.
“first”: quick answers
How is the ir in first pronounced?
It sounds like the er in her and the ur in fur. Bird and girl have the same sound.
Is first a number word?
It is an order word. It tells position: first, second, third.
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