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Free printable PDF · Dolch second grade · ages 7–8
Sight Word “write” Worksheet – Trace, Write and Find
“Write” means to make letters and words with a pencil: write your name, write a note. The w at the start is silent.
Game: Write it, find it
Write simple words on sticky notes and hide them. Your child finds each one, reads it and writes it again underneath. Count how many they wrote.
How to teach “write”
Write has a silent w and the i-e pattern: the e makes the i say its name. Compare write and right, which sound the same. Then give your child chances to write for real: a shopping list, a birthday card, a label for their door.
Sentences with “write”
- Write your name.
- I can write my name.
- Let’s write a card.
- She likes to write stories.
Practise next
Try “read” and “right” next: read goes hand in hand with writing, and right sounds the same.
“write” is word 45 of 46 on the Dolch second grade list, usually met around ages 7–8 after the first grade words.
What’s on the “write” worksheet
Read and trace “write”, write it alone, circle it among look-alikes such as right, white, wire, kite and wrist, then trace “I can write my name.”.
Questions about “write”
Why is there a w in write?
Long ago it was spoken. Now it is silent, as in wrap, wrong and wrist.
What is the difference between write and right?
Write is about letters and words. Right means correct or the opposite of left. They sound the same.
More answers in the sight words FAQ.
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