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Free printable PDF · Dolch second grade · ages 7–8
Sight Word “or” Worksheet – Printable Reading Practice
“Or” gives a choice: apple or banana? Red or blue? It is a tiny word that children use to make decisions.
Four steps on one page
Trace the big “or”, write it on the line, circle it but skip on, our, for, ox and nor, then trace and read “Milk or juice?”.
Print one per child, or slip it in a plastic sleeve and reuse it with a dry-wipe pen.
A simple way to teach “or”
Or sounds like oar and the word or in for and corn. Point to or inside for, fork and horn. Then give lots of choices: milk or water? Sit or stand? Your child answers, and you show them the or card in between the two options.
Read these together
- Milk or juice?
- Do you want red or blue?
- Sit or stand.
- Is it a cat or a dog?
Quick game – This or that
Hold up two items, one in each hand, and ask “This or that?” Your child chooses and says the full sentence: I want the car, not the ball.
“or”: number 24 of 46, Dolch second grade list, typical ages 7–8. Review the first grade words first if it feels hard.
Keep going
Next up: “which” and “both” – which is used when choosing, and both means you do not have to choose.
FAQ: “or”
What words have or inside them?
For, fork, corn, horn, born, short and storm. Spotting or helps children read them.
Is or the same as oar?
They sound the same in many accents. An oar is used for rowing. The spelling shows which one you mean.
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