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Free printable PDF · Dolch second grade · ages 7–8
Sight Word “sleep” Worksheet: Read, Trace and Circle
“Sleep” is what we do at night: time to sleep, the baby is asleep. It has a long ee in the middle.
Inside the free “sleep” PDF
Four short activities: trace “sleep”, write it on your own, find it in a grid with sheep, slip, steep, seep and sleet, and trace the sentence “I sleep in my bed.”.
You will find “sleep” at number 30 of 46 on the Dolch second grade list. Most children reach it at ages 7–8, once the first grade words feel easy. It contains the sl blend, so it pairs well with our L blends worksheet.
“sleep” in a sentence
- Time to sleep.
- The cat is asleep.
- Bats sleep in the day.
- I sleep in my bed.
Teaching tips for “sleep”
Sleep starts with the sl blend and has the ee spelling of see and tree. Blend it: s-l-ee-p. Make it part of bedtime: who is going to sleep? Read the word on a door sign that says “Shh, I sleep here.” Talk about where animals sleep.
Try this game: Sleeping lions
Everyone lies still as sleeping lions. You hold up word cards: if it says sleep, everyone stays still; if it says wake, everyone roars and sits up.
What to learn next
Good next words are “green” and “wish”, because green shares the ee spelling, and wish is a bedtime word.
“sleep”: quick answers
What blend is in sleep?
Sleep starts with the sl blend. Our l-blends worksheet practises sl, bl, cl, fl, gl and pl.
What is the past form of sleep?
Slept. Today I sleep; yesterday I slept.
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