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Free printable PDF · Dolch first grade · ages 6–7
Sight Word “take” Worksheet: Read, Trace and Circle
“Take” means to pick up or carry something, or to choose: take a cookie, take your coat, take turns. It is the opposite of give.
Inside the free “take” PDF
Four short activities: trace “take”, write it on your own, find it in a grid with make, bake, talk, tack and teak, and trace the sentence “We take turns.”.
You will find “take” at number 34 of 41 on the Dolch first grade list. Most children reach it at ages 6–7, once the primer words feel easy.
“take” in a sentence
- Take one cookie.
- We take turns.
- Take your coat, it is cold.
- Can I take a picture?
Teaching tips for “take”
Take follows the a-e pattern: the e at the end makes the a say its name, as in make and cake. Write tak, then add the e and read both. Use it in sharing games: take one, give one. Your child takes a counter each time they read a card correctly.
Try this game: Take one, leave one
Put a pile of buttons or beads in the middle. Draw cards that say take one, take two or give one. Your child reads each card and acts it out. Count who has the most at the end.
What to learn next
Good next words are “give” and “thank”, because give is take’s opposite, and thank you often follows taking something.
“take”: quick answers
What is the magic e in take?
The silent e at the end makes the a say its name. Without it, the word would be tak. Make and cake follow the same rule.
Is took related to take?
Yes, took is the past form: today I take, yesterday I took.
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