📖 English & Reading

Sight Words: the, and, is

Ages 5–7

You will learn

Read the words the, and, is quickly, and use them to finish simple sentences.

Before you start

Knowing most letter sounds.

Quick answer

Sight words are common words we learn to read by sight, without sounding them out every time. Three of the most common are the, and and is.

Let’s learn

Some words appear again and again in books. If we learn to read them by sight, reading gets faster and easier. These are called sight words.

Three sight words

Word How we use it Example
the before a naming word the sun
and to join things together a cat and a dog
is to say what something is like the sun is hot

Read these sentences

  • The cat is big.
  • I like red and blue.
  • The ball is round.

Can you point to each sight word?

Check what you know

Choose an answer, then press Check. You can try again if you need to.

  1. 1 Finish the sentence: The dog ___ happy.
  2. 2 Finish the sentence: I have a cat ___ a dog.
  3. 3 Which word says the?

Try this next

Read a picture book with a grown-up. Every time you see the, and or is, tap it and say it out loud.