Yes — "across" is a Third Grade sight word describing direction. Its double "s" and length make it a word worth practicing as a whole shape for fast, fluent reading.
We walked across the bridge together.
"Across" is decodable through phonics once broken into syllables, but its frequent use describing movement and position in upper-elementary texts earns it a spot on grade-level sight word lists, helping children keep pace with increasingly complex sentence structures.
Practice "across" through movement — walking across a room, drawing a line across paper — grounding the abstract direction word in something physical.
Word Wizard teaches "across" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "across" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "across" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "across" letter by letter from shuffled tiles.
Word Wizard turns sight word practice into a game — Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It and Write It, from Pre-K through Grade 5.