📖 Dolch Primer

Is "did" a Sight Word?

Yes — "did" is a Dolch Primer sight word. It follows regular phonics rules, but it's taught for instant, automatic recognition because it appears so often in early reading.

Kindergarten Level
1 Syllable
did
did

Example Sentence

Did you finish your homework?

Why "did" Is a Sight Word

"Did" is fully regular in spelling and sound, but as the past tense of "do" it's an extremely common question-starter in early conversation and reading, so it's taught for instant recognition.

Teaching Tip

Teach "do" and "did" together — present and past tense — so your child sees how the word changes for something that already happened.

Practice

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Flash Cards

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Hear "did" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.

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Spell It

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