Yes — "down" is a Dolch Pre-Primer sight word. It follows regular phonics rules, but it's taught for instant, automatic recognition because it appears so often in early reading.
The ball rolled down the hill.
"Down" is a regular word using the common "ow" sound, as in "brown" and "how" — but as an early direction word, it's taught for instant recognition alongside its opposite, "up".
Practice "up" and "down" together with real motions — pointing, jumping, or stacking blocks — to connect the words to their meaning.
Word Wizard teaches "down" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "down" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "down" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "down" 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.