Yes — "new" is a Dolch Primer sight word. Its spelling doesn't fully match its sound, so it's taught to be recognized instantly rather than sounded out.
I got a new pair of shoes.
The "ew" in "new" makes a long-u ("oo") sound that isn't obvious from the spelling alone — a beginning reader has no simple rule to predict it, which is why "new" is learned as a sight word.
Group "new" with "few" and "grew" — a small family of words that share this same "ew" sound.
Word Wizard teaches "new" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "new" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "new" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "new" 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.