Yes — "world" is a Second Grade sight word. Its "or" doesn't make the usual "or" sound (as in "for"), and the word packs several consonants together, making it worth practicing as a whole shape.
She dreams of traveling around the world.
"World" is spelled with an "or" that actually sounds closer to "ur" (as in "word" or "work"), which breaks the more common "or" pattern children learn first. Combined with the consonant cluster "rld" at the end, this word benefits from whole-word practice rather than sound-by-sound decoding.
Group "world" with "word" and "work" — all three share the same unexpected "or-sounds-like-ur" pattern, making the exception feel like a small family rather than an isolated surprise.
Word Wizard teaches "world" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "world" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "world" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "world" 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.