Yes — "young" is a Second Grade sight word. Its "ou" makes a short "u" sound rather than the sound "ou" usually makes (as in "out" or "round"), so it's memorized rather than sounded out.
The young puppy loves to play.
"Young" shares its irregular "ou" pattern with a small group of words including "touch" and "country" — all pronounced with a short "u" sound despite the "ou" spelling that usually signals something quite different. This shared irregularity is exactly why sight word instruction groups similar exceptions together.
Compare "young" with "round" — same "ou" letters, completely different vowel sound — to make the pattern's inconsistency concrete for your child.
Word Wizard teaches "young" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "young" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "young" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "young" 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.