Sight Words — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read: I can see the big red ball. How many sight words from your list are in this sentence (I, can, see, the, big, red)?
A) six sight words
B) two sight words
C) four sight words
D) one sight word
The sentence has six sight words: I, can, see, the, big, and red together.
2. Read: The cat ran fast. We saw it go. Which word in this passage is an action sight word?
A) the word cat
B) the word ran
C) the word fast
D) the word it
Ran is the action sight word naming what the cat did in the passage.
3. Read: I look at one big dog. Which color or number sight word is in this sentence?
A) the word look
B) the word at
C) the word one
D) the word dog
One is a number sight word that tells how many dogs are in view.
4. Read: We go to the park. We play and run. Which sight word means to move fast on legs?
A) the word we
B) the word to
C) the word play
D) the word run
Run is the sight word that means to move fast on legs in the park.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. In the sentence I can see, the action sight word is see.
See is the action sight word in that short three-word sentence above.
2. In the sentence I have two cats, the number sight word is two.
Two is the number sight word telling how many cats are in the sentence.
3. In the sentence Look at the red ball, the color sight word is red.
Red is the color sight word naming the color of the ball shown.
4. In the sentence I can run, the action sight word is run.
Run is the action sight word naming the movement in this sentence.
5. In the sentence We go home, the action sight word is go.
Go is the action sight word that names the movement toward home.