First Grade Reading Word Lists

 

 

LIST ONE

I Will Go

I

will

go

you

we

in

not

 

Go In

is

see

me

get

 

You Can

can

help

it

for

do

 

 

LIST TWO

Bear and Frog

like

up

home

want

The Surprise Box

have

what

fox

how

box

good

and

 

Have a Good Swim!

swim

can’t

why

that

this

 

 

LIST THREE

A Big Lunch for Father

lunch

stop

OK

I Like 4

with

live

thank

rabbit

Turtle Helps

turtle

run

rabbit

race

win

am

For Real

find

 

 

 

 

LIST FOUR

 

Pig Jumps

open

down

then

thank

they

feet

make

The Big Sale

old

things

red

old

sale

put

one

read

story

back

back

 

List 4 page 2

Things that Grow

grow

 

Jerry’s Important Things

had

some

important

things

Grandmother

her

saw

went

back

find

tell

very

two

everyone

 

The Big Turnip

turnip

last

pull

could

woman

man

girl

mouse

 

List 4 page 3

Can a Mouse Really Help?

tiger

lion

tiger

really

someone

shout

funny

isn’t

problem

Abu Ali and the Coat

house

friend

coat

pockets

many

ready

hungry

bread

dinner

bed

sleeping

 

 

 

List 4 page 4

Asha’s School

lived

teacher

sad

being

market

talk

pointed

smiled

tree

shouted

Buzzy Bear and the Rainbow

raining

there

gold

rainbow

pot

story

called

just

grass

chipmunk

hole

honey

bird

pancakes

they

 

 

LIST FIVE

 

Pippa’s Place

yourself

place

hide

secret

know

just

bumped

rocks

long

time

Following Directions

puppet

paper

directions

face

paste

 

 

List 5 page 2

 

 

Two Good Friends

clean

door

first

inside

yourself

rocking

chair

paper

under

cakes

housekeeper

smells

cooking

flour

stuck

himself

may

nothing

table

 

 

 

 

 

List 5 page 3

 

The Scared Little Rabbit

storyteller

wise

ago

scared

happen

sky

falling

soon

signs

noise

together

told

show

anything

shook

apple

others

hooray

Winifred

outside

those

zoo

fly

sorry

great

 

 

 

 

 

List 5 page 4

 

What Mary Jo Shared

sharing

shy

shook

umbrella

raincoat

grasshopper

three

woods

happy

west

children

Hop-Along Grasshopper

most

kinds

colors

eyes

scary

 

 

Help, Help!

A

fish

bear

frog

help

jump

on

The Pig

here

pig

come

now

best

The Best Surprise

father surprise

mother big

want

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Fish for Sam

take

school

day

real

fly

my

your

 

Buzzy and the Pencil

find

where

look

did

book

need

need

pencil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzzy Finds a Hat

out

be

game

hat

play

little

Too Little, Too Big

don’t

think

boat

ride

The Boat Ride

are 

dog

cat

hello

push

out

hello

oh

 

 

 

 

 

The Little Red Hen

one

day

hen

found

wheat

plant

who

duck

myself

grew

cut

asked

said

pound

mill

make

bread

eat

 

 

Lucy Didn’t Listen

problem

listen

work working

busy

room

today

away

squirrel

tree

lunchroom

everywhere

play

over

put

listener

What Will You Do?

decide

maybe

something

someday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ira Sleeps Over

sister

taking

teddy bear

without

should

laugh

hear

stories

ghost

thought

dark

night

tight

name

ask

scared

about

end

nothing

after

The Library

library

storybooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A New Teacher

while

room

clean

paints

morning

side

all

care

wish

hope

popcorn

rope

dance

 

What Does It Look Like?

monster

shape

does

 

 

 

 

Nate the Great

detective

case

pancakes

breakfast

street

goldfish

move

right

notebook

always

picture

table

gone

yellow

sure

still

wastebasket

seen

never

bones

cold

brother

heads

 

 

 

 

Clyde Monster

ugly

uglier

pretty

lovely

forest

cave

people

silly

light

asleep

either

deal

sure

 

Too Much Noise

 

creaked

squeaked

swish

kettle

wind

noisy

cow

anyhow

donkey

sheep

crazy

quiet

dream

 

 

 

 

Moon Mouse

older

darkness

wonderful

made

cheese

tonight

bedtime

moon

far

enough

sleepy

way

rainy

hiding

ate