Vocabulary Base - The Dolch List 220

Vocabulary Base is very important in building/improving our Speaking

!riting and "eading skills# The second ingredient in building our Vocabulary
Base is The Dolch !ord List - the list o$ most common %nglish &ords#
%d&ard !illiam Dolch 'hD compiled the list o$ $re(uently used &ords in the
%nglish language The Dolch !ord List also called Sight !ords or The Dolch
220# These &ords make up )0 to*0 percent o$ any general te+t and includes
pronouns ad,ectives adverbs prepositions con,unctions and verbs# The
basic list e+cludes nouns &hich make up a separate -) &ord list#
.any o$ the 220 Dolch &ords cannot be /sounded out/ and have to be
learned by /sight/ that is memori0ed# The list is divided into grade levels#
Because 1uency in reading the Dolch 220 and the -) nouns is essential to
literacy a variety o$ techni(ues are used to teach them including2 reading
Dolch literature books using 1ash cards playing games and &riting
activities# "epetition and practice are very important in making recognition o$
sight &ords automatic#
3t is necessary to kno& this list o$ &ords to be able to speak# 4o&ever this is
the last time that you learn &ords taken out o$ conte+t because %nglish is the
phrasal language# 5ny&ay 3 &ill try to give you advice to do this as best as
possible#
6nce a$ter &e built our base vocabulary &e7ll be in position to choose the
best &ays to e+pand it#
8This passage contains all o$ the 220 Dolch Basic Sight !ords#9
The Best Thing 3n The !orld
6nce upon a time there &ere $our brothers &ho lived in a $ar a&ay land#
Their $ather &as an old king# 6ne day he said /3 &ill not live long no&# Today
you must start out into the &orld# 3n a year bring back the best thing you
have $ound# The one &ho can pick the best thing shall be the ne& king#/ The
:rst brother said /3 &ill look in every city or to&n# 3 &ill buy the best thing 3
can $or my $ather#/ The ne+t t&o brothers said /!e &ill both go on $ast ships
over the sea# !e &ill :nd something better#/ The last brother said /3 am
going to ask the people here in our o&n land to tell me the best thing#/ The
other three brothers began to laugh# /Then you &ill never be king;/ They said#
The last brother started o<# !hen he had gone about si+ miles he met a
man# /!hat do you carry in those big bags=/ he asked# /The best thing in the
&orld/ said the man# /These are $ull o$ the good nuts &hich $all $rom my :ve
nut trees#/ /3 don7t think that &ould &ork/ said the brother to himsel$ /3 must
try again#/ The brother &ent on another seven miles# 4e $ound a small bro&n
bird# 3t had been hurt so he put it in his coat &here it could keep &arm# 5s he
&ent on he sa& a little girl crying# 4e ran to meet her# /!hy are you crying=/
he asked# /3 &ant to get some &ater $rom the &ell/ she said# /!e use so
much# !e drink cold &ater# !e &ash the clothes clean &ith hot &ater# But 3
do not kno& ho& to pull it up# 'lease sho& me#/ The brother said /4old this
bird and 3 &ill help you# 3t does not 1y around any more because it got its
&ing cut#/ /Thank you# !hat a pretty bird;/ she said# /3 &ish you &ould give it
to me# 3$ you &ill let me keep it 3 &ill al&ays be very kind to it# 3 &ill take care
o$ it mysel$# 3 &ill make it gro& &ell again#/ />es you may have it/ said the
brother# So he gave her the bird and &ent on#
5t night he &ent to sleep under a round yello& haystack# !hen it &as light
again he &alked on# %very day he &ould &alk eight or ten miles# 4e asked the
people about the best thing in the &orld# Some said it &as best to sing# Some
said it &as best to run and ,ump and play# Some said the green grass &as
best# Some liked the red and blue and &hite 1o&ers best# 6ne man said the
best thing &as to ride a black horse# 4e al&ays stopped to help people &ho
needed it# Soon he made many $riends# 5ll the people began to like him# They
&ould say /See there goes the king7s son# 4e &ould be ,ust the right kind o$
king $or us#/ %very door &as open to him# The people &ould call to him to
stop# They &ould ask him to come and eat &ith them# 5$ter he ate he &ould
sit do&n and read to the children# 5$ter he read he sho&ed them ho& to dra&
and &rite# .onths &ent by# 4e still had no beauti$ul thing to take to his $ather#
?ust be$ore the year &as done he &ent home again#
The time came &hen the king called his sons together# /!hat did you bring=/
4e asked them all# The other brothers had many beauti$ul things# /5nd &hat
did you bring=/ said the king to the last brother# /This is too $unny;/ said the
other brothers# /4e has nothing;/ But the king &as kind to the last brother#
/!hat did you bring me=/ the king asked again# /3 bring only the $riendship o$
your people/ said the last brother# /That is the best thing;/ cried his $ather#
/>ou shall be the ne& king#/ The %nd
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're-'rimer 'rimer Airst Brade Second Brade
Third Brade
Aor no& try to read this story &ithout thinking o$ meaning o$ &ords
Then try to :nd ho& the &ord is used grammatically divide them in the
groups o$ nouns verbs ad,ectives ##
Aind the meanings
Try to pronounce them
'lease e+plore CC http2//&&&#mrsperkins#com/dolch#htm $rom &here this
story is# >ou &ill :nd this list o$ &ords as the printable version in the
!ord/'d$/'' $ormats#
3n the right o$ 'o&er'oint version you &ill see small audio button#
Learning 5dvice2 "emember your brain like to see colours and pictures;
Dse 1ash cards $or learning &ords;
'lay games;
>ou can do&nload the Alash cards $rom the .r'erkin7s &ebsite print and
then cut# 6n your 1ash card &rite 8belo& the &ord9 ho& is pronounced and
add di<erent $orms o$ the &ord - noun ad,ective adverb##
6n the back o$ the 1ash card &rite do&n the meaning and synonyms#
3$ you don7t have a printer you can use simple post-it notes#
6ur ne+t goal is to learn 220 - E2 8 irregular verbs $rom yesterday9 F GHH ne&
&ords
Take the time you need don7t hurry# Building the base is the most important
part o$ your learning process# 3t &ill in1uence on the all your learning
activities in the $uture#
3$ your learning style is linear2
Ion nouns
're-primer2 a and a&ay big blue can come do&n :nd $or $unny go
help here 3 in is it ,ump little look make me my not one play red run
said see the three to t&o up &e &here yello& you
'rimer2 all am are at ate be black bro&n but came did do eat $our
get good have he into like must ne& no no& on our out please
pretty ran ride sa& say she so soon that there they this too under
&ant &as &ell &ent &hat &hite &ho &ill &ith yes
Gst Brade2 a$ter again an any as ask by could every 1y $rom give
giving had has her him his ho& ,ust kno& let live may o$ old once
open over put round some stop take thank them then think &alk
&ere &hen
2nd Brade2 al&ays around because been be$ore best both buy call cold
does don7t $ast :rst :ve $ound gave goes green its made many o< or
pull read right sing sit sleep tell their these those upon us use very
&ash &hich &hy &ish &ork &ould &rite your
Erd Brade2 about better bring carry clean cut done dra& drink eight
$all $ar $ull got gro& hold hot hurt i$ keep kind laugh light long much
mysel$ never only o&n pick seven shall sho& si+ small start ten today
together try &arm
Iouns
apple baby back ball bear bed bell bird birthday boat bo+ boy bread
brother cake car cat chair chicken children Jhristmas coat corn co&
day dog doll door duck egg eye $arm $armer $ather $eet :re :sh 1oor
1o&er game garden girl good-bye grass ground hand head hill home
horse house kitty leg letter man men milk money morning mother
name nest night paper party picture pig rabbit rain ring robin school
seed sheep shoe sister sno& song s(uirrel stick street sun table thing
time top toy tree &atch &ater &ay &ind &indo& &ood
.ore 3rregular verbs2

T43I@ - T46DB4T

L%T - L%T
"%5D - "%5D
SL%%' - SL%'T


S3IB -S5IB

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