D Words for Kids

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The letter D makes a steady, dependable sound that children learn early. From simple CVC words like dog and dig to blend words like draw and dream, D words are foundational for building reading skills. This collection of D words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.

D Sight Words – Dolch List

Pre-KKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd GradeNouns
down did
do		 don’t does
done
don’t		 draw
drink		 day
dog
doll
door
Pre-K
down
Kindergarten
did, do
1st Grade
don’t
2nd Grade
does, done, don’t
3rd Grade
draw, drink
Nouns
day, dog, doll, door

D Sight Words – Fry List

First 100Second 100Third 100Fourth 100Fifth 100
did
do
down		 different
don’t		 door
during		 decided
develop
direct
dog
done
draw
drive
dry		 dark
deep
direction
discover
distance
drive
First 100
did, do, down
Second 100
different, don’t
Third 100
door, during
Fourth 100
decided, develop, direct, dog, done, draw, drive, dry
Fifth 100
dark, deep, direction, discover, distance, drive

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CVC Words with D

These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature D as the beginning or ending sound, organized by vowel pattern.

Short A words
dab dad dam bad had lad mad pad sad tad
Short E words
den bed fed led red wed shed sled
Short I words
did dig dim din dip bid hid kid lid rid skid slid
Short O words
doc dog dot cod god nod pod rod plod prod
Short U words
dub dud dug dull bud cud mud spud stud thud

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CVCe Words with D (Magic E)

These long vowel words feature D as the beginning or ending consonant, with a silent E making the vowel say its name.

Long A words
dace dale dame dare date daze blade fade grade made shade trade wade
Long I words
dice dime dine dire dive bride glide guide hide pride ride side slide stride tide wide
Long O words
doze dome dole dope dose dote dove bode code mode node rode
Long U words
dude duke dune dupe crude prude

D Consonant Blends

D combines with R to form the DR blend at the beginning of words.

DR blends
drab draft drag drain drake drama drank drape draw dread dream dress drew dried drift drill drink drip drive drone drool droop drop dross drove drown drug drum drunk dry
Ending D blends
and band hand land sand stand bend blend end lend mend send spend tend trend bind blind find grind kind mind wind bold cold fold gold hold mold old sold told

D Words for Kids by Grade Level

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Ages 3-6
Sight Words: down, did, do
CVC Words: dab, dad, dam, den, did, dig, dim, dip, doc, dog, dot, dub, dug
First Nouns: day, dog, doll, door, duck, dad

1st & 2nd Grade

Ages 6-8
Sight Words: don’t, does, done, different
CVCe Words: dale, dame, dare, date, daze, dice, dime, dine, dive, dome, dose, dude, dune, fade, made, ride, side, wide, code, rode
Blend Words: drag, draw, dream, dress, drip, drop, drum, dry, and, band, hand, land, sand, end, bend, send, find, kind, cold, gold, hold, old, told
Vocabulary: decide, definition, describe, detail, develop, dictionary, different, digraph, disagree, discover — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →

3rd Grade

Ages 8-9
Sight Words: draw, drink, door, during
Advanced Words: drab, draft, drain, drake, drama, drank, drape, dread, drew, dried, drift, drill, drive, drone, drool, droop, dross, drove, drown, drug, drunk, stand, blend, spend, trend, blind, grind, mind, wind, bold, fold, mold, sold
Vocabulary: demand, demonstrate, denominator, determine, dialogue, distinguish, drama — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →

4th Grade

Ages 9-10
Sight Words: decided, develop, direct, dog, done, draw, drive, dry
Vocabulary: debate, decimal, deduce, democracy, denotation, density, descriptive, determine, develop, distinguish — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →

5th Grade

Ages 10-11
Sight Words: dark, deep, direction, discover, distance
Vocabulary: data, denotation, denouement, diction, differentiate, diligent, distinguish, dramatic irony, dynamic character — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →