N Words for Kids
The letter N makes a nasal sound that resonates through the nose in words like no, name, and nice. N is common at both the beginning and end of words, and it often appears in the -NG blend that makes words like sing and ring. This collection of N words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.
N Sight Words – Dolch List
| Pre-K | Kindergarten | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | Nouns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | no now |
new | never | — | name nest night north nose number |
Pre-K
not
Kindergarten
no, now
1st Grade
new
2nd Grade
never
3rd Grade
—
Nouns
name, nest, night, north, nose, number
N Sight Words – Fry List
| First 100 | Second 100 | Third 100 | Fourth 100 | Fifth 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no not now number |
name near need never new next night |
nothing notice noun |
name near necessary north note notice noun |
natural necessary need news north noun numeral |
First 100
no, not, now, number
Second 100
name, near, need, never, new, next, night
Third 100
nothing, notice, noun
Fourth 100
name, near, necessary, north, note, notice, noun
Fifth 100
natural, necessary, need, news, north, noun, numeral
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CVC Words with N
These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature N as the beginning or ending sound, organized by vowel pattern.
Short A words
nab
nag
nap
ban
can
dan
fan
man
pan
ran
tan
van
Short E words
net
ben
den
hen
ken
men
pen
ten
then
when
Short I words
nib
nil
nip
nit
bin
din
fin
gin
kin
pin
sin
tin
win
chin
grin
shin
spin
thin
twin
Short O words
nob
nod
not
con
don
son
ton
won
Short U words
nub
nun
nut
bun
fun
gun
pun
run
sun
spun
stun
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CVCe Words with N (Magic E)
These long vowel words feature N as the beginning or ending consonant, with a silent E making the vowel say its name.
Long A words
name
bane
cane
crane
jane
lane
mane
pane
plane
sane
vane
Long I words
nice
nine
dine
fine
line
mine
pine
shine
spine
vine
whine
wine
Long O words
node
nose
note
bone
clone
cone
crone
drone
lone
phone
prone
stone
throne
tone
zone
Long U words
dune
june
prune
tune
N Consonant Blends
N appears in the SN blend at the beginning of words and in several ending blends. The -NG blend is especially common.
SN blends (beginning)
snack
snag
snail
snake
snap
snare
snarl
sneak
sniff
snip
snob
snoop
snore
snort
snout
snow
snub
snug
-NG blends (ending)
bang
bring
cling
ding
fang
gang
hang
king
long
ping
rang
ring
sang
sing
song
spring
sting
string
strong
sung
swing
thing
wing
wrong
young
-NK blends (ending)
bank
blank
blink
brink
chunk
crank
drink
dunk
frank
honk
hunk
ink
junk
link
mink
pink
plank
prank
rank
rink
sank
shrink
sink
skunk
stink
sunk
tank
thank
think
trunk
wink
N Words for Kids by Grade Level
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Ages 3-6
Sight Words: not, no, now
CVC Words: nab, nag, nap, net, nip, nod, not, nub, nun, nut, can, fan, man, pan, ran, hen, pen, ten, bin, fin, pin, win, bun, fun, run, sun
First Nouns: name, nest, net, night, nine, nose, number, nurse, nut
CVC Words: nab, nag, nap, net, nip, nod, not, nub, nun, nut, can, fan, man, pan, ran, hen, pen, ten, bin, fin, pin, win, bun, fun, run, sun
First Nouns: name, nest, net, night, nine, nose, number, nurse, nut
1st & 2nd Grade
Ages 6-8
Sight Words: new, never, name, near, need, next, night
CVCe Words: name, cane, lane, mane, pane, plane, nice, nine, dine, fine, line, mine, pine, vine, wine, bone, cone, lone, tone, zone, nose, note, tune
Blend Words: snack, snail, snake, snap, snow, snug, ring, sing, king, wing, thing, bring, long, song, strong, bank, pink, sink, tank, think
Vocabulary: narrator, next, nonfiction, notice, natural, neighbor — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →
CVCe Words: name, cane, lane, mane, pane, plane, nice, nine, dine, fine, line, mine, pine, vine, wine, bone, cone, lone, tone, zone, nose, note, tune
Blend Words: snack, snail, snake, snap, snow, snug, ring, sing, king, wing, thing, bring, long, song, strong, bank, pink, sink, tank, think
Vocabulary: narrator, next, nonfiction, notice, natural, neighbor — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →
3rd Grade
Ages 8-9
Sight Words: nothing, notice, noun
Advanced Words: snag, snare, snarl, sneak, sniff, snip, snob, snoop, snore, snort, snout, snub, bang, cling, ding, fang, gang, hang, ping, rang, sang, spring, sting, string, sung, swing, wrong, young, blank, blink, brink, chunk, crank, drink, dunk, frank, honk, hunk, ink, junk, link, mink, plank, prank, rank, rink, sank, shrink, skunk, stink, sunk, trunk, wink
Vocabulary: nonliteral, numerator, necessary, negative — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →
Advanced Words: snag, snare, snarl, sneak, sniff, snip, snob, snoop, snore, snort, snout, snub, bang, cling, ding, fang, gang, hang, ping, rang, sang, spring, sting, string, sung, swing, wrong, young, blank, blink, brink, chunk, crank, drink, dunk, frank, honk, hunk, ink, junk, link, mink, plank, prank, rank, rink, sank, shrink, skunk, stink, sunk, trunk, wink
Vocabulary: nonliteral, numerator, necessary, negative — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →
4th Grade
Ages 9-10
Sight Words: name, near, necessary, north, note, notice, noun
Vocabulary: narrative, narrator, nonrenewable, nuance, negotiate — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →
Vocabulary: narrative, narrator, nonrenewable, nuance, negotiate — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →
5th Grade
Ages 10-11
Sight Words: natural, necessary, need, news, north, noun, numeral
Vocabulary: neutral, nitrogen, nominate, notable, nucleus — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →
Vocabulary: neutral, nitrogen, nominate, notable, nucleus — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →
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