G Words for Kids

The letter G makes two soundsโ€”the hard G in words like go and get, and the soft G in words like gem and giant. G also teams up with other letters to form blends like gr and gl. This collection of G words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.

G Sight Words โ€“ Dolch List

Pre-KKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd GradeNouns
go get
good
gave
give
going
gave
goes
green
grow
got
grow
game
garden
girl
goodbye
grass
ground
Pre-K
go
Kindergarten
get, good
1st Grade
gave, give, going
2nd Grade
gave, goes, green, grow
3rd Grade
got, grow
Nouns
game, garden, girl, goodbye, grass, ground

G Sight Words โ€“ Fry List

First 100Second 100Third 100Fourth 100Fifth 100
get
go
gave
give
good
got
great
green
group
grow
going
gone
government
ground
girl
gold
ground
grew
game
general
glass
God
gone
First 100
get, go
Second 100
gave, give, good, got, great, green, group, grow
Third 100
going, gone, government, ground
Fourth 100
girl, gold, ground, grew
Fifth 100
game, general, glass, God, gone

CVC Words with G

These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature G as the beginning or ending sound, organized by vowel pattern. Note that G makes a hard sound before A, O, and U.

Short A words
gab gag gap gas bag flag lag nag rag sag tag wag
Short E words
get beg egg keg leg peg
Short I words
gig gill big dig fig jig pig rig wig twig
Short O words
gob god got bog cog dog fog hog jog log frog
Short U words
gum gun gust gut bug dug hug jug mug pug rug tug plug slug snug

CVCe Words with G (Magic E)

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

Long A words
gale game gape gate gave gaze age cage page rage sage stage wage
Long I words
glide guide
Long O words
globe gone gore grove
Long U words
huge

G Consonant Blends

G combines with L and R to form consonant blends at the beginning of words.

GL blends
glad glam glance glare glass gleam glee glen glide glint glitter globe gloom glory gloss glove glow glue
GR blends
grab grace grade grain grand grant grape graph grasp grass grave gray graze grease great greed green greet grew grid grief grill grim grin grind grip groan groom ground group grove grow growl grown grub grunt
NG ending blends
bang gang hang rang sang bring cling king ring sing sting string swing thing wing bong gong long song strong wrong hung lung rung stung sung young

G Words for Kids by Grade Level

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Ages 3-6
Sight Words: go, get, good
CVC Words: gab, gap, gas, get, gig, gob, got, gum, gun, gut, bag, big, bug, dig, dog, egg, fog, hug, jug, leg, log, mug, pig, rug, tag, tug, wig
First Nouns: game, garden, girl, goat, grass, green

1st & 2nd Grade

Ages 6-8
Sight Words: gave, give, going, goes, green, grow, great, group
CVCe Words: gale, game, gate, gave, gaze, cage, page, age, stage, globe, glide, guide, huge
Blend Words: glad, glass, glide, globe, glove, glow, glue, grab, grade, grain, grand, grape, grass, gray, great, green, grew, grill, grin, grip, groan, ground, group, grow, king, ring, sing, wing, long, song
Vocabulary: globe, glossary, gather, gigantic, grateful โ€” See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary โ†’

3rd Grade

Ages 8-9
Sight Words: got, grow, going, gone, government, ground
Advanced Words: glance, glare, gleam, glee, glen, glint, glitter, gloom, glory, gloss, grace, grant, graph, grasp, grave, graze, grease, greed, greet, grid, grief, grim, grind, groom, grove, growl, grown, grub, grunt, bang, gang, hang, rang, sang, bring, cling, sting, string, swing, thing, bong, gong, strong, wrong, hung, lung, rung, stung, sung, young
Vocabulary: generate, goods, government, geography, gradually โ€” See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary โ†’

4th Grade

Ages 9-10
Sight Words: girl, gold, ground, grew
Vocabulary: generate, genre, guarantee, guardian โ€” See all 4th Grade Vocabulary โ†’

5th Grade

Ages 10-11
Sight Words: game, general, glass, God, gone
Vocabulary: generalize, geosphere, gravity, germinate, governance โ€” See all 5th Grade Vocabulary โ†’