K Words for Kids

The letter K makes the same sound as hard C – a crisp “k” sound in words like kid, kite, and keep. K is sometimes silent when it appears before N, as in knee and know. This collection of K words for kids includes sight words, phonics patterns, and common words organized by grade level. This collection of K words for kids includes sight words, phonics patterns, and common words organized by grade level.

K Sight Words – Dolch List

Pre-K	Kindergarten	1st Grade	2nd Grade	3rd Grade	Nouns
—	—	know	keep kind	keep kind	kitty

Pre-K

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Kindergarten

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1st Grade

know

2nd Grade

keep, kind

3rd Grade

keep, kind

Nouns

kitty

K Sight Words – Fry List

First 100	Second 100	Third 100	Fourth 100	Fifth 100
know	keep kind know	kept king knew known	keep king knew know	keep kept key kind king knew know known

First 100

know

Second 100

keep, kind, know

Third 100

kept, king, knew, known

Fourth 100

keep, king, knew, know

Fifth 100

keep, kept, key, kind, king, knew, know, known

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CVC Words with K

These short vowel words feature K as the beginning or ending sound.

Short Vowel K Words

keg ken kid kin kit ask desk disk dusk husk mask musk risk task tusk

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CVCe Words with K (Magic E)

These long vowel words feature K, with a silent E making the vowel say its name.

Long Vowel K Words

kite awake awoke bake bike brake broke cake choke fake flake hike joke lake like make poke rake sake shake smoke snake spoke stake strike stroke take wake woke

Silent K Words

When K appears before N at the beginning of a word, the K is silent. These are important spelling words!

KN Words (Silent K)

knack knead knee kneel knew knife knight knit knob knock knot know known knuckle

K Words for Kids by Grade Level

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Ages 3-6

First K Words: keep, key, kick, kid, kind, king, kiss, kit, kite, kitten, kitty
First Nouns: kangaroo, key, kid, king, kiss, kitchen, kite, kitten, knee, knife

1st & 2nd Grade

Ages 6-8

Sight Words: know, keep, kind
CVCe Words: kite, bake, bike, cake, fake, hike, joke, lake, like, make, poke, rake, shake, snake, take, wake, woke
Silent K Words: knee, knew, knife, knob, knock, knot, know

3rd Grade & Above

Ages 8+

Sight Words: kept, king, knew, known, key
Advanced Words: awake, awoke, brake, broke, choke, flake, smoke, spoke, stake, strike, stroke
Silent K Words: knack, knead, kneel, knight, knit, known, knuckle