L Words for Kids

The letter L makes a smooth sound that flows easily in words like love, lamp, and little. L is a versatile consonant that appears in many blends at the beginning of words (like BL, CL, FL, GL, PL, SL) and often doubles at the end of words. This collection of L words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.

L Sight Words โ€“ Dolch List

Pre-KKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd GradeNouns
little
look
like let
live
laugh
light
long
โ€” leg
letter
lunch
Pre-K
little, look
Kindergarten
like
1st Grade
let, live
2nd Grade
laugh, light, long
3rd Grade
โ€”
Nouns
leg, letter, lunch

L Sight Words โ€“ Fry List

First 100Second 100Third 100Fourth 100Fifth 100
like
long
look
land
large
last
later
learn
left
let
letter
life
light
line
list
little
live
living
late
listen
low
lay
led
less
lie
love
lake
language
lay
least
leave
length
listen
lost
First 100
like, long, look
Second 100
land, large, last, later, learn, left, let, letter, life, light, line, list, little, live, living
Third 100
late, listen, low
Fourth 100
lay, led, less, lie, love
Fifth 100
lake, language, lay, least, leave, length, listen, lost

CVC Words with L

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

Short A words
lab lad lag lap pal gal
Short E words
led leg let less bell cell dell fell sell tell well yell
Short I words
lid lip lit bill dill fill gill hill kill mill pill will
Short O words
lob log lop lot doll poll
Short U words
lug lump lung lush bull dull full gull hull mull pull

CVCe Words with L (Magic E)

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

Long A words
lace lake lame lane late ale bale dale gale male pale sale tale whale
Long I words
life like lime line live bile file mile pile tile vile while
Long O words
lobe lone lore lose love hole mole pole role sole whole
Long U words
lube lure lute mule rule

L Consonant Blends

L combines with many consonants to form blends at the beginning of words. These are some of the most common blends in English.

BL blends
black blade blame blank blast blaze bleed blend bless blind blink block blood bloom blow blue
CL blends
clam clap class claw clay clean clear click cliff climb cling clip clock close cloth cloud clown club clue
FL blends
flag flame flap flash flat flea flew flip float flock flood floor flow flower fluff fly
GL blends
glad glance glare glass gleam glee glide glitter globe gloom glory glove glow glue
PL blends
place plain plan plane plant plate play please plenty plot plow plug plum plus
SL blends
slam slap sled sleep sleet slice slick slide slim slip slit slope slow slug slump

L Words for Kids by Grade Level

Pre-K & Kindergarten

Ages 3-6
Sight Words: little, look, like
CVC Words: lab, lad, lap, led, leg, let, lid, lip, lit, log, lot, lug
First Nouns: lamp, leaf, leg, lemon, letter, lion, list, lunch

1st & 2nd Grade

Ages 6-8
Sight Words: let, live, laugh, light, long, land, large, last, later, learn, left, letter, life, line, list, living
CVCe Words: lace, lake, lame, lane, late, life, like, lime, line, lone, lose, love, lure
L Blends: black, blue, blow, clap, class, clean, close, flag, flat, flip, flow, fly, glad, glass, glow, glue, plan, play, please, sled, sleep, slide, slow
Vocabulary: learn, large, language, listen, locate โ€” See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary โ†’

3rd Grade

Ages 8-9
Sight Words: late, listen, low, lay, led, less, lie, love
Advanced Blends: blade, blame, blank, blast, blaze, bleed, blend, bless, blind, blink, block, blood, bloom, clam, claw, clay, clear, click, cliff, climb, cling, clip, cloth, cloud, clown, club, clue, flame, flap, flash, flea, flew, flock, flood, floor, flower, fluff, glance, glare, gleam, glee, glide, glitter, globe, gloom, glory, glove, place, plain, plane, plant, plate, plenty, plot, plow, plug, plum, plus, slam, slap, sleet, slice, slick, slim, slip, slit, slope, slug, slump
Vocabulary: law, leader, legend, lesson, literal, locate โ€” See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary โ†’

4th Grade

Ages 9-10
Sight Words: lake, language, least, leave, length, lost
Vocabulary: legislature, literal, logical, luxury โ€” See all 4th Grade Vocabulary โ†’

5th Grade

Ages 10-11
Vocabulary: limited narrator, logos, legitimate, liberty, liaison โ€” See all 5th Grade Vocabulary โ†’