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 โ€“ Dolch List

Pre-KKindergarten1st Grade2nd Grade3rd GradeNouns
not no
now
new never โ€” name
nest
night
north
nose
number
Pre-K
not
Kindergarten
no, now
1st Grade
new
2nd Grade
never
3rd Grade
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Nouns
name, nest, night, north, nose, number

N Sight Words โ€“ Fry List

First 100Second 100Third 100Fourth 100Fifth 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

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

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

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 โ€” See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary โ†’

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 โ€” See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary โ†’

4th Grade

Ages 9-10
Sight Words: name, near, necessary, north, note, notice, noun
Vocabulary: narrative, narrator, nonrenewable, nuance, negotiate โ€” See all 4th Grade Vocabulary โ†’

5th Grade

Ages 10-11
Sight Words: natural, necessary, need, news, north, noun, numeral
Vocabulary: neutral, nitrogen, nominate, notable, nucleus โ€” See all 5th Grade Vocabulary โ†’