= Partner SiteR Words for Kids
The letter R makes a rolling sound that kids practice in words like run, red, and read. R forms blends with many consonants (BR, CR, DR, FR, GR, PR, TR) and creates r-controlled vowels that change how vowels sound in words like car, her, and bird. This collection of R words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.
R Sight Words – Dolch List
| Pre-K | Kindergarten | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | Nouns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| red run |
ran | read ride round |
read right |
— | rain ring robin room |
Pre-K
red, run
Kindergarten
ran
1st Grade
read, ride, round
2nd Grade
read, right
3rd Grade
—
Nouns
rain, ring, robin, room
R Sight Words – Fry List
| First 100 | Second 100 | Third 100 | Fourth 100 | Fifth 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| read right |
rain ran read red river room round run |
reach ready really red remember rest right road rock room run |
race rain reached ready real record region result return ride river road rock round run |
race rain ran rather reading reason record rest result rich right rock root rule |
First 100
read, right
Second 100
rain, ran, read, red, river, room, round, run
Third 100
reach, ready, really, remember, rest, road, rock
Fourth 100
race, reached, real, record, region, result, return, ride
Fifth 100
rather, reading, reason, rich, root, rule
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CVC Words with R
These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature R as the beginning or ending sound, organized by vowel pattern.
Short A words
rack
raft
rag
ram
ran
rap
rat
rash
Short E words
red
rep
rest
wreck
Short I words
rib
rich
rick
rid
rig
rim
rip
risk
Short O words
rob
rock
rod
romp
rot
Short U words
rub
rug
run
rush
rust
rut
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CVCe Words with R (Magic E)
These long vowel words feature R as the beginning or ending consonant, with a silent E making the vowel say its name.
Long A words
race
rage
rake
rare
rate
rave
raze
Long I words
rice
ride
rife
rile
rime
ripe
rise
rite
Long O words
robe
rode
role
rope
rose
rote
rove
Long U words
rude
rule
rune
ruse
R Consonant Blends
R combines with many consonants to form common blends at the beginning of words.
BR blends
brace
brain
brake
branch
brand
brave
bread
break
breath
brick
bride
bridge
bright
bring
broad
broke
brook
broom
brother
brown
brush
CR blends
crab
crack
craft
crane
crash
crawl
crazy
cream
creek
creep
crib
crisp
crop
cross
crowd
crown
crush
cry
DR blends
draft
drag
drain
draw
dream
dress
drew
drift
drill
drink
drip
drive
drop
drove
drown
drum
dry
FR blends
frame
free
freeze
fresh
friend
fright
frog
from
front
frost
frown
fruit
fry
GR blends
grab
grace
grade
grain
grand
grape
grass
grave
gray
great
green
greet
grew
grill
grin
grind
grip
groan
ground
group
grow
PR blends
practice
praise
pray
present
press
pretty
price
pride
prince
print
prize
problem
promise
proof
proud
prove
TR blends
trace
track
trade
trail
train
trap
trash
travel
treat
tree
trend
tribe
trick
tried
trim
trip
troll
troop
truck
true
trunk
trust
truth
try
R Words for Kids by Grade Level
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Ages 3-6
Sight Words: red, run, ran
CVC Words: rag, ram, ran, rap, rat, red, rib, rid, rig, rim, rip, rob, rock, rod, rot, rub, rug, run, rut
First Nouns: rabbit, rain, rainbow, ring, road, rock, room, rope, rose
CVC Words: rag, ram, ran, rap, rat, red, rib, rid, rig, rim, rip, rob, rock, rod, rot, rub, rug, run, rut
First Nouns: rabbit, rain, rainbow, ring, road, rock, room, rope, rose
1st & 2nd Grade
Ages 6-8
Sight Words: read, ride, round, right, rain, river, room
CVCe Words: race, rage, rake, rate, rice, ride, ripe, rise, robe, rode, role, rope, rose, rude, rule
R Blends: brave, brick, bring, brown, brush, crab, crash, cream, cry, drag, draw, dream, dress, drink, drop, dry, free, frog, from, front, fruit, grab, grade, grass, green, grew, grow, pray, press, pretty, price, print, prize, track, train, trap, tree, trick, trip, truck, true, try
Vocabulary: reason, reptile, require, rhyme — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →
CVCe Words: race, rage, rake, rate, rice, ride, ripe, rise, robe, rode, role, rope, rose, rude, rule
R Blends: brave, brick, bring, brown, brush, crab, crash, cream, cry, drag, draw, dream, dress, drink, drop, dry, free, frog, from, front, fruit, grab, grade, grass, green, grew, grow, pray, press, pretty, price, print, prize, track, train, trap, tree, trick, trip, truck, true, try
Vocabulary: reason, reptile, require, rhyme — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →
3rd Grade
Ages 8-9
Sight Words: reach, ready, really, remember, rest, road, rock
Advanced Blends: brace, brain, brake, branch, brand, bread, break, breath, bride, bridge, bright, broad, broke, brook, broom, brother, crack, craft, crane, crawl, crazy, creek, creep, crib, crisp, crop, cross, crowd, crown, crush, draft, drain, drew, drift, drill, drip, drive, drove, drown, drum, frame, freeze, fresh, friend, fright, frost, frown, fry, grace, grain, grand, grape, grave, gray, great, greet, grill, grin, grind, grip, groan, ground, group, practice, praise, present, problem, promise, proof, proud, prove, trace, trade, trail, trash, travel, treat, trend, tribe, tried, trim, troll, troop, trunk, trust, truth
Vocabulary: reference, region, relevant, reliable, resolution, resource, responsible, result, retell, revise, rhythm, rights — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →
Advanced Blends: brace, brain, brake, branch, brand, bread, break, breath, bride, bridge, bright, broad, broke, brook, broom, brother, crack, craft, crane, crawl, crazy, creek, creep, crib, crisp, crop, cross, crowd, crown, crush, draft, drain, drew, drift, drill, drip, drive, drove, drown, drum, frame, freeze, fresh, friend, fright, frost, frown, fry, grace, grain, grand, grape, grave, gray, great, greet, grill, grin, grind, grip, groan, ground, group, practice, praise, present, problem, promise, proof, proud, prove, trace, trade, trail, trash, travel, treat, trend, tribe, tried, trim, troll, troop, trunk, trust, truth
Vocabulary: reference, region, relevant, reliable, resolution, resource, responsible, result, retell, revise, rhythm, rights — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →
4th Grade
Ages 9-10
Sight Words: race, reached, real, record, region, result, return, ride, river, road, rock, round
Vocabulary: realistic fiction, refine, relevant, reluctant, renewable, research, resolution, revolution — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →
Vocabulary: realistic fiction, refine, relevant, reluctant, renewable, research, resolution, revolution — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →
5th Grade
Ages 10-11
Sight Words: rather, reading, reason, record, rest, result, rich, right, rock, root, rule
Vocabulary: Reconstruction, ratio, reasoning, refute, register, relevant, reliability, repetition, retrieve, revision, rhetoric, rhyme scheme, rising action — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →
Vocabulary: Reconstruction, ratio, reasoning, refute, register, relevant, reliability, repetition, retrieve, revision, rhetoric, rhyme scheme, rising action — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →
