Sight Word “But” Worksheets
Sixteen free printables for “but”: find the word among near-matches, map its 3 letters, trace and write it, then read it in “I can run, but I cannot fly.” Download any PDF without signing up.
Ages 4-7
Updated October 2026
Curated by 
Poppy Fox
Recognize “but” at a glance
Four visual checks place “but” beside close-looking words so the reader must attend to the exact letter sequence.
But: Read and Point Poster
A large “but” reference card with letter boxes and two short reading examples.
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But: Word Hunt 1
The sight word “but” hidden across a 48-cell grid of carefully chosen near-matches.
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But: Word Hunt 2
A second shuffled “but” word hunt with a new arrangement for independent recognition practice.
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But: Exact Word Match
Ten word cards where the reader ticks only the four cards that spell “but” exactly.
Download PDFMap the letters in “but”
Letter boxes, missing letters, cut-apart tiles and case matching make the spelling of “but” visible and movable.
But: Map the Letters
The letters of “but” modelled once, followed by four empty boxed rows to copy in order.
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But: Missing Letter
Eight copies of “but” with a different letter removed for focused spelling recall.
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But: Build the Word
Four cut-and-place rows for rebuilding “but” from individual letter tiles.
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But: Capital and Lowercase
A matching activity pairing “but” and similar words with their capital-letter forms.
Download PDFWrite “but” from memory
Tracing gives way to copying and recall, with handwriting guides sized for preschool, kindergarten and first grade.
But: Trace the Word
Four guided rows of “but” with dashed copies to trace and two independent writing lines.
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But: Copy on Handwriting Lines
Eight handwriting guides for copying “but”, with the model gradually removed.
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But: Rainbow Write
Eight outlined copies of “but” to trace in different colours while reading aloud.
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But: Look, Cover, Write, Check
Five look-cover-write-check cycles that move “but” from a model into memory.
Download PDFRead “but” in a sentence
Sentence tasks move the word out of isolation and check that recognition still holds while the child reads for meaning.
But: Complete the Sentences
Six short sentences with “but” removed and a clear blank for restoring the word.
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But: Trace and Copy Sentences
Two child-friendly sentences containing “but”, each followed by ruled copying space.
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But: Put the Sentence in Order
Two mixed-up sentence strips that include “but” and must be rebuilt on handwriting lines.
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But: One-Page Review
A one-page “but” check combining tracing, discrimination, sentence completion and free writing.
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How do you teach the sight word “but”?
Read “but” inside a short sentence before copying it. Meaning gives its spelling somewhere useful to attach instead of leaving an isolated card.
“But” has 3 letters: b-u-t. Read “I can run, but I cannot fly.” and “It is small but strong.” aloud, then ask the child to point to “but” before tracing or copying it.
Keep completed “but” pages in a review folder. Revisit the word after two days and one week so its quick recognition survives beyond this lesson.
After “but” is secure alone, the complete Dolch sight words collection places “but” in its Primer level and provides mixed-list practice.
