Sight Word “Down” Worksheets
Sixteen free printables for “down”: find the word among near-matches, map its 4 letters, trace and write it, then read it in “Sit down by me.” Download any PDF without signing up.
Ages 4-7
Updated October 2026
Curated by 
Poppy Fox
Recognize “down” at a glance
Four visual checks place “down” beside close-looking words so the reader must attend to the exact letter sequence.
Down: Read and Point Poster
A large “down” reference card with letter boxes and two short reading examples.
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Down: Word Hunt 1
The sight word “down” hidden across a 48-cell grid of carefully chosen near-matches.
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Down: Word Hunt 2
A second shuffled “down” word hunt with a new arrangement for independent recognition practice.
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Down: Exact Word Match
Ten word cards where the reader ticks only the four cards that spell “down” exactly.
Download PDFMap the letters in “down”
Letter boxes, missing letters, cut-apart tiles and case matching make the spelling of “down” visible and movable.
Down: Map the Letters
The letters of “down” modelled once, followed by four empty boxed rows to copy in order.
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Down: Missing Letter
Eight copies of “down” with a different letter removed for focused spelling recall.
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Down: Build the Word
Four cut-and-place rows for rebuilding “down” from individual letter tiles.
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Down: Capital and Lowercase
A matching activity pairing “down” and similar words with their capital-letter forms.
Download PDFWrite “down” from memory
Tracing gives way to copying and recall, with handwriting guides sized for preschool, kindergarten and first grade.
Down: Trace the Word
Four guided rows of “down” with dashed copies to trace and two independent writing lines.
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Down: Copy on Handwriting Lines
Eight handwriting guides for copying “down”, with the model gradually removed.
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Down: Rainbow Write
Eight outlined copies of “down” to trace in different colours while reading aloud.
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Down: Look, Cover, Write, Check
Five look-cover-write-check cycles that move “down” from a model into memory.
Download PDFRead “down” in a sentence
Sentence tasks move the word out of isolation and check that recognition still holds while the child reads for meaning.
Down: Complete the Sentences
Six short sentences with “down” removed and a clear blank for restoring the word.
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Down: Trace and Copy Sentences
Two child-friendly sentences containing “down”, each followed by ruled copying space.
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Down: Put the Sentence in Order
Two mixed-up sentence strips that include “down” and must be rebuilt on handwriting lines.
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Down: One-Page Review
A one-page “down” check combining tracing, discrimination, sentence completion and free writing.
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How do you teach the sight word “down”?
Start with the spoken word “down”, then show “down” in print. Connecting “down” to its exact letters is stronger than asking a child to memorize a floating shape.
“Down” has 4 letters: d-o-w-n. Read “Sit down by me.” and “The rain came down fast.” aloud, then ask the child to point to “down” before tracing or copying it.
Use one “down” sheet at a time and stop while the word is still read accurately. Return tomorrow with a different activity instead of repeating one motor pattern.
After “down” is secure alone, the complete Dolch sight words collection places “down” in its Pre-Primer level and provides mixed-list practice.
