Two-letter Dolch sight word bingo cards
Two-letter Dolch sight words: 24 words for Pre-K–Grade 3. A 5x5 card with a free center shows 24 of them (card 1 starts with "an", "on" and "so"), so a class of 30 gets 30 different cards; every word has 2 letters and 4 start with the letter A.
| B | I | N | G | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
an | on | so | we | go |
he | if | us | at | as |
up | of | FREE | be | in |
my | to | no | am | or |
me | is | do | it | by |
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Caller sheet
Every call in a shuffled order. Tick each one as you read it out; the same share link always gives the same order.
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About this list: Two-letter Dolch sight words
Two-letter Dolch sight words is every Dolch service word of this length, drawn from all five levels (9 pre-primer, 8 primer, 4 first grade, 2 second grade, 1 third grade). All 24 words are 2 letters long, and 13 of them start with a vowel.
Source: Dolch's published lists, 220 service words and 95 nouns (Dolch, E. W. "A Basic Sight Vocabulary." The Elementary School Journal 36(6), 1936, pp. 456-460; Dolch, E. W. Problems in Reading. Garrard Press, 1948). The words are taken from revision 1094285022 (June 21, 2022) of the Wikipedia "Dolch word list" article, checked against those published totals on 2026-10-23.
All 24 words, A to Z
From "am" to "we", grouped by first letter (13 letters used); all 24 are loaded in the generator above.
- A: am, an, as, at
- B: be, by
- D: do
- G: go
- H: he
- I: if, in, is, it
- M: me, my
- N: no
- O: of, on, or
- S: so
- T: to
- U: up, us
- W: we
Word lengths in Two-letter Dolch sight words
All 24 words have 2 letters, so length gives no clue: children have to read every square.
| Letters | Words | Share | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 letters | 24 | 100% | go, in, is, it, me, my |
Most common first letters
"am", "at", "an" and "as" all start with the letter A: call them far apart.
| First letter | Words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | am, at, an, as |
| I | 4 | in, is, it, if |
| O | 3 | on, of, or |
| B | 2 | be, by |
| M | 2 | me, my |
| U | 2 | up, us |
| D | 1 | do |
| G | 1 | go |
Two-letter Dolch sight word bingo at a glance
| Words | 24, from "am" to "we" in A-Z order |
|---|---|
| Grade | Pre-K–Grade 3 |
| Card | 5x5 card with a free center: 24 of the 24 words |
| Different cards possible | about 6.20 × 10²³ (order matters) |
| Different word selections | 1: every card uses all 24 words in a different order |
| Average word length | 2.0 letters ("am" to "we") |
| Expected calls to fill one card | 24.0 of 24 |
Overlap with other lists
"go" and 23 more of these words also appear in All 220 Dolch sight words. Every list that shares words with this one, largest share first:
| List | Shared words | Share of these 24 | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| All 220 Dolch sight words | 24 | 100% | go, in, is, it, me |
| Complete Dolch list (220 words and 95 nouns) | 24 | 100% | go, in, is, it, me |
| Dolch kindergarten (pre-primer and primer) | 17 | 71% | go, in, is, it, me |
| Dolch pre-primer | 9 | 38% | go, in, is, it, me |
| Dolch primer | 8 | 33% | am, at, be, do, he |
| Dolch first grade | 4 | 17% | an, as, by, of |
How long a round takes
150 shuffled orders of the 24 words, played on this set's first 30 cards. With 20 children the first line usually comes on call 8 ("no" in this set's order), about 2 minutes at one word every 15 seconds.
| Class size | First line (median) | First line, 80% of games | First full card (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 children | 9 calls | 7-11 | 24 calls |
| 20 children | 8 calls | 6-10 | 24 calls |
| 30 children | 8 calls | 6-9 | 24 calls |
How to play two-letter Dolch sight word bingo
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Pre-teach the look-alikes
Read "am", "at", "an" and "as" together before the game; they all start with the letter A and have 2 letters.
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Print one card per child
Card 1 starts with "an", "on", "so", "we" and "go"; every other card mixes the 24 words differently, so no two children share a card.
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Call, say and use each word
Say "or", use it in a short sentence, then spell it if needed; this set continues with "we", "so", "it" and "am".
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Check the winning line
With these calls, card 24 wins first on call 8 with row 3: "am", "no", "so" and "it". Ask the winner to read the words back.
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Review the words that were not called
When card 24 wins on call 8, 16 words are still uncalled, such as "he", "as" and "be"; read them together or put them on the next review list. 13 of the 24 start with a vowel ("in", "is" and "it").
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Frequently asked questions
How many words are in the two-letter Dolch sight words?
24 words for Pre-K–Grade 3, from "am" to "we". Each card uses 24, so every card holds the whole list; the shortest word is "am" and the longest is "we".
Are all two-letter Dolch sight word bingo cards the same?
No. About 6.20 × 10²³ different cards are possible (all 24 words on every card, in a different order). Card 1 and card 2 of this set share 24 of their 24 words in different squares, and no card repeats inside one set.
How long does a round of two-letter Dolch sight word bingo take?
With 20 children, two-letter Dolch sight word bingo reaches its first line after about 8 calls (6-10 in 80% of simulated games), roughly 2 minutes at one word every 15 seconds; a full card takes about 24 of the 24 calls.
Can I print two-letter Dolch sight word bingo cards for a whole class for free?
Yes. A free set prints up to 30 different cards from the 24 words, one per child for a class of 30: Print cards sends them to your printer and Download PDF saves one card per page (30 pages plus the caller sheet). With 30 children the first line comes after about 8 calls, with 10 after about 9.
Can I mix the two-letter Dolch sight words with another list?
Yes: paste both lists into the generator and duplicates are removed automatically. Dolch kindergarten (pre-primer and primer) is the closest match: it shares 17 of these 24 words (71%) and adds 75 new words, for 99 in total.