Pre-primer :aandawaybigbluecancomedownfindforfunnygohelphereIinisitjumplittlelookmakememynotoneplayredrunsay(said )seethethreetotwoupwewhereyellowyou Primer: allamareateat (ate )beblack brownbutcome (came)diddoeatfourgetgoodhaveheintolikemustnewnonowonouroutpleaseprettyrun(ran)ridesee(saw)sayshesosoonthattheretheythistoounderwantis(was)wellgo(went)whatwhitewhowillwithyes Grade One: afteragainananyaskasbycouldeveryflyfromgivegoinghadhasherhimhishowjustknowletlivemayofoldonceopenoverputroundsomestoptakethankthemthenthinkwalkwerewhen Grade two: alwaysaroundbecausebeenbeforebestbothbuycallcolddoesdon ’tfastfirstfivefoundgavegoesgreenitsmademanyofforpull pushreadrightsingsitsleeptelltheirthesethoseuponususeverywashwhich Grade three: aboutbetterbringcarrycleancutdonedrawdrinkeightfallfarfullgotgrowholdhothurtifkeepkindlaughlightlongmuchmyselfneveronlyownpicksevenshallshowsixsmallstarttentodaytogethertrywarm The Best Thing In The World(This passage contains all of the 220 Dolch Basic Sight Words.) Once upon a time, there were four brothers who lived in a far away land. Their father was an old king. One day he said, "I will not live long now. Today you must start out into the world. In a year, bring back the best thing you have found. The one who can pick the best thing shall be the new king." The first brother said, "I will look in every city or town. I will buy the best thing I can for my father." The next two brothers said, "We will both go on fast ships over the sea. We will find something better." The last brother said, "I am going to ask the people here in our own land to tell me the best thing." The other three brothers began to laugh. "Then you will never be king!" They said. The last brother started off. When he had gone about six miles, he met a man. "What do yo...