Printable Sight Word Memory Match
Turn two cards over and read them aloud — a match is a keeper. Every Dolch level and Fry set comes as cut-out pairs split into decks of 12, which is about as much as a young child can hold in their head at once.
- Players
- 1–4
- Prep
- Print and cut
- Inside
- 12 pairs per deck
- You need
- Scissors
How to play sight word memory
The rules everybody already knows, with one addition.
- 1
Cut out one deck and shuffle
Use a single set to start — every card from one deck, face down in a grid.
- 2
Turn two cards over
Read both aloud. Reading them is the rule that makes this a sight word game rather than a memory test.
- 3
Keep a pair, or turn them back
A match is kept and the player goes again. No match, and they go back face down in the same spot.
- 4
Most pairs wins
Count them up at the end and read the winning pile back through.
What's in the PDF
Decks of 12 pairs
12 pairs is 24 cards on the table — a real game that still ends before a five-year-old loses interest.
The whole list, split into sets
A long level arrives as several decks rather than one unplayable pile, so you can work through it a deck at a time.
Cut lines on every card
Straight cuts only. A child old enough for scissors can make their own deck.
Download memory match for any list
Generated for all 16 Dolch levels and Fry sets. Every file is a print-ready PDF.
Dolch lists
See the Dolch word list →Fry lists
See the Fry word list →Ways to change it up
One deck, four games.
Go Fish
Deal five each and ask other players for the word you need by name.
Snap
Faster and louder. Good for words a child already knows well.
Flashcards
Half a deck is a flashcard stack — no need to print the cards separately.