Who Sight Word Tracing Worksheet – Free Printable PDF
Trace the Fry First 100 word “who” with dotted guides and read it in simple sentences (word #86).
Trace the dashed word with a pencil, saying the letters as you go.
Today's tracing word is “who”. 'Who' asks about a person — who is that? “Who” is word number 86 of the Fry First 100 — the hundred most common words in children's books, from tiny glue words like the to everyday words like water and part. This free printable worksheet gives big dotted “who” guides to trace, followed by a blank line where the word can be written all on their own.
Read “who” working inside real sentences: “Who is at the door?” “Who wants to play tag?” Ask your child to point at “who” every time it appears, say it out loud, and then trace one dotted row as a little reward. Because “who” shows up again and again in beginner books — often several times on a single page — every tracing pass is practice that gets used within minutes of opening a story.
Look closely at the letters first: “who” is made of 3 letters — w-h-o. Say each letter name slowly as the pencil passes over it, then say the whole word quickly, the way a fluent reader does. Tracing big letters with the whole arm before picking up the pencil builds the muscle memory handwriting needs. Most sight words keep a few surprises hidden in their letters, so instead of trying to sound the whole word out we learn it the look-say way: look at the whole word, say it, trace it and remember its shape. Noticing one surprising letter at a time — like the silent w in write or the soft th in this — makes the shape much easier to keep in mind.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the word “who” mean?
'Who' asks about a person — who is that? Read it working in a real sentence: “Who is at the door?” Keeping a picture in your head while tracing helps the written word stick.
Why is “who” called a sight word?
Sight words (also called high-frequency words) are the words that turn up most often in books, so readers learn to recognise them instantly, by sight, without stopping to sound them out. Many sight words, like “who”, do not follow simple phonics rules, which is exactly why look-say practice matters.
How do I use this “who” tracing sheet at home?
Print the sheet, sit beside your child and trace the dotted word with one finger first while saying it. Then trace it with a pencil, saying each letter name slowly, and finish by writing who on the blank line from memory. Five relaxed minutes a day is plenty.
Is a sight word the same as a CVC word?
Not quite. A CVC word such as cat is three letters you can sound out with simple rules. Sight words are the most frequent words in reading — some, like can and had, are easy to sound out, while others, like the and one, use surprising spellings that children learn by seeing them again and again.