Davis Trigger Words
Trigger/Challenging Words
| a | is | do | got |
| about | was | did | go |
| after | were | does | goes |
| again | being | doing | going |
| ago | been | done | gone |
| all | because | don’t | went |
| almost | become | doesn’t | have |
| also | became | down | had |
| always | becoming | each | has |
| an | becomes | either | having |
| and | before | else | he |
| another | between | even | he’s |
| any | but | ever | her |
| anyhow | by | every | hers |
| anyway | can | everything | here |
| as | could | for | him |
| away | can’t | from | his |
| back | come | full | form |
| be | came | get | if |
| am | comes | gets | in |
| are | coming | getting | into |
| isn’t | many | otherwise | stand |
| it | may | our | standing |
| its | maybe | ours | stands |
| it’s | me | out | stood |
| just | mine | over | such |
| last | more | put | sure |
| leave | most | puts | take |
| leaves | much | putting | takes |
| leaving | my | run | taking |
| left | neither | ran | took |
| least | never | running | than |
| less | no | runs | that |
| let | none | said | that’s |
| lets | one | same | I |
| let’s | nor | see | the |
| letting | not | saw | their |
| like | now | seen | theirs |
| liked | of | sees | them |
| likes | off | shall | then |
| liking | on | should | there |
| low | one | she | there’s |
| make | onto | she’s | these |
| made | or | so | they |
| makes | other | some | they’re |
| making | others | soon | this |
| those | over | belief | four |
| though | us | believe | within |
| tow | very | which | without |
| toe | saw | while | under |
| to | we | who | won’t |
| too | we’re | who’s | won |
| too | what | whose | yet |
| unless | when | why | you |
| until | where | will | your |
| up | where’s | would | you’re |
| upon | whether | with | yours |
| bow | how | know |
Adapted (with permission APPENDIX L) from Davis Dyslexia Association International (1995)