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Grade 1 English Language Arts practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    How many sounds do you hear in “lock”?

    🔒lock
    • 4
    • 2
    • 3
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    3

    Hint: Say it slowly and hold up a finger for each sound: l-o-ck.

  2. Question 2

    Which letter is missing?

    📦b_x
    • o
    • e
    • u
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    o

    Hint: Say “box” slowly. Listen for the sound in the middle!

  3. Question 3

    Which word is in the “-op” family?

    -op

    • big
    • shop
    • rug
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    shop

    Hint: Words in the -op family end with “op”, like hop and stop.

  4. Question 4

    Which word starts with “sh”?

    • 🪑chair
    • 🐤chick
    • 🚢ship
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    🚢 ship

    Hint: Say each word slowly. “ship” starts with sh.

  5. Question 5

    Which is the right way to spell “there”?

    • there
    • thar
    • ther
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    there

    Hint: “there” is spelled t-h-e-r-e. Try writing it in the air!

  6. Question 6

    Which word is a naming word?

    • sit
    • happy
    • girl
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    girl

    Hint: A naming word names a person, animal, place or thing.

  7. Question 7

    Who went to the library with Ravi?

    Ravi went to the library with his mom.

    He found a book about sharks.

    He read it in a big, soft chair.

    Then he took the book home to share with his sister.

    • 👨his dad
    • 🐶his dog
    • 👩his mom
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    👩 his mom

    Hint: Look at the first line. Ravi went with his…

  8. Question 8

    Which word tells about the picture?

    ⚽ball
    • furry
    • round
    • square
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    round

    Hint: Think about how it looks, feels, tastes or sounds.

  9. Question 9

    One egg, two . Which word?

    🥚🥚
    • egg
    • eggs
    • bees
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    eggs

    Hint: For more than one, add -s to the end: egg → eggs.

  10. Question 10

    Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?

    r - o - ck

    • 🧦sock
    • 🔒lock
    • 🪨rock
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    🪨 rock

    Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: r-o-ck… rock!

Answer key

  1. 1. 3 (Blend It)
  2. 2. o (Short Vowels)
  3. 3. shop (Word Families)
  4. 4. 🚢 ship (Sh, Ch, Th)
  5. 5. there (Sight Words)
  6. 6. girl (Sentences)
  7. 7. 👩 his mom (Story Time)
  8. 8. round (Describing Words)
  9. 9. eggs (More Than One)
  10. 10. 🪨 rock (Blend It)

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