Grade 1 English Language Arts practice sheet
NWT Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
How many sounds do you hear in “lock”?
🔒lock- 4
- 2
- 3
3
Hint: Say it slowly and hold up a finger for each sound: l-o-ck.
Question 2
Which letter is missing?
📦b_x- o
- e
- u
o
Hint: Say “box” slowly. Listen for the sound in the middle!
Question 3
Which word is in the “-op” family?
-op
- big
- shop
- rug
shop
Hint: Words in the -op family end with “op”, like hop and stop.
Question 4
Which word starts with “sh”?
- 🪑chair
- 🐤chick
- 🚢ship
🚢 ship
Hint: Say each word slowly. “ship” starts with sh.
Question 5
Which is the right way to spell “there”?
- there
- thar
- ther
there
Hint: “there” is spelled t-h-e-r-e. Try writing it in the air!
Question 6
Which word is a naming word?
- sit
- happy
- girl
girl
Hint: A naming word names a person, animal, place or thing.
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
👩 his mom
Hint: Look at the first line. Ravi went with his…
Question 8
Which word tells about the picture?
⚽ball- furry
- round
- square
round
Hint: Think about how it looks, feels, tastes or sounds.
Question 9
One egg, two . Which word?
🥚🥚- egg
- eggs
- bees
eggs
Hint: For more than one, add -s to the end: egg → eggs.
Question 10
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
r - o - ck
- 🧦sock
- 🔒lock
- 🪨rock
🪨 rock
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: r-o-ck… rock!
Answer key
- 1. 3 (Blend It)
- 2. o (Short Vowels)
- 3. shop (Word Families)
- 4. 🚢 ship (Sh, Ch, Th)
- 5. there (Sight Words)
- 6. girl (Sentences)
- 7. 👩 his mom (Story Time)
- 8. round (Describing Words)
- 9. eggs (More Than One)
- 10. 🪨 rock (Blend It)
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