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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 starts with “sh”?

    • 🪑chair
    • 🐤chick
    • 🚢ship
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    🚢 ship

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

  4. Question 4

    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.

  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 joining word fits? I like cake, ___ I do not like pie.

    • but
    • because
    • and
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    but

    Hint: But shows that two ideas are different.

  7. Question 7

    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.

  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

    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.

  10. Question 10

    Which one is a telling sentence?

    • Does snow fall in winter?
    • Snow falls in winter.
    • Catch the snow!
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    Snow falls in winter.

    Hint: A telling sentence tells something and usually ends with a period (.).

Answer key

  1. 1. 3 (Blend It)
  2. 2. o (Short Vowels)
  3. 3. 🚢 ship (Sh, Ch, Th)
  4. 4. shop (Word Families)
  5. 5. there (Sight Words)
  6. 6. but (Word Jobs)
  7. 7. eggs (More Than One)
  8. 8. round (Describing Words)
  9. 9. girl (Sentences)
  10. 10. Snow falls in winter. (Kinds of Sentences)

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