Grade 1 English Language Arts practice sheet
Saskatchewan Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
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.
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!
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.
Question 4
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!
Question 5
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.
Question 6
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…
Question 7
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.
Question 8
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.
Question 9
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!
Question 10
Which letter is missing?
🧦s_ck- o
- i
- e
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o
Hint: Say “sock” slowly. Listen for the sound in the middle!
Answer key
- 1. 3 (Blend It)
- 2. o (Short Vowels)
- 3. shop (Word Families)
- 4. there (Sight Words)
- 5. girl (Sentences)
- 6. 👩 his mom (Story Time)
- 7. round (Describing Words)
- 8. eggs (More Than One)
- 9. 🪨 rock (Blend It)
- 10. o (Short Vowels)
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