1st grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Alabama Course of Study · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
w - e - b
- 🦆duck
- 🕸️web
- 🥛milk
🕸️ web
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: w-e-b… web!
Question 2
Which letter is missing?
🐟f_sh- e
- i
- a
i
Hint: Say “fish” slowly. Listen for the sound in the middle!
Question 3
Put the sounds together. What word is it?
m + en
- mat
- men
- den
men
Hint: Say the first sound, then the ending: m… en… men!
Question 4
Which word starts with “ch”?
- 3️⃣three
- 🍫chocolate
- 🐑sheep
🍫 chocolate
Hint: Say each word slowly. “chocolate” starts with ch.
Question 5
Which word fits? Mom , “Time for bed.”
- where
- have
- said
said
Hint: Read the sentence with each word. Which one makes sense?
Question 6
Which mark goes at the end?
Is the cat asleep
- ?
- ,
- .
?
Hint: This sentence asks something, so it ends with a question mark.
Question 7
Who made a cake with Amir?
Amir and his grandma made a cake in the kitchen.
Amir mixed the eggs and flour.
Grandma put the cake in the hot oven.
Then the whole family ate the cake.
- 🐱a cat
- 👦his friend Leo
- 👵his grandma
👵 his grandma
Hint: Look at the first line. Amir made a cake with…
Question 8
Which word tells about the picture?
🔥fire- wet
- hot
- fluffy
hot
Hint: Think about how it looks, feels, tastes or sounds.
Question 9
One car, two . Which word?
🚗🚗- car
- dogs
- cars
cars
Hint: For more than one, add -s to the end: car → cars.
Question 10
Which one is a question?
- We can go outside.
- Can we go outside?
- Go outside now.
Can we go outside?
Hint: A question asks something and ends with a question mark (?).
Answer key
- 1. 🕸️ web (Blend It)
- 2. i (Short Vowels)
- 3. men (Word Families)
- 4. 🍫 chocolate (Sh, Ch, Th)
- 5. said (Sight Words)
- 6. ? (Sentences)
- 7. 👵 his grandma (Story Time)
- 8. hot (Describing Words)
- 9. cars (More Than One)
- 10. Can we go outside? (Kinds of Sentences)
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