1st grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Blend the sounds. Which picture is it?
c - a - n
- 🕐clock
- 🚐van
- 🥫can
🥫 can
Hint: Say the sounds faster and faster: c-a-n… can!
Question 2
Which word has the short i sound, like “igloo”?
- 🧦sock
- 🦇bat
- 🐟fish
🐟 fish
Hint: Say each word slowly; “fish” has short i: f-i-sh.
Question 3
Put the sounds together. What word is it?
h + op
- top
- hop
- hat
hop
Hint: Say the first sound, then the ending: h… op… hop!
Question 4
Which two letters start this word?
🧵__read- th
- ch
- sh
th
Hint: Say “thread” slowly. Listen to the start!
Question 5
Which word fits? Can you to my house?
- here
- said
- come
come
Hint: Read the sentence with each word. Which one makes sense?
Question 6
Which mark goes at the end?
Jay has a red cap
- .
- ?
- ,
.
Hint: This sentence tells something, so it ends with a period.
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.
- 👵his grandma
- 🐱a cat
- 👦his friend Leo
👵 his grandma
Hint: Look at the first line. Amir made a cake with…
Question 8
Which word tells about the picture?
🍭lollipop- salty
- loud
- sweet
sweet
Hint: Think about how it looks, feels, tastes or sounds.
Question 9
Which word fits? “I see four .”
🐝🐝🐝🐝- bee
- bees
- stars
bees
Hint: There is more than one bee, so add -s: bees.
Question 10
Which one shows a big feeling?
- Wow, that is huge!
- Is that big?
- That is big.
Wow, that is huge!
Hint: An exclamation shows a strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark (!).
Answer key
- 1. 🥫 can (Blend It)
- 2. 🐟 fish (Short Vowels)
- 3. hop (Word Families)
- 4. th (Sh, Ch, Th)
- 5. come (Sight Words)
- 6. . (Sentences)
- 7. 👵 his grandma (Story Time)
- 8. sweet (Describing Words)
- 9. bees (More Than One)
- 10. Wow, that is huge! (Kinds of Sentences)
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