1st grade English Language Arts practice sheet
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
How many sounds do you hear in “milk”?
🥛milk- 2
- 4
- 3
4
Hint: Say it slowly and hold up a finger for each sound: m-i-l-k.
Question 2
Which word has the short e sound, like “elephant”?
- ⛺tent
- 🧦sock
- 🥛milk
⛺ tent
Hint: Say each word slowly; “tent” has short e: t-e-n-t.
Question 3
Which word is in the “-ug” family?
-ug
- mug
- hen
- men
mug
Hint: Words in the -ug family end with “ug”, like tug and hug.
Question 4
Which two letters start this word?
🧵__read- ch
- th
- sh
th
Hint: Say “thread” slowly. Listen to the start!
Question 5
Which word fits? I to play.
- like
- where
- the
like
Hint: Read the sentence with each word. Which one makes sense?
Question 6
How many words are in this sentence?
Sam has a red hat.
- 5
- 4
- 6
5
Hint: Touch each word as you read it, and count as you go.
Question 7
Who planted beans with Lena?
Lena and her brother planted beans in a pot.
They put the pot by the sunny window.
Every day, Lena gave the beans a little water.
Soon, tiny green leaves popped out!
- 👦her brother
- 👩her teacher
- 🐱her cat
👦 her brother
Hint: Look at the first line. Lena planted beans with her…
Question 8
Which word tells about the picture?
🐘elephant- fluffy
- big
- tiny
big
Hint: Think about how it looks, feels, tastes or sounds.
Question 9
One cat, two . Which word?
🐱🐱- cat
- dogs
- cats
cats
Hint: For more than one, add -s to the end: cat → cats.
Question 10
Which one is a telling sentence?
- Do we have a fish?
- We have a pet fish.
- Feed the fish.
We have a pet fish.
Hint: A telling sentence tells something and usually ends with a period (.).
Answer key
- 1. 4 (Blend It)
- 2. ⛺ tent (Short Vowels)
- 3. mug (Word Families)
- 4. th (Sh, Ch, Th)
- 5. like (Sight Words)
- 6. 5 (Sentences)
- 7. 👦 her brother (Story Time)
- 8. big (Describing Words)
- 9. cats (More Than One)
- 10. We have a pet fish. (Kinds of Sentences)
Want more than 10 questions?
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