Kindergarten English Language Arts practice sheet
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Find the big letter that matches.
b- Z
- M
- B
B
Hint: Small b and big B are partners with the same name. Look for big B!
Question 2
Which letter does it start with?
🐢_urtle- w
- t
- d
t
Hint: Say it slowly: turtle. It starts with tuh, the sound of t.
Question 3
Which one rhymes with “goat”?
🐐goat- ⭐star
- 🛷sled
- 🧥coat
🧥 coat
Hint: Rhymes end with the same sound. Say them: goat… coat!
Question 4
Clap “zebra”. How many claps?
🦓zebra- 1
- 2
- 3
2
Hint: Clap each part as you say it: ze · bra. That's 2 claps!
Question 5
Which word goes with the picture?
⬇️- up
- run
- down
down
Hint: The picture shows down. Find the word d-o-w-n.
Question 6
What happened in the middle?
Snow fell all night.
In the morning, Kenji made a snowman.
Then the sun came out and it melted.
- ❄️Snow fell
- ⛄Kenji made a snowman
- 💧The snowman melted
⛄ Kenji made a snowman
Hint: The middle comes after the start and before the end.
Question 7
Which word comes first?
I see a cat.
- I
- see
- cat
I
Hint: Start on the left. The first word begins with a capital letter.
Question 8
Which sentence matches the picture?
🗺️- I like the map.
- I like the sun.
- I like the duck.
I like the map.
Hint: The picture shows a map. Find the sentence with the word “map”.
Question 9
Which word begins with “p”?
- 🐷pig
- 🪵log
- 🕸️web
🐷 pig
Hint: Say each word out loud. Listen for the first sound: p.
Question 10
Which one is a sentence?
- the the run
- The dog runs fast.
- dog fast
The dog runs fast.
Hint: A sentence has words in an order that makes sense.
Answer key
- 1. B (Letter Partners)
- 2. t (First Sounds)
- 3. 🧥 coat (Rhyme Time)
- 4. 2 (Clap the Beat)
- 5. down (Sight Words)
- 6. ⛄ Kenji made a snowman (Story Order)
- 7. I (Book Detectives)
- 8. I like the map. (Picture Clues)
- 9. 🐷 pig (Blend a Word)
- 10. The dog runs fast. (Talk & Listen)
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